Rudeness
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Intellectual Property, Patents, Rudeness
'Dear Piece Of Sh*t': A Great Response To A Patent Troll
Sometimes patent trolls need to be trolled themselves. -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, Partner Issues, Reader Polls, Rudeness, Ted Frank
In Defense Of The Kirkland Partner's Controversial Email
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Biglaw, Email Scandals, Partner Issues, Rudeness
Did This Biglaw Partner Act Like A Big Tool? Let's Discuss
Is this partner's firm-wide email awful, or entertaining, or both?
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9th Circuit, Associate Salaries, Biglaw, California, Education / Schools, Federal Judges, Gay Marriage, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Rudeness, State Judges
Morning Docket: 05.15.14
* The times are a-changin’ for Biglaw in many ways, and lawyers may soon see their starting pay take a dive because clients think they “continue to be too expensive.” [WSJ Law Blog]
* Foley & Lardner plans to shutter its San Diego shop, following in the footsteps of other Biglaw behemoths. Not to worry, no one’s been laid off — that we know of, that is. [Am Law Daily]
* Say hello to Alabama Law’s new dean, Mark Brandon. Maybe he’ll be the man to propel the school to a #5 ranking in a publication other than National Jurist. ROLL TIDE! [National Law Journal]
* Earlier this week, an Idaho judge struck down the state’s ban on gay marriage, and now she’s refusing to issue a stay. Good on you, judge, but the Ninth Circuit may put those marriages in limbo for a while. [NPR]
* Speaking of judges who’re refusing to stay same-sex marriage rulings, last night, the Arkansas Supreme Court turned down the state attorney general’s request to put a stop to marriage equality. [USA Today]
* A lawyer working as Board of Education president in Mahopac, New York, resigned from his position after calling a PTA volunteer a “chubby wubby” at a school board meeting. That’s not very nice. [Journal News]
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Bar Exams, Email Scandals, Law Professors, Law Schools, Rudeness
Law Professor Sends School-Wide Email Bitching About Grads Who Fail The Bar Exam
This law professor is absolutely enraged about the number of his former students who fail the bar exam. -
Job Searches, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Rudeness
School Threatens To Call Security When Dean Candidate Suggests It's A Crappy Law School
I still can't believe the reports we're getting about the hiring process at this law school. -
Jury Duty, Law Professors, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Non-Sequiturs, Rudeness, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Women's Issues
Non-Sequiturs: 03.21.14
* Justice Ginsburg was a hottie back in the day (as well as a cheerleader, aka a “Twirler”). [Josh Blackman's Blog] * “When a Juror Calls You a Motherf*cker” (or, how not to get out of jury duty). [New York Personal Injury Law Blog] * Professor Edward Morrison returns to Columbia Law, after a very short stint at U. Chicago — maybe he missed his fabulous Lawyerly Lair in Manhattan? [Columbia Law School] * Speaking of CLS faculty members with multimillion-dollar townhouses, congratulations to Sarah Cleveland on her nomination to serve as an independent expert on the Human Rights Committee. [Columbia Law School] * After getting a cease-and-desist letter, this Maine bakery renamed the controversial treat “C&D” — well played, Little Bigs Bakery, well played. [WMTV.com] * In the wake of the latest “no cleavage” memo, which made the pages of the New York Daily News, Amanda Hess conducts a comprehensive survey of this odious genre. [Slate] * Social media isn’t a panacea, but it can be important and useful, and lawyers should use it responsibly — so check out these new Social Media Ethics Guidelines for Attorneys. [New York State Bar Association] -
Kids, Money, New Jersey, Quote of the Day, Rudeness
'Spoiled' Jersey Girl Sues Her Parents After Refusing To Obey Their Rules
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Football, Gay, Legal Ethics, Racism, Rudeness, Sexism, Technology
Judge Caught Making Racist, Sexist Comments On Internet Board
Anonymity can only protect you so much on the internet. This judge may have found out the hard way that what you say online can come back to haunt you. -
Drinking, Quote of the Day, Rudeness, State Judges
Litigant Shows Judge His Ass In Court... Oops!
Some people can really be asses in court. -
Free Speech, Politics, Rudeness, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Protestor Interrupts SCOTUS Arguments, Cops Teach Him Limits Of Free Speech
What issue got this protestor so riled up that he crashed the Supreme Court? -
Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Prisons, Quote of the Day, Rudeness
Prison Escapee Tells Federal Judge To Stick It
This is a pretty impressive escape. -
7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Health Care / Medicine, Miguel Estrada, Religion, Richard Posner, Rudeness
The Benchslap Dispatches: I Pity The Fool Who Tries To Talk Over Judge Posner
Isn't this oral argument painful to listen to?
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Depositions, Old People, Rudeness, Wall Street
Depositions Are Much More Fun When You Knock The Glasses Off Opposing Counsel's Stupid Face
Future sugar daddies beware: money can buy everything, but definitely not class. -
California, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Rudeness
Would-Be Law Student Weasels Acceptance Out Of Law School After Being Rejected -- By Suggesting He'll Sue
Getting rejected from law school can be traumatizing. Don't get mad, get even. -
Bad Ideas, Cars, Facebook, Law Professors, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Rudeness
This Is Why You Shouldn't Give Your Law Professor The Finger
Flip off the person who grades you, great idea! -
Boutique Law Firms, Celebrities, Copyright, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property, Movies, Rudeness, Small Law Firms, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Trademarks, Twittering
More Fun With Cease And Desist Letters -- Now Featuring Celebrities!
Which "out of control" celebrity just got super-snarky in responding to a cease and desist letter? -
Attorney Misconduct, Blog Wars, Blogging, Feminism, Free Speech, Law Professors, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Rudeness, Women's Issues
Should Nasty Commenting Trigger An Ethics Probe?
Law professor seeks ethics inquiry into nasty comments about her online. -
Association of American Law Schools, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Rudeness
Well That's A Rude Way To Welcome Your New Dean
Maybe law deans should be hired like football coaches. -
Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Music, Rudeness
This Federal Judge Does Not Like Hippies One Darn Bit
Federal judge goes on a tirade over how much he hates Burning Man.