Recent Headlines from Above the Law
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.08.18
* While Michigan State zeroes in on another NCAA Tournament run, the Board of Trustees zero in on saving their hides in the fallout of the Larry Nassar revelations. The Board announced bringing on Akin Gump as the scandal grows. [Detroit News]
* Speaking of Akin, former Akin partner Jeffrey Wertkin’s criminal trial ends with a 30-month prison sentence. [Reuters]
* When Wesleyan’s commencement speaker Daniel Handler suffered a series of unfortunate sexual harassment allegations, the school reached out to Anita Hill in possibly the most clutch last-minute rescheduling ever. [Chronicle of Higher Education]
* Donald Trump apparently keeps asking witnesses in the Mueller probe about their testimony. So it’s safe to say he’s not even trying to heed the advice of counsel. [NY Times]
* Meaning Trump may soon be asking Erik Prince about his testimony, because that guy appears to be in hot water with Mueller now. [Vox]
* Another look at the Lewis & Clark Law protest that kicked off this week. [Big Law Business]
* Rhode Island considers banning free porn in an effort to ensure that the only opiate of the masses remains crippling opioid addiction.. [NPR]
* Pepperdine Law had faculty dunk tanks yesterday. Just California’s friendly reminder to the East Coast that we’re living wrong. [TaxProf Blog]
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Law Schools
Another Day, Another Troll Claims Protestors Violated HER Free Speech Rights
A vapid provocateur showed up on a law school campus yesterday and was shocked and dismayed to be protested. -
Career Alternatives, Religion, Student Loans
Lawyer Becomes Cloistered Nun To Pay Off Her Law School Debt
She's now known as Sister Marie Dominic, Esq. -
Caption Contests, Law Schools
Caption Contest Winner: Students Make Sacrifices To Law School Idol Before Finals
Law school idol favors its adherents with prolonged caffeination, alleviates hangovers, and smites those who ask stupid questions two minutes before the end of class. -
Law Schools, Libraries / Librarians
This Week In Law Schools In Trouble
Going to an unaccredited law school or even a law school of middling rank remains dangerous. -
2nd Circuit, ACLU, David Boies, Golf, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, New Jersey, Non-Sequiturs, Sports, Videos
Non-Sequiturs: 12.09.13
* Good news if you’re a better golfer than your buddies: if you play in New Jersey, you’re not liable when another member of your group injures someone with an errant ball hit into the proverbial lumber yard. On the other hand, you’ll have to be in New Jersey. [The Legal Blitz] * Hank Greenberg continues his effort to throw roadblocks in the way of the NY AG investigation into AIG. Now he’s accusing the AAG on the case of ethical lapses, which is only fair since that’s what everyone else is accusing Greenberg of. [NY Daily News] * It’s official: Biglaw fees are unreasonable. At least by South Florida standards. [South Florida Lawyers] * A Nevada judge was charged with misdemeanor manslaughter in the death of a bicyclist. If convicted, he could spend up to six months in jail. I’d like to imagine this would play out a lot like when Rorschach went to prison. [Associated Press] * Congratulations to Jennifer J. Johnson on being named the new dean of Lewis & Clark. Try to avoid any censorship scandals! [Lewis & Clark] * If you’re in NYC tomorrow evening, the New York City Bar Association is hosting a free event titled “The First Amendment in an Age of Terror” featuring Professor Jonathan Hafetz of Seton Hall University School of Law; James Goodale of Debevoise & Plimpton; Judge Robert D. Sack; Spencer Ackerman, the U.S. National Security Editor for The Guardian; and Jameel Jaffer, Deputy Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union. [New York City Bar Association] * Syracuse College of Law students have an early Law Revue video for us. Strap in for a Mariah Carey parody that involves a baby getting a hatchet to the face. That sounds way darker than it really is. Video embedded below…. -
Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Free Speech, John Roberts, Media and Journalism, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Chief Justice, a Dean, and a Newspaper All Walk Into a Censorship Scandal
No good deed goes unpunished, as the Chief Justice's visit to an out-of-the-way law school leaves controversy in his wake. -
Law Schools, Rankings, U.S. News
Open Thread: 2014 U.S. News Law School Rankings (76 – 98)
Do you have something to say about your law school's U.S. News ranking? This is the place to do it! -
Law School Deans, Law Schools, Rankings, U.S. News
Responding to the New U.S. News Rankings: The Parade of Butthurt Deans Begins Now
Law school deans are trying to explain away drops in the rankings, but one leading indicator is always on the way up.... -
Crime, Law Schools, Perverts, Pornography
Should This Child Porn Aficionado Be Readmitted to Law School?
A former top law student convicted of a sex crime wants back in to the school to complete his last semester... -
Job Searches, Law Schools
Lewis & Clark Law School Subtly Insults Its Alumni
Recent law grads already know this, but humor me for a moment while I bring the law students up to speed. Dear 3Ls, if you graduate with no job, your school will start telling you about how your law school’s career services will still be available for you after you graduate. It’s February, so expect […] -
Alt Transport, Environment / Environmental Law
Practicing Green Law: Meet Jack Jacobs, Founder of Cleantech Law Partners
Ed. note: This is a guest post from our sister site, AltTransport. They recently interviewed Vermont Law grad Jack Jacobs, entrepreneurial founder of a firm specializing in green law. Attorney Jack Jacobs started his career at a boutique environmental law firm in Boston, but grew frustrated that his work seemed to be about finding ways […]