Sexism
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Biglaw, California, Department of Justice, Gay Marriage, Law Firm Mergers, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Patton Boggs, Sexism, Television
Morning Docket: 05.21.14
* A DLA Piper partner was cleared by the firm in connection with a string of sexist emails exchanged with a client because real lads don’t get in trouble for such trifling behavior. We’ll have more on this later. [Am Law Daily]
* Patton Boggs partners started voting on the firm’s merger with Squire Sanders yesterday. Apparently there’s at least one partner who will not be allowed to join the new firm because of prior conduct. Sucks to be you, guy. [Reuters]
* “It’s the best way to prepare for a whole variety of things.” Right now is one of the best times to go to law school, say California law school deans who really need to get asses in empty seats. [Daily Transcript]
* ““We are a better people than what these laws represent.” Pennsylvania’s ban on gay marriage was struck down yesterday, making it the 14th victory in a row for the marriage equality movement. [Bloomberg]
* Showtime just bought a law firm comedy about “four smartass, workaholic associates” in Biglaw trying to make partner and avoid being murdered by the office serial killer at the same time. Uh, yeah. [Deadline]
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Biglaw, Books, Gender, Law Professors, Quote of the Day, Sexism, Women's Issues
Women Lawyers Expected To Bring Baked Goods, Aprons To Work
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The Attorney@Blog Conference: A Photo Essay
We were so happy to be able to share this day with you. We can't wait to do it all over again next year!
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Last Chance To Get Your Attorney@Blog Tickets!
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Come Party With Us After Attorney@Blog This Friday!
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We Hope To See You This Friday At The Attorney@Blog Conference
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Gay, Legal Ethics, Racism, Sexism, Technology
Judge Admits To Racist, Sexist Comments; What Happens Next Is... Pretty Predictable, Actually.
UPDATE: The Racist, Sexist Commenting Judge's Identity Revealed! -
Election Law, Gay, Health Care / Medicine, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, New Jersey, Non-Sequiturs, Partner Issues, Politics, Prisons, Racism, Sentencing Law, Sexism
Non-Sequiturs: 03.05.14
* Upskirt photos not illegal in Massachusetts. The spirit of Kennedy lives on! [Mass Live] * The investigation continues into whether Judge Mike Maggio, who might be the infamous Geauxjudge, suffers from a bad case of the Internet Crazies — but in the meantime, his campaign for the Court of Appeals took a hit. [Arkansas Times] * Speaking of judicial ethics, Judge Kimberly Brown has been removed from the bench in Indiana. She’s only the third judge ever to be permanently removed from the job. [Indy Star] * Wachtell Lipton partner Ricky Mason and his wife, Hoboken mayoral candidate Beth Mason, have been charged with several election-law violations. Uh-oh. [PolitickerNJ] * Which state just ruled that you have a reasonable expectation of privacy in texting… even if you’re texting about a heroin deal? [IT-Lex] * Dewey love the judge’s name in the Barclays suit over the dead firm’s debts? Yes. Because “Popplewell” is an awesome name. [The Lawyer] * The data are in, and the top college grads have passed an all-important math test: they figured out law school is a bad deal. [Associate's Mind] * Yet another Florida law school dean has stepped down. This is what happens when you take a job in a state full of retired people. [Daily Business Review] * Obamacare has been credited — and bashed — for a lot, but are we underselling its role in reducing prison populations? [Sentencing Law and Policy] - Sponsored
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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. -
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Above the Law’s Top 10 Most Popular Posts of 2013
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5th Circuit, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexism, Sexual Harassment
Inhaling The Scent of A Woman... Is Creepy And Wrong
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Sexism, Women's Issues
Biglaw Partner Declares Discrimination Over, Forgets Those Pesky Lawsuits
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Biglaw Memo From Top Firm Advises That Women 'Don't Giggle,' Don't 'Show Cleavage'
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Labor / Employment, Lawsuit of the Day, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexism, Sexual Harassment
'Tits Or GTFO' Now A Legitimate Requirement For Unpaid Interns
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Asians, Biglaw, Minority Issues, Quote of the Day, Racism, Sexism, Women's Issues
Biglaw, And Even Bigger Allegations Of Racism And Sexism
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Gender, Kids, Pregnancy / Paternity, Sexism, United Kingdom / Great Britain
The Royal Baby Could Make Legal History
Could this baby banish centuries of sexism to the annals of history when it comes to succession to the crown? -
Gender, Hotties, Quote of the Day, Sexism
Iowa Supreme Court Revisits the 'Law of Irresistible Attraction'
Maybe you can't fire someone just for being "too hot." -
Media and Journalism, Quote of the Day, Rudeness, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Sexism, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Washington Post, Women's Issues
Accusations Against Alito: Not True, Not True
Two former law clerks to Justice Alito speak out in defense of their former boss. -
Antonin Scalia, Gay, Gay Marriage, Gender, Non-Sequiturs, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Sexism, Supreme Court
Non-Sequiturs: 06.26.13
* Former Patriots TE Aaron Hernandez arrested. In other news, that Patriots offense was killing people last year. [NBC News] * Elie appeared on HuffPo Live to explain how today’s rulings changed his marriage. [Huffington Post Live] * For all the role-playing game nerds out there, a guide to the SCOTUS alignments. I’m not sold that Scalia isn’t “Lawful Good” and Alito “Chaotic Good,” but the point remains. [It's a Great Life If You Don't Weaken] * Aaron Zelinsky has a solution for the Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the VRA formula — force every jurisdiction to adhere to Section 5 preclearance. That would make way too much sense. [Concurring Opinions] * Iowa’s Supreme Sausage Fest to reconsider “irresistible attraction” ruling, which you may remember from stories like this or this. [On Brief: Iowa's Appellate Blog] * Ilya Somin on the strange bedfellows emerging on questions of standing. [Volokh Conspiracy] * Congratulations to Saccharomyces cerevisia, the newly minted Official State Microbe of Oregon. The bacteria is also known as “brewer’s yeast,” so it makes a lot of sense when Portland has the most breweries per capita in the country. [Lowering the Bar] * This judge makes important observations about rodent control. Or at least some clerk slipped footnote 5 in because Caddyshack deserves more legal citation. Unfortunately it does not conclude with, “By Order of this Court, We’re All Gonna Get Laid.” Opinion below… -
Alan Dershowitz, Law Schools, Sexism, Women's Issues
Socratic Method Linked To Female Underachievement in Law School
The Socratic method has more problems than just being annoying.