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Attorney Misconduct, Baseball, Fast Food, Food, Legal Ethics, LSAT, Money, Morning Docket, New Orleans, Sex, Television, Trials
Morning Docket: 04.19.12
* Judge Jessica Recksiedler has disqualified herself from overseeing George Zimmerman’s murder trial. Stepping up to fill in as ringmaster for this media circus is Judge Kenneth R. Lester Jr. [Washington Post]
* Oh joy, new fee hikes associated with law school! Administrations of the LSAT are going down, down, down, so of course the price to take the test no one wants to take anymore is going up, up, up. [National Law Journal]
* Trying to win at all costs has its consequences. Just ask the New Orleans prosecutors who are now facing bar complaints for allegedly railroading defendants into harsh convictions. [Slate Magazine]
* Hopefully this lawsuit’s descriptions of the rotten chicken that was allegedly served to customers are enough to make you never eat at Kentucky Fried Salmonella again. [Huffington Post]
* “Housekeeping, you want me jerk you off?” Ex-MLB player and housekeeper aficionado Lenny Dykstra was sentenced to 270 days in jail after a conviction for lewd conduct and assault. [Bloomberg]
* Instead of gold, everything Charlie Sheen touches turns into a lawsuit. The producer for his FX comeback series, “Anger Management,” has been sued by another show producer for $50M. [New York Daily News]
* G’day, mates! This just in: if you’re on a business trip down under, you’re entitled to workers’ compensation for any sexual injuries that may occur “during the course of employment.” [Daily Telegraph]
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Clerkships, Crime, Drinking, Lawyer of the Day, Police, Rudeness, Violence
Lawyer of the Day: Ex-Clerk Accused in Bizarre Break-In
Our hot-blooded lawyer of the day allegedly drank too much and tried to break into a judge's house... - Sponsored
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King & Spalding, Money, Partner Issues, UVA Law, Violence
This King & Spalding Partner Allegedly Kicks Ass
Corporate law partners are supposed to have kick ass deal books, but they’re definitely not supposed to kick their mistresses’ asses. Let's learn about the charges that one King & Spalding partner is facing....
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Judge of the Day, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Violence
Judge of the Day: If You Can Call A Traffic Judge a 'Judge'
Earlier this month, a Chicago judge was unceremoniously removed from her courthouse and arrested for assault. My colleague Staci Zaretsky might have called her a judicial diva, but I think this jurist is more of a Mike Tyson type… -
American Bar Association / ABA, Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Celebrities, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Nude Dancing, SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court, Television, Trademarks
Morning Docket: 02.10.12
* “All My Justices” may soon be coming to daytime television station near you. In a close vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a bill that calls for television access to Supreme Court proceedings. [Legal Times] * A former Cravath associate’s law license has been suspended as a result of a DV assault charge. For […]
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Bad Ideas, Crime, Violence, Weddings, Weirdness
Black Eyes and Bliss: A Courtroom Marriage Proposal, Domestic Violence Style
Women who are newly engaged tend to brag about the way their fiancé proposed to them. So, what happens when you've got two criminal cases pending against you, and your boyfriend is just dying to pop the question? Is that the kind of backstory you'd want to tell all your friends before spilling the beans on how your fiancé asked for your hand in marriage? Apparently, the answer is "yes," because this unlucky couple's engagement tale was published in the local paper for all the world to see.... -
Ave Maria School of Law, Crime, Drinking, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Murder, Violence
Will Robert Ringley Be Returning to Ave Maria School of Law?
Throughout our coverage of Robert Ringley, the Ave Maria School of Law student accused of attempted murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, many have offered up their comments about the alleged occurrence, and thoughts about law school in general. This comment was perhaps the most fitting of them all: Law school is a […] -
Ave Maria School of Law, Crime, Drinking, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Murder, Violence
Who is Robert Ringley? An Ave Maria Law Classmate Tells All
Earlier this week, we brought you news about Robert Christopher Ringley, the second-year student at Ave Maria School of Law who stands accused of shooting at and threatening to kill two of his classmates — Christopher Graves and Samantha Morris — during an alleged drunken bender. In case you missed our coverage, Ringley has been […] - Sponsored
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Ave Maria School of Law, Crime, Drinking, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Murder, Violence
Ave Maria School of Law Student Accused of Attempted Murder
Law school, copious amounts of alcohol, and unrequited love are the ingredients necessary for a very dangerous cocktail, the effects of which can lead to much more than just a bad hangover. Just ask Robert Ringley, a man whom we believe to be a second-year student at the Ave Maria School of Law. Ringley was charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly threatening to kill and shooting at two of his Ave Maria Law classmates. What caused Ringley's alleged of acts violence, and what's love got to do with it? Let's take a closer look at the allegations.... -
Constitutional Law, Michael Jackson, Non-Sequiturs, Nude Dancing, Paralegals, Politics, Sex Scandals
Non-Sequiturs: 11.29.11
* We suspected as much: it appears that the “poop tattoo” story is, er, “full of crap.” [The Smoking Gun] * What’s the first Michael Jackson lyric that Conrad Murray will hear in jail from his fellow prisoners? My vote: “I want to love you, pretty young thing.” [Hollywood Reporter] * Herman Cain wants the […] -
Clerkships, Crime, Lawsuit of the Day, Ridiculousness, Rudeness, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Violence
Lawsuit of the Day: This Law Clerk Needs Thicker Skin
Reports the Billings Gazette: "A lawsuit has been filed against Fergus County District Court Judge E. Wayne Phillips by a female law clerk who alleges that the judge slapped her in the buttocks with a legal file." If the clerk's allegation is true, was Judge Phillips's action inappropriate? Certainly. Was it rude? Most definitely. But should it spawn a civil lawsuit, as well as possible criminal charges? Absolutely not. And wait until you hear what the clerk is claiming in damages....