Benchslap of the Day
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Benchslaps, Litigators, Practice Pointers
Benchslap Of The Day: Sometimes Less Is More, Counselor
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.01.16
* Combining April Fools’ Day, tax season, and furry pets into a single joke. Well played, sir. [TaxProf Blog]
* Booooo! This spoilsport argues that judges should stop issuing benchslaps. We disagree. [SSRN]
* Prepare to have your worldview shaken: Richard Nixon and William Rehnquist are actually the ones responsible for paving the path for transgender rights. [Slate]
* This term, the Supreme Court is on track for the fewest signed opinions in recent history. Take a detailed look at the Court’s first 19 decisions. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* President Obama is taking the fight over Merrick Garland to UChicago Law. [Huffington Post]
* A judge is allowing a lawsuit against a Northwestern’s journalism school to go forward. The suit alleges the school’s “innocence project” uses unethical practices in its wrongful conviction investigations. [Journal-ism]
* Get the rundown on the rules that will govern the GOP convention and the establishment’s last stand against Trump. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
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Benchslaps
Judge Benchslaps Class Action Firm
This judge does not take kindly to this class action law firm's antics...
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Benchslaps, Litigators, Pornography
Benchslap Of The Day: Your Client Is Winning Despite Your Best Efforts To The Contrary
You can see the judge's patience wearing thin as he is writing the words. -
Benchslaps, Richard Posner, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Judge Posner Defends His Benchslap Of Chief Justice Roberts
Judge Posner's harsh critique of the Supreme Court raised eyebrows; what does His Honor have to say for himself? -
Benchslaps, Richard Posner, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Reverse Benchslap Of The Day: Judge Posner Smacks Chief Justice Roberts
Judge Posner does not have a high opinion of Chief Justice Roberts's dissent in the same-sex marriage case. -
Benchslaps, Document Review, Federal Government, Federal Judges
Benchslap Of The Day: Just. Produce. The Documents!
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7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Insurance, Quote of the Day, Richard Posner
A Biglaw Firm's 'Shenanigans' Result In An Even Bigger Benchslap
Judge Posner just ripped this firm a new one. -
Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Gay, Gay Marriage, Judicial Divas, Legal Ethics, Lesbians, Media and Journalism, State Judges
Benchslap Of The Day: Federal Judge Tells State Judge To Shut His Mouth
A federal judge takes a state court judge to task for his extra-judicial writing. -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Benchslaps, Crime, Death Penalty, Deaths, Federal Judges, Murder, Police, Videos
Benchslap of the Day: Kozinski & Co. Overturn a Murder Conviction
Can you believe the egregious Brady violations in this case? The Ninth Circuit barely could, it seems.... -
Benchslaps, Facebook, Federal Judges, Judge of the Day, Texas
Benchslap of the Day: Keep It Short, Sweet, and Humiliating
This Texan judge served up a rather embarrassing benchslap. Check it out! -
Benchslaps, English Grammar and Usage, Federal Judges, Practice Pointers
Benchslap of the Day: A Public Shaming Is Great Motivation to Brush Up Your Legal Writing
Here's how one federal judge decided to deal with a lawyer who was a little too verbose in his pleadings...
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Benchslaps, Rudeness, State Judges
Benchslap of the Day: With All Due Respect, Please STFU
It's not too often that a state's high court sitting en banc will tell a fellow jurist to STFU... -
11th Circuit, Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Federal Judges, In-House Counsel, Legal Ethics, Litigators, Litigatrix, Partner Issues, Scott Rothstein, Screw-Ups
Benchslap of the Day: Judge Cooke Sanctions Greenberg Traurig and TD Bank
Judge Cooke has ruled on the motion for sanctions against TD Bank and its former counsel, Greenberg Traurig. What did she decide? -
7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Frank Easterbrook, Guns / Firearms, Technology
Benchslap of the Day: You Were Late for a Very Important Date, Deal with It
This plaintiff learns a hard lesson in blown deadlines... -
Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Legal Ethics, Quote of the Day, Rudeness
Benchslap of the Day: Rude, Crude, and a Bad Attitude
If you're rude and crude with a bad attitude, you can wind up in some serious trouble with the state ethics panel.... -
Attorney Misconduct, Bankruptcy, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics, Litigators, Screw-Ups
Benchslap of the Day: A Cooley Law Grad's 'Epic Fail' in Court
An "epic fail" jumps straight out of Katy Perry's lyrics and into a bankruptcy court opinion.... -
Benchslaps, Biglaw, California, Federal Judges, Intellectual Property, Patents
Benchslap of the Day: Why, I Oughta!
There is no better way to head into the weekend feeling good about yourself than with a little bit of schadenfreude. To that end, we have a nice, swift benchslap to the pants from a federal court in California. Even more fun, the receiving attorneys work for a Biglaw firm.... -
2nd Circuit, Benchslaps, Citigroup, Federal Judges, Jed Rakoff, Quote of the Day, Securities and Exchange Commission, Wall Street
Benchslap of the Day: Second Circuit Rebukes Rakoff
What did the Second Circuit have to say about Judge Jed Rakoff's rejection of the SEC's settlement with Citigroup? Let's say they're not huge fans of his legal analysis.