Benchslap
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.28.16
* How Planned Parenthood’s aggressive legal strategy launched them from the defensive to the offensive. [Reuters]
* David Boies just saved Natalie Portman’s ass. Yes, you read that correctly. [The Hollywood Reporter]
* Don’t be cute and try and violate a restraining order via Facebook. [Associate’s Mind
* Arizona wants out of the Ninth Circuit. Good luck with that. [AZ Governor]
* Not recommended judicial behavior: hanging a portrait of Adolf Hitler in the courthouse’s Hall Of Heroes. Looks like Oregon’s Judge Vance Day is learning that the hard way. [Raw Story]
* You can’t skirt defamation laws by complaining to a disciplinary committee — a doctor files a complaint against an attorney who blogged about him. [New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog]
* Writing fiction was “liberating” for this attorney. Check out the new crime novel, A Stirring in the North Fork (affiliate link), to see what he’s talking about. [Teamster Nation]
* Despite how sensationalized they can be, the insanity defense is really quite rare. [Huffington Post]
* Even if you aren’t rich, you still need a prenup. [My Bank Tracker]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.04.15
Ed. note: Due to the Labor Day holiday we will be on a reduced publication schedule today, and observing the holiday on Monday. Hope everyone has an enjoyable, restful and long weekend.
* Oh yay! An attorney hits something with his car, doesn’t stop, and uses the “I’m an attorney!” line, complete with F-bombs. And he was drinking, because of course he was. [Legal Profession Blog]
* You shoot for the stars Utah! Utah Law announced a new initiative to have 100 percent bar passage and 100 percent professional employment. [Tax Prof Blog]
* Burn! Not only did the Ninth Circuit overturn Judge Robert Jones’s decision, they reassigned the case. [Election Law Blog]
* A war between Harvard Law professors! Okay, it’s just a war of words, but Cass Sunstein really takes it to former Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren and law prof turned presidential candidate Larry Lessig. [American Thinker]
* Lessons on being a lawyer you can get from watching Peggy Olson. [Careerist]
* Here’s a horrifying fact: “Defendants who can’t make bail, regardless of their crime, are four times more likely to be sentenced to time in prison.” [Pacific Standard]
* This is fun! A 1947 anti-union propaganda comic put out by General Electric. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
* Food in exchange for legal advice. Seems like a good deal. [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
* Moving ever closer to the day when a marriage license for a same sex couple is just a matter of paperwork — even in Kentucky. [Huffington Post]
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Stinging Benchslap For Fortune 50 CEO And His Attorney
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Benchslaps, Legal Ethics
Judge Throws The Book At Patent Troll
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Federal Circuit Benchslaps Prominent Patent Practitioner
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Benchslaps, D.C. Circuit, Federal Judges, Laurence Silberman, Litigators, Litigatrix, Quote of the Day
Benchslap Of The Day: The D.C. Circuit Calls Out A Top Law School Professor
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These poor lawyers before the D.C. Circuit just can't catch a break. -
Antitrust, Benchslaps, Brett Kavanaugh, D.C. Circuit, Department of Justice, Laurence Silberman
Benchslap Of The Day: LMAO At D.C. Cir.
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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. -
Antonin Scalia, Benchslaps, Constitutional Law, John Roberts, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Righteous Indignation: Conservatives Benchslapping Conservatives
Oh no he didn't! Watch Justice Scalia ladle out the sauce to Chief Justice Roberts. -
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Benchslap of the Day: Ninth Circuit Smacks Copyright Trolls
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Benchslaps, California, Copyright, Federal Judges, Intellectual Property, Pornography, Technology, Television
Prenda Boldly Benchslapped Where No One Has Gone Before
Copyright trolls treated to a healthy dose of federal judge's Star Trek fandom. -
Antonin Scalia, Benchslaps, California, Constitutional Law, Gay, Gay Marriage, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Ted Olson
One Supreme Benchslap, Coming Right Up!
Did you seriously think you could get away with asking Justice Scalia a rhetorical question during oral arguments? -
Benchslaps, Federal Circuit, Federal Government, Federal Judges
Benchslap of the Day: The VA Needs To Do Better By Veterans
The Federal Circuit doesn't look kindly upon counsel failing to abide by commitments made to the court. -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Benchslaps, Crime, Death Penalty, Deaths, Federal Judges, Murder, Police, SCOTUS, State Judges, Supreme Court
Reverse Benchslap of the Day: Arizona Attorney General Predicts SCOTUS Smackdown of Ninth Circuit
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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.... -
Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Drugs, Minority Issues, Racism, SCOTUS, Screw-Ups, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Texas, Trials, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Benchslap of the Day: Justice Sotomayor Thinks You Should Turn Off Your Racist Light Bulb
Justice Sotomayor is generally very nice, but don't get her angry. A federal prosecutor in Texas who made improper, racially charged remarks during a trial learned this the hard way. -
Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics, Litigators, Partner Issues, Screw-Ups
Benchslap Update: Skadden Partners Learn Their Fates
Remember the two Skadden partners who got hit with a big benchslap, an order to show cause why they shouldn't be sanctioned? What punishment did they get from the court?