Benchslaps
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7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Quote of the Day, Richard Posner
Judge Posner Rips Litigant A New One, Calls His Brief 'Pathetic'
When a federal judge uses the word "pathetic" to describe anything about you, you know you're in trouble. -
Benchslaps, Biglaw, Federal Judges
Untimely 'Joint' Filings Result In Very Timely 'Joint' Benchslap
Federal judge has had enough of Biglaw gamesplaying a mere two weeks before trial. - Sponsored
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Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Gay, Gay Marriage, Trials
The Benchslap Dispatches: Judge Not Interested In Yale Law Student's 'Opinions'
Check back with the court after you graduate, kiddo.
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Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Prisons, Quote of the Day, Rudeness
Prison Escapee Tells Federal Judge To Stick It
This is a pretty impressive escape. -
1st Circuit, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Judge of the Day
Federal Judge Goes Ballistic On Defense Counsel During Hearing
A judge has had just about enough of defense lawyers accusing him of bias. -
Benchslaps, Document Review, Federal Government, Federal Judges
Benchslap Of The Day: Just. Produce. The Documents!
Is this benchslap of the federal government unjustified? -
Benchslaps, Health Care / Medicine, Legal Ethics
Justice Accuses Colleagues Of Lying And Falsifying The Record
Childish temper tantrum put down on paper in crazy dissent. -
7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Health Care / Medicine, Miguel Estrada, Religion, Richard Posner, Rudeness
The Benchslap Dispatches: I Pity The Fool Who Tries To Talk Over Judge Posner
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7th Circuit, Antitrust, Benchslaps, Books, Free Speech, Gay, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Non-Sequiturs, Richard Posner
Non-Sequiturs: 02.13.14
* O.J. Simpson is pursuing a hunger strike because he’s looking to die. If only he knew who the real killers were, they could help him out. [Radar Online] * Dean I. Richard Gershon of Ole Miss Law thinks Elie is just wrong. [Law Deans on Legal Education Blog] * In continuing Seventh Circuit benchslappiness, Judge Richard Posner got feisty with an attorney for Notre Dame who kept interrupting him. If this lawyer keeps it up, Posner’s going to treat his client like Alabama did a year ago. [Chicago Tribune] * Comcast wants to buy Time Warner, pending DOJ approval. The DOJ wants to talk to Comcast, but they’re only available to talk between 10 and 10:15 on alternating Wednesdays. [ATL Redline] * California and New Jersey have banned gay conversion therapy programs. Is that the best way to combat these schemes? [New York Times] * A look at getting started as an entrepreneur. See, there’s hope after bailing on practicing law. [Big Law Rebel] * Daria Roithmayr of USC Law thinks The Triple Package (affiliate link), the new book by Yale’s Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld, doesn’t hold water. I mean, since when are we holding academics to writing “scholarship” as opposed to “controversy bait”? Professors need to eat, after all. [Slate] * A cop who got in trouble for bashing Obama online thought he was protected by the First Amendment. The court disagreed. [IT-Lex] -
7th Circuit, Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Contempt, Federal Judges, Frank Easterbrook, Lawyer of the Day, Legal Ethics, Litigators, SCOTUS, Screw-Ups, Supreme Court
Benchslap Of The Day: You Won't Like Judge Easterbrook When He's Mad
How often can you get benchslapped before you get disbarred? One lawyer's trying to find out. -
Benchslaps, Biglaw, Drugs, Football, Job Searches, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Murder, Prostitution, Sex, Sports, State Attorneys General, Technology, Trials
Morning Docket: 01.31.14
* Quinn Emanuel got a pretty harsh benchslap from Judge Paul Grewal over its litigation strategy in the Apple / Samsung case, calling it “650 lawyers wide and one lawyer deep.” Sick burn, Judge. [Courthouse News Service]
* At Cardozo Law, Jordan Belfort’s former lawyer says that the movie Wolf of Wall Street “played down the sex and drugs.” Dear Lord, if that’s the case, Leo’s muse should be happy he’s alive. [DealBook / New York Times]
* “I’ve been around the block. And I’ve never seen an attorney general sanctioned.” Ahh, the rarest rose. Nevada’s AG was sanctioned for failing to provide evidence in a fraud case against a mortgage lender. [Forbes]
* Eighteen people were arrested for their alleged attempts to market and sell Super Bowl “party packs” to football fans. It’s pretty sick, but you’d got to admit that hookers and blow beat wings any day of the week. [Bloomberg]
* Law schools in the Southeast closed their doors because their states were “unequipped for dealing with the roadways.” Send them up here, we’ve got school when there’s a foot of snow. [National Law Journal]
* A recent grad of a “good school” wanted to know how to get a job, so she asked an advice columnist. Here are five of the suggested jobs she probably already applied to and was rejected from. [Fortune]
* The third time’s apparently the charm in Italy: Amanda Knox was convicted of murder, again. Foxy Knoxy must be pissed that her case has turned into an extradition question on an international law exam. [CNN]
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Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Contempt, Legal Ethics
This Attorney's Unbelievably Brazen Effort To Avoid Paying Sanctions Earns Contempt Holding
Dummy corporations and a hefty monthly tanning tab gave away a lawyer trying to evade sanctions by claiming poverty. -
Benchslaps, Biglaw, Money, Quote of the Day, Real Estate, State Judges
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Next time your relatives ask for help with a landlord/tenant matter, ask them if they're willing to pay you six figures for your assistance.
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10th Circuit, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Quote of the Day
Federal Judge Benchslaps Himself
After falling behind, a judge issues a mea culpa in a concurring opinion. -
Benchslaps, Football, Non-Sequiturs, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Sports, Supreme Court, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 01.14.13
* The FBI announces that there will be no criminal charges over the “scandal” in which the IRS gave heightened scrutiny to conservative groups that sought tax exemption for their entirely, in no way political activities. As another faux scandal bites the dust, here’s a good round up of butthurt right-wing editorials. [TaxProf Blog] * SCOTUS Benchslaps! In a lengthy footnote in Daimler v. Bauman, Justice Ginsburg accuses Justice Sotomayor of misstating the record in the latter’s concurrence. In reading the competing interpretations, it seems as though Justice Sotomayor has the most fair reading, but then again the case is 62 years old, and Justice Ginsburg was probably there when it decided the first time. [Josh Blackman's Blog] * Investment banks are seeing potential recruits running over to the tech industry. Law firms haven’t felt the same draw, mostly because you got a law degree because you suck at math and science. [Law and More] * It’s about time Wile E. Coyote fought for his rights against Acme’s wanton disregard for customer safety. [Pentagram] * An interview with Stephen Neal, the chairman of Cooley LLP, probing why Cooley is such a cool firm (evidenced by their #1 ranking in the ATL Insider Survey). [The Careerist] * There’s a proposed law in Wisconsin designed to get dads out of child support payments. I know this may come as a shock, but it was written by a millionaire who doesn’t want to pay his court-ordered child support. [Jezebel] * Well, we suggested the NFL concussion settlement was a bum deal the other day, and apparently Judge Anita Brody agrees, halting the deal. [Bleacher Report] -
6th Circuit, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Jury Duty, Pornography, Quote of the Day, Trials
Benchslap Of The Day: District Judge, You Better Work
This whole "district judge" thing sounds like a lot of work, doesn't it? -
Benchslaps, Biglaw, Media and Journalism, Money, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Tax Law
Morning Docket: 12.27.13
* Watch out, Biglaw, the tax man is coming for you. If this bill goes through, it could put a hurting on partners’ pocketbooks at law firms with more than $10 million in gross receipts. [Blog of Legal Times]
* International firms are just discovering Africa, and are moving quickly to set up shops there. Before opening up your firm, take a quick lesson from DLA Piper: Africa is a continent, not a country. [Am Law Daily]
* Juan Monteverde, one of our Lawyer of the Year nominees, received a very public spanking from Chancellor Leo Strine of the Delaware Court of Chancery over outsized attorneys’ fees in a “dubious” shareholder suit. Ouch, that’s really gotta sting. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* Oh mon dieu, BU Law set up an exchange program between a law school and a foreign management school. Students might not get jobs out of it, but at least they’ll get to go to Paris. [National Law Journal]
* Politico has put together a fun little list of the ten journalists to watch in 2014, and a few lawyers made the cut, including Glenn Greenwald, Ronan Farrow, and Megyn Kelly. Congratulations, everyone! [Politico]
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2nd Circuit, Benchslaps, Department of Justice, Eric Holder, Jed Rakoff, Media and Journalism, S.D.N.Y., U.S. Attorneys Offices, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
Judge Rakoff Rips The Government For Dropping The Ball On Financial Crimes
Prosecutors have more or less looked the other way when it comes to the activities that sparked the financial meltdown. Judge Rakoff offers his explanation of what's gone wrong. -
Benchslaps, Holidays and Seasons, Small Law Firms, State Judges
Judge Has Exactly Zero Sympathy For Lawyers Whining About Their Holiday Party
Ouch! Was this benchslap justified, or was the judge being unreasonable? -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Benchslaps, Legal Ethics
Chief Judge Kozinski Gets Benchslappy When Doubts About Lab Tests Concealed From Defendant
The Ninth Circuit rewrites Brady: prosecutors must disclose potentially exculpatory evidence if they feel like it.