Benchslaps
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Benchslaps, Legal Ethics
Judge Disqualifies Firm That Sought To Represent Both Sides With Stern Benchslap
This judge can't believe the firm was trying to represent opposing parties in this multimillion-dollar case. -
Benchslaps, Federal Judges
The Federal Judiciary's Most Benchslapped Judge Comes Back For More
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Benchslaps, Legal Ethics
Lawyer Threatens Federal Receiver, Earns One-Way Trip To Sanctiontown
Judge says this lawyer employed "baseless, inappropriate, and extortionate threats" in pursuing his claim.
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5th Circuit, Benchslaps
Lawyer Writes Stupid Brief, Fifth Circuit Lets Him Know
Lawyer tries to get cute in his briefing and gets mocked hard. -
Benchslaps, Federal Judges
That Awkward Moment Where The Judge Marks Up Your Proposed Order To Say You're Misstating The Record
Judge benchslaps high-profile GOP attorney with amusing mark-up. -
Attorney Misconduct, Bad Ideas, Benchslaps
Federal Judge Prepared To Issue Benchslap After Getting Duped By Disbarred Rainmaker's Shenanigans
This judge is pretty pissed. -
Benchslaps, Federal Judges
Judge Calls DOJ 'Sons Of Bitches' On The Record
If you want to see an unprofessional rant from a federal judge, here's the transcript of Judge Hughes berating a federal counterterrorism prosector in a hail of disrespect. -
Benchslaps
Brutal Benchslap Tags DOJ Prosecutors As 'Pretentious' And 'Inept'
Cranky judge rips federal prosecutors for "ineptitude" in his courtroom. - Sponsored
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Benchslaps, Biglaw
Judge Tells Biglaw Firm To Stop Wasting His Time In Entertaining Benchslap
According to this judge, size does matter. -
Benchslaps, Real Estate
Judge Issues Ultimate Benchslap In Lawyer's Frivolous Pro Se Suit
What kind of a lawyer would bring a case like this? -
Benchslaps, Jury Duty, Trials
Lawyer Slapped With Big Sanctions For 'Push Polling' Potential Jurors
Scathing benchslap for a high-profile lawyer accused of attempting to taint a jury pool. -
Benchslaps, Federal Government
Federal Judge Sides With Protesting Ranchers, Earns Massive Benchslap
The pet federal judge of the Oregon standoff yokels hit with a benchslap after making up law to suit their philosophy. -
Benchslaps, Women's Issues
Why This 'Sexist Comment' Sanction Misses The Point
The news is abuzz with a court sanctioning a lawyer for his sexist remarks, but everyone's missing the bigger picture.
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Benchslaps, Sexism, Women's Issues
Lawyer Receives Stern Benchslap And Amazing Sanction For Sexist Deposition Comment
What did this lawyer say to draw the judge's ire? -
Benchslaps, Legal Ethics
Disastrous Dick-Joke Deposition Earns Stern Benchslap
When lawyers behave this badly, a harsh benchslap is not far behind. -
Benchslaps, Federal Government
Benchslap Unloads On District Judge For History Of Screwing Up Trials
The appeals court is getting sick and tired of benchslapping this judge. -
Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Music
Now We've Seen It All: Judge Uses Song To Self-Benchslap
This judge took a stab at some self-deprecating humor! -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 12.29.15
* The legalese in user agreements is no joke. Fortunately there’s a cartoon — yup, you heard right, a cartoon — to make sense of the iTunes agreement. [Slate]
* Science says we should let go of our workplace grudges. I guess “science” never spent Christmas Eve redacting Excel spreadsheets so a production could be made by midnight. [Quartz]
* The Tennessee judge who characterized the Supreme Court as wielding an “iron fist and limp wrist” over Obergefell… yeah, he got reprimanded. [Legal Profession Blog]
* What the hell is going on at University of Louisville Law School. [Tax Prof Blog]
* The bureaucratic bulls**t behind Obama’s inability to close the doors on Gitmo. [Huffington Post]
* The best (worst?) of the right-wing blogosphere. Be sure to take your blood pressure medication before you click. [Village Voice]
* The crime of being young, black and free. [The Root]
* Congrats to Texas’s Tweeter Laureate, Justice Don Willett, on this latest positive press! [San Antonio Express-News]
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Old People
Old Lady Lawyer: Uncivil Procedure
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 12.11.15
* We’ve been super lucky that Old Man Winter hasn’t pelted us with terrible, bitter cold weather… yet. But as Westerosians know, it is coming. Here’s how to look good — and professional — when it does. [Corporette]
* The sad state of immigration law in this country is a big ball of tragedy and comedy. Not exactly an ideal policy. [Huffington Post]
* We already reported on Freshfields announcing holiday bonuses today, but another Magic Circle firm is also in a giving mood. Slaughter & May bumped up its “new solicitor bonus” in time for the holidays. That should make this year’s Christmas party almost as fun as 1981’s. [Legal Cheek]
* An historical analysis of how prohibition law led to the modern right wing. Fascinating stuff. [Slate]
* Following up on a benchslap from back in April, Judge Charles Rendlen suspends another lawyer as “dishonest and dangerously incompetent.” Feel free to read the whole thing here. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
* Gibson Dunn’s Debra Wong Yang, who has billed NJ taxpayers more hours in connection with the Bridgegate investigation than any other lawyer, is now hosting a big-dollar fundraiser for Christie 2016. Time for some traffic problems everywhere! [WNYC]