Benchslaps
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.12.15
* A new paper by Professors Josh Blackman and Howard Wasserman on the process of marriage equality. For those of you who get really excited over civil procedure. [SSRN]
* Fresh off the threat of Supreme Court sanctions, partner Howard Shipley, formerly of Foley & Lardner, has landed at Gordon & Rees. Good fit… there’s no way he’ll embarrass that firm. [Gordon & Rees]
* We had some fun at the expense of a very predictable Norwegian prison escape the other day, but it’s worth recognizing an outlier for what it is — here’s a detailed look at Norway’s usually successful prison system. [New York Times]
* With public defenders like these… An interpreter employed by the public defenders’ office scammed immigrants seeking bribes with promises to pull strings to avoid deportation. [Times-Picayune]
* Is “Office Temperature-Gate” worthy of a Title VII claim? [Adjunct Law Prof Blog]
* A guy sat in prison for over 3 months after he completed his sentence because the system is as awful as it is incompetent. [Mother Jones]
* If you’re looking for CLE and have tickets to New York Comic Con on Thursday, October 8, then here’s the panel for you. [NY Comic Con]
* Most employers in New York City can no longer check credit history in making employment decisions. Time to hit up Saks for that shopping spree. [DLA Piper]
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Benchslaps, Federal Judges
Judge Trolls Lawyers Without Saying Anything At All
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Benchslaps
Brutal Benchslap: ‘We Found Enough To Establish Attorney Misconduct At Least 5 Pages Ago.’
You know it's bad news when the opinion in your case opens with: "This is a case of egregious attorney misconduct."
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Benchslaps, Canada
The View From Up North: Judge Benchslaps Lawyer For Sharp Practice
TV lawyers may be fun to watch, but there’s just no room for their antics in a real courthouse. -
Benchslaps
Judge Learns His Place The Hard Way
Judge mistakes his role during a trial and gets benchslapped for his efforts. -
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Benchslaps, Federal Judges
'Do You Hear Me?' Judge Benchslaps State Department Over Hillary Clinton-Related Documents
"Have it by next week. Have it by next week when we have our hearing. Do you hear me?" -
Federal Judges, Technology
Federal Judge Sez Judges Are All Too Old To Understand Technology
Every litigator ruefully nods their heads. - Sponsored
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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, Jury Duty, State Judges
Judge Earns Scolding Benchslap For Weaseling Out Of Jury Duty
Federal judge lays into state judge for completely blowing off jury summons... and then hiring a hyper-aggressive lawyer to threaten the Chief Judge. -
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?
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Benchslaps, Legal Ethics
You Won't Believe How Far These Lawyers Went To Win A Big Case
The adage is "quitters never win," but maybe these folks should have quit when they were ahead. -
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, Depositions
Stinging Benchslap For Fortune 50 CEO And His Attorney
This is what happens when a judge just wants a party to suck it up and deal. -
Legal Ethics
Homeless Lawyer Is Terrible Lawyer, Says Supreme Court
As lawyers, we should be outraged over homelessness among our profession. But this particular homeless guy still seems like a jerk. -
Benchslaps, D.C. Circuit, Laurence Silberman
Bad Briefing Begets Brutal Benchslap
This D.C. Circuit judge doesn't suffer subpar briefing gladly. -
Benchslaps, Samuel Alito, Supreme Court
Samuel Alito Gets A Supreme Benchslap
Uh oh. What kind of trouble has Justice Alito gotten himself into now? -
Benchslaps, Fabulosity, Technology
Judge Shames Lawyers Over Midnight Filings In Awesomely Sarcastic Order
Sometimes putting pleadings off until the last minute will come back to bite you in the ass.