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Celebrities, Crime, Trials
A Celebrity On Trial For Kinky Sex Beatings
The courthouse steps were jammed with reporters and cameramen trying to get an early quote from the silent and sullen-looking celeb. -
Biglaw, Canada
The View From Up North: Am Law 100 Firm Enters The Canadian Market
Which U.S. Biglaw firm recently opened an outpost in the Great White North? - Sponsored
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.19.16
* The New York Times editorial board believes SCOTUS justices “already have all the evidence they need to join the rest of the civilized world and end the death penalty once and for all” — and they may get the chance to do so this Term (but won’t). [New York Times]
* A Texas lawyer has filed the first “birther” lawsuit against Republican candidate Ted Cruz, seeking a declaratory judgment that the Canadian-born senator isn’t eligible to run for president. The filing is a pretty entertaining read in that it’s completely insane. [KHOU 11 News]
* Just when ex-Dewey & LeBoeuf chair Steven Davis thought his legal troubles were over, Citibank swooped in to slap him with a suit seeking repayment of a $400,000 loan for his capital contribution to the failed firm. [New York Law Journal via ABA Journal]
* The U.S. Copyright Office has formed an academic partnership with George Mason University School of Law. We bet students and law school administrators alike are probably hoping it’ll turn into an employment partnership as well. [IP Watchdog]
* Lower-ranked law schools ought to thank their lucky stars that U.S. News “ranking competition” exists, because if not for fear they’d sink in the rankings, higher-ranked schools would’ve enrolled students typically bound for unranked schools. [Forbes]
* Not only has Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s first bid to get a new trial been rejected, but in what’s been called a “symbolic gesture,” the convicted Boston Marathon bomber has now been ordered to pay more than $101 million in restitution to his victims. [Boston Globe]
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Accounting / Accountants, Canada, Theater
More Fall-Out From A Crooked Broadway Impresario/Lawyer
A nine-figure award is now being reviewed on appeal; who deserves the blame for this fraud? -
Canada, Sex, Sex Scandals
Judge Whose Nude Photos Got Posted Online Breaks Her Silence
What this retired judge describes sounds like a total nightmare -- but she survived it, and that's what counts. -
Canada, Fabulosity
The View From Up North: See, Lawyers Can Do Good!
In a world where lawyer jokes abound, let's recognize a cadre of lawyers who are deserving of not being made the brunt of a joke. -
Canada
The View From Up North: A Look Back At The Canadian Legal Profession In 2015
Canada columnist Steve Dykstra identifies the most salacious, the most interesting, and the most inspiring stories of the year. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.17.15
* Donald Trump has been having a rollicking good time on the campaign trail as the frontrunner for the Republican presidential nomination, but he may have to take a break to testify in a trademark dispute over “Trump Your Competition.” [WSJ Law Blog]
* It seems that Venable has been dragged into a huge Facebook stock scam, and thanks to a former partner’s alleged conduct, the Biglaw firm is now being accused of assisting a con man in a $11.3 million fraud related to the social media giant’s initial public offering. [New York Post]
* The Obama administration has finally made a move in the SCOTUS case filed by Oklahoma and Nebraska seeking to overturn legal weed in Colorado. Solicitor General Donald Verrilli thinks the justices would have to be high to even entertain it. [Reuters]
* Trinity Western Law grads were previously banned from practicing law in British Columbia, Canada, due to the Christian school forcing students to sign abstinence pledges, but because of this recent ruling, the tides have turned. [NewBostonPost]
* “This will not be the end of the road for solitary confinement reform, but we really think it’s a watershed moment.” Thanks to a $62M settlement, New York will be changing the way it deals with solitary confinement in state prisons. [New York Times]
* After finding out that Justice Scalia was rejected from two of his top-choice schools, the ABA Journal wants you to reflect on your own rejections and acceptances. Where did you apply to law school, and where did you decide to go? Let us know. [ABA Journal]
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Canada, Litigation Finance, Sponsored Content
The Maple Tree Is Growing: Commercial Litigation Funding In Canada
We expect there will be more developments in Canada as businesses seek to realize the opportunity created by litigation finance. -
Small Law Firms
Lawyers At Walmart Law Begin Their Day With Shopping Cart Cleanup
Would you be interested in purchasing legal services at the same time as your deli meats? -
Canada, Social Media, Twittering
The View From Up North: Need Good Legal Advice? Call Bad Legal LLP
Who might be behind this popular and anonymous Twitter feed? -
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Canada, Career Alternatives
The View From Up North: Biglaw Escapee Now Spends His Days Making TV And Films
Columnist Steve Dykstra would like to introduce you to someone who escaped Biglaw to something cool.
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Biglaw, Canada
The View From Up North: More Mergers Means Dentons Is Outgrowing 'Biglaw'
Based on Dentons' aggressive growth, we may have to revisit the concept of "Biglaw." -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.24.15
* The Second Circuit has scheduled oral arguments in the NFL’s appeal of the Deflategate case for March 3. Roger Goodell is going to be pretty pissed off that Tom Brady can deflate his balls without being disturbed by legal issues until after Super Bowl 50. [Reuters]
* Corporate partner Pierre Boivin of McCarthy Tetrault, a Canadian Biglaw firm, was one of the hostages who survived the Mali terror attacks last Friday. According to the firm, his friends, family, and colleagues are “tremendously relieved” that he’s safe. [ABA Journal]
* LexisNexis purchased litigation analytics company Lex Machina for an undisclosed sum, but rumor has it that the company’s asking price was $30 to $35 million. Its co-founder says the deal came close to those numbers. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg]
* Just in time for Black Friday online deals, a new Symantec report is out that says consumers are growing increasingly vulnerable to cybercrime. On that note, let’s get to know each other a little better. What’s your mother’s maiden name? [WSJ Law Blog]
* If you’re planning to take the LSAT in December and you still don’t have a game plan set out for how you’re going to manage your time while taking the test, you may have already screwed yourself. Best of luck! [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]
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Canada, Marijuana
Beyond B.C. Bud: Canada's Marijuana Policies Are Getting Better
Canada is rapidly turning the corner on cannabis policy. Within a year it will likely have one of the most progressive cannabis systems in the world. -
Benchslaps, Canada
The View From Up North: Court Of Appeal Benchslaps Trial Judge
It seems that the trial judge suffered through a herniated brain cramp while presiding over this trial. -
Biglaw, Canada
The View From Up North: Another Look At The Seven Sisters vs. The Internationals
How are international firms doing in comparison with the Seven Sisters when it comes to handling major transactions? -
Blogging, Canada
The View From Up North: Lawyer Fights Incurable Cancer With Humour, Hope, And An Amazing Blog
What would you do if you were in this lawyer's shoes? -
Canada, Sports
The View From Up North: Prominent Lawyer Steps Down From His Firm Amid Scandal
Deeply troubling allegations against a high-profile lawyer.