Celebrities
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Small Law Firms
Taylor Swift's Lawyer Does Some Serious Player-Hating In Attempt To 'Shake Off' Absurd Copyright Lawsuit
Plaintiffs, they gonna play, and defendants, they gonna hate. -
Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
Is Surrogacy Adultery? It May Be In At Least One Country.
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Biglaw, Celebrities
Taylor Swift's Lawyer On Effective Trial Strategy For Celebrity Clients
He encouraged her to be herself on the stand and testify with blunt honesty.
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Law Schools
Kourtney Kardashian Wants To Go To Law School
Look out, California law schools! The Kardashians are coming... -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.17.17
* Which celebrity court appearances were the very best? [Jezebel]
* What’s in a name? The legal battle over the trademark for “Charlotte.” [The Fashion Law]
* Going crazy waiting for bar exam results? Some tips to get through the waiting game. [Excellence in Law School]
* A law prof asks: Should I retire? [TaxProf Blog]
* ICYMI, here’s a recap of yesterday’s #LegalCareerChat on Twitter, with our very own David Lat. [ABA Legal Career Central]
* The crimes in Charlottesville could be prosecuted as hate crimes. They won’t, but they could. [The Hill]
* The role of income inequality in criminal justice reform. [Harvard Magazine]
* A look at voting rights litigation under President Trump. [Take Care]
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Celebrities, Law Schools
Tiffany Trump Starts Her Adventures At Georgetown Law Next Week
What do you think Tiffany Trump should be expecting as a 1L? -
Celebrities, Trials
Taylor Swift Takes The Stand, Calls Alleged Groping 'Horrifying'
She knew he was trouble when he walked in... -
Celebrities, Copyright, Intellectual Property
When Kendall Met Monty
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Crime, Minority Issues, Prisons
O.J. Beats The Race Card Again
One-in-four white inmates are released following their first parole hearing, while fewer than one-in-six black inmates are. -
Attorney Misconduct, Celebrities
F. Lee Bailey, Broke And Working Above Hair Salon, Still Thinks O.J. Is Innocent
What has happened to the famed criminal defense attorney? -
Celebrities, Crime, Justice
Robbery Convict Is Paroled For Robbery, Not Double-Homicide
I have to write about this guy one more time after this. -
Celebrities, Prisons
Will O.J. Simpson Be Granted Parole This Week?
The odds look like they may be in his favor. -
Celebrities, Movies, Television
Standard Of Review: It's Time For These 5 Actors To Suit Up As Attorneys
Many of the most accomplished actors of the last thirty years have, at one time or another, taken a role as a lawyer.
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Celebrities, Litigators, Plaintiffs Firms
You Hate Gloria Allred 'Cause You Ain't Gloria Allred
Being a plaintiffs' lawyer, and doing a good job at it, is often vulgar and hard. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.23.17
* Federal investigators are delving into multimillion-dollar deals involving former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort and his son-in-law, Jeffrey Yohai. [New York Times]
* The Fifth Circuit lifts the injunction against H.B. 1523, Mississippi’s notorious “religious freedom” law that many regard as antigay (but the court ruled on jurisdictional rather than gay-hating grounds). [Texas Lawyer]
* In the wake of a mistrial in the criminal case against him, Bill Cosby plans to educate young men on how to avoid accusations of sexual assault. (My advice: don’t commit sexual assault.) [New York Times]
* The Fourth Circuit affirms almost all the convictions of ex-CIA officer in a leak case — a potentially significant ruling if the Trump administration follows through on its threats to prosecute leakers. [How Appealing]
* The Seventh Circuit declines to reinstate the conviction of Brendan Dassey, the defendant made famous by Making A Murderer. [ABA Journal]
* Martin Shkreli, aka “Pharma Bro,” is gearing up for trial — and, for the record, he is “so innocent.” [New York Times]
* More disturbing news from my ancestral homeland of the Philippines, involving accusations that the police are shaking down families in distress as part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s “war on drugs.” [Washington Post]
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Trials
Some Thoughts On What Might Happen If The Bill Cosby Case Is Retried
Will the prosecution be able to do any better the next time around? -
Crime, Rape, Sex, Sexual Harassment, Trials
Bill Cosby Jury Deadlocked, Because 12 People Can't Actually Agree On What Rape Is
We can't get 12 people to agree on consent, which is why we fail. -
Football, State Judges
NFL Player Has Unpaid Summer Internship With State Judge
Will he get bitten by the law school bug? -
Celebrities, Crime, Trials
Why Bill Cosby Didn't Testify
Putting any defendant on the stand, even one as well-seasoned in front of an audience as Bill Cosby, is a risk. -
Celebrities, Law Schools, Politics
Why Is Tiffany Trump Going To Law School?
Her future classmates really want to know the answer to this question.