Clarence Thomas
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Courts
Ginni Thomas's Activist Group Got $600,000 In Anonymous Donations To Fight 'Cultural Marxism'
The controversy over Ginni Thomas's advocacy work continues. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.28.23
* Mayday mayday! Georgia prosecutor has until May 1 to respond to Trump effort to quash grand jury report. Or, in other words, Trump has inadvertently set May 1 deadline for Georgia prosecutors to level charges. [Reuters]
* Hold onto your hats, but a commodity with the word “crypto” in the title might have tried to hide from legal oversight. [Bloomberg Law News]
* FTC looks to make it harder for companies to ensnare consumers in difficult to leave subscriptions, which is an immensely popular move so I’m looking forward to the partisan flack this will generate. [Corporate Counsel]
* When analogies go wrong: Amgen asked the Supreme Court to think of their patents more like a steam engine, prompting Thomas to quip, “It seems as though you’re actually trying to patent the use of steam pressure….” [Courthouse News Service]
* “Football, but without helmets” is apparently also fraught with concussion liability. [BBC]
* A dive into why representation matters when you’re illegally possessing classified documents. [Salon]
* Trainee lawyer diverted $100K in client insurance payments to himself to cover gambling losses. [Roll On Friday]
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Podcasts
Infamy And The Billable Hour
Clarence Thomas is getting a statue... allow your imagination to run wild.
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Courts
Faced With The Prospect Of A Clarence Thomas Statue, State Senator Calls The Supreme Court Justice An 'Uncle Tom'
Weirdly it's not a monument to questionable legal ethics. -
Technology
ChatGPT Crowns Clarence Thomas As Champion Of Gay Rights In Feedback Loop Of Stupid
That's not how I remember it, but maybe this is like the whole 'Berenstein Bears' thing. -
Courts
Everything You Need To Know About The Supreme Court Leak Report But The Justices Were Afraid To Ask
If you know what to look for, this report says a whole lot. -
Courts
The Supreme Court Justices Have As Much Contempt For Each Other As The Rest Of America Has For Them
You ever have a co-worker you just can't stand? The justices on the Supreme Court can relate. -
Government
Ginni Thomas -- And Other Election Deniers -- Come For Kevin McCarthy
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Courts
Clarence Thomas Helped Convince Ginni Thomas To 'Keep Holding On' To Her Mistaken Belief Donald Trump Won The 2020 Election
Some pretty interesting stuff in Ginni Thomas's January 6th Committee testimony. -
Courts
Dem Lawmaker Wants Justice Clarence Thomas To Resign, But, Like, For Real This Time
Do you think Thomas is finally getting the hint? -
Courts
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Asks Simplest, Most Damning Question As Supreme Court Entertains Canceling Democratic Elections
This should be game over for this legally bankrupt theory. -
Courts
No, Clarence Thomas Still Isn't Going To Recuse Himself In January 6th-Related Case
A lifetime appointment means never having to say you're sorry. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.03.22
* What?! Ginni Thomas’ husband may be involved in the whole undermining democracy thing? Who’d have thunk it?! [MSNBC]
* Looks like models that require profit aren’t the only thing preventing recycling from catching on. [Cal Matters]
* Here’s what you should know for NYC’s pay transparency law. [Fortune]
* Yale Law just covered tuition for some students. Woop Woop! [Yale Daily News]
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Courts
Ketanji Brown Jackson Is Already Proving To Be A More Legitimate Judge Than Clarence Thomas And Amy Coney Barrett
That said, I'm sure her questions for the case would have been amazing but for her caring about impartiality. -
Justice Thomas Still Likes Prince On Thursdays, And What That Means For The Future Of Fair Use
Taking the fair out of fair use. -
Courts
Justice Thomas Does Lindsey Graham A Solid And Pushes Off Date With Georgia Grand Jury Investigating Electoral Interference
Let's see if Justice Kavanaugh likes beer enough to bail out the guy who threw a tantrum and got him confirmed. -
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Courts
Want To Know Who SCOTUS Spouses Work For? TOO BAD!
About that growing distrust the public has in the Supreme Court... -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.03.22
* Still care about a free press? In that case, this sounds much needed. [LA Times]
* California just decriminalized jaywalking. In other news, jaywalking was criminalized in California. [CNN]
* Who’d have thunk it — Florida’s social media law made it to SCOTUS. I wonder how this will turn out. [SCOTUSblog]
* Abortion restrictions, as expected, are preventing people from getting the care they need, pregnant or not. [KY 3]
* After 30+ years, Robert’s court is looking a lot like Thomas’. [SCOTUSblog]