Crime
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Well, That Was An Incredibly Stupid Thing For A Defense Attorney To Say: Harvey Weinstein Edition
Ben Brafman has some thoughts on the #MeToo movement and they are dumb. -
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Paul Manafort's Bond Revoked, He's Going To Jail Now
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South Carolina Drug Warriors Routinely Serving Regular Warrants Like No-Knock Warrants
Law enforcement caught in a web of lies.
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Report: McDermott Will & Emery Is Done With Michael Cohen
Is Cohen about to flip? Or is he just broke now? -
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Trump Has Us So Exhausted That We Basically Shrug At His Daily Violation Of Federal Law
You realize this paper ripping story is a violation of law, right? -
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Unsung Heroes Of The Criminal-Defense Bar
Meet Steve Pokart, a criminal-defense lawyer who deserves recognition for slugging it out in the trenches each and every day for his clients. -
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'Evilest White Woman On Earth' Is A Prosecutor, Of Course
You'd think wrongly convicting a person and secretly dating the judge on the case would mean you can't be a prosecutor anymore. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.08.18
* Trump wanted to put Jeanine Pirro on the Supreme Court, which sounds stupid but then you read Neil Gorsuch’s writing and wonder, “could it be any worse?” [NY Mag]
* Casey Anthony’s old lawyer heading to jail for 15 years. Apparently trying to smuggle $13 million in cocaine is frowned upon. [US News]
* Stores putting up “No Gays Allowed” signs as Anthony Kennedy’s legacy withers. [The Hill]
* Since the GOP legislature couldn’t muster the votes to kill the Affordable Care Act, the Trump administration is just not going to defend it against frivolous lawsuits. That sounds about right. [CNN]
* Speaking of “things the Trump administration isn’t going to do anymore,” the EPA isn’t going to deal with asbestos anymore because Trump thinks it’s a mob-led conspiracy. [Newsweek]
* Here comes the bipartisan legal weed law. Let’s see what Fox & Friends tells Trump to do about it. [Forbes]
* Ogletree opens up in Portland, Maine… and brings an Above the Law columnist with them. [American Lawyer]
* France is trying to ban fake news. [Time]
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Government
Lawyer Whore Rudy Giuliani Doesn't Respect How Stormy Daniels Makes Her Money
Giuliani wants to disparage people who sell themselves? Okay. I'll play. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.07.18
* Stormy Daniels has accused her former lawyer of being a Trump puppet, which I think is called a Trumpet. [Politico]
* EPA Senior Counsel Sarah Greenwalt has resigned because lawyers always find a way to bolt a sinking ship. [The Cut]
* Judge orders Above the Law all-star Richard Luthmann to get a psych evaluation. [New York Post]
* Law schools are failing students of color, which is less of a newsflash than something people need to be constantly reminded about. [Nation]
* Philly hears from dozens of criminal justice experts speak out over a proposed sentencing algorithm that they say will further cement racial inequalities. Because it will. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
* Global law firms are returning to Tokyo so aging partners can live out Lost in Translation. [International]
* In-house attorneys produce another music video to convince people to call velcro “hook-and-loop.” [Corporate Counsel]
* Biglaw loves mob prosecutors for some reason. [Law360]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.05.18
* “It was a mistake. I swear to God,” remarks Giuliani outlining the excuse for conflicting testimony that works like a charm for every other criminal defendant. [CNN]
* Law professors point out that Trump’s lawyers are bad at their jobs, which isn’t news but will somehow dominate the news cycle and still not sway anyone who isn’t already on board with these facts. [Politico]
* Judge Aaron Perksy — who sentenced rapist Brock Turner to a mere six months — may get recalled today. So it’s a good time to remind everyone of this older post laying out exactly how dangerous and misguided this is. Persky may deserve to lose his job in due course… but embracing the recall mechanism for judges who hand down lenient sentences is a one-way road to needless mass incarceration, usually with a heavy dose of racial bias. [Slate]
* Liverpool player injured in nasty tackle has achieved immortality as the subject of a law school exam question. [BBC]
* The NFL may have a new problem with its disastrous anthem policy — it violates multiple state constitutions… in states with perennial playoff teams too. [Slate]
* Despite the death of the prime suspect, Arizona law firms went ahead and beefed up security in the wake of the recent paralegal murders. [AZ Central]
* The GOP tax bill accidentally put a tax on victims of sexual abuse because that’s what happens when you railroad a bill through both chambers in the middle of the night with a bunch of hand-written amendments in the margins. [Bloomberg]
* Sex workers are taking action against SESTA/FOSTA, the ill-conceived anti-human trafficking law that really just puts legitimate sex workers in danger — almost like that was the politicians’ plan all along. [Gizmodo]
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Crime
Blame Harvey Weinstein, Not His Lawyers
It's perfectly okay for Harvey Weinstein's attorneys to do their very best job for him. Not only is it okay, it's their obligation and duty. -
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When The Revolution Comes, I Hope It Starts In Florida
Florida jury awards $4 in police killing of a black man, purposely trying to add insult to murder.
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White-Collar Crime
Video Dimmed The Government Star: The Latest Debacle In The Government's Inauguration Protest Cases
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.01.18
* New firm, new pay: Recently merged firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is going to be moving to a merit-based pay system for partners. Messing with people’s money? This should be interesting! [Legal Week]
* Reed Smith has rolled out a new plan that will “revamp” associate life at the firm, complete with new training, billing requirements, and reviews. This isn’t specifically for millennials (suuuuure), but rather, “an acknowledgment that there are some creative and inventive ways to do things differently.” [American Lawyer]
* In case you missed it, President Trump says he’s considering commuting former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence for corruption and he might even throw a pardon Martha Stewart’s way. Hmm, it’s almost like the president is trying to set the stage for something that could come in the future… [Chicago Tribune]
* According to Vivia Chen, if we really want gender equity in the legal profession, it might be time for some quotas. It’s working for corporate boards in Europe, so it could work here too, but alas, “the topic has largely been a nonstarter in the U.S.” [The Careerist]
* Jennifer Ihns, the former clinic administrator at Notre Dame Law, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for embezzling about $200,000 from the school, but she’ll only spend two years behind bars, with five years of probation. [Law.com]
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Pardon Me! The Dinesh D'Souza Story
Trump says D'Souza's prosecution was unfair. He's wrong and pretending it was is a disservice to people railroaded by the system every day. -
Crime
Things Just Got A Lot Worse For Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein's case just drew its judge and it's not good news for Harvey. -
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Courts
The Fourth Amendment Does Not Protect You From Being A Moron
Confessing to criminal activity on Facebook is a poor strategy. -
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Trump Lawyer Attends Briefing On Trump Informants, But It's Fine Because Nothing Matters
Once again, Team Trump violates norms. Once again, all the impotent Left does is complain.