Crime
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Books, Courts
A Federal Judge Tries His Hand At Fiction And Succeeds
The book is sincere and his characters are integrated with the wit and wisdom gathered from decades on the bench. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.20.17
* President Trump has added five names to his slate of judicial candidates to fill a nonexistent vacancy on the Supreme Court. Welcome aboard to Judges Brett M. Kavanaugh (D.C. Circuit), Amy Coney Barrett (Seventh Circuit), and Kevin C. Newsom (Eleventh Circuit), as well as Justices Britt C. Grant (Georgia Supreme Court) and Patrick R. Wyrick (Oklahoma Supreme Court). [New York Times]
* Did Trump obstruct justice in the Russia probe? We may soon find out. Special counsel Robert Mueller has requested all manner of documents from the Justice Department related to the firing of former FBI director James Comey. [ABC News]
* In other Trump-related legal news, rather than continuing to have his re-election campaign or the Republican Party foot the bill for his legal representation in the Russia probe, the president has officially started to pay his own legal tab. [Reuters]
* Ohio Supreme Court Justice Bill O’Neill, who was considering running for governor, bragged about the fact that he’d been “sexually intimate with approximately 50 very attractive females.” After much backlash, he told his detractors to “lighten up” and offered a nonpology. He won’t be running for governor anymore. [Washington Post]
* FCC Chairman Ajit Pai is about to pull the plug on net neutrality, and Americans are too distracted by Thanksgiving to care. Luckily for us, Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel wants open hearings to take place before a vote is held. [Slate]
* “Probation is a trap and we must fight for Meek and everyone else unjustly sent to prison.” In the wake of rapper Meek Mill being sentenced to up to four years in prison for violating his probation, Jay-Z is letting everyone know he’s got 99 problems and the way the criminal justice system treats minorities is one of them. [New York Times]
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Biglaw
Former Biglaw Partner Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading Conspiracy
He faces up to five years in prison.
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Crime
F.B.I. Investigating Judge Who Dropped Devastating Diss-Sentence On Meek Mill
Would the rapper receive mercy if he was with a different label? Does he even deserve it? -
Crime
L.A. District Attorney Preparing A Sexual Harassment Task Force
That moment when America officially took Hollywood more seriously than the President. -
Government
Alabama Republican Thinks Roy Moore's VICTIMS Should Be 'Prosecuted'
The total debasement of the Republican party has come. -
Crime
New York Cops Seem Confused On Whether Consensual Sex Can Happen Incident To An Arrest
They detained a teenager, allegedly had sex with her and let her go, and argue that's not 'rape.' No, not ISIS, but NYPD. -
Crime
Libertarian Hero Meets The Justice Of The Streets (Err.. Suburbs)
Rand Paul received the kind of justice that makes libertarianism unworkable. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Crime
Even Unruly Football Fans Deserve Protection From The Cops
The cops must be restrained, even when they are restraining us. -
Crime, Television
Just Because You're A Murderess Doesn't Mean You're A Bad Person -- 'Alias Grace'
Netflix's new series explores the mind of a confessed killer. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.03.17
* 41 Cat Pictures That Prove Beyond All Doubt That Being BuzzFeed’s GC Is Freaking Awesome. [Big Law Business]
* Jeffrey Wertkin, the ex-Akin Gump partner accused of trying to sell whistleblower complaints while in disguise, plans to plead guilty later this month. As he said upon arrest, maybe his life really is over… [The Recorder]
* Professor Stephanos Bibas of Penn Law was confirmed to the Third Circuit by the Senate in a 53-43 vote. According to the law school’s dean, Bibas “possesses all the skills to excel on the federal bench.” Congratulations! [Philadelphia Inquirer]
* Justice Joan Larsen of the Michigan Supreme Court was confirmed to the Sixth Circuit by the Senate in a 60-38 vote. If you recall, Larsen was on the original version of President Trump’s Supreme Court shortlist, and was one of his top five finalists for Justice Neil Gorsuch’s position. Congratulations! [Detroit Free Press]
* Cozen O’Connor’s lobbying affiliate, Cozen O’Connor Public Strategies, poached a five-lawyer team of lobbyists from Manatt, and now Manatt no longer has a lobbying practice. [New York Law Journal]
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Crime
Public Defenders Want Their Clients To Stop Being Jerk Offs, Literally
And yet public defenders ALSO have to defend their client's right to masturbate. -
Education / Schools
Nasty Roommate Arrested For, Essentially, Bio-Terrorism To Get Rid Of Her Black Roommate
University didn't seem to take the allegations serious until it went... viral.
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Crime, Trials
Sorry, Jurors, But Criminal Defense Attorneys Almost Never Know If Their Clients Are Guilty
Defense attorneys weren't present at the scene of the crime, so how could they possibly know the truth? -
Department of Justice, Politics
Paul Manafort Indicted In Mueller Investigation, Will Turn Himself In
This is the first domino to fall in the investigation. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.30.17
* Former President Barack Obama has been called for jury duty in November, and unlike most Americans, he’s not looking for a way to get out of serving. [ABC Chicago]
* The pivot you’re looking for is in another castle: Now that a grand jury’s approved the first charges in the Russian collusion investigation and someone’s about to be taken into custody, President Trump took to Twitter to demand that Hillary Clinton be investigated. [New York Times]
* Paul Manafort is turning himself in. Surprise! (Is this really a surprise?) [CNN]
* Like it or not, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is planning to be around for the long haul. Don’t count on this “flaming feminist litigator” retiring any time soon. [The Hill]
* Justice Don Willett of the Texas Supreme Court, the state’s Tweeter Laureate, hasn’t tweeted a single time since he was nominated to the Fifth Circuit. How long will this god-awful silence from everyone’s favorite Twitter judge last? [Texas Lawyer]
* So long, borrower-defense rule? Betsy DeVos is thinking about only partially forgiving loans for students who were defrauded by for-profit schools. [AP]
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Crime
Driving Into Protesters Isn't Necessarily Terrorism If Your Are White, Apparently
White man who plowed into protestors was arrested, but released pending further investigation. -
Crime
We Can Sue The NYPD For Lying
Brooklyn judge allows perjury lawsuit against the NYPD to go forward. -
Crime, Legal Ethics
These Cy Vance Scandals Pile Up So Fast I Can't Keep Track
There's no two ways about it -- the DA's office is compromised. -
Biglaw, Crime
Fired Associate Takes Plea Deal In Biglaw Extortion Charge
There's no word yet on when he'll be sentenced.