Debate
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ATL Redline, Justice, Politics
This Debate Is Hillary Clinton's Kobayashi Maru -- And Her Only Option Is Annihilation
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.17.16
* Zephyr Teachout, the Fordham Law professor and congressional candidate, wants to take on her opponent’s backers. [Gawker]
* A somewhat less expensive way for law school to take money from students is gaining in popularity. [WVTF]
* Good luck with that whole work/life balance — the law is a jealous mistress. [Reboot Your Law Practice]
* If you can imagine it, Harvard Law School actually used to be more miserable, particularly for black women. [Huffington Post]
* Who will be live-tweeting the first presidential debate, or simpler, who won’t be? [Law and More]
* The conservative legacy of Justice Powell is still felt today. [Truthdig]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.04.16
* Remember how Villanova won the NCAA men’s basketball championship on a crazy buzzer beater? It didn’t hurt to have support from the man upstairs or at least from the priest on their bench. Father Rob Hagan is a criminal lawyer turned chaplain for the Villanova men’s basketball team. [Coverage Opinions]
* The Department of Justice has come to the completely obvious conclusion that North Carolina’s potty police bill violates the Civil Right Act, and now millions in federal school funding are in jeopardy. Just what the world needs, a decline in the education of the people that passed HB2. [Charlotte Observer]
* An interesting proposal says law schools and engineering programs should share curriculum. But I was assured there’d be no math… [Chronicle of Higher Education]
* The West Point debate team may have lost to a team from the Bard Prison Initiative, but they gained a lot in the process. [Washington Post]
* Yeah, bar exam results from everywhere have been bad, but these Kansas results are really bad. [Bar Exam Stats]
* An illuminating interview with author Anthony Papa, who was granted clemency after serving 12 years for a non-violent drug offense. [Keri Blakinger]
* How well do states do when they are in front of the Supreme Court, and which are the most successful? [Empirical SCOTUS]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 03.11.16
* To excel as a lawyer you need to compete against yourself while still keeping your eye on the prize. [Katz on Justice]
* High school debaters around the country are debating U.S. domestic surveillance with more depth and nuance than Congress. Maybe they should set the bar just a little bit higher than that. [The Intercept]
* You want to organize against Airbnb? Get ready for some strange bedfellows. [Cityland]
* Judge Posner sees the bullsh*t behind Republicans’ strategy for (not) filling Justice Scalia’s seat. [Washington Post]
* Maryland Court of Appeals set a potentially dangerous new precedent in the case against the police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray. [Slate]
* A noteworthy ruling giving the green light to litigation financing. [Burford Capital]
* The growing movement to amend France’s self-defense laws to include domestic violence. [Jezebel]
* Even some Republicans are calling Indiana’s new abortion law overreaching, not that the statement stopped the bill from passing the legislature. [Huffington Post]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 12.07.15
* Bonus season has officially arrived in Biglaw-land. But what does it all mean? [ATL Redline]
* Sure, it may be cuffing season, but if you don’t get divorced before January 23rd it could cost you. [New York Post]
* Will Generation Z destroys law schools? [Law and More]
* What is beneath the crusty exterior of hardened partners? [Daily Lawyer Tips]
* Can the Republicans’ Southern Strategy be classified as a success? [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
* Michigan State is tops in football, basketball, and, oh yeah, debate. [SB Nation]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.17.15
* A true model of what political discourse should look like in this country: West Point cadets and Bard College students squared off in a debate over individuals’ right to privacy over national security concerns. [Huffington Post]
* The debate over bail reform in New York gets real, and some judges get angry. [Wise Law NY]
* Oof! Which Massachusetts law school saw a 14% drop in its bar passage rate? And other trends from the latest states to release its bar exam results. [Bar Exam Stats]
* Lawyers fighting the good fight, and standing up for your right to wear a pasta strainer over your head in your driver’s license photo. [Boston Globe]
* So it looks like the Supreme Court will be revisiting the reproductive choice rights set forth in Roe, but how did we get here? [RH Reality Check]
* Tom Hanks plays a lawyer that can predict the future. [Guile is Good]
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Law Schools
Law School Hosts Dumb Debate Or The Dumbest Debate?
Pretty sure there is only one right answer. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.17.15
* Another GOP debate is over (did you get drunk?), and you know what was conspicuously absent? Talk about Wall Street. [Dealbreaker]
* Is it even possible to balance motherhood and a career in the law? Anyway you slice it, seems like a raw deal to me. [The Atlantic]
* There isn’t much quality bestiality coverage anymore. Good thing there is this case of a farmer and his pig from 1642 we can talk about to fill that gap. [Slate]
* Can you believe “The Roberts Court” has been a thing for 10 years? Here’s a retrospective. [Constitutional Accountability Center]
* The dislike button is coming to Facebook… and might put lawyers out of business. [Law and More]
* Elie went to a fashion show, and it was everything. [Fashionista]
* Carey Gabay, a lawyer in the Cuomo administration, passed away yesterday from a gun shot wound suffered before the West Indian American Day Parade last week. [New York Times]
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Rape
Should Courts, Not Campuses, Decide Sexual Assault Cases?
A panel of legal academics debate whether or sexual assault cases should be limited to courts, or if academic institutions should be allowed to provide limited redress pursuant to Title IX. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.15.15
* Intelligence Squared offers its latest debate tomorrow night, and it’s incredibly timely. Four law professors will debate the following proposition: “Courts, Not Campuses, Should Decide Sexual Assault Cases.” (We’ll feature the livestream tomorrow.) [Intelligence Squared]
* Oh, joy. A recent decision by Judge Rosemary Collyer promises to make Washington, D.C. more dysfunctional. How is the even possible? [New Republic]
* Tim Wu is taking a sabbatical from Columbia Law — he’s been tapped by the Amazing Schneiderman for the New York AG’s office. [New York Times]
* Just how far is the reach of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act? Can you be prosecuted for clearing your browser history? Gulp. [The Nation]
* Creating a system to rank humanity’s worst crimes. This guy must be a blast a cocktail parties. [Pacific Standard]
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Privacy, Technology
Should The U.S. Adopt The 'Right To Be Forgotten' Online?
Watch a debate between distinguished experts and scholars on the next big question for the Internet. -
Fast Food, Federalist Society, Food, Gay, Gay Marriage, Law Schools, Politics
Is It Ever OK To Serve Chick-Fil-A? An ATL Debate
ATL editors David Lat and Joe Patrice debate: When is a chicken sandwich just a chicken sandwich? -
Anna Nicole Smith, Defamation, Football, Gay Marriage, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Patents, Supreme Court
Non-Sequiturs: 08.20.14
* Anna Nicole Smith’s estate finally loses its effort to secure a piece of her late husband’s estate. This whole thing was like Bleak House with boobs. [Jezebel] * Supreme Court halts same-sex marriage in Virginia. So there you go. [ABC News] * Our old friend the Affluenza kid is back in the news, but this time he’s only a footnote to the story. His father, the one who spoiled him so badly he couldn’t help himself but kill a bunch of people, has been arrested for impersonating a cop. Maybe affluenza is contagious. * The preliminary draft of the proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate, Bankruptcy, Civil, and Criminal Procedure are available for public comment! So what are you still doing here? [U.S. Courts] * Lawyer posts a bounty available to anyone who can help him collect on the multi-million dollar judgments he’s secured against a pilfering billionaire. “I’ve spent enough money getting judgments.” Enter Dog the Judgement Bounty Hunter. Go with Christ, Brah.[Forbes] * Adam Carolla has settled with the patent troll who was suing him claiming they invented the podcast. Details weren’t disclosed, but since Carolla had previously said he wouldn’t settle for any amount of money, I wonder how they sweetened the pot. [USAToday] * Suspended Notre Dame athletes reportedly considering a lawsuit against journalists who named them as suspects in a cheating scandal. Even though the school itself named them. If the classes they supposedly took were “Pre-Law” or “Basics of Defamation,” then I think the NCAA has a slam dunk case. [FoxSports] * The extracurriculars that help you get into law school. Debate’s still on there even if the description — at least of the form of debate most Americans practice — sounds more like what a high school drama thinks of debate instead of reality. Less extemporaneous speaking and more “massive, in-depth research and a developing a mastery of electronic research databases.” [InGenius Prep] * The lingering lawsuit over one of the most devastating hockey hits in recent memory has finally settled. The parties agreed to 5 minutes for fighting and a game misconduct. [ESPN]
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Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Family Law, Guns / Firearms, Non-Sequiturs, Trusts and Estates
Non-Sequiturs: 04.02.13
* If an armed society is a polite society, then Nelson, Georgia has the most polite motherf**kers in the country. [Constitutional Daily] * Professor X is breaking the law? You know, he really should have seen that coming… [Law and the Multiverse] * Speaking of people who should have seen it coming, Dionne Warwick, former spokesperson for the Psychic Friends Network, has filed for bankruptcy. [Celeb Legal Issues] * Incest is best when kept in the family. So go ahead and adopt your girlfriend. [Lowering the Bar] * “Your Honor, I’d like my dong stricken from the record.” [OC Weekly] * A slick recap of how completely screwed the legal industry is right now. [Adam Smith, Esq.] * On a personal note, as a debate coach myself, congratulations to everyone involved with the Emporia State debate team for becoming the first team ever to win both national championship tournaments (by way of analogy the “U.S. Open” and “The Masters”) for the same year. [Associated Press] -
Barack Obama, Biglaw, Bill Clinton, Election 2012, Feminism, Gender, Litigators, Litigatrix, Politics, Women's Issues
A Biglaw Binder Full of Women?
Mitt Romney's unfortunate "binders full of women" comment at the last presidential debate has become a huge internet meme. At which leading law firm can you assemble your own "binder full of women"? -
Election 2012, Harvard, Jury Duty, Politics
Obama and Romney Square Off In Political Jury Trial
Town hall debates are the political equivalent of jury trials. Based on their display last night, lawyers Barack Obama and Mitt Romney may need to go back to Lawyering class. -
Barack Obama, Election 2012, Politics, Student Loans
At The Hofstra Debate, Both Candidates Dodge Student Debt Issue
The presidential debate last night featured no new ideas about dealing with student debt. -
Antonin Scalia, Barack Obama, Department of Justice, Election 2012, Eric Holder, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Harvard, John Roberts, Politics, Richard Posner, Sarbanes-Oxley / Sarbox / SOX, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
A Lawyer's Guide To Getting Drunk During Tonight's Presidential Debate
Do you want to get drunk during tonight's presidential debate? Of course you do! So play our drinking game. -
Art, Law Schools, Reader Polls, Student Loans
ATL Debate: Should This Graduate Of A Top Law School Solicit Donations To Pay Off His Student Loan Debt?
Should regretful law school graduates solicit donations over the internet to pay off their student loans? Debate in the comments and take our poll. -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Reader Polls, Student Loans, Unemployment
ATL Debate: Should This Kid Take A Year Off From Law School?
Should this law student take a year off from school? Your editors debate -- and you can vote in our reader poll.