Don R. Willett
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Courts
Qualified Immunity Was Just A Legal Mistake This Whole Time?
This could be the bloodiest 'forgot to carry the one' incident that everyone just ran with in American history. -
Federal Judges, Politics
Circuit Court Nominees In The Trump Administration: The Latest News And Rumor (Part 1)
What are the chances of these folks getting confirmed? - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Social Media, State Judges
Was A Possible Judicial Nominee Told To Curb His Twitter Use By... The Trump Administration, Of All People?
Not exactly -- but other authorities have asked him about the subject.
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Litigators, Practice Pointers
6 Tips For Appellate Advocacy (Especially If You're Appellant's Counsel)
Advice from an appellate judge and a seasoned advocate on how to put your best foot forward on appeal. -
Federal Judges, Politics
Circuit Court Nominees In The Trump Administration: A Nationwide Round-Up
Names, names, and more names, for federal judgeships around the country. -
9th Circuit, Immigration
The Best Tweets From The Ninth Circuit Immigration Argument
The legal world reacts to the Ninth Circuit hearing on Trump's immigration order. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.17.16
* An in depth look at Texas Supreme Court Justice Don R. Willett, who is on Donald Trump’s SCOTUS shortlist. [Texas Observer]
* So… do you regret going to law school? [The Gen Why Lawyer]
* When the police obtain your cellphone number you’re gonna need a lawyer. [Katz Justice]
* Donald Trump’s Supreme Court will not be kind to labor. [Salon]
* Where Dov Charney goes, legal battles are sure to follow. [The Fashion Law]
* Lessons for losers. [Law and More]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.04.16
* Why has RBG been speaking up on political issues? And what does that mean for the future? [New Republic]
* Should you be using some of your new, higher salaries to invest in Manhattan property? [Law and More]
* A look at Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Willet and his Twitter account. [Texas Lawyer]
* So you say you want to start your own law practice. Now what? [Reboot Your Law Practice]
* The bizarre trial of Ammon Bundy. [Huffington Post]
* Will Donald Trump inspire a nation of tax evaders? [Slate]
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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. -
Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
What Election 2016 Could Mean For The Supreme Court
Which precedents are in danger of getting overruled in the next few years? -
Bar Exams, Law Professors, Law Schools
For Bar Exam Studiers: Tort Law -- Set To Verse!
Some poetic help for tackling Torts on the bar exam. -
Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Making SCOTUS Great Again: Trump's Supreme Court Shortlist
These 11 potential justices are well within the mainstream of conservative legal thought. -
5th Circuit, Conferences / Symposia, Litigators
Bryan Garner's 3 Neglected Keys To Effective Advocacy
The noted legal writing expert offers insights for litigators who have already mastered the basics. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 12.29.15
* The legalese in user agreements is no joke. Fortunately there’s a cartoon — yup, you heard right, a cartoon — to make sense of the iTunes agreement. [Slate]
* Science says we should let go of our workplace grudges. I guess “science” never spent Christmas Eve redacting Excel spreadsheets so a production could be made by midnight. [Quartz]
* The Tennessee judge who characterized the Supreme Court as wielding an “iron fist and limp wrist” over Obergefell… yeah, he got reprimanded. [Legal Profession Blog]
* What the hell is going on at University of Louisville Law School. [Tax Prof Blog]
* The bureaucratic bulls**t behind Obama’s inability to close the doors on Gitmo. [Huffington Post]
* The best (worst?) of the right-wing blogosphere. Be sure to take your blood pressure medication before you click. [Village Voice]
* The crime of being young, black and free. [The Root]
* Congrats to Texas’s Tweeter Laureate, Justice Don Willett, on this latest positive press! [San Antonio Express-News]
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Alex Kozinski, Quote of the Day
Judge Kozinski Makes Federal Forestry Regulations Fun
Whether you agree or disagree with his views, you must admit that Judge Kozinski has a way with words. -
Celebrities, Football, Sports
J.J. Watt Seems Neat
A law clerk enlists a star athlete to break important news to her husband. -
Screw-Ups, Social Media, Social Networking Websites
A Bluebooking Error In... The Bluebook?
Please, pass this former law school gunner his smelling salts! -
Quote of the Day, Texas
Texas Court Upholds Unalienable Right To Groomed Eyebrows
Justice Willett understands just how important eyebrow maintenance is. -
SCOTUS, Supreme Court
'Jiggery-Pokery' Sparks #scalia4kids, Breaks The Internet
Last night, I invented a hashtag and Twitter took off and ran with it. Here are some of the best. -
Non-Sequiturs, Social Media
Non-Sequiturs: 02.23.15
* Two jurors excused in the Jodi Arias sentencing retrial. Those were the lucky ones who were able to never have to hear about this case again. [KFYI]
* After handing down their latest law school rankings, NLJ also talked with hiring partners about getting hired. [National Law Journal]
* Louisiana. Never stop being you. Longest sitting judge in the state temporarily removed from post pending investigation. [Times-Picayune]
* Alas, even Paul Clement couldn’t help poor Bobby Chen resuscitate his once abandoned Supreme Court case. And Bobby Chen’s argument wasn’t even as much as a lost cause as pretending the Affordable Care Act was unconstitutional. [Wall Street Journal]
* Hm. A lot of law blog content ends up suspiciously under someone else’s banner. [Associate’s Mind]
* Justice Don Willett is a Twitter superstar. Or should I say, @JusticeWillett. [KXAN]
* Hey guys, the New York Fed thinks this “student debt” thing is kind of a big deal. [TaxProf Blog]
* If you can make it to New Haven on Thursday, you can see David Lat and other panelists speak on “The Perils of Vine, Instagram, Snapchat & Twitter: Legal Considerations of Social Media.” [CT Bar]
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Legal Ethics, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, State Judges, Texas, Twittering
Judges On Twitter: Is This A Problem?
Judicial tweeting might be unusual; does that make it problematic?