Education / Schools
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Education / Schools, Law Schools, Money, Reader Polls
Law School Offers An Application Discount If You Promise Not To Go To A Better School
An early decision program from a new law school seems like it's just trying to rush people into bad decisions... -
Education / Schools, Kids, Sex, Sex Scandals, Texas
Texas Teacher on Trial for Allegedly Participating in a Gang Bang With Students
Everything's bigger in Texas -- including the allegations of student-teacher gang bangs... - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Crime, Drinking, Education / Schools, Free Speech, Hotties, Kids, Parties, Pictures
Sexy First Amendment Freedom Fighter Accused of Hosting an Underage Booze-a-Palooza
Remember Sydney Spies, the girl with the sexy yearbook photos? She's back in the news, but this time for alleged criminal conduct...
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Education / Schools, Hair, Health Care / Medicine, Weirdness
A Pre-Law Student's Worst Nightmare: A Medical Mystery Reminiscent of the 'Hairy Hand' Case
A pre-law student suffers from a horrifying mystery medical diagnosis... -
2nd Circuit, Akin Gump, American Bar Association / ABA, Arent Fox, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Breasts, Divorce Train Wrecks, Dorsey & Whitney, Duane Morris, Education / Schools, John Roberts, Law Professors, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Morning Docket, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Pornography, Privacy, Real Estate, SCOTUS, Sheppard Mullin, Supreme Court, Texas, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 08.10.12
* “I’ve been a restaurant waitress, a hotel hostess, a car parker, a nurse’s aide, a maid in a motel, a bookkeeper and a researcher.” This SCOTUS wife was well-prepared to give a graduation speech at New England Law. [Huffington Post]
* Sniffling over lost profits is the best way to get a court to take your side. Biglaw firms have asked the Second Circuit to consider reversing a decision in the Coudert Brothers “unfinished business” clawback case. [Legal Intelligencer]
* James Holmes, the alleged Aurora movie theater gunman, is being evicted from his apartment. Guess he didn’t know — or care — that booby-trapping the place with bombs would be against the terms of his lease. [Denver Post]
* The ABA has created a task force to study the future of legal education, and its work is expected to completed in 2014. ::rolleyes:: Oh, good thing they’re not in any kind of a hurry — there’s no need to rush. [ABA Journal]
* Indiana Tech, the little law school that nobody wants could, has hired its first faculty members. Thus far, the school has poached law professors from from West Virginia, Florida A&M, and Northern Illinois. [JD Journal]
* When divorces get weird: is this lawyer’s soon-to-be ex-wife hacking into his law firm email account and planning to publish privileged communications online? Yep, this is in Texas. [Unfair Park / Dallas Observer]
* Breast-feeding porn: yup, that’s a thing, so start Googling. A New Jersey mother is suing an Iowa production company after an instructional video she appeared in was spliced to create pornography. [Boston Globe]
* If someone from your school newspaper asks you for a quote about oral sex, and then you’re quoted in the subsequent article, you’re probably not going to win your invasion of privacy lawsuit. [National Law Journal]
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Education / Schools, Pregnancy / Paternity, Religion
Separation of Church and State? In Louisiana They Can't Even Separate Fact From Fiction
A round-up of incredibly stupid things happening in Louisiana... -
Bar Exams, Deaths, Education / Schools, Hair, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Television, Women's Issues
Non-Sequiturs: 07.27.12
* And now for some reflection on the just completed bar exam. [Fink or Swim] * Here’s another take on how long your hair should be at the office. Apparently it helps to not be stupid. [Sweet Hot Justice] * Yesterday’s New York thunderstorm had tragic consequences for an area lawyer. [Herald Sun] * I was on Red Eye on Fox last night/this morning. It’s the first plank in the platform I’m using to run for King of the Homeless. [Red Eye] * We also covered this ridiculous story about a high school student suing because he got a C+ in Chemistry. [ABC News] * Uh oh, Mitt Romney has angered Carl Lewis. Now I’m waiting for other relevant 80s athletes to weigh in. Can somebody tell me what Greg Louganis thinks about Romney’s comments? [Politico] -
Education / Schools, Gay, Lawsuit of the Day, Sexual Harassment
New York Assistant Principal Claims He Was Fired for Refusing to Participate in Gay Foursome Fun With His Boss
According to the allegations in this complaint, it looks like someone was a little too hot for teacher... - Sponsored
Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
American Bar Association / ABA, Canada, Conferences / Symposia, Education / Schools, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, New York Times
Will American Law Schools Adapt To The Changing Legal Market? Ever? Do They Even Care?
There are lots of ideas about how to reform legal education, and it seems like the ABA isn't paying attention to any of them... -
Boalt Hall, Education / Schools, Glenn Reynolds, John Yoo, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools
Calling Dr. Law: Yale Will Offer a Ph.D. in Law for Would-Be Legal Academics
Yale Law School will offer a Ph.D. in Law for aspiring law professors. Is this a good idea? We consulted with some current law professors. -
Education / Schools, Law Schools
What Would You Do To Avoid Doing Homework? Would You Get Kidnapped?
Faking a kidnapping is not how adults deal with their parents... -
Bail, Biglaw, Bonuses, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Education / Schools, Job Searches, John Osborn, John Roberts, Law Schools, Magic Circle, Money, Morning Docket, Murder, Scott Rothstein, SCOTUS, Sun Microsystems, Supreme Court, Texas, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Morning Docket: 07.06.12
* Chief Justice John Roberts might “enjoy that he’s being criticized,” but that’s probably because he’ll get the chance to show his true conservative colors this fall when issues like affirmative action and same-sex marriage are before SCOTUS. [Reuters]
* Dewey know why this failed firm thinks a bankruptcy judge is going to allow it to hand out $700K in “morale” bonuses? You better believe that Judge Martin Glenn is going to tell D&L where it can (indicate). [Bankruptcy Beat / Wall Street Journal]
* It seems like attorneys at Freshfields may actually need to get some sleep, because it was the sole Magic Circle firm to report a decline in in revenue and profitability in its latest financial disclosure statements. [Financial Times (reg. req.)]
* Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. didn’t do George Zimmerman any favors when he set his bond at $1M. Watch how quickly the defense fund Zimmerman concealed from the court disappears as he struggles to post bail. [CNN]
* Whatever it takes (to count you as employed): 76% of law schools report that they’ve now changed their curriculum to include more practical skills courses in light of the dismal job market. [National Law Journal]
* Texas Christian University is expanding its graduate programs, but a law school isn’t necessarily in the works, because TCU is only interested in “programs that promote employability.” Well, sh*t, y’all. [TCU 360]
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Education / Schools, Lawsuit of the Day, Old People
Did You Read The Part of the Waiver About Masturbation?
I wouldn't waive my right to not read this woman's sexual journal...
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Non-Sequiturs, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 06.29.12.
* Katie Holmes… is free. FREEDOM. [ABC News] * The Marbury v. Madison interpretation of the Roberts health care ruling (which I noted yesterday morning) is gaining a lot of traction. [Daily Beast] * Killing me softly with taxes, killing me softly, with taxes, taking my whole life, with levies, killing me softly, with these taxes. [Going Concern] * Texas GOP Platform says that they oppose teaching critical thinking skills to children. The party says it was a typo, but given how many people can’t think themselves above 150 on the LSAT, I don’t think they have anything to worry about. [Talking Points Memo] * So, does this mean that Republicans don’t think the government can mandate ultrasounds, or what? [Huffington Post] * I was on the radio yesterday talking Obamacare with Northwestern Law professor Tonja Jacobi and SCOTUSblog’s Amy Howe. [The Afternoon Shift / WBEZ] * After the jump there is a spoken word poem about Law and Technology. That’s not a typo. Spoken. Word. Law & Tech. Don’t say I never did anything for you…. I hesitate to characterize it, other than to say I couldn’t believe that I was watching it: -
Crime, Deaths, Education / Schools, Law Schools, Murder, Video games, Violence, Weirdness
In Defense of Stephen McDaniel: A Testimonial From A Friend
A college friend of Stephen McDaniel, the Mercer Law School graduate accused of killing a former classmate and neighbor, speaks up in defense of McDaniel. -
Bail, Crime, Deaths, Education / Schools, Law Schools, Murder, Video games, Violence, Weirdness
Living With A Future Murder Defendant: Stephen McDaniel's College Roommate Tells All
What is it like to live with someone who later ends up being accused of murder? A former roommate of Stephen McDaniel describes the experience. -
Education / Schools, Texas
High Performing Truant Ruined By America
Are we helping truants, or hobbling them? -
Education / Schools, Hotties, Law Schools, Rank Stupidity
A Hottie From Down Under Sues Her School Because She Was Too Slow to Study Law
Accept responsibility for your actions, or sue? Oh, definitely sue! -
Education / Schools, Job Searches, Law Schools, Money, Student Loans
Should You Drop Out of Law School? An ATL Debate
When does it make sense to drop out of law school? -
California, Education / Schools, Kids, Lawsuit of the Day
Lawsuit of the Day: Plagiarism Doesn't Pay
Cheating is always wrong, but maybe not *that* wrong…