Exercise
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Small Law Firms
More Law Firm Offices Should Have Gyms
Some lawyers and staff will head into the office more if offices had gyms since they can 'kill two birds with one stone' by going to work and exercising. -
Intellectual Property
Rowing Toward An Injunction?
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Courts
Coronavirus Can't Stop Ruth Bader Ginsburg From Hitting The Gym
The Notorious RBG is notorious for a reason.
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Courts
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Is A Beast In The Gym
The 85-year-old justice gets absolutely notorious in the gym. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.01.18
* Should a robot run the Federal Reserve? Passive monetary policy has its virtues, according to law professor Max Raskin. [Wall Street Journal]
* Which methods of statutory interpretation are most popular the Supreme Court these days? Adam Feldman breaks it down. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Recalling judges just because we don’t like their decisions? Joel Cohen has some serious concerns. [The Hill]
* New at business development and seeking to grow your business? Deborah Farone, former chief marketing officer at Cravath and Debevoise, offers these insights. [The Current]
* “What Happens When the Government Lies About You in Court? Spoiler alert: Absolutely nothing.” [Weekly Standard]
* Prosecutorial perk: a free gym membership? Maybe if you work for South Carolina prosecutor Dan Johnson. [The State]
* Quite possibly the largest list of DWI facts on the planet. [Versus Texas]
* Saira Rao, former Cleary Gottlieb associate and author of the clerkship novel Chambermaid (affiliate link), is running for Congress — and coming to New York this month, for an event with actress Jill Kargman of Odd Mom Out. [Saira for Congress]
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Television
Stephen Colbert Can't Handle Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Workout Routine
The 85-year-old justice gets absolutely notorious in the gym. -
Exercise, Food
What Happened When This Lawyer Signed Up For One Of Those Health And Fitness Programs People Try To Sell You On Facebook
The verdict? It was a fun program, but be wary of all the auto-renewal language. -
Exercise, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Bader Ginsburg: America's Most Notorious Fitness Guru
Do you dare to complete the RBG workout? - Sponsored
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.05.17
* The Supreme Court has a few options when it comes to President Trump’s travel ban. The justices can grant or deny certiorari to hear the case, or grant or deny a stay on lower court rulings blocking various aspects of the ban. Either way, this case could become moot before it’s ever heard. [New York Times]
* Meanwhile, the man who’s the worst client in the universe lashed out at Justice Department lawyers this morning in a series of Tweets, demanding that the travel ban be referred to as a travel ban instead of the “watered down, politically correct version they submitted to [SCOTUS].” Congrats on undermining your case! [New York Times]
* Get your popcorn ready, because according to two senior administration officials, President Trump will reportedly not be invoking executive privilege to block former FBI director James Comey from testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee later this week in the ongoing Russia probe. [The Hill]
* During a speaking engagement at Harvard, the Supreme Court’s freshman, Justice Neil Gorsuch, recounted the time he met Sandy, the dean of Oxford’s naked sex doll, who was dressed in only a boa. Although she could be counted on for answers, Gorsuch said she didn’t provide him with any. [Washington Post]
* Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will soon be the star of her very own fitness book. Co-authored by her longtime trainer Bryant Johnson and illustrator Patrick Welsh, “The RBG Workout: How She Stays Strong … and You Can Too!” (affiliate link) will be out the first week of October Term 2017. [Associated Press]
* Womble Carlyle is entering into a transatlantic merger with British firm Bond Dickinson to become Womble Bond Dickinson. The combined firm will have about 1,080 lawyers across 23 offices, with revenues exceeding $410 million. A spokesperson claims the tie-up will not result in layoffs. [News & Observer]
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Canada, Exercise, Sports
O Canada: I Go North Of The Border To Try The Sport Of Curling
Welcome to an unfamiliar world involving ice, and brooms, and shoe condoms. -
Biglaw, Exercise
The Personal Trainer Who Whips Biglaw Attorneys Into Shape
Lawyers are 12(b)(6)ing their flab thanks to this guy. -
Boutique Law Firms, Exercise, Small Law Firms
Test Case: Marathon Woman -- I Signed Up To Walk/Jog 26.2 Miles, And My Feet Literally Exploded
Did columnist Allison Peryea manage to finish the race? -
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Supreme Court
The Future Of The Supreme Court Rests On One Person's Shoulders
It probably isn't who you are thinking of... -
Boutique Law Firms, Exercise, Small Law Firms
Test Case: Can I Run A Half Marathon Without Training, Music, Or Crying?
As we get older and busier, we stop thinking about what we are capable of and start coming up with excuses. -
Boutique Law Firms, Exercise, Small Law Firms
Test Case: Bringing Sexy Back? A Partner Gives Pole Dancing A Chance.
A partner decides that it's time to bring sexy back (and not just on Halloween). -
Boutique Law Firms, Litigators, Small Law Firms
Trying Cases Is Physical Work
You work your brain as a lawyer, but you work your body, too—or you should, if you want to win. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.08.16
* Does the future of transgender rights go through the Supreme Court? [Constitution Daily]
* There’s been a lot of chatter about it, but what do the rules say about the scenario of Donald Trump dropping out of the presidential race? [WSJ Law Blog]
* The Olympics is great fun for nationalism, but there is a dark side behind it, as Professor Ilya Somin explains. Here is one idea to do away with that. [Volokh Conspiracy]
* The latest on what went on behind closed doors at Fox during Roger Ailes’s reign. [Law and More]
* In-house lawyer Suleen Lee, general counsel to The Barre Code, gives new meaning to “character and fitness.” [Chicago Lawyer]
* Law professors in defense of the working legal standard in campus rape cases. [Huffington Post]
* Shearman & Sterling partner Richard Hsu interviews leading legal journalist Jeffrey Toobin, author of the new book American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes and Trial of Patty Hearst (affiliate link). [Hsu Untied]
* And Randy Maniloff of Coverage Opinions interviews legendary law professor Arthur Miller. [Law.com]
* Congrats to Orrick’s D.C. associates on more than doubling their contribution to Legal Aid’s Generous Associates Campaign this year! [Orrick]
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Exercise, Small Law Firms
Test Case: The 18-Mile Enchantments Hike Was Among The Most Painful Experiences Of My Life. Can I Face It Again?
Six years ago, my best friend Brenna convinced me to thru-hike the Enchantments, a steep 18-mile trek in North Central Washington, which I hiked with a right leg that refused to bend during the final eight miles. It was one of the most physically painful experiences of my life, both because my knee felt like […] -
Exercise, Running
Lawyer Qualifies For Olympics, Worries About Taking Time Off From Law Firm
He'll compete in the Rio Olympics on August 21. Congratulations!