Federal Prosecutors
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Crime
Have Prosecutors Stolen Defense Work Product For Years?
A potentially egregious abuse of the criminal justice system. - Sponsored
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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U.S. Attorneys Offices, White-Collar Crime
Negotiating Is Not a Crime
The government's epic fail: trying to jail someone for basic negotiation...
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Movies, U.S. Attorneys Offices
'My Cousin Vinny' Teaches You What You Need To Know About Being A Lawyer
My Cousin Vinny is more than just a funny movie. -
Social Media, Technology, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Preet Bharara Is Now A Twitter Star
Twitter's latest sensation is just trying to do his job. -
Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, U.S. Attorneys Offices
And This Is Why God Made Appellate Lawyers
Justice Alito shows his sense of humor. -
Job Searches, White-Collar Crime
Life After Being An AUSA
The job prospects of a "former federal prosecutor" aren't as glided as you might expect. -
9th Circuit, Videos, YouTube
O-M-G, Your Honors! 'Valley Girl' Prosecutor Pleases The Court
If this doesn't end the argument in favor of cameras in the courtroom, then nothing will. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Email Scandals, Pets, Reader Polls, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Prosecutor's Pooch Spawns Epic Email Bitchfest
A prosecutor brings his dog into the office on the weekend. An amusing email exchange ensues. -
White-Collar Crime
The Crimes of the Century
How much has the federal government overcriminalized behavior? You won't believe it... -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.18.15
* An Ohio attorney was charged with making bomb threats at two state courthouses, but only after he was indicted for allegedly making bomb threats at a third courthouse. Wow, it’s almost like this guy didn’t do his
homeworkmotions or something. [Northeast Ohio Media Group]* Loretta Lynch, our would-be replacement for Eric Holder as attorney general, still hasn’t been able to get confirmed, and the delay — which is being blamed on our Senate Majority Leader’s “inept leadership” — is now being referred to as “unconscionable.” Lovely. [CNN]
* What’s happening at #ATLConverge today? Check out our Twitter feed! [Converge]
* Earlier this week, Morgan Lewis combined with Singapore firm Stamford Law Corp. Effective April 1, ML&B will become one of the largest Biglaw firms in the world, rivaled only by the likes of Baker & McKenzie and Dacheng Dentons. [Philadelphia Inquirer]
* More federal prosecutors are stepping down from their jobs and returning to their former Biglaw homes in private practice. Once you realize government work is a giant revolving door, soon enough, it’ll be your turn to leave. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg]
* If you’re still making a decision about which law schools to apply to, you can use the U.S. News rankings to help yourself. In the alternative, you can use the ATL Top 50 rankings to see if you’ll be able to get a job after graduation. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]
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Department of Justice, Federal Judges, Gender, Pregnancy / Paternity, S.D.N.Y., U.S. Attorneys Offices, Women's Issues
Pregnant Lawyer 'Shouted At And Insulted' Over Request For Trial Delay
Basic human courtesy gets tossed to the wind when women lawyers become pregnant. -
Books, Crime, Jeffrey Toobin, Murder, New Yorker, Quote of the Day, Scott Turow
A Prosecutor's Perspective
What did Scott Turow's time as a prosecutor teach him?
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9th Circuit, Barry Bonds, Baseball, Federal Judges, Quote of the Day
Government Striking Out In Barry Bonds Case
The Ninth Circuit did not have much sympathy for federal prosecutors. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Lateral Moves, Litigators, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Trials
Pinning Your Partners: 3 Ideas For Ensuring That Your Firm Treats You Fairly
Short of bringing in all your firm's business, what can you do to cause the firm to treat you right? A former Biglaw partner offers his advice. -
Constitutional Law, Crime, George J. Terwilliger III, Guns / Firearms, Murder
James Brady Death Ruled Homicide 33 Years Later -- Are You Impressed Now Jodie Foster?
Can a death three decades after a shooting open the door to a murder prosecution? -
Crime, Quote of the Day, Technology, U.S. Attorneys Offices
With Prosecutorial Power Comes Great Responsibility
What's it like to work as a federal prosecutor focused on cybercrime? -
Alex Kozinski, Attorney Misconduct, Books, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics, White-Collar Crime
Prosecutors Run Amok: An Interview With Sidney Powell, Author Of Licensed To Lie
What can be done to address the growing problem of prosecutorial misconduct? -
1st Circuit, American Bar Association / ABA, Asians, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, California, Judicial Nominations, Jury Duty, Law Professors, Malpractice, Morning Docket, Politics, S.D.N.Y., Technology, Trials
Morning Docket: 05.06.14
* U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara wants to know more about why Governor Andrew Cuomo shut down an anticorruption commission. [New York Times]
* The ABA weighs in on the “unfinished business” controversy affecting bankrupt law firms, their lawyers, and their clients. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Better late than never: students and professors at UC Davis Law are pushing for the posthumous admission to the California bar of Hong Yeng Chang, who was denied a law license in 1890 solely because of his Chinese heritage. [Associated Press; South China Morning Post]
* Speaking of late, a robber sent to prison 13 years late because of a clerical error just got released. [ABA Journal]
* Drones could claim another victim: the First Circuit nomination of Harvard law professor David Barron. [How Appealing]
* Who still wants a landline phone? The jury foreman in the latest Apple-Samsung battle, who is sick and tired of cellphones after the month-long trial. [The Recorder (sub. req.)]
* Not such a Great Adventure: “Cadwalader To Pay $17M In Six Flags Malpractice Fight.” [Law360 (sub. req.)]
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Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Partner Issues, S.D.N.Y., Securities and Exchange Commission, U.S. Attorneys Offices, White-Collar Crime
Dewey Know Why The D.A., And Not The U.S.A.O., Is Going After Folks From This Former Firm?
Brainstorming some reasons why these charges were brought by the D.A. and not the U.S. Attorney.