Food
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Bankruptcy, Depositions, Federal Judges, Food, iPhone, Law Professors, Morning Docket, Murder, Old People
Morning Docket: 10.06.11
* With about 90 vacancies in the federal court system, the Senate approved six for judgeships, including Judge John Roll’s replacement. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight] * $400 per wasted hour? That’s not what you’re paying your lawyer. That’s what he’s paying in sanctions for futzing around during depositions. [Daily Business Review] * Texas Roadhouse: […]
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Department of Justice, Food, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Non-Sequiturs, Technology, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Non-Sequiturs: 05.20.11
* I’m not alone in arguing for apprenticeships in the world of legal education. On the other side of the pond, Chris Ashford likes the idea too. [The Lawyer] * Speaking of legal education, “Some Things Are Funny in Law School.” [Only in Law School] * Congratulations to Mike Sacks — founder of First One […] - Sponsored
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Food, Pro Bono, Ridiculousness
Fordham University: Teaching Kids How to Ignore the Homeless, One Beet or Carrot at a Time
Michael Zimmerman, a 3L at Fordham Law, founded a farm-share program called Farm to Fordham. Amazingly, we're not talking about a Facebook program. Zimmerman did this in real life. For a small fee each semester, students, faculty, and staff were able to purchase a share of fresh produce from a farm in central New York. Nearly 100 pounds of vegetables were donated to a local soup kitchen with every delivery. This sounds like a wonderful program, right? That's probably why Fordham University decided to shut it down....
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Affirmative Action, Biglaw, Crime, Food, Health Care / Medicine, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Murder, Racism, SCOTUS, Utah
Morning Docket: 09.14.11
* With yesterday’s decision from Pennsylvania, the game is now tied for Obamacare at the federal district court level. Come on, SCOTUS, just grant someone certiorari already. [Bloomberg] * Keep this in mind if you’re applying to law school this year: if you’re white, it ain’t aight. Who knew that there could be “anti-white bias” […]
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American Bar Association / ABA, Antitrust, Crime, Deaths, Fast Food, Fat People, Food, Job Searches, Law Schools, Mergers and Acquisitions, Money, Morning Docket, Murder, SCOTUS, Technology
Morning Docket: 09.12.11
* In November, the Supreme Court will decide whether our Fourth Amendment rights come subject to advances in technology. I, for one, welcome our new Orwellian overlords. [New York Times] * What do you get when two wireless carriers with craptastic coverage and service that goes down more than a porn star have plans to […]
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9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, California, Exercise, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Food, New Jersey
A Heartwarming Story -- Plus Diet Tips! -- From Judge Alex Kozinski
Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit continues to provide us with awesome anecdotes. Our latest law-related tale about Chief Judge Kozinski has practical ramifications. California lawyers, you should keep reading; you never know when this knowledge might come in handy. Also handy: diet tips from His Honor, who has dropped quite a bit of weight lately.... -
Career Alternatives, Fast Food, Food, Job Searches, Law Schools, Temple University, James E. Beasley Law
Temple Law Wants Its Alumni to Work on a 'Lunch Truch'
As it turns out, working at a cupcake truck can be a lucrative career. In the past, we've profiled several successful lawyers with mobile cupcakeries. And Temple Law School has apparently caught on to the fact that a lawyer can rake in the dough as a baker, so they've posted an exciting job opportunity on their Career Planning Manager. Let's see what's cooking.... -
Adoption, Bad Ideas, Food, Kids, Ridiculousness, Women's Issues
Hot Sauce Is for Eating, Not for Disciplining Your Kids
Sometimes kids can be really annoying and behave really badly. Luckily for my parents, I was a little bit of both when I was younger. After throwing a spare rib at someone’s head in a Chinese restaurant, my parents didn’t take me out to dinner with them for months. After throwing a puzzle at the […] - Sponsored
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Facebook, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 08.19.11
* Germany essentially outlaws the “like” button on Facebook. Really, why did we let them reunify? Did we all honestly think that was a good idea? [BuzzMachine] * West Memphis Three could be getting out of jail. Umm… hide yo’ kids, hide yo’ wife? [WSJ Law Blog] * Is an MBA just as bad of […] -
ACLU, Breasts, Education / Schools, Feminism, Food, Gender, Kids, Women's Issues
Udderly Deplorable
Heather Burgbacher has filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming that she was fired from her job as a teacher because she had to leave the classroom to pump breast milk. Read on to get the details.... -
Bernie Madoff, Biglaw, Food, Kasowitz Benson, Money, Morning Docket, Racism, Shoes
Morning Docket: 08.17.11
* The tried and true accounting method of finders keepers, losers weepers prevailed in an appeals court win for Irving Picard in the Madoff case. [Bloomberg] * Why in the world did you think it would be a good idea to file a $77M lawsuit against Kasowitz Benson? Are you out of your “superior legal […]
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California, Celebrities, Food, Football, Jews, Money, Morning Docket, Rap, Religion
Morning Docket: 08.15.11
* What kind of a lawyer can’t spot a Nigerian scammer before being bilked out of millions? If you fell for that, please hit me up. I have a bridge I’d like to sell you. [Washington Post] * Will Juliette Youngblood, the self-proclaimed “luckiest girl in the world,” still feel the same way if her […]
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Craigslist, Food, Law Professors, Law Schools, Securities and Exchange Commission, Sex Scandals, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 08.12.11
* The Kardashians may be “America’s rightful overlords,” as Marin so memorably put it, but even they must respect intellectual-property laws. [Fashionista] * Congratulations to the Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40 (class of 2011). Perhaps you know some of the inductees? [National LGBT Bar Association] * In less cheerful LGBT news… another day, another Republican […]
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American Bar Association / ABA, Cellphones, Fabulosity, Fast Food, Food, Gay, Gay Marriage, Law Schools, Nauseating Things, Non-Sequiturs, Police, Privacy, Technology, Television, Texas
Non-Sequiturs: 08.10.11
* Should the police be able to use mobile-phone location data in order to locate a charged defendant? Kash reports on a recent decision. [Not-So Private Parts / Forbes] * More importantly, should Bert and Ernie of Sesame Street get “gay married”? [Althouse] * The ABA takes a lot of blame for the inadequacy of […] -
Bad Ideas, Food, Holy Crap, Lawsuit of the Day, Nauseating Things, Ridiculousness
Lawsuit of the Day: A Sushi Roll with 'Special Sauce'
Late one night in the summer of 2008, Susan Deprado had a craving for sushi. But after taking a bite, Deprado knew something was fishy. Read on to find out about the "special sauce" that made her sue.... -
Fast Food, Food, Football, Sports
A Strip Search Over a Chicken Sandwich at Georgia Tech?
All Georgia Tech alum Mary Clayton wanted to do before the football game was eat some Chick-Fil-A, so she tried to enter the stadium with a chicken sandwich in hand. And what started for Clayton as a game to remember turned into a day she'd like to forget, due to an alleged sandwich security strip search.... -
Food, Jury Duty
New Way To Get Out of Jury Duty: Order Lots and Lots of Food
Yes, they have laws in tropical paradises in the Caribbean. And trials. And sometimes those trials requires a jury of peers to sit in judgment. But it turns out that island jurors are no more happy to be locked inside in a boring courtroom than we are here on the mainland. Apparently, one jury in […] -
Airplanes / Aviation, Bankruptcy, Fast Food, Food, Hair, Howrey LLP, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.29.11
* I’m flying this weekend for the first time in over a year (it couldn’t be avoided). I’ll need to brush up on what rights I still retain during air travel. As long as I acknowledge TSA’s droit du seigneur to my wife, I’m allowed to carry an unopened water bottle on board, right? [Legal […] -
Food, Media and Journalism, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Violence
Somebody Always Brings Pie
We haven’t really been covering the News Corp. / News of the World scandal because I want to be invited on to Fox News again (j/k). Whether or not Rupert Murdoch or his company broke various U.K. laws is not something we’ve looked at in depth. And we’ll not look at it in depth here. […] -
Career Alternatives, Food, Job Searches, Law Schools
Career Alternatives for Attorneys: Peddling Popsicles
When faced with a job that isn’t making you happy, sometimes creativity is necessary in order to escape. Because hey, not everyone can enjoy courtroom glory like that of Jose Baez, knight in shining armor for Casey Anthony. And so, for these people, there are many career alternatives to choose from. We’ve written previously about […]