French
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Pictures, Privacy, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Judge Orders Tabloid to Hand Over Topless Kate Middleton Pics; Rest of Internet Laughs and Right-Clicks 'Save Image As'
Kate MIddleton wins a French court ruling protecting the privacy of those topless sunbathing photos. -
Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexual Harassment
No Diplomatic Immunity, Even For Allegedly Horny Frenchmen
A judge ruled on Dominique Strauss-Kahn's plea for diplomatic immunity. What was the ruling? - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
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Crime, Fame Brief, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals
Fame Brief: The Busy Lawyer's Guide to 'Aggravated Pimping'
DSK’s most recent charge raises an important issue: What is aggravated pimping? And if pimpin ain't easy, isn’t all pimping “aggravated pimping?”
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Biglaw, Blackberry-Crackberry, Election 2012, Food, Insider Trading, iPhone, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Nauseating Things, Politics, Rape, Sentencing Law, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 10.14.11
* Members of the Occupy Wall Street brigade were allowed to continue to be dirty hippies living in a park without toilets this morning. So fresh and so clean! OMG, yippee! [Wall Street Journal] * French prosecutors have dropped another yet another rape charge lodged against Dominique Strauss-Kahn. Seriously? It looks like nothing sticks to […]
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Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Sex, Sex Scandals
Putting the 'French' in 'Kiss': Man Sued By Ex-Wife Over Lack of Sex
Apparently the French aren't such great lovers anymore. A 2010 poll found that 76% of people surveyed were having relationship problems due to a poor sex life. And it seems that a poor sex life was what brought about a divorce between Jean-Louis B. and Monique, a middle-aged French couple. But after enduring 21 years of a near sexless marriage, a divorce was simply not enough. Mrs. B. wanted to be compensated for the lack of sexual rendezvous with her ex-husband, so she sued him for it.... -
Billable Hours, Hair, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.17.11
* I’m sure the soon-to-be first-year associates out there could use this guide on who to bill their hours to. [Going Concern] * Everybody has advice for when lawyers should step back and remain calm. When is the appropriate time for lawyers to freak out, start screaming and pounding things, and run around saying “we’re […] -
Harvard, Law Schools, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Weirdness
Voulez Vous Coucher Avec Stephen Breyer?
Oh that wacky Justice Breyer. He's going up to Harvard Law School to deliver a speech... entirely in French! -
Politics, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexism
Things Fall Apart: Now Starring Dominique Strauss-Kahn
Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to be the key witness in a sexual misconduct scandal involving a rich and powerful Frenchman. After you are savaged in the international press, be prepared for the prosecutor handling the case to abandon you. From the New York Times: Dominique Strauss-Kahn was released from house […]
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