iPhone
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.22.20
* If you have an older iPhone, you may be entitled to $25, since Apple is accused of intentionally slowing down the performance of outdated phones without notifying customers. Just don’t spend your $25 all in one place… [NBC News]
* Counsel for Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell are asking for a gag order over attorneys involved with her criminal case. [Seattle Times]
* Several Fox News hosts are accused of sexual misconduct in a new lawsuit. [Vulture]
* Authorities are investigating whether the anti-feminist lawyer accused of killing the son of federal judge Esther Salas was also involved in the killing of a men’s rights lawyer in California earlier this month. [AP]
* Burger King has successfully moved to dismiss a lawsuit claiming that the fast food chain deceived customers into thinking it used different cooking surfaces for its vegan offerings. If they claimed the food was kosher, there might have been a different result… [Reuters]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.14.20
* The Attorney General has asked Apple to unlock iPhones belonging to a Pensacola, Florida navy base shooter. [Engadget]
* A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed relating to a 2019 boat fire that resulted in 34 deaths. [ABC News]
* Former UN Ambassador Samantha Power had a unique path to Harvard Law School. [Coverage Opinion]
* The Florida Bar is seeking to disbar a lawyer who cleared out his attorney trust accounts and left his clients in the lurch. [ABC News]
* The Supreme Court has declined to review a “free the nipple” case concerning women who were arrested for showing their nipples in public even though men may freely do so. The record in this case must be very interesting. [The Hill]
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Technology, Women's Issues
Siri Thinks More Women Should Be Judges
In courts of emoji law, all judges are apparently women.
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Technology
alt.legal: What Stops Lawyers From Using Macs At Work?
If the iPhone crossed over into enterprise, why not the MacBook? -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Technology
Thank You, Mr. President, For My $379 Speedier, More Secure Office On The Go
The increased assault on privacy at the border is a wake-up call for lawyers on cybersecurity. -
Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Technology
Speech-To-Text Dictation For Lawyers: What You Need To Know
Digital dictation is a great efficiency driver, and there are many technological options for lawyers seeking to use it. -
Cellphones, Technology
ABA Tech Survey Reveals Lawyers' Favorite Mobile Apps And Phones
Lawyers love their iPhones, as well as Westlaw, Fastcase, and Lexis Advance. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues
9 Tips For Client Meetings
Important advice from Biglaw partner turned in-house counsel Mark Herrmann on client relations. - Sponsored
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.29.16
* Legal showdown averted (for now): the feds were able to access the data on the San Bernardino shooter’s iPhone without any help from Apple. [Washington Post]
* A Harvard Law School grad stands accused of a $95 million fraud scheme — yikes. We’ll have more on this later. [ABA Journal]
* Does a sentencing delay violate the Sixth Amendment right to a speedy trial? Some on SCOTUS seem skeptical. [How Appealing]
* Georgia Governor Nathan Deal announces his intention to veto the Free Exercise Protection Act, which critics claimed would have protected discrimination as a form of religious liberty. [New York Times]
* Hillary Clinton takes Republicans to task for their handling of the current Supreme Court vacancy. [Wisconsin State Journal via How Appealing]
* Some thoughts from Professor Noah Feldman on the recent Seventh Circuit ruling about the use of form contracts on the internet (which nobody reads). [Bloomberg View]
* Save money (on taxes), live better: a federal judge strikes down a tax levied by Puerto Rico on mega-retailer Wal-Mart. [Reuters]
* The Bracewell law firm, now sans Giuliani, elects Gregory Bopp as its new managing partner. [Texas Lawyer]
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Technology
Encryption, Backdoors, And The All Writs Act Explained By John Oliver
The Last Week Tonight host tackles Apple's clash with the government over iPhone security with trademark wit. -
Privacy, Technology
We Read Apple's 65-Page Filing Calling B.S. On The D.O.J., So You Don't Have To
Apple lays out the battle lines in its bout with the federal government over privacy, law enforcement, national security, and hacking. -
Federal Judges, Technology
The Epic Tale Of Judge Moss And His iPhone
The distance one Federal Judge will go to for his iPhone...
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In-House Counsel, Technology
Your Client is Hacked and Personal Information is Leaked Online – Now What?
You are general counsel to a company, and your CEO steps into your office, clutching his iPhone in one hand and wiping sweat from his brow with the other, and tells you that a compromising photograph of him was stolen from his phone and posted online. You start thinking not if, but when, shareholders will discover this embarrassment, how much it will cost the company and what legal action to take. -
Cellphones, iPhone, Technology
What Is The Best Phone For Lawyers: iPhone 6 Plus Or Note 4?
Which kind of a phone would you rather use as a lawyer? -
Document Review, Sponsored Content, Technology
Are You Smarter Than A Paralegal?
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Crime, Football, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Patents, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 08.14.14
* A murder suspect grabbed his phone and asked Siri to help him dispose of a dead body. I’ll bet Siri gave him s**tty directions on doing that, too. [USA Today] * Criminal defeated by the same dastardly device that plagued a famous Far Side cartoon. [Lowering the Bar] * Congratulations to Brooklyn Law School’s BLIP clinic for successfully fighting off a patent troll. How’s that for practical law school experience! [Medium] * “As long as there is demonstrated interest and commitment by sufficiently financed local owners and a dedicated, passionate local fan base, leagues prefer not to move teams.” So says Buffalo Law professor Nellie Drew. Shhh. Don’t tell her about where the Baltimore Ravens came from, it would break her heart. [University of Buffalo] * We get more worked up about law students charged with crimes. Like murder and arson. I mean, obviously Above the Law does because that’s part of our beat, but I mean “we” as in everybody. Why is that? [Law and More] * Avvo just released a new iPhone app for lawyers. Among the new features is an opportunity to be alerted as soon as a question in your practice area is asked. [Avvo] * Ha. This cartoon. [Twitter] * After a two-year absence, we welcome VC Deal Lawyer back to blogging! [VC Deal Lawyer] -
Intellectual Property
A Window into the Future for Apple’s Trade Dress?
A few weeks back, Steve discussed Apple’s recent applications to register a trio of non-verbal trademarks. Spoiler alert: This post contains the USPTO’s ultimate decision regarding the registrability of the design and layout of various application icons as part of a computer operating system, using rectangular geometric figures in rows. However, it isn’t a spoiler for Apple’s applications referenced above (those applications have yet to be assigned to an examining attorney). No, instead, I’m referring to a since-abandoned application that provides some interesting contrast with Apple’s applications. In 2012, Microsoft filed an intent-to-use application for the mark shown below: -
Blackberry-Crackberry, Cellphones, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Technology
Cicero On Being More Than Just A Lawyer
It’s easy to get caught up in the day-to-day life of a lawyer. And the longer you are a lawyer, the more it will come to define you – if you let it. But it is a limiting definition, even for the best and brightest of lawyers. Take Marcus Tullius Cicero, likely the most famous lawyer in history. […] -
Cellphones, Constitutional Law, Politics, Privacy, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Technology
NSA Surveillance In 2013: The Year Of Vindicated Political Paranoia
What is the real tragedy of 2013’s mass surveillance revelations? Some thoughts from conservative columnist Tamara Tabo.