Israel
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.09.20
* Kanye West is facing a lawsuit for reportedly failing to pay individuals who worked on one of his performances. If true, “how could you be so heartless?” [OK Magazine]
* Lawyers representing Stephen Bannon in his criminal case moved to withdraw from the representations after Bannon seemed to suggest beheading Dr. Anthony Fauci and others. [Hill]
* A South Florida lawyer tragically died of a heart attack after collapsing during a court hearing held through Zoom. [Daily Business Review]
* President Trump is making little headway in his post-election lawsuits. [New York Times]
* A man who is accused of threatening the Attorney General of Israel claims that autocorrect is to blame. This is a creative defense. [Haaretz]
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Small Law Firms
The Land Of Israel: An Example Of The Joys And Complications Of Inheritance
With inheritance comes an obligation to act with decency and to ensure that all of our siblings are provided for and treated with respect and protection. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Constitutional Law
The Limits Of Constitutionally Guaranteed Free Association
The state possess an inherent power to encourage commerce, but how far can that power be exerted over the moral values of consumers?
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Family Law
An Entire Country Blacklists New York’s Most Famous Sperm Donor
Its government acts in a paternalistic manner toward citizens looking to grow their families through assisted reproductive technology. -
Family Law
One Country Protests For Access To Surrogacy, Another Arrests Surrogates
This area of the law is still quickly evolving in many sharply disparate directions throughout the world. -
Family Law
Tens Of Thousands Hit The Street To Protest Lack Of Access To Surrogacy. Seriously.
Hundreds of companies announced support for employees to participate in a mass strike against a discriminatory law. -
Family Law
No Cake Or Babies For You
Cross your fingers that the latest anti-LGBTQ funding bill is just an anomalous blip and that our new Justice surprises us all. -
Intellectual Property
A Return Visit To The Start-Up Nation
Israel’s culture of innovation is borne out yearly in the form of patents filed in the U.S. and worldwide. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Marijuana
Israel's Global Cannabis Dominance Will Help the U.S.
Researchers here in the U.S. are eager to run trials with high quality Israeli cannabis strains they cannot get anywhere else. -
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Family Law, Gay, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
Hopeful LGBT Parents Fight Uphill Battle In Israel
The situation regarding surrogacy rights for LGBT individuals in Israel continues to look bleak. -
Biglaw
Kasowitz Benson Loses Name Partner, Lots Of Money
The Trump administration will now have at least one "superior legal mind." -
Family Law, Health Care / Medicine, Kids
I Want To Put A Baby In You: Say Yes To The … Use Of A Deceased Son’s Sperm
In a landmark decision last month, an Israeli court ruled in favor of a couple who wanted to use sperm from their deceased son to conceive a child that they would raise.
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.04.16
* Jason Greenblatt, an NYU Law grad, is Donald Trump’s chief Israel advisor; so what if he is a real estate lawyer and has no foreign policy experience? Trump has no political experience, and now he’s the GOP standard bearer. [Politico]
* The Paul, Weiss investigation into Roger Ailes has allegedly grown in scope. [Law and More]
* Apparently you can be suspended from legal practice for sexting — well, if the sexts are unwanted and sent to a client. [Legal Profession Blog]
* A look at the Supreme Court’s historic disregard for black lives. [Huffington Post]
* An eight-member Court is really putting a crimp in SCOTUS’s style. [Empirical SCOTUS]
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Law Schools
Harvard Law Student Is Rude But Not Anti-Semitic, Say His Defenders
Oh joy, there is an update in the case of the incredibly rude Harvard Law student. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.16.15
* Is Andrews Kurth facing a possible mega-malpractice judgment? If you know more, please drop us a line. [MahanyLaw]
* Elsewhere in Texas, a UT law student stands accused of leading an intimidation campaign against a professor of Israel studies. [Legal Insurrection]
* Advice from our columnist Keith Lee on how to write an excellent legal memo. [Associate’s Mind]
* Did Michigan prosecutors pressure the state’s crime lab to falsely classify the origins of THC the lab was testing? [The Intercept]
* An interview about interviews: Richard Hsu interviews Bryan A. Garner about Professor Garner’s famous series of interviews with Supreme Court justices. [Hsu Untied]
* Does your employer offer assistance with student loan repayment as an employee benefit — and should it? [Tuition.io]
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Law Schools
NYU Law School Needs Our Help, We Oblige
Yet another law school needs assistance learning proper listserv etiquette. -
Biglaw
What's Biglaw Like In Israel? A Conversation With Attorneys from Yigal Arnon & Co.
What's it like to practice law in Israel? In some ways, law firm life in Israel is quite similar to law firm life in America. -
Courthouses, D.C. Circuit, Department of Justice, Election Law, Environment / Environmental Law, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Privacy, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 11.03.14
* Floridian women lawyers got their wish: Bad Judge, plagued by bad ratings, is getting canceled. [Daily Business Review] * A round-up of write-ups about today’s oral arguments in the Israel / Jerusalem passport case. [How Appealing] * Interesting reflections from Professor Glenn Reynolds on the controversial catcalling video. [USA Today via Instapundit] * Things are bats**t insane — literally — at this Utah courthouse. [Gawker] * The D.C. Circuit gives the EPA its way on cross-state air pollution. [Breaking Energy] * Election monitors from the Justice Department: possibly coming to a jurisdiction near you (including Bergen County, New Jersey, where I grew up). [BuzzFeed] * Can cops force suspects to use their fingerprints to unlock their cellphones? Eric Crusius and Lisa Giovinazzo debate, after the jump. [Fox News] -
Gay, International Law, Jews, Richard Posner
Organ Fail
This weekend brought news of a burgeoning overseas market in human organs. And gay eyeballs. If you can't see the connection, allow me...