Judge Frank Easterbrook
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.12.16
* Even at a conference, Judge Easterbrook can be intimidating. [Business Law Prof Blog]
* Boeing filed a patent to make air travel slight less hellish. Good luck with that. [Travel and Leisure]
* Judge plans to stick Ammon Bundy’s merry band of militia men playing terrorist out in the woods with the bill for their security… to the tune of $70,000 a day. [Raw Story]
* Josh Duggar is such a loser he is even losing discovery battles like a pro. [Radar]
* Lawyer Eric Macleish played a role in the legal battles over child abuse by Catholic priests in Boston (as recounted in the movie Spotlight). Whether he was a villain or victim in the saga is still up for debate. [Guile is Good]
* Is it possibly true that you can really discharge student loan debt in bankruptcy? [My Bank Tracker]
* If you’re goofing off by pretending to work from home, don’t give yourself away. [Daily Lawyer Tips]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.25.15
* Having trouble keeping track of all of the Supreme Court’s decisions this term? And which cases are left to decide anyway? Brush up your small talk skills with this handy, interactive SCOTUS decision tracker. [USA Today]
* You always knew that Whole Foods was a ripoff. The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs announced yesterday they are launching an investigation into the price of prepackaged foods, the agency said the chain “routinely” mispriced food sold by weight. The DCA commissioner called it the “worst case of mislabeling” the inspectors had seen in their careers. [Law360]
* Just in time for folks cramming for the bar exam to hit peak panic mode: 6 ways to doom yourself on the bar exam. [American Lawyer]
* Judge Frank Easterbrook helpfully defines the differences between a gun and a kielbasa. You know, in case you get confused before your next cookout. [National Law Journal]
* The Chicago Little League team that was stripped of its title amid allegations of cheating has filed suit against the Little League governing body to ensure that the rules of the game are fairly applied to all. [Yahoo Sports]
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Election Law, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court, Wall Street
Non-Sequiturs: 10.03.14
* Apparently, heckling Carmelo Anthony can cost you your job. [Dealbreaker] * There’s nothing the Supreme Court can do to stop cops who want to take a long time to release you from a stop, even if the Court wants to. [Simple Justice] * I think we should just ask John Roberts to tell every state precisely how they are allowed to discriminate against black voters and be done with it. Just tell us the rules so we can start the GOTV campaigns. [Election Law Blog] * Former Manhattan Assemblywoman Gabriela Rosa gets a year in jail for purchasing a sham marriage to gain citizenship. The “for citizenship” part is what got her, because lots of politicians are in sham marriages. [Journal News] * Judge Frank Easterbrook thinks that the new proposed length limit for appellate briefs is too short. Verbose litigators everywhere, rejoice. [How Appealing] * I thought “spoofing” was bad for the market, but Matt Levine says cracking down on spoofing “helps” high-frequency traders, who I also think are bad for the market. You know why I’m not an SEC lawyer? Prosecuting people based on them being “bad” becomes untenable when everybody involved is rich. [Bloomberg View]
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7th Circuit, Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Contempt, Federal Judges, Frank Easterbrook, Lawyer of the Day, Legal Ethics, Litigators, SCOTUS, Screw-Ups, Supreme Court
Benchslap Of The Day: You Won't Like Judge Easterbrook When He's Mad
How often can you get benchslapped before you get disbarred? One lawyer's trying to find out. -
7th Circuit, Federal Judges, Frank Easterbrook, Harvard, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Different Worlds
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch returns after a winter hiatus. Let's check out three noteworthy couples from the colder months. -
11th Circuit, 4th Circuit, 7th Circuit, Bankruptcy, BARBRI, Career Alternatives, Disability Law, Drugs, Frank Easterbrook, Law Professors, Law Schools, Marijuana, Non-Sequiturs, Paralegals, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 04.12.13
* The Dukes of Hazzard and Braveheart cited in the Eleventh Circuit. Other circuits, the gauntlet has been thrown down. [Volokh Conspiracy] * Dave’s not here, man. Probably not the smartest stoner on the planet. [Lowering the Bar] * Former Skadden attorney loses her appeal claiming that insomnia constituted a disability. It’s a setback for her, but nothing worth losing sleep over. [National Law Journal] * The Second Circuit agreed with every other court that heard the motion and denied the effort to recuse Magistrate Judge Peck from the Da Silva Moore predictive coding case. [IT-Lex] * Maybe it’s time for law professors to get off their duffs and try helping out their unemployed students directly. [Concurring Opinions] * Judge Easterbrook allows a $25K student-loan discharge for a ‘destitute’ paralegal. The educational-industrial complex is not going to sit still for this. [ABA Journal] * Saira Rao, of Chambermaid (affiliate link) fame, has a new publishing venture — check it out. [Kickstarter] * Oh, BARBRI. What’s the Matter with Kansas, indeed (after the jump)…. * Posted previously on Facebook (now pulled): -
7th Circuit, Federal Judges, Frank Easterbrook, Old People, Romance and Dating, Weddings
Judges in Love: Three Seventh Circuit Judges Getting Married
Who are the three judges? Hint: one of them is a longtime bachelor.... -
Clerkships, Federal Judges, Frank Easterbrook, Job Searches
Rejection Letter Potpourri: It's Not You, It's Me, And How Many Awesome People Want To Work For Me
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7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Frank Easterbrook, Guns / Firearms, Technology
Benchslap of the Day: You Were Late for a Very Important Date, Deal with It
This plaintiff learns a hard lesson in blown deadlines... -
7th Circuit, Frank Easterbrook, In-House Counsel, Litigators, Practice Pointers
Inside Straight: Breakfast With Easterbrook
Litigators, how should you NOT open a brief? -
7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Frank Easterbrook, Practice Pointers, R. Ted Cruz, Screw-Ups
Benchslap of the Day: Judge Easterbrook Benchslaps Biglaw
Lately the Seventh Circuit has been laying down its pimp hand. Biglaw just got a big benchslap -- from none other than Chief Judge Easterbrook. Which firm incurred His Honor's wrath, and for what alleged infraction? -
Federal Judges, Frank Easterbrook, In-House Counsel, Litigators
Inside Straight: Institutionalizing Mediocrity
Here’s my thesis: We create rules to hedge against ineptitude, and we thus institutionalize mediocrity. Here are the examples. First, someone — the Administrative Office of the Courts? God? — creates rules to hedge against incomprehensible judicial opinions, and we thus discourage judges from writing exceptional opinions. When new federal appellate judges attend what is […] -
7th Circuit, Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Frank Easterbrook, Legal Ethics, Quote of the Day
Quote(s) of the Day: Oh, professionalism is overrated.(Or: Mess with the Easterbrook, you get the horns.)
Greco is a menace to his clients and a scofflaw with respect to appellate procedure. The district court may wish to consider whether he should remain a member of its bar. Would-be clients should consider how Greco has treated [his clients] Lee, Washington, and Moore. — Chief Judge Frank Easterbrook of the Seventh Circuit, benchslapping […]
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7th Circuit, 9th Circuit, Clerkships, Federal Judges, Frank Easterbrook, Old People
What Is To Be Done About Super-Old Judges?
When I clerked on the Ninth Circuit years ago, one of the judges on the court at the time was extremely old — and didn’t seem very “with it.” His law clerks seemed to take on a large amount of responsibility. One of his clerks that year, a law school classmate of mine I’ll call […]