Judge Judy
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.07.22
* A fig leaf or a Trojan Horse? McConnell backing an election law change has a few people confused. [The Hill]
* And a 1 and a 2! Utah has to figure out how they are going to deal with armed protesters. [Deseret News]
* The judge from the highest court (of our childhoods) creates a $5M scholarship to help women succeed in law. [Law.com]
* The legal aftermath of the men who lynched Ahmaud Arbery continues — the length of their sentencing and a potential death penalty are still on the table. [CNN]
* UNLV Law is going to keep some of their courses online for the semester. Will other schools follow suit? [FOX News]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.14.21
* Judge Judy claims that expanding the Supreme Court is a “dumb idea.” Maybe she would change her mind if the Supremes televised their arguments… [Hill]
* A Virginia woman has been arrested for allegedly posing as a lawyer. [NBC News]
* An Australian man has filed a lawsuit claiming that he invented Bitcoin. Strange, assumed Elon Musk invented it… [Reuters]
* A lawyer alleged at a hearing earlier this week that Jeff Lowe of Tiger King fame would purportedly be willing to give up big cats. [Chicago Tribune]
* A topless, passed-out Florida woman who was found behind the wheel of a car purportedly still asked for a lawyer before failing a field sobriety test. What a Florida story. [Fox News]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.07.20
* A New Jersey jury awarded $750 ,illion against Johnson & Johnson in a contaminated talc lawsuit. That’s a lot of cheddar. [Reuters]
* Speaking of cheddar, Judge Judy has an annual salary of $47 million, and a few different parties are fighting over the profits of her popular show. [Fox News]
* A lawyer argued that plea deals are unconstitutional, and now prosecutors allegedly won’t negotiate with her. Perhaps that too is unconstitutional? [Washington Post]
* The California senate has settled a retaliation lawsuit filed by an ex-staffer of a state senator. [Los Angeles Times]
* A man who has fought a Florida city all the way to the Supreme Court twice, and won both times, has finally received an $875,000 settlement. [ABC News]
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Pets, Television
Judge Judy Allows Dog To Decide Animal Custody Case For Her
The defendant in this case was really barking up the wrong tree. -
Biglaw, Canada, Law School Deans, Law Schools, LSAT, Morning Docket, Rankings, U.S. News
Morning Docket: 03.13.14
* According to a confidential report from Deloitte, another major firm is set to follow in Heenan Blaikie’s footsteps within the next year. The sheer number of “sorries” after another Canadian Biglaw collapse would be simply terrifying. [Legal Post]
* Dean Demleitner of Washington & Lee Law doesn’t think its 3L reform program is to blame for its decline in rank. It’ll “take five to 10 years for the benefits of the program to become apparent.” Oh, that’s great… for the Class of 2023. [Fortune]
* Here’s another look at the U.S. News rankings. Compare Nebraska and Hofstra. One shot up in rank and tuition increased slightly. The other sank like a stone and tuition skyrocketed. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* For the first time in years, the number of LSAT test takers has increased by a whole 1.1 percent year over year. We can guarantee law schools will fight to the death to enroll those 213 students. [LSAT Blog]
* Judge Judy has never sued anyone, but now she’s suing a personal injury firm for using her picture in its ads. Damages recovered will be donated to scholarships for women. Classy lady. [New York Daily News]
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Fabulosity, Judicial Divas, Lawyerly Lairs, Money, Real Estate, Reality TV, Television
Lawyerly Lairs: Judge Judy Parts With Pricey Pied-à-Terre
So many millions, so few bedrooms.... -
Quote of the Day, Rank Stupidity, Reality TV, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Television, Videos
The Lay Response to Judge Judy's 'Appointment' to the Supreme Court
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Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Celebrities, Clarence Thomas, Elena Kagan, Federal Judges, John Roberts, Media and Journalism, Reality TV, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Television
Is Anybody Shocked That Americans Trust TV Judges More Than Supreme Court Justices?
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Divorce Train Wrecks, Quote of the Day, Television
Some Unsolicited Employment Advice From Judge Judy
Don't you know by now not to pee on Judge Judy's leg and tell her it's raining? -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel, Litigators, Practice Pointers
House Rules: Time Out
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Antitrust, Drugs, Health Care / Medicine, Law Schools, Marijuana, Money, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Prostitution, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Television
Morning Docket: 08.09.12
* Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg may be the oldest member of the high court, but she’s still one bad ass bitch. She broke two ribs in June, and still fulfilled all of her duties on the bench. We <3 RBG! [Reuters] * While merchants will now be able to charge more when customers use credit cards, they might not get much else from this Visa / MasterCard settlement because of an American Express catch-22. [New York Times] * The Garden State just got a little greener (in a sticky icky way): starting today, doctors in New Jersey will be able to register their patients for the Department of Health’s medical marijuana program. [Star-Ledger] * After some highly questionable opposition from government officials, the city of Macon, Georgia, has approved the placement of a park bench in memory of slain Mercer Law grad Lauren Giddings. [Telegraph] * Kansas Law received a $1M donation to support scholarships. The dean is thrilled, because the school will be able to compete to attract and retain students who will someday be unemployed. [Lawrence Journal-World] * The verdict is in on who reigns as the highest paid TV personality. Even if you pee on her leg and tell her it’s raining, Judge Judy will be able to afford the dry-cleaning bill, because she’s loaded. [New York Daily News] * Even if you’re a ho fo’ sho, that doesn’t mean you can’t do business in a ho-tel, mo-tel, or Holiday Inn. An Australian court ruled that denying prostitutes rooms was discriminatory. [International Business Times]
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Divorce Train Wrecks, Election 2012, Football, Morning Docket, Politics
Morning Docket: 11.01.11
* Herman Cain says he’s not in the habit of sexually harassing women. That’s too bad, because he’s got a great pick-up line for Election 2012: “I got your 9-9-9 right here. It’s in my pants.” [Reuters] * Apparently Andrew Shirvell “has a history of trying desperately to smear people.” When so many people think […]
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Biglaw, George Bush, Letter from London, Litigators, O.J. Simpson, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Letter from London: Barristers Behaving Badly
Yesterday was the tenth anniversary of the day a little-known heroin addict called Russell Brand turned up for work dressed as Osama Bin Laden, and was promptly fired by his then-employer, MTV. After some ensuing years knocking around the lower echelons of British light entertainment, Brand got himself together and landed a role presenting the […]