Judges

* Saudi Arabia made a robot a citizen. What will the ramifications of this be on international law? [Law and More]

* The legal troubles of the Wolf Man. Or — wait for it — Mo’ Moon-ey, Mo’ Problems. [The Legal Geeks]

* If you’re in D.C. next week, Thomson Reuters is hosting “The Future of Law Schools” at the Georgetown University Hotel & Conference Center. The conference is bringing together an impressive collection of legal academics, administrators, hiring partners, and practitioners to discuss where legal education goes from here to foster the next generation of lawyers. [Future of Law Schools]

* We’ve already covered how comically unfit Jeff Mateer is for the federal bench. And that was before we learned that he’s compared the treatment of Christians under Obama to the treatment of Jews in Nazi Germany. I can think of at least six million problems with that sentiment. [Newsweek]

* On that note, it’s looking more and more like these judges are the heart of Trump’s domestic agenda. [Rewire]

* Checking in on Don Verrilli. Not to fault his success at Munger Tolles, but it’d be nice if he could go back to his last job. [Bloomberg Big Law Business]

* The delicate art of the legal threat. [Katz on Justice]

* A bar exam failure offers advice on turning your fate around. [Modestly Jonathan]

* Sure, this is the Onion, but seriously, it isn’t far off. [The Onion]

* The history of judge-bashing: Trump is part of a populist tradition. [New York Magazine]

* Startups don’t have to involve technological know-how. [Law and More]

* I’m sure this won’t undermine the judiciary. I mean, I’m not sure at all, but we have the leader of the free world tweeting insults to jurists, so relatively speaking… [Gaveling]

* The suicide that is rocking K Street. [Huffington Post]

* Can your shade of hair change your ability to be taken seriously at work? [Corporette]

* Nope, having gay friends isn’t the same as a disciplined policy position on gay rights. [Slate]

* And you thought women were people. Silly rabbit. [The Slot]

* An alternative take on potential Trump SCOTUS nominees. [Empirical SCOTUS]

* When judges get creative, hilarity ensues. [Versus Texas]

* The other side of actual malice. [Inforrm]

* You should really appreciate your paralegals. [Powers McCartan]

* All about the brevity of Twitter with Cozen O’Connor partner Michael Schmidt. [LeftFoot]

* The future of legal practice. [Reboot Your Law Practice]

* When is a polka dot protected by a copyright? [The Fashion Law]

* Did HuffPo uncover a scheme for voter intimidation? [Huffington Post]

* Lawyers shooting themselves in the foot. [Law and More]

* Everyone’s a judge these days. [LegalCheek]

* Fordham Law professor Zephyr Teachout nabbed the endorsement of the local paper. [Poughkeepsie Journal]

* NYC is considering legislation on three-quarter housing (between halfway houses and private homes). [Cityland]

* Someone disagrees with Judge Posner’s take on the role of law professors. [Law and More]

* When a judge doesn’t want the prosecutor to prosecute the case in which she is the victim because she fears she will not get a fair trial, we all lose. [NOLA.com]

* An earlier predictor on how investors are harming homeowners. [Wise Law]

* Was this Supreme Court term a rousing success for the liberal justices? If you count ties, then yes. [Empirical SCOTUS]

* 7 ways Brexit will impact Biglaw. [Law.com]

* A new book — Professor William Birdthistle’s Empire of the Fund (affiliate link), an exposé of how we save for retirement — is summarized in this fun video inspired by Hamilton:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3WxNAAgTMI

* Drugs, sex, and death. A lawyer lands in hot water after his teenage lover dies. [CNN]

* The Good Wife took its final curtain call, and it was pitch perfect. [Slate]

* Properly preparing for the LSAT might make you a little difficult to take in social situations. But you probably knew that already. [Pre-law Guru]

* Should this lawyer tone down his ads? They’re very… Better Call Saul. [Law and More]

* A lawyer’s run for a Florida state judgeship is cut short over 20 cents. The devil is indeed in the details. [Miami Herald]

* Where did that case come from? An analysis of where cases before the Supreme Court originate. [Empirical SCOTUS]

* Is this judge dangerous or just doing her job — or worse, both? [Guile is Good]

* So, you find yourself “in between” legal jobs at the moment. What do you do with the time? [Reboot Your Law Practice]

* This University of Chicago Law student is just trying to make his nut, and he’s developed a card game called “The Golfing Dead.” A standard card game put through the “apocalyptic ringer.” Even his law professor is on board with the fun game… it may not be important or amazing, but it is entertaining. [Kickstarter]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRN6vfrIY1c

* This Anthony Weiner documentary looks like it is going to be everything you didn’t even know you always wanted from a political documentary. [Gawker]

* Despite blood testing company Theranos’s recent onslaught of issues, including SEC and U.S. Attorney’s Office investigation, David Boies reports the board is standing behind CEO and founder Elizabeth Holmes. [Vanity Fair]

* When a decrease in the number of prisoners in a state is the cause of a budget crisis, you know things are jacked up. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]

* Deutsche Bank is pushing back against rising legal costs. Is this the new normal that law firms have to deal with? [Law and More]

* New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman’s lawsuit against Trump University is going forward. [Law Newz]

* Sure, the price of oil may be low, but that hasn’t stopped Biglaw shops from descending on Houston. In fact, 9 of the 10 highest grossing firms, according the 2014 Am Law 100, now have Houston offices. Beyoncé must be so proud. [Houston Lawyer]

* Irony is so sweet in the morning. Diane L. Kroupa, a retired U.S. Tax Court judge, and her husband have been accused of tax fraud. [Law360]

* That leak of documents from a Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca — being referred to as the “Panama Papers,” has sparked international reaction. The Department of Justice is launching their own probe into potential wrongdoing. [Huffington Post]

* Meet Edward Blum. He may not be a lawyer, but he is behind some of the biggest civil rights cases in front of the Supreme Court including Fisher v. University of Texas and Evenwel v. Abbott. [Mother Jones]

* California class action lawyers rejoice: the state Supreme Court just paved the way for actions on behalf of retail and banking employees who are not giving suitable seating by their employers. [WSJ Law Blog]