Jury Duty
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.05.15
* Lindsay Lohan and her mom are suing Fox News with claims the TV network defamed them by saying “Lindsay Lohan’s mom is doing cocaine with her.” Legal experts are of the opinion the Lohans must be doing lines if they think they’ll win. [U.S. News & World Report]
* A prospective juror in the Colorado movie theater massacre case was released after telling a judge she brought her unvaccinated grandchild to court and ripping her hair out. Well, that’s one way to get out of jury duty. [Aurora Sentinel]
* Justice Elena Kagan says that if she hadn’t left her Harvard Law deanship to become solicitor general, she “[doesn’t] think [she] would be doing law, quite honestly.” The Supreme jurist says that “[i]t shows you how weird life can be.” [Supreme Court Brief]
* Lawyers in New York are worried that if the state adopts the Uniform Bar Exam, the “gold standard” of having passed the tougher version of the New York exam will be devalued. Aww, sorry about your butthurt. Get well soon. [New York Law Journal]
* Fresh off an 18-month tour of racking up insider trading convictions as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York, Richard Tarlowe will join Paul Weiss to focus on white-collar criminal defense. Best of luck. [DealBook / New York Times]
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Quote of the Day, Rudeness, Trials
Alexandra Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi: A 'Shocking' Revelation
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Quote of the Day, Trials
Alexandra Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi: A Prickly Pear
How can you ward off an allegedly lecherous colleague? Here's one idea.
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Jury Duty, Sexual Harassment, Small Law Firms, Trials
Alexandra Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi: 5 Observations From Inside The Courtroom
What are the latest developments in this high-profile and salacious case? -
Jury Duty, Sexual Harassment, Small Law Firms, Trials
Alexandra Marchuk v. Faruqi & Faruqi: Time To Pick A Jury
The day of reckoning is here for a partner accused of egregious sexual harassment. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.09.15
* Ted Cruz Goes To Jury Duty is the Ernest Goes To Camp of a new generation. [NBC News]
* Former Judge Mike Maggio has graced our pages with his disgrace before when he admitted to making racist and sexist remarks about Charlize Theron’s adoption. Well, he just pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges. Looks like he’ll Geaux to prison. [Arkansas Times]
* Faced with allegations that it discriminated against a trans woman, Saks takes the curious legal stance that it had the legal right to discriminate. I’d say that takes balls, but… [Slate]
* A hearing board in Illinois just recommended a one-year suspension of former Sidley Austin and present DLA Piper attorney Lee Smolen. Maybe he could spend that time with his kids. [Legal Profession Blog]
* Fourth Circuit rules that you can’t set up unconstitutional barriers to abortion. Nothing to do with the woman’s rights of course, but because it might impact the doctor’s free speech. [Dorf on Law]
* Fired for wife-swapping. [Lowering the Bar]
* Jones Day accuses a federal judge of bias in benchslap appeal. Meanwhile, trial lawyers are filing amicus briefs backing the judge. [ACEDS]
* Technology and outsourcing have totally jacked the careers of Biglaw associates. You already knew this, but now there’s a paper! [TaxProf Blog]
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Celebrities, Hotties, Jury Duty
Court Says Brad Pitt Is Far Too Handsome For Jury Duty
Certain celebrities are just too sexy for their civic duties. -
Jury Duty, Technology
Millennial Jurors: Entertain Us
"If a generation is going to arrive in the jury box that is totally unused to sitting and listening but is using technology to gain the information it needs to form a judgment, that changes the whole orality tradition with which we are familiar." - Sponsored
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Jury Duty
NFL Player Pretends To Live-Tweet His Attempts To Get Kicked Off Jury Duty
This football player sure dedicated a lot of time to what turned out to be an elaborate hoax. -
Books, Jury Duty, Quote of the Day
On The Importance Of Jury Trials... Sort Of
A famous author explains how important jury trials are. Or at least how important he imagines they might be. -
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Elena Kagan, Football, Jury Duty, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, LexisNexis / Lexis-Nexis, Movies, Non-Sequiturs, Sex, Supreme Court
Non-Sequiturs: 09.05.14
* The Oakland Raiders have settled their cheerleader lawsuit for $1.25 million. Here’s to a season of crippling losses! [SF Gate] * The death of law schools requires observing the 5 stages of grief. It’s DABDA right? Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Debt, AGAIN! [TaxProf Blog] * You don’t need permission to change careers… though many law […] -
Celebrities, Courthouses, Jury Duty, Quote of the Day
Mr. T Ain't Got No Time For Jibba Jabba, Makes Time For Jury Duty
Is Mr. T our only hope for saving jury duty?
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Advertising, Blogging, Contests, Drinking, Education / Schools, Jury Duty, Non-Sequiturs, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 08.11.14
* Jury writes judge a note asking for a “big bottle of wine.” It’s gonna be a long night. [Southern District of Florida Blog] * As it turns out, some Redditors are morons who don’t understand law. Glad we cleared that up. [The Concourse] * There’s a Kickstarter for an Ally McBeal podcast. If you love talking about unisex bathrooms, here’s a golden opportunity. [Kickstarter] * Attention law students: there’s a $500 prize in it if you can craft a winning blog post. [The Expert Institute] * Terrible, terrible advertising. [Copyranter] * A Simpson Thacher associate is planning to row across the Atlantic to support cancer research. [Remacae] * These teacher tenure suits are so stupid and completely miss the real reason public schools have trouble. And the lead plaintiff inadvertently confessed just how off the mark he is. [Washington Post] * AMC released the teaser for Better Call Saul. After the jump… [via Time Magazine] -
Jury Duty, Small Law Firms, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Solo Practitioners, Trials
Should Attorneys Be Prevented From Googling Jurors During Voir Dire?
Looking up people online has become the de facto response to, well, everything -- so why not during voir dire? -
Biglaw, Crime, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Jury Duty, White-Collar Crime
New York Is A Great Place To Be Indicted
What protections do criminal defendants enjoy in New York state court that they don't get on the federal side? -
Jury Duty, Plaintiffs Firms, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Technology, Trials
Today's Tech: How A California Personal Injury Attorney Uses Google Glass
Is Google Glass actually useful for attorneys, or is it simply too new a tool? -
Jury Duty, Litigators, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Technology, Trials
Using Graphics In Trial
Tech columnist Jeff Bennion tackles this topic: How can you use graphics and visuals to communicate effectively at trial? -
Baseball, Biglaw, Defamation, Jury Duty, Law Schools, Madonna, Morning Docket, Murder, Privacy, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court, Technology, Trials
Morning Docket: 07.08.14
* Squire Patton Boggs has announced the new leadership structure of its lobbying and public policy practice. It’s really no surprise that the head honchos of the group hail from the Patton Boggs side of the recent merger. [Politico]
* “It’s funny how the Supreme Court reaches down and picks this case.” The most important digital privacy case of our time just happened to be filed by Stanford Law’s SCOTUS Litigation Clinic. Awesome. [San Jose Mercury News]
* If you’re caught on camera sleeping during a Yankees/Red Sox game, you can probably expect abuse from ESPN announcers. If you call someone an “unintelligent fatty” as an announcer, you can probably expect a $10M defamation suit. [New York Post]
* “I’m proud to do my job.” Madonna finally rescheduled her jury duty session in New York City, but she was dismissed early so as not to create a “further distraction for the courthouse.” [New York Daily News]
* It’s been three years since Casey Anthony was acquitted of her daughter’s murder. Let us remember this most amazing voicemail: “CASEY ANTHONY NEEDS TO ROT IN HELL! SHE NEEDS TO DIE!” [CNN]
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