Kids
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Education / Schools, Free Speech, Politics
Missouri Professor Opts For Coddling Kids Over First Amendment Rights Of Journalists
“Special snowflakes” are not born; they are made. -
Crime, Quote of the Day
You Will Not Believe What This 10-Year-Old Wrote To A Judge Regarding His Mother's Release From Prison
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
American Bar Association / ABA, Women's Issues
Why Is The ABA Backwards On Maternity Leave?
The American Bar Association is cutting maternity leave for some of its employees.
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Crime, Rape
Criminally Yours: When Rape Is Tolerated
When is a crime so serious that in spite of political expediency and local customs, it's time to upbraid your allies and force some change? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.24.15
* Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Anthony Kennedy, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be in attendance during Pope Francis’s Congressional address. Here’s hoping a certain someone doesn’t nod off in the middle of it. [National Law Journal]
* This courthouse clerk is accused of trying to go out with a little too much style after being fired from his job. He allegedly tossed thousands of pages of court documents in the garbage before leaving the building, and he now faces up to 10 years in prison. [Houston Chronicle]
* Lawrence Mitchell, the former dean of Case Western Reserve University School of Law, was supposed to return to the school this year after taking a sabbatical. Instead, he resigned. When it comes to this creeper, maybe that’s a good thing. [Cleveland Scene]
* Sorry to burst your bubble, law schools, but if you think spending millions to complete major building projects during a serious downturn in applicants will result in a “Field of Dreams” type of situation, you’re flat-out wrong. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]
* Good news, everyone! Thanks to this appeals court decision, registered sex offenders in Wisconsin will now be able to take pictures of children in public. Child predators have never, ever been so excited to assert their First Amendment rights. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Education / Schools, Minority Issues
3 Questions About The Texas Boy With A Homemade Clock
As a law student, professor, or lawyer, how would you answer these legal questions about Ahmed Mohamed's situation? -
Kids, Pregnancy / Paternity
Lawyer Serves Eviction Notice Upon Overdue Baby
Way to stick it to that womb squatter. -
Kids, Pregnancy / Paternity
Lawyer Requests Continuance So He Won't Be 'Killed By Wife,' Miss Child's Birth
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms. -
Kids, Pregnancy / Paternity
Stop Asking Me When I’m Going To Reproduce
If you're a lawyer, should you have (or not have) kids? It's no one's business but your own. -
Law Schools, Women's Issues
Biglaw Mommy: Forewarned Is Forearmed (Or, How Law Schools Can Prepare Future Lawyer Moms)
Law schools are in a unique position to provide guidance to young female lawyers, but how many have stepped up to the challenge? -
Kids, Lawyer Advertising, Plaintiffs Firms
Attorney Brought In To Aid Potty Training... So This Is What We've Come To
A proud day for the legal profession as a lawyer becomes a pawn in the delicate cat-and-mouse game of potty training a two-year-old. -
Kids, State Judges
Juvenile Court Judge's Son Dies In Hot Car
Sad news for an Arkansas judge whose son died. -
Kids, Lawyer Advertising, Plaintiffs Firms
Child Obsessed With Plaintiffs' Lawyer Has Weirdest Theme Party Ever
Parents make a little boy's dream come true by throwing a lawyer party. Wait, what?
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Biglaw, Kids
Biglaw Mommy: Share And Share Alike
Would job-sharing be better in Biglaw for working mothers over flex-time arrangements? -
Biglaw, Kids
Biglaw Mommy: Necessity Is The Mother Of Efficiency
It’s truly amazing how much work you can get done in eight hours when there’s a chance that you won’t see your baby at all that day if you don’t hurry up and get home. -
Gay Marriage, Kids
Biglaw Mommy: There's Hope After All
Thanks to the SCOTUS decision in Obergefell, Mommy Dear's daughter won't remember a time when we denied equal rights to people solely on the basis of their sexual orientation. -
Attorney Misconduct, Kids, Pornography
Lawyer Allegedly Kept Kiddie Porn Treasure Trove In His Home
This attorney is currently being held on $100,000 bond. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.26.15
* Step right up and place your bets, because there are still five major cases left on the Supreme Court’s docket. With two decision days remaining, we’ve got same-sex marriage, execution methods, emissions, Congressional redistricting, and guns on tap. [WSJ Law Blog]
* A Chicago attorney was arrested this week after a kiddie porn stash was allegedly found in his home. Good thing he resigned from his firm before being arrested. He probably wouldn’t have been able to meet his billable hours requirements while sitting inside of a jail cell. [Chicago Sun-Times]
* California lawmakers passed the harshest mandatory vaccination requirements in the country — which include a ban on religious exemptions — and they’re waiting for Gov. Jerry Brown to sign the bill. Anti-vaxxers must be losing their minds. [Los Angeles Times]
* Sorry to harsh your mellow, but Lloyd’s of London is now refusing to insure marijuana businesses due to conflicts between state and federal laws as to their legality. Current policies will not be renewed, and no new contracts will be issued. [Insurance Journal]
* The ABA Journal wants to know about the weirdest thing you’ve ever seen a co-worker do while on the job or in court. This is a pretty easy answer here at ATL. I’ve seen Elie Mystal dancing around without his shirt on more times than I can count. [ABA Journal]
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Biglaw, Kids
Biglaw Mommy: It's Work, Either Way
No one ever talks about wishing they could give up the career in favor of the family. It’s just not something that us professional women are supposed to want. -
Biglaw, Kids
Biglaw Mommy: Take Care Of Yourself
Being a mom is not all that different from being a Biglaw associate -- and this is not a good thing, according to Mommy Dear, Esq.