Kids
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Bar Exams, Fabulosity, Kids, Law Schools, Pregnancy / Paternity
Quote of the Day: The Fruits of Her Labor
It’s impossible to know what would have happened if I had done something differently. Ultimately, I have what was, and remains, most important to me — a happy, healthy son. — Elana Nightingale Dawson, the recent Northwestern Law graduate who went into active labor during the bar exam, commenting on the good news of her […] -
Kids, Law Schools
Parents Just Don't Understand
Last week, we received a fairly provocative question in the Above the Law inbox. A reader asked us to assess the role that parents play -- or should play -- in their children's decision to go to law school. Elie don't think that parents are allowing their kids to go to law school because they want to be supportive of their kids' dreams. He thinks that more parents are forcing their kids to go to law school. Absent parental meddling, there wouldn't be nearly as many people applying to law school.... - Sponsored
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Family Law, Kids, Law Schools, Money, Pregnancy / Paternity, Student Loans
Paying For Law School, One Kid At A Time
When enterprising Ben Seisler ran short on cash in law school, he didn’t get some boring old job at the library. The UVA graduate put his education to use, realizing that -- like Dorothy and her ruby slippers -- he had been sitting on top of a gold mine all along. Literally. The gold mine, it turns out, was located in Ben’s pants....
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9/11, ACLU, Airplanes / Aviation, D.C. Circuit, Disasters / Emergencies, Drinking, Gambling, Gambling / Gaming, Health Care / Medicine, Kids, Morning Docket, Unemployment
Morning Docket: 09.21.11
* Hey, Preet Bharara, even Lady Gaga can read your poker face when you’re going all in on an allegation of Full Tilt Ponzi. Maybe Lederer and Ferguson will finally fold. [Wall Street Journal] * You know what this country really needs? More doctors who don’t believe in science. Another stem cell research case is […]
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Attorney Misconduct, Kids, Lawsuit of the Day, Legal Ethics, Ridiculousness, State Judges
Lawsuit of the Day: Next Time Mom Ticks You Off, Just Sue Her
Two adult children in Illinois have sued their own mother on the grounds of "bad mothering." You must be wondering how one qualifies to be a bad enough mother to warrant such a lawsuit. Well, apparently, failing to completely spoil your children will do the trick -- especially if your ex-husband, an attorney, has it out for you and is representing the kids. Read on to find out what these snotty little brats alleged against their mother.... -
Facebook, Football, Immigration, Kids, Morning Docket, Nauseating Things, Real Estate, Trademarks, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 08.30.11
* Alabama “welcomes visitors,” but reserves the right to question their papers. The state won’t get the chance to show visitors this kind of southern hospitality any time soon thanks to an injunction. [CNN] * Someone in the Facebook marketing department must have realized that there’s no publicity like free publicity, because the company’s trademark […]
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American Bar Association / ABA, Biglaw, Judicial Divas, Kids, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, State Judges, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 08.29.11
* You call that a raise? After 12 years of stagnant salaries for state judges, New York’s Commission on Judicial Compensation sure has a funny way of “correcting injustice.” [New York Times] * Hope you had some D.C. firms on your bid list for OCI, because they seem to be on a hiring spree. Is […]
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Crime, Deaths, Kids, Law Schools, Movies, Murder, Police, Pornography, Prisons, Romance and Dating, Violence
Probable Cause Found Against Stephen McDaniel in Lauren Giddings Murder Case
Bad news keeps on coming for Stephen Mark McDaniel, 25, the recent Mercer Law School graduate accused of killing Lauren Giddings, his former neighbor and classmate. Last week, a judge found probable cause in the murder case against McDaniel, which will now be bound over to Bibb County Superior Court. We were fortunate enough to have a reader at the hearing. Let's hear what this roving reporter has to say.... - Sponsored
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Crime, Deaths, Kids, Law Schools, Murder, Police, Pornography, Prisons, Violence
Chilling Internet Postings Linked to Stephen McDaniel
It seems that Stephen Mark McDaniel just can't catch a break. He has been in Bibb County jail for almost two months, and the incarceration has been taking its toll on him. And now, McDaniel is being fingered as the author of some exceedingly creepy postings to internet message boards. If the claims of his authorship are true, they will definitely not help his case.... -
Adoption, Bad Ideas, Food, Kids, Ridiculousness, Women's Issues
Hot Sauce Is for Eating, Not for Disciplining Your Kids
Sometimes kids can be really annoying and behave really badly. Luckily for my parents, I was a little bit of both when I was younger. After throwing a spare rib at someone’s head in a Chinese restaurant, my parents didn’t take me out to dinner with them for months. After throwing a puzzle at the […] -
Crime, Deaths, Kids, Law Schools, Police, Pornography, Prisons, Violence
Hacksaw McDaniel Accused of Child Pornography Possession
Things just got a lot more complicated for Stephen McDaniel, the 25-year-old Mercer Law School graduate accused of killing his former neighbor and classmate, Lauren Giddings. McDaniel has now been hit with seven charges of sexual exploitation of children. So even if McDaniel is cleared of the Giddings murder, he's still looking at a whole host of other allegations.... -
Crime, Facebook, Fashion, Kids, Money, Non-Sequiturs, Rape, Sports
Non-Sequiturs: 08.23.11
* According to the latest allegations, Hacksaw McDaniel might be Steve the Child Sex Predator. [Macon Telegraph] * Libyans. We’re very happy you took your country back, but could you pass a law saying something like “shooting guns in the air as a celebration is just f***ing dumb”? Thanks. [Huffington Post] * I absolutely do […] -
Attorney Misconduct, California, Deaths, Kids, Legal Ethics, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say...
What kind of people search out an attorney who, um … yeah. — Jerome Fishkin, an ethics attorney, noting that attorney Nabil Samaan’s supportive comments relating to the apparent murder-suicide of niece Madeline Layla Samaan-Fay and brother Mourad “Moni” Samaan may be detrimental to Samaan’s law practice. (The Center for Judicial Excellence has announced it […]
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Celebrities, Football, Kids, Quote of the Day, Sports
Quote of the Day: You Know What They Say About Big Shoes
We’ve done a million Brady blogs. Every one of them, we try to put a different spin on why he’s the best. For this, the pictures we had, that was the spin. — Blogger David Portnoy of Barstool Sports commenting on a visit from the police after he posted a naked picture of New England […] -
ACLU, Breasts, Education / Schools, Feminism, Food, Gender, Kids, Women's Issues
Udderly Deplorable
Heather Burgbacher has filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, claiming that she was fired from her job as a teacher because she had to leave the classroom to pump breast milk. Read on to get the details.... -
ACLU, Constitutional Law, Education / Schools, Facebook, Free Speech, Kids, Pictures, Pornography, Sex
Indiana Judge Upholds High School Girls' Constitutional Right To Post Slutty Photos Online
Back in 2009, some teen girls in Indiana had a sleepover that lived up to any teen boy’s fantasy version of one. After racy photos from the summer slumber party made their way to the principal’s office, two of the athletes in attendance were suspended from school sports for the year. What did the court have to say about their First Amendment right to post slutty photos of themselves online? -
Kids, Lawyer of the Day, Pregnancy / Paternity, Reader Polls
July Lawyer of the Month: It's Raining Babies
It’s time to announce the winner of July’s Lawyer of the Month. Actually, it’s well past time to announce the winner of July’s Lawyer of the Month, but I forgot to do it before I went on vacation. Sorry about that. Since it’s late I’ll make this column free. The winner of the July contest […] -
California, Deaths, Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Kids, Quote of the Day, Suicide
Quote of the Day: I Don't Think 'Right' Means What You Think It Means
I think he did the right thing. I’m proud of my brother and now he’s in a better place. He’s at peace. His daughter’s at peace. She’ll have one name now, and we can move on. And hopefully the court will learn a little thing about justice. — Nabil Samaan, a California attorney, commenting on […] -
Kids, Money, Quote of the Day, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Quote of the Day: Three Little Life-Ruining Words
Those three words made me the personification of evil. They made me toxic and caused a public uproar the likes of which this community has never seen. — Former Luzerne County Judge Mark Ciavarella, Jr., commenting on his new moniker as the “Kids for Cash” judge. Today, Ciavarella was sentenced to 28 years for his […] -
Basketball, Celebrities, Copyright, Fabulosity, Fashion, Kids, Morning Docket, Sex Scandals, Shoes
Morning Docket: 08.05.11
* A jury found Warren Jeffs guilty of sexual assault, confirming that just because there’s grass on the field, it doesn’t mean that you should play ball. [CNN] * John H. Ray III finally sued Ropes & Gray for treating him like the “token black associate.” That’s only funny on an episode of South Park. […]