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The Law, The Law! It's Chock Full Of Clowns. Dubious Lawsuits Up And Productivity's Down!
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.30.23
* Does the First Amendment protect criticizing a public school softball coach? Yes. Of course it does. How is this case still going? [Law.com]
* A study of law students using AI on exams found that low performing students did better, high performing students did worse. [Reuters]
* UK judge receives “formal advice” after falling asleep during trial. Presumably the advice was to blame the English accents for lulling him to sleep. I mean… has anyone ever actually finished that Stephen Fry story? [LegalCheek]
* There’s chutzpah and then there’s a company that declared bankruptcy in a dubious bid to avoid liability asking permission to pay its leader a $1.5 million salary. [Bloomberg Law News]
* What’s the appropriate alternative term for “nonlawyer” that we’re supposed to use? Because there’s some pretty important ethical reasons to make that distinction clear to firm outsiders. [ABA Journal]
* When the Obama DOJ walked away from probing right-wing terror groups, it set the stage for racially motivated attacks like the one in Jacksonville. [Revolving Door Project]
* LeClair Ryan founder inching closer to a deal in bankruptcy fight. [Law360]
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AI’s Impact On Law Firms Of Every Size
How solo lawyers, midsize firms, and global large law firms have an opportunity to adjust the way they work. -
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This Lawsuit Over Golf Tournament Prize Is Your Next 1L Contracts Final
Fun with definitions.
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Turley Compares Ex Parte Calls Demanding Officials 'Find 11,780 Votes' To Filing Lawsuits In Court
Ski the slippery slopes with Jonathan Turley! -
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Ex-Law Professor Sues Former Students For $108M Over Sexual Harassment Allegations
Joshua Wright files absolutely bizarre defamation pleading against his accusers. -
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From The Studio To The Classroom: Georgia State Law Is Offering A Class On Rick Ross
There's going to be a heavy focus on contract law and phlegmy ad-libs. -
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Law Schools Prepare For Their First Salvo Of Post-Affirmative Action Applications
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Can Vermont Law School Cover Its 'Racist' Mural? Second Circuit Says Yes.
Tough luck, Kerson. - Sponsored
How Transactional Lawyers Can Better Serve (And Maintain) Their Clients
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Nation's Newest Law School Opens With Just 20 Students
It's the little law school that could. -
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Law School Student Running For Mayor
She’s up for the difficult task of juggling torts with campaigns. -
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Kim Kardashian Shares The Same Struggles As Average Law Students
It's true: they all know a 'lil' bit' about the law. -
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Law School's 'Restrictions' On Professor's Contact With Students During Sexual Harassment Probe Apparently Didn't Cover Auctioning Off A Date
Somehow this doesn't seem like a robust set of restrictions.
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
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LSAC Could Do Something Really Funny Next Month With LSAT Administration
If they mess up again, it will supercharge the 'Let's Get Rid Of The LSAT' conversations even more. -
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Top Law School Staff Member Arrested In Underage Predator Sting Operation
The law school placed him on leave shortly after his arrest. -
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Demand For In-Person LSAT Spikes After Huge Remote Testing Failure
Taking the test at home is no longer quite as attractive as it once was. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.16.23
* Judge Edith Jones writes a letter to the Wall Street Journal blasting the Federal Circuit’s actions to sideline Judge Pauline Newman. [Wall Street Journal]
* Blind Side subject Michael Oher has filed to end the conservatorship of the couple he lived with. Oher alleges that he believed he was being adopted when in reality he handed over substantial financial rights and no one checked for almost two decades. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Black lawyer says he was handcuffed while a judge ordered him to produce documents or settle the case. [ABA Journal]
* Lawsuit claims that state law illegally favors Iowa wineries. In other news, Iowa has wineries. [DMR]
* Class action suits filed against Hawaiian utility companies over fires. [Law.com]
* ABA considering rule requiring law schools to adopt written free speech policies. No way this just turns into a cudgel for powerful interests to squelch protest under the moniker of “free speech.” Yep, no way at all! [Reuters]
* Former FBI agent admits taking cash from sanctioned Russian oligarchs. [Law360]
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Jonathan Turley Brings Flair For Blatantly Misstating Basic Legal Concepts To The Trump Indictment
Do you know what an 'overt act' means? Because Jonathan Turley does not. -
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Your Law School/University Syllabus
LawProfBlawg envisions the future of education with this satirical syllabus. -
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Sexual Harassment Allegations Mount Against Former FTC Commissioner & Law Professor
The first story was bad, these stories are way worse.