Marriage Equality
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Government
Love Is In The Air As Cuomo Allows NY To Issue Zoom Marriage Licenses
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Courts
Why Justice Kennedy's Retirement From The Supreme Court Is Not The End Of The World
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Law Schools
Law School Professor Goes On Homophobic Rant For The Ages
Notre Dame law professor blows the lid off the idea that opposing marriage equality has nothing to do with bigotry.
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Deaths
Activist Lawyer Sets Himself On Fire In Environmental Protest
Our thoughts go out to the family, friends and colleagues of this activist lawyer. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 03.01.17
* To answer the question posed in Morning Docket today… no. Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher partner Miguel Estrada will not be the next Solicitor General. [Law.com]
* Elena Kagan is finally getting some meme love. [Huffington Post]
* The Texas Supreme Court is hearing arguments about rolling back spousal benefits for same-sex couples. No, you didn’t imagine Obergefell in a fever dream, it’s just Texas. [Slate]
* Can legal remedies be effective against age discrimination? Or will that take too long? [Law and More]
* RIP Barbara Lundergan the first woman to be partner at Seyfarth Shaw. [Crain’s Business]
* How does Neil Gorsuch fare on the issue of abortion? [Constitutional Accountability Center]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 12.13.16
* A look at the unequal justice highlighted by the execution of Ronald Smith. [The Hill]
* Cherokee Nation says marriage is a fundamental right, opening the door to same-sex marriage. [Turtle Talk]
* The Los Angeles Times takes an interesting tack on Japanese internment. [Lawyers, Guns & Money]
* A look at the faithless elector lawsuit. [Salon]
* An easy way for out-of-work lawyers to pick up additional job skills. [Law and More]
* Loretta Lynch comes out swinging against Trumpism. [Slate]
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Gay, Immigration, Quote of the Day
Righting A Decades-Long Wrong
The federal government recognizes that this gay couple should have been treated with the same respect as any other married couple. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.29.16
* Fanfic come to life! Allison Janney handles the White House press corps as C.J. Cregg. Can you catch all the West Wing references she throws out in under a minute? [The Decider]
* Sure, people want a “sleep revolution,” but it is only likely to garner ridicule in the legal profession. Aren’t we lucky? [Law and More]
* Salon’s latest HOTTAKE suggests Bernie or Bust folks should vote for Donald Trump. Yes, it is that stupid. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
* Behind the IP fight that killed a fashion house revival. [The Fashion Law]
* Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore is really pissed at the Southern Poverty Law Center because they filed an ethics complaint against him. I mean all he did was tell probate judges not to marry same-sex couples… [Wonkette]
* U.S. military says U.S. military is not guilty of a war crime for bombing a Doctors Without Borders hospital. [Huffington Post]
* The impact an eight-justice Supreme Court may have on climate change. [Green Biz]
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Pornography, Pro Se Litigants, Technology
Guy Tries To Marry His Computer -- AGAIN -- As Stupid Anti-Marriage Equality Protest
Porn addict protests marriage equality in the stupidest way imaginable. And this isn't the first time he's tried this stunt. -
1st Circuit, Benchslaps, Gay
Benchslap Of The Day: Puerto Rico Not So Suave
"The district court’s ruling errs in so many respects that it is hard to know where to begin." -
Gay Marriage, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justices Sued!... By Lawyer With Nonsensical Complaint About The Gays.
Let's step back and appreciate how the anti-gay crowd isn't even trying to find level-headed people to rail against marriage equality. -
Public Interest
Marriage Inequality Stalks Again
States are ramping up efforts to undermine the Obergefell decision, mostly without a constitutional leg to stand on. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.22.15
* Getting arrested on federal criminal charges accusing you of conspiring with loathed pharma CEO Martin Shkreli is very stressful — so one can understand why Biglaw partner Evan Greebel needs a Cancun vacation right about now. [USA Today; BloombergBusiness] * Speaking of Evan Greebel, here is a closer look at the charges against him, […]
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Gay, Gay Marriage, Richard Posner
Judge Richard Posner On Homosexuality: 'Incredibly Weird'
Judge Posner's views on gays and gay marriage have evolved greatly since he was 13 years old -- and so have the American people's. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.24.15
* Sometimes lawyers really can do good work. Let’s try and remember that this Thanksgiving. [Guile is Good]
* More people against marriage equality are blatantly disregarding the law. [Slate]
* Honestly, does this sh*t even surprise you anymore? Ben Carson doesn’t know much about who actually wrote the Constitution. [Talking Points Memo]
* Score 1 for the First Amendment and the good folks at Cartoon Network. [Gawker]
* Does mass surveillance even work to stop terrorism? [Pacific Standard]
* How much should your law firm spend on marketing? [Law Reboot]
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Gay Marriage, Quote of the Day
How One Woman And Her Lawyer Changed U.S. History
Where would the marriage equality movement be without Edie Windsor? -
Pictures, Quote of the Day
Kim Davis's Lawyers Get A Little Too Aggressive In Latest Promotion
Rumors of a Kim Davis rally in Peru have been greatly exaggerated. -
Religion
Pope Not Infallible On Matters of U.S. Constitution
Even the Pope has an opinion on Kim Davis. -
Gay Marriage
ABA Ripped Kim Davis Judge And His Law School
The ABA rarely asks the Senate to reject a judge as incompetent, but that's what it did here... -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.04.15
* Not the most exciting law clerk story of the last couple days, but a federal clerk texting defense lawyers “as of 3:34 today you owe me a beer (or wine!)” right after they won a big motion from her judge was… unwise. [Blog of the Legal Times]
* The defense rests early in the Dewey trial, calling no witnesses in a move designed to express confidence. Hey, it’s not like these guys have wildly misjudged anything before. [Law360]
* Biglaw is splurging on cushy amenities for their offices. Is it helping net clients? [Wall Street Journal]
* But maybe the amenity Biglaw really needs is a place to sleep — Biglaw associates need to take more naps, you guys. If you want to know where to shop, there’s four places. There’s the Hammock Hut, that’s on Third… [Bloomberg View]
* Right-wing SCOTUS clerks landing plum jobs on Capitol Hill with help from Federalist Society connections. [National Law Journal]
* With Kim Davis jailed, her deputies waste no time assuring the public that they will be issuing same-sex marriage licenses. [Associated Press via MSN]
* Speaking of Kim Davis, if you were expecting her to receive a flood of donations from like-minded culture warriors through a GoFundMe account, think again. The website has had it up to here with bad publicity and has officially banned campaigns to fund people facing formal charges. [Addicting Info]
* The defense rests early in the Dewey trial, calling no witnesses to express confidence. Hey, it’s not like these guys have wildly misjudged anything before. [Law360]
* Biglaw is splurging on cushy amenities for their offices. Is it helping net clients? [Wall Street Journal]
* But maybe the amenity they really need is a place to sleep — Biglaw associates need to take more naps, you guys. If you want to know where to shop, there’s four places. There’s the Hammock Hut, that’s on Third… [Bloomberg View]
* Right-wing SCOTUS clerks landing plum jobs on Capitol Hill with help from Federalist Society connections. [National Law Journal]
* With Kim Davis jailed, her deputies waste no time assuring the public that they will be issuing same-sex marriage licenses. [Associated Press via MSN]
* Speaking of Kim Davis, if you were expecting her to receive a flood of donations from like-minded culture warriors through a GoFundMe account, think again. The website has had it up to here with bad publicity and has officially banned campaigns to fund people facing formal charges. [Addicting Info]