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DUI / DWI, Family Law, Lawyer Advertising, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Always Hire the Lawyer Who Can Break the Most Bricks
Every time we do a post about a crazy attorney website, our readers send in even more tips about the seemingly endless supply of wacky websites that are out there (which we appreciate, so keep 'em comin'). Rarely, however, do we get a tipster begging us to place a fellow attorney in Above the Law’s crosshairs. Until now: "Can you please, please profile this guy, Mark Davis from Toledo, Ohio?" Well, since you asked so nicely.... -
Law Professors, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Pets
Non-Sequiturs: 07.05.11
* Some West Village pet stores won’t let you buy a puppy if you are drunk. I don’t know if this fact represents a high point in intelligent rulemaking or a reason to bomb a place like the West Village that makes a law like this necessary. [Village Voice] * People under 30 are most […] - Sponsored
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Crime, Deaths, Health Care / Medicine, Old People, Suicide
Jack Kevorkian, aka Dr. Death, Is Dead
Jack Kevorkian was a Michigan pathologist — but the doctor spent more time in the courtroom than in the operating room. He was a frequent litigant, thanks to his central role in the national controversy over assisted suicide, whose legality he advocated. Early this morning, “Dr. Death” died, at the age of 83. It’s telling […]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.18.11
* If the Supreme Court grants cert to the Winklevoss twins, it’ll be time to start paying more attention to this Mayan prophecy. [Legal Blog Watch] * Michigan’s public defender system is one of the worst in the country. So are we to understand that Thomas M. Cooley Law School, the #2 law school in […] -
Blog Wars, Blogging, Defamation, Gay, Hotties, Lawyer of the Day, Politics, Pro Se Litigants
Shirvell Won't Shrivel: Former Michigan Prosecutor Turns It Around on Chris Armstrong
Here’s a quick update on a past Lawsuit of the Day. Last month, Chris Armstrong, the openly gay ex-president of the University of Michigan student body, sued Andrew Shirvell, the former Michigan assistant attorney general and outspoken opponent of homosexuality. As you may recall, Shirvell criticized Armstrong in a blog called Chris Armstrong Watch, making […] -
Evan Caminker, Gay, Gay Marriage, Law Schools, Politics
Michigan Law Commencement Walkout
Well, Michigan Law Dean Evan Caminker got what he wanted: Ohio Senator Rob Portman addressed gradating 3Ls, at senior day. But conscientious members of the Michigan Law community didn’t have to stomach it if they didn’t want to. There was a walk-out during Portman’s speech, and some reports claim that over 100 students (out of […] -
Evan Caminker, Gay, Gay Marriage, Law Schools, Politics
Closing the Loop on Michigan: Rob Portman Is Speaking, But I Bet This Won't Happen Again
Michigan Law Dean Evan Caminker has issued what appears to be his final decision about the Rob Portman fiasco. The Dean has listened to all the relevant constituencies and decided that pulling Rob Portman might cause more long term harm. And so Portman is going to be allowed to speak. Dean Caminker announced this in […] -
Commencement, Evan Caminker, Gay, Gay Marriage, Law Schools, Politics
Dean Caminker Digs In To Support Anti-Gay-Marriage Commencement Speaker At Michigan Law
We told you yesterday that Michigan Law has decided to invite Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH) to speak to its 3L class for senior day. We told you that many Michigan Law students have objected to the choice of Senator Portman, because of his strong anti-gay rhetoric on the issue of gay marriage. We told you […] - Sponsored
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Commencement, Evan Caminker, Gay, Gay Marriage, Law Schools, Politics
Michigan Law School Invites Ohio Senator With 'Anti-Gay Politics' To Speak At Senior Day
What’s more strange about that headline? That Michigan Law would invite a guy who stands against the civil rights of certain members of the Michigan Law community, or that Michigan Law would invite a representative from Ohio to speak to its outgoing students? I’m going with the latter. Rob Portman graduated from the University of […] -
Blog Wars, Blogging, Defamation, Gay, Hotties, Lawsuit of the Day, Politics
Lawsuit of the Day: Chris Armstrong v. Andrew Shirvell
Former Michigan prosecutor Andrew Shirvell might be gone from the Michigan attorney general’s office, but he has not been forgotten. Shirvell, an outspoken opponent of homosexuality, has just been hit with a lawsuit — by Chris Armstrong, the ex-president of the University of Michigan student body. Armstrong is suing Shirvell in Michigan state court for […] -
Abortion, Barry Bonds, Baseball, Cars, Celebrities, Defamation, Facebook, Morning Docket, Rape, Sports, Trials, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 03.30.11
* A Libyan woman is being sued for slander over her rape allegations. Is this how the Libyan militiamen serve and protect their country? [Boston Globe] * Call this one a learning experience. Pictures of things we now know we can’t post on Facebook: placentas, dead girls. [CNN Justice] * Jay-Z is down to 98 […]
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California, Cars, Law Schools, Rudeness
Law License Plates: Legalese (and More School Spirit)
We continue our series on law-related license plates that are interesting or amusing. We’re still taking submissions, for a contest we will eventually hold; please submit your pictures via email (subject line: “Vanity License Plate”). One way of communicating your status as an attorney to your fellow motorists is by dropping some mad legal knowledge […] -
Hotties, Law Schools, listserv, Ridiculousness, Sexism
Do Michigan Law Men Have Thin, Saggy Skins?
You have to hand it to the University of Michigan Law School. They always keep it interesting in Ann Arbor. Today’s tale of wacky wolverines arises out of the law school’s “Mr. Wolverine” beauty pageant. Yeah, it sounds like exactly what it is. It’s a nice little event where Michigan men “dress down” for the […]
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Lawsuit of the Day, Nauseating Things, Old People, Ridiculousness, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Tort Reform
Lawsuit of the Day: Woman Breaks Hand Trying to Wipe Bum
I don’t remember the moment I first learned how to wipe my ass without hurting myself. I don’t think I received a special present or accolade for that momentous life event. But perhaps my parents did take notice in this way: MOM: Our little boy just successfully wiped himself without incident! DAD: Good. Maybe you […] -
ACLU
University of Michigan Student ACLU Defends Andrew Shirvell
Sometimes it’s not the person, it’s the principle. You all remember Andrew Shirvell. He’s the former assistant in the Michigan’s Attorney General’s Office who started a hate blog directed at Chris Armstrong, a Michigan student body president who happens to be gay. As Shirvell’s actions came to light, he was banned from Michigan’s campus (he […] -
Blog Wars, Blogging, Free Speech, Gay, Politics
Andrew Shirvell Is Out at the Michigan AG's Office
We mentioned this briefly last night in an update appended to Non-Sequiturs, but it’s big enough news that it merits more coverage. Michigan assistant attorney general Andrew Shirvell — whom we’ve covered extensively, for his blogging campaign against Chris Armstrong, the openly gay (and ridiculously handsome) student body president at the University of Michigan — […] -
Bar Exams, BARBRI
Recent Bar Exam Results: Open ThreadAZ, CT, MI, PA, VA, WA -- any others?
Almost a month has passed since our last open thread devoted to bar exam results. So we have some catching up to do. It’s not yet November, so California and New York test takers still have some time left to wait. But if you took the Massachusetts bar exam, release of the results is imminent, […] -
Blog Wars, Blogging, Christopher Christie, Free Speech, Gay, Politics
Michigan Assistant AG Andrew Shirvell Goes On LeaveAnd: Should AG Mike Cox Fire Shirvell?
Today brings some updates in the ongoing saga of Andrew Shirvell, the Michigan assistant attorney general who writes Chris Armstrong Watch, a blog devoted to attacking the openly gay student body president of the University of Michigan. We’ve covered the story extensively (see here and here). First, Shirvell’s blog is now “open to invited readers […] -
Blogging, Gay, Television
Andrew Shirvell Gets Boned by Anderson Cooper
Andrew Shirvell, the Michigan assistant attorney general who has decided to launch a smear campaign against a Michigan undergraduate student council president, appeared on Anderson Cooper 360 last night. Shirvell made headlines two weeks ago, when his hate blog against University of Michigan student council president Chris Armstrong attracted media attention. Shirvell claims Chris Armstrong […] -
Blogging, Gay
Michigan Assistant Attorney General's Personal War Against A Gay Dude at the University of Michigan
Andrew Shirvell is an assistant attorney general in Michigan, and he’s got a bone to pick with Chris Armstrong, president of the University of Michigan student body. In other reports, Armstrong is referred to as “the gay president” of the Michigan student body. But on Andrew Shirvell’s blog devoted to Chris Armstrong, Shirvell refers to […]