New York Times
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Biglaw, Old People, Partner Issues
Stats Of The Week: Biglaw Bosses Are Old
Is there a looming demographic crisis in Biglaw? -
Law School Deans, Law Schools
Law School Deans Whine About The New York Times Calling Out Their Debt Scam
Faced with high-profile criticism, law school deans pull out the scare tactics in defense of the lucrative status quo. - Sponsored
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.26.15
* “Cases swing. I don’t.” Justice Anthony Kennedy would really like it if folks would stop referring to him as the high court’s
swingerswing vote. In other news, the Supreme jurist thinks Legally Blonde is a “pretty good movie.” [Harvard Gazette]* Hey, everyone, it’s high time we did something about this law school debt crisis. Have you somehow never heard about or experienced this before (despite reading Above the Law for eons)? Not to worry, because the New York Times is on it! [New York Times]
* “She’ll still be fighting for the things she cares about. But this time, she’ll be asking us to join her.” Irin Camron, co-author of Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (affiliate link), thinks we’ll see more Badass Bader this Term. [New York Times]
* The Pennsylvania Senate is trying to kick embattled Attorney General Kathleen Kane out of office because she’s working with a suspended law license. Come on, it must be pretty embarrassing when your AG can’t even refer to herself as a lawyer. [Morning Call]
* According to Professor Paul Campos, the law school scam will keep on trucking thanks to the for-profit institutions — Arizona Summit Law, Charlotte Law, and Florida Coastal Law — that are run by InfiLaw. Well, at least they’re good at one thing, right? [The Atlantic]
* Toke the vote! The next states that will likely legalize recreational marijuana by ballot referendum come November 2016 include California, Maine, Massachusetts, and Nevada. Vermont, on the other hand, may pass marijuana-friendly legislation. [Rolling Stone]
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Clarence Thomas, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
A Supreme Court Justice Who Does His Job Well, But Bores The New York Times While Doing It
Conservative columnist Tamara Tabo's take on Adam Liptak's recent (and controversial) article about Justice Clarence Thomas. -
Law Schools, Student Loans
Game Of Loans: Why Are Law Schools Winning?
This is the reason why the legal profession will continue to suffer in years to come. -
Federal Judges, Rudeness
Federal Prosecutor Says Ticking Off Judges Is His 'Public Interest' Duty
Why you gotta be so rude, Preet? -
Gay, Religion
Stat Of The Week: Religious Freedom Laws Nationwide
A map of the various states' religious freedom laws in light of the recent uproar over Indiana's version. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 03.19.15
* A look at the ethical issues that arise when Saul takes a detour into “elder law.” [The Legal Ethics of Better Call Saul]
* Guess the law firm whose D.C. managing partner just said, “You would be hard-pressed to find another law firm of almost 200 lawyers that gets less name recognition than we do.” [National Law Journal]
* Everything is bigger in Texas — including the number of lawyers (300!) behind the effort to overturn the one-year suspension of prominent capital defense lawyer David Dow. [Slate]
* Linda Greenhouse on the Supreme Court’s “identity crisis” on voting rights. [New York Times]
* In defense of Pace Law’s “fire sale” for prospective students with strong GPAs and LSAT scores. [Jane Genova]
* Congrats to Professor Will Baude on landing a regular gig for the New York Times! [Volokh Conspiracy]
* Several members of the Philippine American Bar Association (PABA) took to television to discuss Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link), as well as PABA’s great work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hMak8hayBOs
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7th Circuit, Andrew Cuomo, Benchslaps, Biglaw, Blogging, Erwin Chemerinsky, Fast Food, Gay, Gay Marriage, In-House Counsel, Law Professors, Mergers and Acquisitions, Morning Docket, New York Times, Police, Politics, Richard Posner, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court, Tim Wu
Morning Docket: 08.27.14
* Judge Posner dished out a whole lot of benchslaps at yesterday’s Seventh Circuit arguments over Indiana and Wisconsin’s bans on same-sex marriage. [BuzzFeed]
* Major U.S. and Canadian law firms chow down on Burger King’s whopper of a deal with Tim Hortons. [Am Law Daily]
* A recent Delaware court ruling on attorney-client privilege might allow in-house lawyers to speak more freely about wrongdoing at their companies, according to Professor Steven Davidoff Solomon. [DealBook / New York Times]
* The corruption trial of former Virginia governor continues; yesterday Bob McDonnell’s sister took the stand. [Washington Post]
* A favorable evidentiary ruling for Aaron Hernandez. [Fox Sports]
* And good news for Zephyr Teachout and Tim Wu, the two law professors running for governor and lieutenant governor of New York: the Times dissed their opponent, Andrew Cuomo, with a non-endorsement. [New York Times]
* I recently spoke with one of my cousins Joao Atienza of the Cebu Sun Star, about Above the Law and the world of legal blogging. [Cebu Sun Star]
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Elena Kagan, Holy Crap, New York Times, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
A Supreme Court Scandal? Justice Elena Kagan Caught In The ‘69’ Position!
Uh-oh! This seems like it could be troublesome... -
Biglaw, Blogging, Google / Search Engines, Lawyer Advertising, Media and Journalism, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms, New York Times, Small Law Firms, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Are Law Firm Websites Evolving Or Dying?
What might the law firm website of the future look like? Thoughts from Kevin O'Keefe of LexBlog. -
Gloria Allred, Intellectual Property, Law Schools, Marijuana, Morning Docket, New York Times, Patents, Politics, Racism, Sexual Harassment, State Judges Are Clowns, Trademarks
Morning Docket: 06.04.14
* The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been operating without a director for almost a year and a half, and Sen. Orrin Hatch is calling it “inexcusable.” Here’s his politely pissed off letter to President Barack Obama. [Corporate Counsel]
* The chief judge of Florida’s 18th Judicial Circuit Court wants you to know Judge John “I’ll Just Beat Your Ass” Murphy’s behavior “in no way reflects the typical manner that courtrooms are managed … in this circuit.” [WSJ Law Blog]
* Weed has been legal and free flowing in Colorado for months, but now the state is starting to see its dark side. It seems morons who get too high are accidentally killing themselves and others. [New York Times]
* InfiLaw’s bid to purchase Charleston Law reached the pages of the NYT, with a shout-out to one “scrappy website” that referred to the company by its one true name: “diploma mill.” [DealBook / New York Times]
* “Why would you bring black people into the world?” An ex-lover/employee of Donald Sterling is suing him for racial and sexual harassment over lovely comments like this. She’s repped by Gloria Allred. [CNN]
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Adam Liptak, Biglaw, Legal Ethics, Media and Journalism, Money, New York Times, Quote of the Day
Biglaw Will Turn You Into A Big Jerk, Says Famous Ex-Associate
Will a Biglaw job turn you into a big a-hole?
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Asians, Guns / Firearms, Intellectual Property, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Media and Journalism, Murder, New York Times, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.15.14
* “Ladies and gentlemen of the Jury, if my client was the shooter, why would he have left the witness alive to testify? He’s a man who finishes the damn job.” [ABA Journal] * Who would pretend to be a lawyer who is not? Apparently this public figure. [Legal Cheek] * Jill Abramson is out at the New York Times. Could the reason be her decision to lawyer up? [Law and More] * If you’ve hung around ATL long enough, you’ve heard us speculate that it just doesn’t make economic sense to attend most law schools. Here’s proof — only about 50 are even worth it economically. Which is hard to believe because I thought law degrees were worth $1 million. [TaxProf Blog] * Lawyers get depressed, and not talking about it makes it worse. [Everyday Health] * Seven-year-old kids are developing health problems from picking tobacco, because we let children work on tobacco farms apparently. [Slate] * The Asian American Bar Association will be conducting a trial reenactment of 22 Lewd Chinese Women next Wednesday. Register here! [AABANY] * As the new movie comes out, lawyers are really worked up over the Godzilla intellectual property. They need to hire Jorge Rivers: Godzilla Lawyer, whose ad appears after the jump (starring Thomas Lennon)…. [The Columbus Dispatch] -
Biglaw, Depositions, New York Times, Videos
Watch This Biglaw Partner Come Close To Losing His Mind During A Deposition
From a frustrated Biglaw partner: "If you feel stupid, it's not because I'm making you feel that way." -
Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, New York Times
Yet Another Defense Of Law Schools (Yawn)
Who's coming to the defense of legal academia in the New York Times now? -
Gender, Legal Ethics, Media and Journalism, New York Times, War on Terror
Trans-Action Attorney
How open should transgender lawyers be about their lives and backgrounds? -
Asians, Books, Law Professors, Law Schools, Minority Issues, New York Times
Yale Law Professors, For The Win
What does the New York Times Book Review have to say about Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld's new book? -
Asians, Books, Jed Rubenfeld, Jews, Law Professors, Law Schools, Minority Issues, New York Times, Racism
Is The Tiger Mother A Tabby Cat?
What is Amy Chua like in person? And where did her youngest daughter just get into college? -
In-House Counsel, Media and Journalism, New York Times, Shameless Plugs
How To Get Published In The New York Times
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann explains how he got a piece published in the New York Times.