Oakland
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.28.19
* Law firm diversity score cards are here, and…. African-American lawyers are still not being represented. Yikes. [Law.com]
* Judge Kozinski may be gone from the Ninth Circuit, but it is still hard work to change the culture there. [Big Law Business]
* Oakland is the second city looking to decriminalize hallucinogenic mushrooms. Plan your vacations accordingly. [The Hill]
* In a continuing embarrassment to NYC, Rudy Giuliani wants a new role in the 2020 Trump campaign. [Politico]
* 5 firms have been cut out of the NFL concussion case. [Law360]
* Ted Wells for the defense, in New Jersey tax incentives case. [National Law Journal]
* Will New York strengthen sexual harassment laws? Well, maybe. But at least they’re having hearing on the issue. [New York Law Journal]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non Sequiturs: 12.16.18
* In case you missed it (the news broke on Friday night), Judge Reed O’Connor (N.D. Tex.) held that the Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare is unconstitutional, in the wake of last year’s tax reform that reduced the ACA’s “shared responsibility payment” for lacking health-care coverage to zero. [MedCity News]
* Josh Blackman agrees with Judge O’Connor the constitutionality of the individual mandate, but disagreed with his severability analysis. [Reason / Volokh Conspiracy]
* Meanwhile, fellow Volokh Conspirator Samuel Bray is glad that the court didn’t issue a national injunction. [Reason / Volokh Conspiracy]
* Adam Feldman takes a closer look at the Federal Circuit’s relationship to the Supreme Court — including which members of the Federal Circuit are most frequently vindicated by SCOTUS. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Carrie Severino shares the disappointment of her former boss, Justice Thomas, in Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kavanaugh voting against certiorari in Gee v. Planned Parenthood of Gulf Coast. [Bench Memos / National Review]
* Eric Turkewitz calls out members of the media for misreporting on a routine trip-and-fall case because they don’t like the plaintiff’s famous father. [New York Personal Injury Law Blog]
* Oakland is going on the offensive against the NFL, firing off a 49-page complaint signed by James Quinn of Berg & Androphy, among others. [The MMQB / Sports Illustrated]
* Speaking of Berg & Androphy, name partner David Berg offers expert insights on what it takes to win as a trial lawyer. [YouTube]
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Biglaw, Deaths
Former Biglaw Associate Among The Missing In Oakland Fire
Our thoughts go out to the family and friends of this rising legal mind.
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.30.16
* This excerpt from Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (affiliate link) explains how a kid from the Rustbelt felt like a fish out of water at Yale Law School. [Huffington Post]
* Is the police culture in America at odds with the democratic nature of our government? [Katz Justice]
* Increasing associate compensation may be increasing the divide between the haves and have-nots. [Law and More]
* It is okay if you don’t have it all figured out when you go to law school. [Legal Cheek]
* Putting up a fight over MoFo’s “Ivy League” rates. [Law360 (sub. req.)]
* Explaining the sex scandal that is rocking the Oakland police department. [Slate]
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Airplanes / Aviation, Privacy, Travel / Vacation
The TSA Needs to Inspect Your Airport Coffee -- Yes, The Cup You Bought AFTER Going Through Security
The TSA strikes again. Leave our coffee alone! -
California, Cars, Jury Duty
Chris Draws Jury Duty in the Suburbs: You Know What, It Wasn't So Bad…
Jury duty in the suburbs of California is way better than jury duty in Oakland, or probably any major city… -
California, Courtship Connection, Holidays and Seasons, Romance and Dating, Silicon Valley
Courtship Connection: Moving West
Happy Valentine’s Day to you if you have a date lined up tonight! For the rest of you, Happy Staying-In-To-Watch-A-Movie-And-Drink-With-Your-Single-Friends Day. Last year, two Washington lawyers actually let me set them up on a V-Day date. This year, with my pool of Chicago candidates, I didn’t bother. I wouldn’t wish the boring Chicago dating scene […] -
Admin, Announcements, Blogging, California, Media and Journalism, Music
Mother, Tell Your Children Not To Read My Stories: Meet Team ATL's Newest Member
Hi everybody! I’m Chris Danzig. You might have seen me around Above The Law over the past year, covering technology and West Coast legal news. As of today, I’m excited to be the site’s newest full-time editor, joining David Lat, Elie Mystal, and Staci Zaretsky. I’m a journalist by trade, not a lawyer. I’ve spent […] - Sponsored
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9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, California, Federal Judges, Movies, Pictures, Sports, Stephen Breyer
Judge Kozinski Occupies Oakland
These days, mentioning the California city of Oakland conjures up images of tear gas and violence. It's not a place that people associate with innocent fun right now. But Oakland isn't all protesters and police. We bring you a report from a recent visitor to that city, Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.... -
Deaths, Football, Sports
Al Davis, R.I.P.
Al Davis shuffled off this mortal coil on Saturday, slipping the surly bonds of earth. Juggalo probably doesn't need to tell you this, but Al Davis epitomized everything this website is about. Through sheer cunning and derring-do, Davis committed his life to two things: lawsuits and trolling the everliving s**t out of the most successful sports league this country has ever known....