Officer Who Shot Man In His Own Home, Finally Fired
Amber Guyger has finally been fired, though there's no word on whether she was terminated while sitting in her own home.
How To Help Stop Someone With Mental Illness From Getting Arrested
Assisted Outpatient Treatment programs compel treatment for a person suffering from serious mental illness before the illness prompts violence.
How Checkbox’s ‘Legal Front Door’ Can Transform Your Workflow
Leveraging agentic AI to triage, prioritize, and automate the law department inbox.
How Many Cops Will Be Fired For Setting Up Stormy Daniels?
The answer best not be "zero."
Electric Scooters Bring A Cool New Way For The Police To Stop People
The police aren't your mom, and don't need to be helmet enforcement.
Some Stats On Driving While Black
From the book Suspect Citizens.
If You Want To Prevent Police From Murdering Black People, You Have To Prevent The Harassing Stops
Pro-white forces will certainly disagree with me.
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
Non-Sequiturs: 07.15.18
* What's it like to take the California bar exam as a 46-year-old law professor? Orin Kerr enlightens us. [Reason / Volokh Conspiracy] * Charles Glasser points out the dangers involved in holding a speaker responsible for actions taken by listeners. [Daily Caller] * In the Term that just ended, the Supreme Court tackled technology issues in a big way -- and the implications are far-reaching, as J.P. Schnapper-Casteras explains. [Take Care] * Elizabeth Slattery and I joined Laurence Colletti, guest host of the Lawyer 2 Lawyer podcast, to discuss Justice Anthony M. Kennedy's SCOTUS retirement and the nomination of his successor, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. [Legal Talk Network] * There has been a lot of speculation about how a Justice Brett Kavanaugh might move the Court to the right; Adam Feldman digs into the cases to make some educated guesses. [Empirical SCOTUS] * What lessons could losing the Court teach the Democrats? Here are some thoughts from Seth Lipsky and David Leonhardt. [New York Post via Instapundit] * And what lessons can lawyers learn from Judge Kavanaugh's excellent writing? Ross Guberman identifies five of them. [Legal Writing Pro] * Joel Cohen and Dale Degenshein explore what happens when a citizen "flips the bird" at the police (hint: it's not a good idea). [Law and Crime] * Congratulations to Thomson Reuters on the launch of Westlaw Edge, the latest version of its industry-leading legal research platform -- which boasts a slew of new, artificial-intelligence-driven features, helpfully explained by Jean O'Grady. [Dewey B Strategic] * And speaking of AI, congratulations to Fenwick & West on cutting the time for contract review in half, with the help of technology from Kira Systems. [Artificial Lawyer]
In His Carpenter Dissent, Thomas Gives Nod to Emerging Legal Technology
What do words really mean?
South Carolina Drug Warriors Routinely Serving Regular Warrants Like No-Knock Warrants
Law enforcement caught in a web of lies.
Morning Docket: 06.14.18
* The New York American Inn of Court presents, “Fast Times at Ruth Bader Ginsburg High.” You'll never think of Phoebe Cates the same way again. [New York Law Journal] * In the wake of decades of sexual abuse, Michigan State turned to former Republican governor John Engler to serve as interim president and steer the school back from this tragedy. His response is to smear the victims. The only shocking thing about this is that anyone expected a different result. [Detroit Free Press] * Apple is making it harder for law enforcement to crack into your phone. If they can follow this up with a longer lasting battery, we might forgive them for removing the headphone jack. [CNN] * A reminder that the next shoe in the Supreme Court's attempt to resuscitate Lochner is about to drop. [Vox] * United Lex and LeClairRyan's new deal has the legal technology community buzzing. But banking on law firms to embrace change hasn't always panned out. [American Lawyer] * When the revolution comes, they'll point to our highly developed law of golf balls as proof of our decadence. [Law.com] * Due process suit brought by journalists on the infamous United States kill list will go forward. [Courthouse News Service]
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
Biglaw Partner Intervenes After Witnessing Police Assault A Motorist
Once the lawyer showed up, the officer went from kicking the driver to shaking his hand.
Police Threaten To Euthanize K-9 Units If Pot Is Legalized
The actual dumbest thing you'll hear today.
Will The Confederate Justice Department Refuse To Prosecute Eric Garner’s Killer?
I have literally no faith in the current Justice Department to do the right thing when black lives are taken.
Naked Harvard Student Assaulted By Cambridge Police, Caught On Video
Going to Harvard will not protect you from police brutality.
Yes, We Need The Police To Hesitate Before Shooting Black People
'It was like a hit,' says witness of latest state-sanctioned execution of a black person.