Police
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Crime
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. - Sponsored
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Non-Sequiturs
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]
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Technology
In His Carpenter Dissent, Thomas Gives Nod to Emerging Legal Technology
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Technology
South Carolina Drug Warriors Routinely Serving Regular Warrants Like No-Knock Warrants
Law enforcement caught in a web of lies. -
Morning Docket
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]
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Biglaw
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. -
Crime
Police Threaten To Euthanize K-9 Units If Pot Is Legalized
The actual dumbest thing you'll hear today. - Sponsored
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Crime
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. -
Crime
Naked Harvard Student Assaulted By Cambridge Police, Caught On Video
Going to Harvard will not protect you from police brutality. -
Crime
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. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.05.18
* Good news for Holland & Knight, who successfully escaped a $34.5 million malpractice rap. [American Lawyer]
* Wisconsin passes a law requiring disclosure of litigation financers because juries should be gravely suspicious of anyone who can afford to seek legal redress from a corporation. [National Law Journal]
* Cleary Gottlieb partner loses battle over rent-stabilized penthouse. While that sentence doesn’t make him sound particularly sympathetic, he’s actually the good guy here. [New York Law Journal]
* Executives and board members should be more involved in cybersecurity efforts according to the Department of Obvious Things. [Corporate Counsel]
* Sexual assault defendant pleas down to charge of “seduc[ing] and debauch[ing] any unmarried woman.” That’s offensive on so many levels. [Detroit News]
* Workers comp can’t cover paralegal injured playing for firm softball team. [ABA Journal]
* Law firm conducting use-of-force review simultaneously representing deputy accused of shooting and killing two men while on duty. Foxes, hen houses, etc. [KOB 4]
* Did you know some law schools are now accepting the GRE? Because the Times just figured that out. [New York Times]
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Police
Sheriff Caught Buying Property With Jail Food Funds, Has Tipster Who Turned Him In Arrested
That's one way to deal with criticism.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.22.18
* The First Law Student is single. People reports Tiffany Trump broke up with her longtime boyfriend as part of her law school transition. [People]
* Jeffrey Toobin and Alan Dershowitz clash on television when Toobin points out that Dershowitz’s cable appearances these days are less legal analysis than auditions for Sarah Huckabee Sanders’s job. [Daily Beast]
* Charles Cooper says Jeff Sessions is not currently under investigation for false statements or perjury. Update your scorecards accordingly. [USA Today]
* Ninth Circuit rules in favor of the Gaye family in the Blurred Lines lawsuit. Wait, that’s still going on? [Courthouse News Service]
* Former Florida State deputy general counsel arrested in child sex sting. [Tallahassee Democrat]
* In-house counsel are very concerned about GDPR. [Big Law Business]
* Some people have some entirely understandable problems with Lindsay’s new ad. [Ad Age]
* CSM believes the Austin bomber case shows off law enforcement’s deep surveillance powers. Yeah, they were so deep they pretty much did nothing for weeks. [Christian Science Monitor]
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Crime
Unarmed Black Man Murdered In Own Backyard By Terrorists Wearing Blue Uniforms
The fact that the terrorists happened to be police really shouldn't matter. -
Trials
Innocent, But In Jail: Exonerations Where 'Justice' Has Failed
If the initial prosecution of defendants was more fair, fewer innocent people would wind up in jail. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Attorney Takes Frozen Cosplay To Epic Level
Biglaw attorney gets his moment in the sun, erm snow, in this viral video. -
Trials
Collars For Dollars: An Unconstitutional Police Practice?
Other juries will soon be asked to decide whether a petitioner's civil rights were violated through arrests by police seeking to make overtime dollars. -
Crime
BuzzFeed Reveals That Black People Haven't Been Lying All This Time About The NYPD
A report highlights that the NYPD regularly puts bad cops back on the streets. -
Crime
Virginia Police Are So Casual About Violating This Mother's First Amendment Rights They Must Not Know Those Exist
They're also abusing their FOIA discretion, but at least the police do that all the time.