Profanity
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Biglaw, Politics
Spicer Confirms President Stands With Kasowitz... Start The Countdown To His Firing
It's never safe to have this guy's confidence. -
Biglaw, Politics
Marc Kasowitz Writes Angry Emails And Everyone Completely Overreacts
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Federal Judges, Quote of the Day
What The F*ck? Why This Federal Judge Won't Curse In An Opinion
You won't catch this judge dropping an F-bomb.
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Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
Beyond Biglaw: Foul Of Mouth, Foul Of Mind?
While those with puritanical tendencies may consider the presence of prodigious profanity in legal offices unprofessional, there are actually some benefits to cursing that may explain its pervasive use. -
Rudeness, State Judges
Judge Fined $10K For Using 'One Of The Worst Profanities Known To The English Language'
This judge just learned that cursing can be pretty expensive. -
Quote of the Day, Trademarks
Holy F*ck! This Appellate Opinion Is So F*cking Obscene!
Here's an opinion that'll leave you saying, "WTF?!" -
Law Schools, Rudeness
The Yale Law Student With The Profane T-Shirt Speaks
It turns out that his accuser wasn't exactly a paragon of fashion virtue. - Sponsored
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Law Schools, Rudeness
Have Yale Law Students Gotten Too Big For Their Britches?
One Yale law student has seriously ticked off some members of the Yale Club of New York City. -
Quote of the Day, Sports
Coach, Tell Us How You Really Feel About That Player
Coach Mike Leach admits he used some choice words when he locked a former player in a shed. -
Jury Duty, Law Professors, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Non-Sequiturs, Rudeness, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Women's Issues
Non-Sequiturs: 03.21.14
* Justice Ginsburg was a hottie back in the day (as well as a cheerleader, aka a “Twirler”). [Josh Blackman's Blog] * “When a Juror Calls You a Motherf*cker” (or, how not to get out of jury duty). [New York Personal Injury Law Blog] * Professor Edward Morrison returns to Columbia Law, after a very short stint at U. Chicago — maybe he missed his fabulous Lawyerly Lair in Manhattan? [Columbia Law School] * Speaking of CLS faculty members with multimillion-dollar townhouses, congratulations to Sarah Cleveland on her nomination to serve as an independent expert on the Human Rights Committee. [Columbia Law School] * After getting a cease-and-desist letter, this Maine bakery renamed the controversial treat “C&D” — well played, Little Bigs Bakery, well played. [WMTV.com] * In the wake of the latest “no cleavage” memo, which made the pages of the New York Daily News, Amanda Hess conducts a comprehensive survey of this odious genre. [Slate] * Social media isn’t a panacea, but it can be important and useful, and lawyers should use it responsibly — so check out these new Social Media Ethics Guidelines for Attorneys. [New York State Bar Association] -
Bad Ideas, Cars, Facebook, Law Professors, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Rudeness
This Is Why You Shouldn't Give Your Law Professor The Finger
Flip off the person who grades you, great idea! -
Contract Attorneys, Craigslist, Job Searches, Unemployment
This Craigslist Post Expresses The Rage Of A Lost Generation Of Lawyers Through Genius and F-Bombs
Most people will dismiss this guy's post as an unhinged rant. Most people are also stupid.
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Biglaw, Environment / Environmental Law, Partner Issues, Quote of the Day, Real Estate, Rudeness, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Technology, Twittering
A Biglaw Partner's Big Twitter Meltdown
This guy must have been really, really pissed off about something... -
Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Crime, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dewey Ballantine, Dissolution, Email Scandals, LeBoeuf Lamb, Money, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Rudeness
Dewey Have A Postmortem For You: The New Yorker Dissects Dewey's Death
Which former Dewey & LeBoeuf partner referred to various former partners as "pathetic," "little prick," and "f**kwad"? -
Antonin Scalia, Clerkships, Constitutional Law, Gay, John Paul Stevens, Religion, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Television, Women's Issues
10 Tasty Tidbits From Justice Antonin Scalia
A wide-ranging interview with Justice Scalia, covering everything from his pet peeves (women cursing), his tastes in television, and his desire to hire more law clerks from "lesser" law schools. -
Education / Schools, Rudeness, Small Law Firms, Videos, YouTube
Long Island Lawyer's Profanity-Laced Tirade Caught On Video For Your Enjoyment
Long Island attorney drops the "mother of all insults" on a woman -- and loses a client.... -
Cars, Constitutional Law, Crime, Free Speech, Rudeness
Fudge Your Crappy Town
Is there any free speech when you get a speeding ticket in Liberty? -
Celebrities, Depositions, Labor / Employment, Music, Rudeness
Lady Gaga Is the Most Foul-Mouthed Deponent of All Time
Lady Gaga is famous for her music, but now she's being made famous for her abusive deposition testimony. -
Art, Defamation, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Free Speech, Morning Docket, New Orleans, Parties, Pictures, SCOTUS, Social Media, Supreme Court, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Morning Docket: 12.07.12
* “Did the imperative use of the F-bomb … threaten judicial authority?” Wow, seriously? This is perhaps the most entertaining question presented for review in a Supreme Court certiorari petition in the history of man. [National Law Journal]
* Boy, Dewey have some expensive paintings for you to buy! This failed firm’s art collection will be hitting the auction block in February, and the entire LeBoeuf lot is supposedly worth $2.3M, but most pieces are pretty damn ugly. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* When anonymous commenting goes wronger-er: Jim Letten, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, has resigned amid the scandal caused by his underlings’ obnoxious comments. [Times-Picayune]
* Your employers really don’t want pictures of your office holiday party antics going viral online (but we do). Here are some of the many ways they’ll try to keep you from becoming internet famous. [Corporate Counsel]
* George Zimmerman, the man accused of killing Trayvon Martin, is suing NBCUniversal, alleging that the network and Today show reporters committed serious “journalistic crimes.” [Media Decoder / New York Times]