Prosecutors
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.11.16
* TRUCE! In the wake of his settlement with Paul Cassell, Alan Dershowitz looks to make peace with David Boies after a vicious fight. [Big Law Business]
* Speaking of making peace, Chris Christie has made a deal with New Jersey Democrats to end a six-year stalemate over the state Supreme Court. He is nominating Bridget Kelly’s old lawyer, Walter Timpone. [New Jersey.com]
* More analysis of bar exam results: see what happened in Oklahoma, Oregon, Washington, Tennessee, and Kentucky. [Bar Exam Stats]
* Is it ethically acceptable — and does it work — to shame prosecutors for wrongful convictions? [Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics via Slate]
* Yes, that’s billions with a B: Goldman Sachs to pay $5 billion in settlements over charges it contributed to the 2008 financial crisis. [Gawker]
* Kevin Abikoff, partner at Hughes Hubbard & Reed, cleared Unaoil in an anti-corruption report, and is now facing questions about that representation. [Huffington Post]
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Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, White-Collar Crime
Dewey Know Who's Not Going To Trial? Defendant No. 4, Zachary Warren
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Books, Murder
'Making A Murderer' Prosecutor Begged Steven Avery To Confess So He Could Write A Book About It
It seems that Ken Kratz has always thought of himself as the prize.
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.27.15
* That was fast! When Howard Bashman (of our sister site How Appealing) talks, the U.S. Supreme Court listens. [How Appealing]
* She doesn’t mention it much on the campaign trail, but Carly Fiorina is the daughter of Article III aristocracy — the late Judge Joseph T. Sneed III, a prominent conservative on the Ninth Circuit. [New York Times]
* Is the supposed “hate crime” at Harvard Law School, involving the placement of black tape on the portraits of African-American law professors, actually a hoax? [Powerline via TaxProf Blog]
* Elsewhere in academia, Professor Glenn Reynolds wonders: “If a cabal of Evil Conservatives set out to destroy academia from within, what, exactly, would it be doing differently?” [Instapundit]
* Star Wars fans, discuss: “The Law is a Sith,” according to Professor Adam Kolber. [PrawfsBlawg]
* Can states bar Syrian refugees? Professor Ilya Somin thinks not (at least under current Supreme Court precedent). [Volokh Conspiracy]
* Thoughts from Professor Ronald K.L. Collins on Hines v. Alldredge, the occupational speech case previously discussed by Tamara Tabo. [Concurring Opinions]
* What can be done about problematic prosecutors? [New York Times via How Appealing]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.16.15
* Is Andrews Kurth facing a possible mega-malpractice judgment? If you know more, please drop us a line. [MahanyLaw]
* Elsewhere in Texas, a UT law student stands accused of leading an intimidation campaign against a professor of Israel studies. [Legal Insurrection]
* Advice from our columnist Keith Lee on how to write an excellent legal memo. [Associate’s Mind]
* Did Michigan prosecutors pressure the state’s crime lab to falsely classify the origins of THC the lab was testing? [The Intercept]
* An interview about interviews: Richard Hsu interviews Bryan A. Garner about Professor Garner’s famous series of interviews with Supreme Court justices. [Hsu Untied]
* Does your employer offer assistance with student loan repayment as an employee benefit — and should it? [Tuition.io]
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Crime, White-Collar Crime
Do Prosecutors Have Too Much Power?
Watch experts debate the pressing question of prosecutorial power. -
Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, U.S. Attorneys Offices
And This Is Why God Made Appellate Lawyers
Justice Alito shows his sense of humor. -
Job Searches, White-Collar Crime
Life After Being An AUSA
The job prospects of a "former federal prosecutor" aren't as glided as you might expect. - Sponsored
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.09.15
* A biting take on legal system reform. [The Onion]
* A law school class that actually changed something. [Chronicle of Higher Education]
* Justin Bieber’s lawyers send around nasty notes after naked pics of the singer go viral. [TMZ]
* Paid justice? Prosecutors are paid by an insurance company for “handling” their cases. Sounds suspect. [Texas Tribune]
* Badass Ph.D. coldly takes down lawyer during a deposition. [Medium]
* Highlights from the Academy for Private Practice. [CodeX]
* The behavior that got Dewey into so much trouble is still going on. [Big Law Business / BNA]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.09.15
* Bob McCulloch, the prosecutor who handled (mishandled?) the Michael Brown / Darren Wilson case in Ferguson, Missouri, was recently named as “Prosecutor of the Year” by the Missouri Association of Prosecuting Attorneys. This probably wasn’t a good idea. [Slate]
* American Apparel filed for bankruptcy, and rather than Biglaw firms representing the embattled clothier, they’re trying to snatch up fees. Skadden, White & Case, and Paul Hastings are each owed quite the pretty penny. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg]
* Which law school dean was just named as senior counsel at Dentons, the largest law firm in the world? That would be Nicholas Allard of Brooklyn Law School. Perhaps this law dean’s academic cash flow wasn’t all that it was cracked up to be. [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
* “Unless the industry cleans itself up, we can expect more lawsuits like this in the future.” In an interesting turn of events, the marijuana industry is now seeing its first product liability suit. A protip for growers: No one wants to smoke fungicide. [Los Angeles Times]
* Just when you thought patent trolls couldn’t get any worse, they started to harass members of the fashion industry. Copyright trolls (i.e., Stephen Doniger and Scott Alan Burroughs) are suing over textile prints left and right, and that’s so last season. [Fortune]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.30.15
* Is there a pattern of dishonesty in the Orange County, CA District Attorney’s office? [New York Times]
* Does a lack of SEC enforcement on clawback rules actually create a perverse incentive to manipulate earnings? [MarketWatch]
* Shocking news: Men admire their own work more than women do. I know that sentence is full of gender norms, but sometimes it is what it is. [TaxProf Blog]
* Is it ever okay for Biglaw associates to have privacy in the office? [What About Paris?]
* What you need to know right now in the world of legal tech. [CodeX]
* Thinking of using Google AdWords for your firm? Careful if you’re bidding on opposing counsel’s name, it could land you in ethical hot water. [Legal Profession Blog]
* What are the biggest threats for your corporate data? [Bloomberg BNA]
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White-Collar Crime
Prosecutors Can Be Sued For Misleading A Grand Jury In The Second Circuit
Appellate court strikes a blow to prosecutors. -
White-Collar Crime
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Politics
The (Mostly Liberal) Political Ideologies Of American Lawyers, Law Schools, And Firms
Some findings from the most extensive analysis of the politics of U.S. lawyers ever conducted -
9th Circuit, Videos
When Humor In The Courtroom Isn't Funny
Was the "Valley Girl Prosecutor" video funny or very disturbing? -
9th Circuit, Videos, YouTube
O-M-G, Your Honors! 'Valley Girl' Prosecutor Pleases The Court
If this doesn't end the argument in favor of cameras in the courtroom, then nothing will. -
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.04.15
* New developments in everyone’s favorite soap opera of a case: Faruqi & Faruqi LLP is cross-appealing the $140,000 judgment in favor of former associate Alexandra Marchuk. [Law360]
* Whoa. There’s one SEC Commissioner actually doing her job! So retro. Stay strong, Commissioner Stein. [Guile Is Good]
* Congress is working on a bill to prevent companies from foisting non-compete clauses on employees making less than $31,200/year. But, but, then someone else might learn the important trade secret of the Colonel’s 11 secret herbs and spices! [Lawyers, Guns & Money]
* Senior and junior lawyers speak a different language. This article comes to us from the U.K., but the sentiment is universal, even if the phrase “bugger off” isn’t. [Legal Cheek]
* Prosecutor called Asian Americans “greedy foreigners.” That goes over about as well as you’d expect. [Angry Asian Man]
* David spoke with the Legal Talk Network about “the importance of friendship and family and the psyche of young lawyers who often compromise personal relationships for career ambitions.” If you guessed they were discussing Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link), then you’re right. [Legal Talk Network]
* Where are LL.M.s valuable? [LLM-Guide]
* Lawyer sues EFF for calling his patent stupid. We here at Above the Law would like to reiterate that this patent is brilliant and probably the most Earth-shattering invention since the light bulb. [Corporate Counsel]
* Maybe legalizing drugs doesn’t solve all the violence. [Seattle Times]
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Public Interest
This Time It’s Prosecutors On The Chopping Block
Budgetary shortfalls don't only hit the public defenders. Increasingly, prosecutors are feeling the pinch with unfortunate results. -
Crime, Police, Videos
Criminally Yours: Videotaping Crime Is Not Enough
In our system of checks and balances, the prosecutors are the first line of defense for all of our rights. This is why they need more more healthy skepticism toward the police officers they work with.