Public defenders
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Government
New York Public Defender Resigns After Being Caught On Camera Tearing Down Posters Of Israeli War Hostages
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Courts
Not Really Sure How Mississippi's Public Defender Program Has Worked The Last Two Decades
It's like the biggest rule breaker is the government or something.
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Courts
Public Defender Schedules Are So Swamped It Probably Isn't Constitutional
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.14.23
* This may come as a shock, but new study suggests the public defender system is overburdened. Who could have known other than anyone who listened to public defenders for the last 50 years? [ABA Journal]
* Cleta Mitchell missed out on indictment, but the disgraced former Foley & Lardner lawyer is still leading the election denial movement. So maybe it’s more fair to say she’s escaped indictment so far. [The Intercept]
* For a guy with a Real Housewives pedigree, Tom Girardi does not understand a hot mic. [Law360]
* Wachtell still trying to get its Twitter money. [American Lawyer]
* Court papers can now “slide into your DMs,” proving Twitter really can get worse. [Legaltech News]
* Law firms line up to advise clients on maintaining productive and often client- and investor-demanded diversity programs in the face of activist lawsuits. While other firms cower in fear. [Reuters]
* DISCO chief’s departure causes shares to take a tumble. What’s next for Kiwi Camara? If history is any guide, maybe a company called “Hair Metal.” [Bloomberg Law News]
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Podcasts
Ron DeSantis Is A Walking Law School Exam Of What Not To Do
How can one guy mess up this much? -
Deaths
Wife Of Attorney Who Died In Mexico Insists Death Was No Accident
His widow has hired an investigator to figure out how he really died. -
Deaths
Family Of Lawyer Who Died In Mexico Suspects Foul Play And Is Fighting Against Having His Body Cremated
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Law Schools
Trailing Justice To Oregon: NYU Takes A State To Court
Hey look, if you're gonna get accused of crimes you may or may have not committed, just be rich! /s -
Crime
State Chief Justice Fires Entire Public Defense Commission And Her Explanation... Isn't Very Good
This is like firing a meteorologist for forecasting more rain. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.17.22
* Gov. DeSantis doesn’t want protestors being big meanies outside of people’s homes. Remember: You only have the right to protest if it doesn’t like…inconvenience anyone. [AP]
* In Texas, the right to free speech includes broadcasting murderous rampage. Yup, progress is totally linear. [Invenglobal]
* Law firms like to see their employees faces so much, they’re threatening to cut salaries for working from home. [Law.com]
* Oregon’s failure to provide public defenders has landed them in court. [AP]
* Have you been considering Cuba? Might be a little easier to visit now. [Miami Herald]
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Courts
Rather Than Accept Responsibility, Local Judge Punishes Lawyers For Pointing Out Her Mistakes
This judge manages to screw up at multiple junctures.
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Stupid Lawyer Tricks
Public Defender Is Gored At Running Of The Bulls While Taking Selfie
Doctors say it was 'beyond miraculous' that he survived the attack. -
Law Schools
Public Defenders Drowning In Law School Loans Walk Off Job In Protest
They've reached their breaking point. -
Government
Kamala Harris Stands Up To Support Underfunded, Overworked Public Defenders
Her new bill would establish pay parity between public defenders and prosecutors over the next five years. -
Litigators
This Lawyer Is Almost 100 And Has No Plans To Retire
This soon-to-be centenarian just loves practicing law. -
Deaths
Attorney Shot And Killed, The Suspect Is A 'Longtime Friend And Client'
The victim had submitted his retirement paperwork the day before. -
Government
Public Defenders Need A Union, And This State Is Ignoring Them
This is a problem that must be fixed. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.15.17
* Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell thinks that the people of Alabama should choose Attorney General Jeff Sessions as a write-in candidate to replace alleged pederast Roy Moore on the ballot for his former seat, but the AG has no desire to return to the Senate. [NPR]
* The Ninth Circuit has temporarily allowed part of Travel Ban 3.0 to proceed. While that means issuances of visas to citizens of Chad, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen will be restricted, there’s a catch. Applicants with concrete ties to the country will be exempt. [POLITICO]
* Wisconsin is so desperate to get lawyers to help indigent criminal defendants in rural areas that lawmakers have introduced new legislation that calls for the state to fund law school loan payments of up to $20,000 a year in exchange for the representation of these clients in need. [Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
* Newsflash: In-house legal departments are planning to spend more on outside counsel in 2018. This is the first time this will have happened in more than a decade. Hopefully Biglaw’s fee hikes don’t come back to bite them. [Corporate Counsel]
* After a two-month national postal survey, Australians have voted “overwhelmingly” in favor of same-sex marriage. Now it’s up to the country’s government to work out the details of the bill that will bring marriage equality down under. Congrats! [CNN]