Racism
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Racism Is No Obstacle To Success! But, You Know, In The Bad Way.
Speculation rising that Ryan Bounds will take another stab at the Ninth Circuit. -
Courts
Republican Senate Pushes Another Bigot Towards The Bench
Republicans refused to hold a hearing on two African-American women Obama nominated to the seat, but pushed through this open bigot. - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Courts
Asian Americans v. Harvard: A Closer Look
What are the key issues in the case, and when can we expect a ruling?
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Labor / Employment, On The Job
Wanna Know What B**ches, Black Beans, And King Kong Have In Common?
Think our workplaces are enlightened places with equality for all? Think again. -
Law Schools
Berkeley Law School Dumps 'Boalt Hall' Name Over The Whole 'Virulent Racism' Thing
Dean Chemerinsky is pulling the plug on the troubling name. -
Police
Jemel Roberson's Murder By Cops Is A Warning To Black People Who Try To Help
Trying to help while black can be a capital offense in America. -
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Law Schools
Law School Has Students Sit Through, Then Applaud 'Racially Charged Rant' Given By Donor
If you are rich and white, this law school will serve up its students as a captive audience. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Law Schools
White Woman At HBCU Law School Uses N-Word, Supports Package Bombing
I think I inverted the lead, but still. -
Police
Taking Facebook Racism Seriously Potentially Thwarts School Shooting
New Jersey mom and Kentucky cop teamed up to care, and that made all the difference. -
Government
Reminder: Attacks On Birthright Citizenship Are White Nationalist Propaganda Masquerading As Law-Talkin'
The quest to make revoking birthright citizenship a 'mainstream' view needs to end. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.23.18
* Lawyer for Hughes Hubbard partner wants the other side to whip it out. [Law360]
* What if Martindale and Avvo came together into one website that no one looks at? [American Lawyer]
* Court says Michael Avenatti stiffed a contractor on the same day he’s kicked out of his office for being a deadbeat, further solidifying his position as the “liberal version of Trump.” [LA Times]
* Speaking of Trump, insurers can now kill your coverage over the pre-existing condition of “acne.” [NY Times]
* Justice Department advising agencies to lie about FOIA requests. Cool. [Courthouse News Service]
* In case you were wondering, the Mueller probe is not a witch hunt. [CNN]
* The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is now the number one IPO market in the world. Great job for the #MakeAmericaSecondRateAgain crowd! [International]
* Lawyer forcefully argues for Harvard admissions to reflect socioeconomic diversity. If this wasn’t a lawsuit bankrolled by white grievance they might be onto something. [Politico]
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Courts
Judge Tells Black Defendant That The N-Word Isn't Offensive Because He Was Never A Slave
This doesn't seem like the appropriate standard...
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Courts
Asian-American Affirmative-Action Lawsuit Against Harvard Has Always Been On Behalf Of Mediocre White People
If white supremacists cared about Asian-American students, they'd be fighting to hold Harvard accountable to Bakke, not destroy it. -
Law Schools
1Ls Won't Be Forced To Take Class With Law School Professor Who Used N-Word
Hopefully, this will prevent a similar issue from happening in the future. -
Law Schools
Berkeley Law School Is On Its Way To Purging 'Boalt' References
A law school by any other name would smell as prestigious... -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.12.18
* Law schools in North and South Carolina have canceled classes for the foreseeable future so that students, faculty, and staff can evacuate the area and hunker down before Hurricane Florence arrives. Please be careful and stay safe, everyone. [Law.com]
* President Trump is eager to choose Emmet Flood to succeed Don McGahn as the next White House counsel. Ty Cobb, one of Trump’s former lawyers, is in Flood’s camp because he’s “battled investigations from the White House before—[and] that’s what will be coming.” [Wall Street Journal]
* Earlier this week, Bob Woodward said that former Trump attorney John Dowd told the president he couldn’t testify in the Russia investigation because he’s “disabled” and “can’t tell the truth.” That sounds just about right. [People]
* The University of California Berkeley School of Law may soon be doing away with almost all references to John Henry Boalt thanks to his racist views. Public comment on the issue will close on Halloween, and then Dean Erwin Chemerinsky may formally apply to dename Boalt Hall. Let’s see what happens with this one. [ABA Journal]
* “This is clear interference with an ongoing criminal investigation.” Representatives from the New York state tax department reportedly met with Michael Cohen’s attorney yesterday over the objections of Southern District of New York. [CNN]
* A family of conspiracy theorists: Donald Trump Jr. says he’s not worried about going to jail as a result of Robert Mueller’s Russia probe, but “[t]hat doesn’t mean they won’t try to create something” that could put him in jail. [USA Today]
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Courts
Woman Who Never Heard Of White Power Symbol Until This Week Goes Right Back To Using White Power Symbol
Zina Bash just keeps making things worse. -
Courts
'I HATE BLACK PEOPLE' Says Ginni Thomas's Assistant (Yes, Clarence's Wife)
Too Racist For Turning Point USA, Just About Right For Ginni Thomas. -
Social Media
Lawyer That Went On Anti-Asian Rant Just Loves Talking About Race
Way to double down on your notoriety.