Racism
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Courts
Supreme Court Is Cool With Texas-Style Apartheid
Court refuses to remove "taint" of racist gerrymandering. - Sponsored
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Law Schools
Penn Law School Prof Amy Wax Stumbles Into A Truth... Before Delving Back Into Vile Conspiracy Theories
Amy Wax spends an hour proving why Penn Law School was 100 percent right in removing her from 1L teaching duties.
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Labor / Employment, On The Job
Dangling High On An Oil Rig With The KKK Below To ‘Rescue’: Shocking Racial Harassment At Work
Employers must insure that these terrible actions do not occur -- and that if a complaint is made, that it is expeditiously investigated and remedied. -
White-Collar Crime
The Brock Turner Recall: Who Needs Judicial Independence, Anyway?
Striking back against a judge for going too soft on a defendant will only hurt more people in the end. -
Crime
'Evilest White Woman On Earth' Is A Prosecutor, Of Course
You'd think wrongly convicting a person and secretly dating the judge on the case would mean you can't be a prosecutor anymore. -
Crime
When The Revolution Comes, I Hope It Starts In Florida
Florida jury awards $4 in police killing of a black man, purposely trying to add insult to murder. -
Courts
Will This Judge Who Uses Racial Slurs Be Dismissed, Or Is This Slap On The Wrist All Anyone's Going To Do?
I tend to think being racist disqualifies you from being impartial, but I'm not white so my opinions don't matter. - Sponsored
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Law Schools
A Mild Defense Of The Dumbest Law School Question Ever
Yes, the UT Law exam question about Brown v. Board of Ed. was dumb and offensive, but maybe that's okay. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.22.18
* A full 85 percent of companies aren’t ready for the GDPR implementation deadline later this week, meaning… well probably nothing, but let’s freak out about it anyway. [Corporate Counsel]
* Jones Day’s Dana Baiocco tabbed by Trump administration to the Consumer Product Safety Commission to end Democratic leadership on that board. So get ready for exploding bottles and nails just sticking out of stuffed animals… because “freedom.” [National Law Journal]
* DOJ tests new investigative tactic of just telling suspected criminals everything before interviewing them. [Huffington Post]
* We’re deregulating banks again because that’s historically worked out so well. [Wall Street Journal]
* South Carolina has repealed its “disturbing school” law, which was really just a vague catch-all provision to allow cops to harass and imprison black kids. [ACLU]
* Paul Manafort looks to suppress more evidence. Hey it’s worth a shot. [Courthouse News Service]
* In sad news, groundbreaking attorney Dovey Johnson Roundtree has passed away at 104. [Washington Post]
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Racism
A Musical Interlude With Aaron Schlossberg
Putting the mariachi band outside Schlossberg's apartment was worth it. -
Law Schools
This Is One Of The Dumbest Law School Exams Ever... But At Least It’s Also Racist
Students are asked to go back in time and defeat Brown. That's... not cool. -
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Immigration
Jerk Videotaped Threatening To Call ICE On Two Women Speaking Spanish TO EACH OTHER -- Obviously He's A Lawyer
Racist rant in Midtown Manhattan goes viral. -
Biglaw
The Power Of Pro Bono: Biglaw Firm Scores Major Victory For Victims Of Flint Water Crisis
White & Case has worked hard for the children of Flint, and it's starting to pay off. -
Courts
Asking About Brown v. Board Is 'Gutter Politics,' According To Senate Judiciary Official
This response should shock the conscience of every American. -
Law Schools
Thomas Cooley Law School Campaign To Defend Its Reputation Ends In Backfire So Epic The Quote 'Minstrelsy Was Fun' Comes Up
Sometimes it's best to not say anything at all. -
Biglaw
Biglaw Name Partner's Powerful Stance Against Intolerance
His speech got a lot of press the following day. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.26.18
* Rudy Giuliani is reportedly in talks with Robert Mueller over a Trump interview again. Because whenever you have a loose cannon for a client it’s important to get them talking to federal investigators as soon as possible. [CBS News]
* A quick primer on today’s Michael Cohen hearing. [Courthouse News Service]
* Looks like Geoffrey Berman gets to stay on the job at the SDNY. A little-known quirk of the system is that an interim U.S. Attorney, like Berman, can only stay in that role for 120 days and if the White House fails to confirm someone to the role by then, the district court gets to choose who will act as the U.S. Attorney. Judge McMahon says they’ll choose Berman. It’s an anticlimactic conclusion for those of us hoping the judges would put Preet back on the job. [Law360]
* Charlotte Law may be gone, but it has managed to live on as a whistleblower suit, though that may be coming to an end soon and Staci Zaretsky and Kathryn Rubino are partially to blame according to the judge’s opinion. [Daily Business Review]
* The Cosby jury asked the judge to explain the legal definition of consent. How was that not a jury instruction? [Vulture]
* Sally Yates, who lost her job over Trump’s original Muslim ban, offers her take on the latest version. [PBS Newshour]
* That story making the rounds about the golf course that called the cops on black golfers for golfing too slow? Well, one of those golfers is a lawyer. [Legal Intelligencer]
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Law Schools
White Professor Who Wore Blackface Teaching About Race Because There Are No Consequences For Anything Anymore
Is there any transgression serious enough to get someone fired anymore?