Racism
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Education / Schools, Justice
UNC Says Law Is 'Unclear' About Removal Of Confederate Statues
Is Now The Time For Some Old School Civil Disobedience? -
Immigration, Justice
Let's Remember Why Pardoning Joe Arpaio Would Be A Miscarriage Of Justice
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Justice, Labor / Employment, Racism
Law Firm Boots Partner Who Owned Neo-Nazi Record Label
Firing Nazis really shouldn't make any decent person feel bad.
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Racism
No, Brooklyn Law School, The Eclipse Is Not Racist
I don't see color, when the LITERAL SUN is taken away. -
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Federal Judges, Midsize Firms / Regional Firms
Former Federal Judge Donated To White Supremacist Cause
The former judge gave money to an organization whose stated goal is to "help" a known hate group. -
Minority Issues, Racism
Well This Is Certainly An Awkward Time For #Resistance Leader Lloyd Blankfein To Deal With A Racial Discrimination Suit
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Justice, Racism
White Kid Thinks Minorities Killed Charlotte School Of Law
White grievance logic as applied to failing law schools. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
What To Do If You Have Hired A Bigot
And what should employers do if they learn an employee was involved in an event bringing them bad press? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.14.17
* James Alex Fields Jr., the 20-year-old accused of ramming his car into a group of counter-protesters in Charlottesville, Virginia, killing one and injuring numerous others, has been charged with one count of second-degree murder, three counts of malicious wounding, and one count related to leaving the scene of an accident. [NPR]
* Heather Heyer, the 32-year-old woman who was killed in Charlottesville this weekend, was a paralegal at a small law firm where she managed the bankruptcy department. She was described as woman willing to stand up against “any type of discrimination.” We’ll have more on this tragic news later today. [New York Times]
* After being urged by Senator Ted Cruz to “prosecute this grotesque act of domestic terrorism,” the Department of Justice has opened a federal civil rights investigation into the deadly white supremacy rally that occurred this past weekend in Charlottesville, as the events that unfolded there “strike at the heart of American law and justice.” [Independent Journal Review; The Hill]
* “Evidently that’s not going to happen.” Senator Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, is walking back comments that he made back in April about the likelihood of a Supreme Court justice (i.e., Justice Anthony Kennedy) retiring this summer. Maybe he’ll get his wish next summer. [Reuters]
* Classes are supposed to begin at Charlotte Law in three weeks, but according to a spokesman from the University of North Carolina system, the school’s temporary license to operate has expired. The dean of the troubled law school, on the other hand, says the license hasn’t expired. Hmm… [Charlotte Observer]
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Law Schools, Racism
Law Professors Say White '50s Culture Is Superior, Other Racist Stuff
Professors think things were better when women and minorities just acted more like white guys. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.08.17
* What’s the “best” way to end a work email? [Corporette]
* All mistakes are not created equal. [Law and More]
* The Trump grand jury apparently brings out the racist in people. [Slate]
* Not shocking, but still frustrating: Trump DOJ changes course from Obama admin on voter roles. [Huffington Post]
* Up until the moment is gets thrown out of court, this lawsuit will be hilarious. [Salon]
* Attorney and first African-American Bachelorette, Rachel Lindsay, has a happy ending. [Jezebel]
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Free Speech, Justice, Law Schools
Yale Students Demolish Dean's Dumb Argument
Dean Gerken thinks law students shouldn't protest. Her students disagree. -
Labor / Employment, On The Job
The 'N-Word': Is It Offensive Enough That A Single Utterance Creates A Hostile Workplace?
It's not clear -- but likely more than one such use is required. -
Immigration, Justice, Racism
Jeff Sessions Threatens To Make Cities Less Safe If They're Not More Racist
Y'all need to stop defending Sessions, he's a cynical threat to urban safety. -
Labor / Employment, Minority Issues, On The Job
Discrimination In The Workplace: Talking About Racial Bias Is Hard But Must Be Done
The biggest impediment to anything meaningful moving the needle of diversity is the lack of honest discussion. -
Crime, Minority Issues, Prisons
O.J. Beats The Race Card Again
One-in-four white inmates are released following their first parole hearing, while fewer than one-in-six black inmates are. -
Biglaw, Labor / Employment, On The Job
Quinn Emanuel Hit With Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
The allegations are shocking, but the firm states that they are "utterly without merit." -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.17.17
* Ty Cobb, a former federal prosecutor, has resigned from his post as a partner at Hogan Lovells to join President Trump’s legal team as the investigation into the campaign’s possible collusion with Russia continues to expand. Cobb, who’s related to the baseball player of the same name, leaves behind more than 30 years of history at the firm to collaborate with Marc Kasowitz, which should be interesting, to say the least. Dat stache, tho… [Bloomberg; New York Times]
* In other news, yet another member of President Trump’s legal team, Jay Sekulow, appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press and CBS’s Face the Nation yesterday in an attempt to solidify claims that his client, the commander-in-chief, had no knowledge of Don Jr.’s emails and meeting with the Russians, and that “there was nothing illegal to cover up” anyway. [Newsweek]
* Meanwhile, it looks like Trump’s lawyers knew about Don Jr.’s emails and meeting with the Russians more than three weeks ago, which makes the president’s assertion that he’d learned of it “a couple of days ago” all the more far fetched. In fact, per a recent FEC filing, President Trump’s reelection campaign paid $50,000 to Don Jr.’s criminal-defense lawyer, Alan Futerfas, on June 26, two weeks before the email scandal was made public. [Yahoo News; Daily Beast]
* “I think a politician or a public figure of note can have a Twitter account of public note which would not be deemed to be a public forum. But in the Trump Administration, what he says on his tweets are as much public in nature as a press conference.” Renowned First Amendment attorney Floyd Abrams explains why the litigants who sued President Trump for blocking their Twitter accounts might just have a shot when it comes to winning their case. [Big Law Business]
* “I wouldn’t rent to u if u were the last person on earth. One word says it all. Asian.” An Airbnb host has been taken to task by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing after canceling a UCLA School of Law student’s cabin reservation based on race. Airbnb must also develop a discipline system for discriminatory hosts. We may have more on this later. [The Recorder]