Racism
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Police, Racism
When Cops Do Their Jobs, Black People Die
I'm thankful i haven't been shot by a cop... yet. -
Police, Politics
A Year After Ferguson Burned
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.23.15
* There is life after a failed bar exam. Here’s how to make it through. [The Anxious Lawyer]
* Get the full breakdown of the results of the California bar exam. [Bar Exam Stats]
* “Mayor of Roanoke not racist, says Mayor of Roanoke,” and really, do you need a better source than that? [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
* Ugh, the discovery of employee text messages — it’s gonna get messy. [Law and More]
* Get some *free* CLE credit for an online session on legal project management. [Practical Law]
* It sucks, but being too busy really does make you better at your job. [Daily Lawyer Tips]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.23.15
* Will it ever be easier to meet the challenge of proving you’ve got an undue hardship so you can discharge your law school student loan debts in bankruptcy? Your fate may rest in the hands of this indebted Florida Coastal Law grad and his petition for certiorari at the Supreme Court. [US Law Week Blog / Bloomberg]
* Hate crimes still happen, even at this prestigious law school: Amid increased racial turbulence on campus, the Harvard University Police Department is now investigating the defacing of black law professors’ portraits as a hate crime. [ABC News]
* UVA Law recently joined the minority of law schools that have women serving as dean. Pop your collars with pride, because legal historian Risa Goluboff will take over as the school’s first female dean this July. Congratulations! [Richmond Times-Dispatch]
* Gordon Rees has settled its lawsuit against Alex Rodriguez over the baseball player’s outstanding legal bills, totaling more than $380,000. The terms of the deal haven’t been disclosed, but we have a feeling that the firm hit it out of the park. [NBC New York]
* Try before you buy or a bid to increase tourism? Alaska is making bold moves now that it’s legalized marijuana for recreational use. It’ll be the first state to allow the social use of the drug “in public,” i.e., inside pot dispensaries that have yet to open. [Cannabist]
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Minority Issues, Women's Issues
Double Jeopardy? Gender Bias Against Women of Color In The Legal Profession
A new report from the Minority Corporate Counsel Association (MCCA) highlights the opportunity gaps faced by women of color. -
Law Schools
Alan Dershowitz Loses His Sh*t Over Student Protestors
Dershowitz comes across like a crotchety old man (probs true) who'd rather these pesky kids get off his lawn than have to adjust the way he has always conceived of the world. -
Law Schools, Racism
I Don't Care About The ‘Hate’ Crime At Harvard Law School, And Neither Should You
It's not a hate crime, it's a troll, there's gotta be a difference. -
Quote of the Day, Racism
White Lawyer Curses At Black Businesswoman After Nearly Getting Her Arrested For Crime She Didn't Commit
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Politics, Racism
Lawyer Writes Stupid Defense Of Ignorance In The Wake Of Paris Attacks
Why do Americans grieving for Paris have such a hard time caring about victims in other countries? -
Public Interest
Can Political Correctness And Free Speech Coexist On Campus?
People up in arms over "political correctness" might want to take a second to think about what free speech really means. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.09.15
* From Jackie Robinson to Missouri: Money is more important to white people than hating on blacks. [ATL Redline]
* Are you right to be outraged when the government lies to you? [Guile is Good]
* A glimmer of hope in 2015 bar exam results, but mostly more bad news. [Bar Exam Stats]
* On the minutiae of sentencing: one man’s prison term all comes down to a comma. [The Economist]
* Do you have a reputation? Or a personal brand? [Associate’s Mind]
* The science and art of jury consultation. [Life of the Law]
* A blueprint on the future of “spoofing” cases. [New York Times]
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Crime, Jury Duty, Trials
Criminally Yours: Don't Eliminate Peremptory Challenges
When used properly, peremptories are one of the most important tools defendants have in getting a fair jury. -
Trivia Question of the Day
Justice, American Style
Do you know about this historical racial injustice?
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Minority Issues, Small Law Firms, Women's Issues
Why Are Diversity And Equality So Hard To Achieve?
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Racism, Sports
Missouri Football Strike Proves Athletes Are Our Universities' Most Valuable Commodities -- UPDATED
Late Saturday night, while most Americans were fully embedded in their couch’s butt groove after a day of some of the year’s best college football games, a group of athletes decided to embark on the most important goal line stand of their lives. -
Technology
How The Redskins' Delightfully Vulgar Court Filing Won Me Over
Washington's battle to keep its trademarked racist name took a wonderfully offensive turn. -
Racism, SCOTUS
How Much Evidence Do You Need To Call A Racist A Racist?
The Supreme Court is going to tell us how to prove racism. -
Police, Racism
7 Directors Cops Should Boycott Instead Of Quentin Tarantino
If the NYPD wants to be pissed at a director, be pissed at these guys. -
Racism
Here's Why We Beat Black Kids
We don’t beat black children to knock some sense into them, we beat black children to knock the hope out of them. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.26.15
* More bar exam results! Which school saw its passage rate take a 15 point hit? [Bar Exam Stats]
* This is the right way to break up a protest at Planned Parenthood: with a smiling clit cartoon. [Slate]
* How we can rethink the history of slavery and the Constitution. [Berkeley News]
* Maybe Judge Stevens is onto something — the Supreme Court to take on the issue of racial bias in jury selection. [Gawker]
* Hillary wants to keep marijuana illegal — is this her version of she “didn’t inhale?” [Al-Jazeera]
* Kickstarter class actions. What hell hath we wrought? [Associates Mind]
* In this corner we have the Oregon Attorney General. In the other we have vitamin giant GNC. Who will win this battle royale? Not so fast — it’s a trick question since one side’s dietary supplements were laced with illegal drugs. [Vox]
* The latest in The Atlantic’s series on the Reconstruction. [The Atlantic]