Rape
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Crime
New York City Spreads The Wealth And Backlogged Rape Kits Get Tested
Information from the kits generated DNA evidence 'that will help solve crimes for decades to come.' -
Crime
Prosecutors Trying Not To Piss Away Another R. Kelly Prosecution
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Government
Kavanaugh Hearing Attorneys Clash Again In Virginia Lt. Governor Case
Both sides of the Fairfax allegations retain counsel with some recent experience.
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Biglaw
Biglaw Partner Files $20 Million Lawsuit Over Alleged Rape
The plaintiff is described as a partner in the Houston office of a large international law firm who has practiced for 12 years. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.11.19
* Divorce lawyer lays out how this Jeff Bezos divorce will go down. [VICE]
* Michael Cohen is going to testify to Congress, so that’s a new circus to look forward to. [CNBC]
* Florida’s newly passed law allowing felons to vote after they’ve served their sentence may have an exploitable flaw. A former Florida Supreme Court justice notes that the law requires the potential voter to satisfy their complete sentence, which might include fines or restitution payments that no one ever expects the convict to pay off. Retired Justice James E.C. Perry says that makes this “akin to a poll tax.” This is why Florida can’t have nice things. [ABC Action News]
* For those unfamiliar with “Ag-Gag” legislation, it’s a family of lobbyist concocted laws that ban environmentalists and animal rights activists from reporting on conditions in factory farms. If that sounds like a First Amendment violation to you, a federal court in Iowa agrees. [NPR]
* Vegas investigators want Ronaldo’s DNA in a rape case. [Fox News]
* The Russian government is demanding answers to why Natalia Veselnitskaya has been charged. Not sure they realize that their agitation only suggests Mueller’s right. [Reuters]
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Law Schools
Former UT Law School Student Gun Nut Indicted On Multiple Counts Of Sexual Assault
Grand jury delivers bad news for Cody Wilson. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.20.18
* Law school placed on probation and in a refreshing turn of events, the school claims to be working with the ABA instead of hiring Paul Clement to sue. [Atlanta Journal Constitution]
* Woman charged with fake witchcraft because 2018 just keeps on giving. [NPR]
* Secret Cohen filings? Hm. [CNBC]
* Wait, the law is set up to help people like Harvey Weinstein? No kidding. [Gothamist]
* Killing Bill O’Reilly’s Lawsuit Against Lawyer. [Hollywood Reporter]
* Federal judge still respects asylum law, no matter what the administration says. [Courthouse News Service]
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Crime
Trying A Sex Case As A Woman In The #MeToo Era
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Constitutional Law
Respect For Due Process Can Be Brutally Tough, But Always Necessary
In cases of rape, due process is traumatic, and it makes the constitutional right often difficult to accept. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.01.18
* Supreme Court looks to further cripple class actions by killing off cases that chasten corporate misconduct but can’t feasibly reimburse every individual victim. So, if you’re planning to injure a bunch of people, make sure to do it in a small and difficult to track manner! [National Law Journal]
* Brexit comes to Biglaw as Kirkland moves its European hub to Paris. [International]
* Biglaw associate suing USA Gymnastics for all the reasons USA Gymnastics is getting sued these days. [American Lawyer]
* Tribes are suing North Dakota over its naked effort to disenfranchise Native Americans. [National Law Journal]
* Shocking absolutely no one, the EEOC finds that the #MeToo movement has not resulted in a surge in false allegations. [Law.com]
* This lawsuit against Spirit Airlines uses a lot of fast food analogies but misses the most apt: flying Spirit Airlines is like willfully going to the dirtiest Sbarro you can find and being shocked. [Law360]
* The legal battle over Selendy & Gay’s billings following the departure from Quinn Emanuel pits contractual obligations against legal ethics. [New York Law Journal]
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Crime
Bill Cosby Gets 3 To 10 -- Denied Post-Trial Bail
The comedian will very likely spend his final days in prison. -
Courts
Kavanaugh Truther Outlines Pet Conspiracy Theory For Ford's Attempted Rape
Ed Whelan's latest foray into unhinged hackery is a joy to behold. -
Stupid Lawyer Tricks
Lawyer Says Client's Attempted Rape Conviction Must Be Overturned Because He Only Intended To Dry Hump Victim
This is certainly a new defense for rape.
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Biglaw
Former Baylor Coach Rips Pepper Hamilton, Calls Out Ken Starr
Baylor's former defensive coordinator opens up about what went wrong at the school and all signs point to the people at the top. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.10.18
* A quick primer on the key Judge Kavanaugh opinions to understand before this grueling process gets underway. [Law360]
* Dianne Feinstein hiring MoFo to vet Brett Kavanaugh. [The Recorder]
* After briefly flirting with looking outside the two schools, the Supreme Court will remain exclusively for people who attended either Yale or Harvard (including Justice Ginsburg, who transferred from Harvard). [Washington Post]
* Uber brings in top Justice Department attorney. [Wall Street Journal]
* Harvey Weinstein spared fate of living on Riker’s Island after judge lets him out on bail. Just like any random person accused of raping three women would be! [Mercury News]
* The Young Lawyer Editorial Board scolds profession for slow progress on diversity. This drive has to start somewhere and it may as well be at the firms since it’s increasingly clear that the law schools don’t have the courage to do it. [American Lawyer]
* Ty Cobb going to scum punk shows now. I have no joke for this. [The Hill]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.03.18
* Michael Cohen’s lawyers are doubling down on their effort to get a gag order against Michael Avenatti. Meanwhile, Cohen gave an interview to Good Morning America, an irony not lost on Avenatti. [Courthouse News Service]
* After the Supreme Court gutted public sector unions, the cheerleaders of Alito’s judicial activism may end up getting more than they bargained for. Some believe that, stripped of funds to negotiate a contract at the table, unions may increasingly jump right to the picket line. [National Law Journal]
* The sad tale of Stan Lee’s finances apparently has folks lawyering up. [USA Today]
* Jones Day’s gender discrimination suit puts a new spotlight on its notorious black box compensation model. Will the firm come clean about how it pays people, or will it be dragged into discovery? [American Lawyer]
* The top appellate attorney for the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, an entity devoted to whittling down the rights of consumers to pursue meaningful legal action against businesses, has left the group to join a plaintiffs’ side firm. Ahahahahahahahaha. [National Law Journal]
* Michigan State is fighting hard to keep the advice of its in-house attorneys privileged. The state has some concern that potential criminal activity could’ve been shielded by having a lawyer in the room, which given the scope of the cover-up revealed so far is not entirely unreasonable. [Corporate Counsel]
* We’ve given the NLJ 500 a lot of flack over the years, but the ranking does give us insight into which markets are in growth mode. This year, that’s Portland, Oregon. Tell that to Perkins Coie. [Law.com]
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Crime
Well, That Was An Incredibly Stupid Thing For A Defense Attorney To Say: Harvey Weinstein Edition
Ben Brafman has some thoughts on the #MeToo movement and they are dumb. -
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
Things Just Got A Lot Worse For Harvey Weinstein
Harvey Weinstein's case just drew its judge and it's not good news for Harvey. -
Crime
Harvey Weinstein Arraigned, Pays $1,000,000 Cash For An Ankle Bracelet
I'm glad New York changed the Statute of Limitations on rape, maybe New York should push further?