Rudeness
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Jury Duty, Rudeness, State Judges, Trials
A Sign That You Should Always Show Up for Jury Duty
Even though serving on a jury is considered an important civic duty, people in this country seem to loathe the mere idea of being forced to do it. And even though jury duty is something that is required by law, instead of just doing it, people would rather make jokes about others being too dumb to get out of it. One judge in Indiana is well aware of that fact, and he's on a mission to get people to serve willingly, lest they be forced to face some embarrassing consequences.... -
Books, English Grammar and Usage, New York Times, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Quote of the Day, Rudeness, Sex
Fun Fact of the Day: Talk Dirty to Me
Prosecutable hate speech in 17th-century Massachusetts included calling people “dogs,” “rogues” and even “queens” (though the last referred to prostitution); magistrates took serious umbrage at being labeled “poopes” (“dolts”). — John McWhorter, the noted linguist, in his New York Times review this past weekend of Speaking American: A History of English in the United States. […] - Sponsored
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Gay, Law School Deans, Law Schools, listserv, Rudeness
Penn State Law Students: Now Might Not Be The Best Time To Be Getting Drunk And Calling People 'Queer'
Being a student at Penn State has to be about as close as you can come to being in a World War I foxhole. Their reputation is getting bombed from all sides. Right now, kids should just be trying to keep their heads down and ride this out. But in the PSU Law foxhole, somebody just laid an egg. Apparently students at Penn State's Dickinson School of Law have already been banned from a few area hotels for drunken and inappropriate behavior this fall. And now a student is throwing around a slur on the school list-serv. It's not happy times in Happy Valley...
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Real Estate, Rudeness
The Flori-duh Version of Charity Towards The Homeless
If you have watched political campaigns all of your life, or if you are just a student of modern political history, you’ll notice that the poor are rarely talked about on the campaign trail. We can talk about the rich (or at least our so-called envy of them), and the middle class is like the […] -
Biglaw, Kasowitz Benson, Labor / Employment, Lawsuit of the Day, Litigators, Pro Se Litigants, Ridiculousness, Rudeness, State Judges
Berry v. Kasowitz Benson: Superior Legal Mind Fails to Conquer
It appears that Gregory Berry's "superior legal mind" failed to impress Justice Eileen Bransten of New York Supreme Court. Ruling from the bench, she dismissed his entire case, with prejudice. But that's not all. Her Honor was displeased when Berry walked out of her courtroom before the hearing was over, while she was still putting her ruling on the record.... -
Cars, Crime, Law Schools, Rudeness, UVA Law
Is Going To UVA Law School Like Using Cocaine?
Between the alleged criminal activity of current students, alleged tall tales told by former students, and all the popped collars, you gotta ask if a little humility might do UVA Law some good? The latest story of alleged misbehavior from UVA Law involves road rage. But what makes this story funny is that it involves a UVA Law student in a car allegedly menacing a UVA history professor on a bike.... -
Admin, Announcements, Blogging, Free Speech, Media and Journalism, New York Times, Rudeness
A Note to Our Readers About Comments
The executive editor of the New York Times, Jill Abramson — who once worked as a legal journalist, for Steve Brill at the American Lawyer — recently issued A Note to Our Readers About Comments, in which she explained various changes to the Times’s commenting system. We thought we’d follow in the Gray Lady’s footsteps […] -
7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Law Professors, Reader Polls, Richard Posner, Rudeness, Screw-Ups
Was Judge Posner a Dodo in His Ostrich Opinion?
Of course not! But the headline got your attention, didn’t it? The notion of Judge Richard Posner as being anything other than a genius will certainly make people sit up and take notice. There’s a reason why there’s a Facebook group called Richard Posner for Philosopher King (of which I am a proud member). It […] - Sponsored
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Airplanes / Aviation, Cellphones, Rudeness, Technology, Travel / Vacation
Why I Refuse to Turn Off My iPod for Takeoff and Landing
Like he does every time he gets on a plane, Chris Danzig took off his headphones until the flight attendant walked away. Then he put them back on. He also never turned off his cell phone or put it in airplane mode. You probably know this is not allowed. Airplane passengers are supposed to turn off all electronic devices for takeoff and landing. But WHY? -
Bad Ideas, Funny Headlines, Holy Crap, Lunacy, Nauseating Things, Pictures, Pranks, Romance and Dating, Rudeness
Love Hurts, Especially When Your Boyfriend Gives You a 'Tatt-poo'
As it turns out, the the crazy "poop tattoo" lawsuit story is full of crap. But it was fun while it lasted, no? -
7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Richard Posner, Rudeness, Screw-Ups, Texas
A Reverse Benchslap? Chastised Lawyer Lashes Out at Judge Posner
On Thanksgiving Day, while you were enjoying your turkey, we wrote about a different bird: namely, the ostrich. In a somewhat snarky opinion, Judge Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit compared a lawyer appearing before him to an ostrich. What did the lawyer in question have to say for himself? -
Drinking, Law Schools, Parties, Rudeness, William and Mary School of Law
Reports of a Law School's 'Fall From Grace' Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
Virginia is for Lovers, not Partiers. Law students in the Old Dominion State are not as much fun as we thought they were. We recently wrote about a law school party -- called the "Fall From Grace," aptly enough -- that supposedly spiraled out of control. But now we're hearing that this incident has been overblown, and that the law school has not been banned from the high-end Holiday Inn at Fort Magruder.... -
Drinking, Law Schools, Parties, Rudeness, William and Mary School of Law
William and Mary Running Out of Local Places Willing To Host Law School Events
It's been a while since we had a story about an entire law school student body getting banned forever from a party venue. Maybe the last school law to have this public shame was Tulane? We know things got pretty crazy at the U.C. Davis Law "prom" last year, but they didn't get banned from anywhere. But apparently neither of these schools have anything on the law students at William and Mary....
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Bad Ideas, Law Schools, Ridiculousness, Rudeness
Georgia State Law Students Poke a Little Fun at Their Classmates
Last week, we told you about some law students who were holding tryouts -- and charging a $20 application fee -- to fill the final two spots in their study group. The students in the group were roundly mocked. But students at the Georgia State University College of Law didn't feel the need to defend their school or the silly students in the study group. Instead, they chose to have a bit of fun with it. Confidence and a sense of humor are beautiful things.... -
Judicial Divas, Rudeness, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Travel / Vacation
Judge of the Day: Banned from the Bench(Not that she spent much time on it anyway.)
Earlier this year, we brought you the story of Judge Rae Lee Chabot, a state court judge in Michigan. Judge Chabot was accused of taking three-hour lunch breaks and long shopping trips to the Gap, in the middle of the workday. I wrote in defense of Judge Chabot, whose judicial work was well-regarded despite her, […] -
Bad Ideas, Law Schools, Ridiculousness, Rudeness
1Ls Hold Tryouts For Study Group Slots, Charge Application Fee
Thanks to what is happening at one state school, the whole sad experience of getting a legal education in America suddenly has a new mascot. Today, we have a flyer from a group of three 1Ls who want to hold "tryouts" for the other two members of their study group. What's worse, they want to charge people $20 for the opportunity to try out.... -
Biglaw, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Partner Issues, Rudeness
Inside Straight: The Rule of Equal Dignity
Years ago, I saw a memo written by a law firm partner who was renowned for mistreating junior partners, associates, staff, and lost children who wandered in the front door looking for their parents. But this memo showed a whole different personality. The memo was directed to a practice leader who had solicited comments about […] -
Clerkships, Crime, Lawsuit of the Day, Ridiculousness, Rudeness, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Violence
Lawsuit of the Day: This Law Clerk Needs Thicker Skin
Reports the Billings Gazette: "A lawsuit has been filed against Fergus County District Court Judge E. Wayne Phillips by a female law clerk who alleges that the judge slapped her in the buttocks with a legal file." If the clerk's allegation is true, was Judge Phillips's action inappropriate? Certainly. Was it rude? Most definitely. But should it spawn a civil lawsuit, as well as possible criminal charges? Absolutely not. And wait until you hear what the clerk is claiming in damages.... -
Email Scandals, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Rudeness
Law Professor Basically Tells Student to Stop Being Such a Whiny Little Person
Last week, we received an email titled "the problem with tenure." Elie Mystal actually thinks that this tip illustrates the problem with law students and the classic awesomeness of tenure, but he'll let you be the judge of that. Let this just be a reminder to everybody that they need to respect the chain of command.... -
Biglaw, Email Scandals, Job Searches, Rudeness, Summer Associates
The Best Way to Brag About an Offer Is Under the Guise of Charity
With offer season well under way, some law students may be wondering how to tell the world that they've landed summer associate jobs without sounding like complete braggarts. Maybe you're a law student who feels only slightly guilty bragging about a job offer, so you think up a creative way to broach the subject with peers? One law student at a leading law school has got this method of breaking the news about offers on lock....