Sex Scandals
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Law Schools
The Crazy Scandal At John Jay Everybody Would Be Talking About If The SCOTUS Nominee Wasn't Accused Of Attempted Rape
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Biglaw
Hindsight Is 20/20 For Former Biglaw Chairman Involved In Sexting Scandal
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Crime
The Eric Schneiderman Case: When S&M Is No Excuse For A Crime
When do alleged consensual antics in the bedroom that cause injury become criminal?
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.30.18
* Attorney General Jeff Sessions won’t be appointing a second special counsel to examine political bias in the handling of investigations by the FBI and DOJ just yet, but not to worry, because the Inspector General and the U.S. Attorney for Utah are on the case. [Politico]
* Lawyer.com spokesperson Lindsay Lohan lost her invasion of privacy case against the maker of “Grand Theft Auto V” at the New York Court of Appeals in a unanimous decision penned by Judge Eugene Fahey, who said the video game character LiLo alleged was based on her was “not reasonably identifiable as plaintiff.” [Reuters]
* As it turns out, Savannah Law School won’t be immediately ceasing operations in early June. Now, the law school plans to move to another location within the city, and will close over the next five years without admitting any new students. [Savannah Morning News]
* Adnan Syed, the subject of the hit podcast “Serial,” had his murder conviction vacated by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals. His case has been remanded for a new trial on all charges. [New York Times]
* “Mark, it hurts! You’re hurting me… Don’t be so rough.” In case you missed it, a juror fainted during trial after watching a video of graphic sex between a Texas attorney who traded sex for legal services and one of his clients. Yeehaw… [FOX News]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.10.11
* One of Roy Moore’s former law school classmates says he isn’t surprised that the former judge was accused of having a “sexual encounter” with an underage girl. He warns Alabama to “beware of false prophets,” because he’s seen “Bible-thumping, God-fearing hypocrites” all his life — and Moore is one of them. [Washington Examiner]
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President Trump’sthe DOJ’s chagrin, AT&T has no plans to sell CNN in order to push through its deal with Time Warner. [DealBook / New York Times]* Earlier this week, the Supreme Court released its first opinion of the October 2017 Term, less than a month after hearing oral arguments in the case. Justice “Rapid Ruth” Ginsburg wrote the Court’s unanimous opinion in record time. [Associated Press]
* Who is Kate O’Scannlain? You’re not the only one who has no idea, but she’s the Trump administration’s pick for solicitor of labor. You may be familiar with her dad, though. He’s a senior judge on the Ninth Circuit. [Big Law Business]
* According to a new report by the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance, although 2017 was a record year, women are still lagging behind men when it comes to making partner in law firms. This is apparently news to some people? [American Lawyer]
* A juror who was dismissed from Senator Bob Menendez’s bribery trial says she thinks this is going to end in a hung jury. She says if she would’ve stuck around, “he would have been ‘not guilty’ on every charge.” [New York Post]
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Legal Ethics
Waffle House Sex Tape Reaches High Court As The Bar Is Lowered Just A Little More In America
The 'covered and smothered' Waffle House sex tape is still in the courts. -
Crime, Sex Scandals
Prosecutorial Discretion Or Selective Prosecution
Why wasn’t Harvey Weinstein prosecuted for sexual abuse when it was in the public interest to do so? -
Sex Scandals
Anthony Weiner Cries Because There's Nothing Left For Him To Do
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Crime, Movies
'Welcome To New York': An Inside Look At The Dominique Strauss-Kahn Case
Defense lawyer Ben Brafman knew from the start that this case would be a disaster for the DA. -
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Sex, Sex Scandals
Prosecutor Shared 'Intimate' Photos Of Public Defender, Says Complaint
Shady story of hacking and "intimate" pics in alleged love triangle. -
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Law Schools, Rape
Ken Starr's Embarrassing ESPN Interview -- How Can He Still Teach Law?
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.25.16
* Peter Thiel may not have liked being a lawyer, but he’s willing to pay for them — as long as they’re suing Gawker. [Law and More]
* The owner of the New York Jets is backing Donald Trump and he has an unblemished record of picking winners. As long as you ignore Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow, Ken O’Brien, the desiccated corpses of Brett Favre and Neal O’Donnell… actually this may turn out okay for the Democrats. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
* The Senate actually did something, and it was good! Yesterday, they passed a bill to help sexual assault survivors. [Slate]
* Did Casey Anthony pay for Jose Baez’s legal services with her body? A private investigator claims that she did. [Radar Online]
* The term “Oriental,” as a way to refer to people, is being stripped from federal law. [Air Talk]
* Follow up is super important, especially when you are trying to build your own law practice. [Reboot Your Law Practice]
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Bad Ideas, Sex Scandals, State Judges
Judge Resigns After Thousands Of Photos Of Nude Defendants Are Found On His Computer
Wow... The judge was given notice to "not destroy [or] otherwise dispose of [his] paddle." -
Alan Dershowitz, Defamation, Law Professors
Settlement Reached In Litigation Between Alan Dershowitz, Paul Cassell, And Bradley Edwards
Three legal superstars agree to end their legal battle. -
Minority Issues, Women's Issues
The Curious Case Of Ellen Pao, One Year Later
In 2015, diversity and inclusion were quite the buzzwords in the tech and legal industries; in 2016, can diversity and inclusion initiatives have a real, significant impact on the data in our profession? -
Law Schools, Sex
Professor Resigns After Accusations Of Sleeping With Students
A well-regarded professor is out after a secretive investigation process and reports that a Title IX investigation uncovered relationships with students.