Sex trafficking
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Government
Very Former Georgia Deputy Gets Caught Doing A Slavery
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.23.21
* In what appears to be a lynching case, the defense opts to close by talking about the victim’s feet. Is this a lost cut from a Tarantino film or something? [CNN]
* A police officer is sentenced to 4 years of effectively socially distancing in his home for raping someone. [Baltimore Sun]
* Another high-profile self-defense case is worthy of your attention: Chrystul Kizer’s. [NPR]
* Jurors are deciding if Richard Spencer et al. are responsible for the consequences of the “Unite The Right” white supremacist rally back in 2017. Depending on how incitement works, this lawsuit may just be the first of many. [AP News]
* “Fast ride; mind if I take it?” will likely be quipped by several Texas officers in times to come. [Concho Valley]
* Lawyers who filed and who cried election fraud got sent a “Don’t waste my time” fee to the tune of about $180k. [WaPo]
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Crime
Who's Up For A Fun Night Out Watching Alan Dershowitz Talk About Sex Trafficking?
With his panties on! Probably.
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Crime
What You Don't Know About Sex Trafficking
Sex trafficking is more complex than it seems. Some sex trafficking is a lot more serious than others. -
In-House Counsel
Why Corporate Attorneys Are Against The 'Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act'
The ACLU doesn't like the proposed law either. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.21.17
* Tiffany Trump attends Justice Ginsburg lecture because in the coming dystopian FedSoc hellscape, Tiffany will be the enigmatic hermit charged with remembering the long-long-ago when judges spoke of “interstate commerce” and “checks and balances.” [Washington Post]
* PwC is set to launch a U.S. law firm, but Biglaw is just fine because the Big 4 law firm can’t offer domestic legal advice… yet. [Law.com]
* Meanwhile, from the massive understatements department: “Kasowitz Benson Adjusts Management Team Amid Tumultuous Year.” [New York Law Journal]
* Looking for solutions to the problems plaguing patents? Here’s some insight direct from the Chief Judge of the Federal Circuit. [Law360]
* You can now legally dance in New York bars. I’m not sure why you’d want to, but you can. [NPR]
* You probably knew that bail was discriminatory and awful, but it’s always jarring to see exactly how discriminatory and awful. [The Guardian]
* Sex trafficking fight may torpedo Section 230. [Wired]
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Allen & Overy, Biglaw, Crime, Kids, Nauseating Things, New Jersey, Partner Issues, Pornography, Sex
Ex-Biglaw Partner Who Possessed Kiddie Porn Pleads Guilty To Child Sex Trafficking
What sentence did this former partner receive? -
Antonin Scalia, Constitutional Law, Elena Kagan, Guns / Firearms, John Roberts, Prostitution, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Provides Aid To Disaffected Teenagers And Groups Working With Prostitutes
Today the Supreme Court issued three opinions. Listen up if you're a disaffected teenager, a felon with a gun, or someone who has signed an arbitration agreement. -
Crime, Sex
Lawyer Compares Expert Witness to Street Walker
Criminal defense lawyers say the darnedest things. -
Biglaw, Department of Justice, Federal Judges, Football, Insider Trading, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Patents, Politics, Sentencing Law, Sex, Sports
Morning Docket: 10.25.12
* Covington, Skadden, and Proskauer really like representing professional sports leagues: from 2010 to 2011, the NHL paid a combined total of $8.8M to all three, and Covington received $16.3M from the NFL over the last three years. [Am Law Daily]
* The Department of Justice sued Bank of America yesterday for doing the “hustle.” No, not the popular disco disco dance, but rather, a supposed elaborate scheme to defraud the government out of billions of dollars. [DealBook / New York Times]
* Rajat Gupta was sentenced to a whole two years behind bars for insider trading, but my colleague Elie Mystal thinks that the more appropriate punishment would’ve been to force him to reenact the seminal 80s film, Trading Places. [HuffPost Live]
* Unfortunately, Siri wasn’t able to be helpful with this one. A federal judge had to recuse himself in a patent case involving the Siri voice assistant app because of his “interest” in Apple (likely stock ownership). [CNET]
* Was Wednesday the day of departing deans? NYU’s Richard Revesz said farewell, and so did Sydney Beckman of Duncan Law, but the latter flat out quit amid accreditation uncertainty. [Knoxville News Sentinel]
* “We’ll fight another day. This is not over.” While a jury declared that Teresa Wagner wasn’t a victim of Iowa Law’s political bias, a mistrial was called as to her equal protection claim against the school. [Press Citizen]
* Somebody really should’ve told Lawrence Taylor that when testifying in an underage sex trafficking case, it’s probably not a good idea to mention that your accuser was “very, very pretty” and “very sexy.” [Associated Press]
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Ben Wittes, Law Professors, Law Reviews, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Non-Sequiturs, Partner Issues, Prostitution, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 09.25.12
* The Village Voice is stepping away from Backpage due to its ties to sex trafficking. “This so unfair! Everyone loves online prostitution!,” said no one ever (okay fine, a lot of people probably say that). [paidContent] * Cybersecurity, drones, and smackdowns, oh my! [Lawfare] * Right now, millions of taxpayer dollars fund legal scholarship. Considering how expensive law review articles seem to be, it’d be nice if law professors could techcite their own material before turning it over to law review peons associate staff members for further review. [PrawfsBlawg] * We actually needed 25 volumes of things you can’t do on a plane? Apparently common sense is a relic these days. [Legal Blog Watch] * Should you go to law school? That’s apparently the question on everyone’s mind, so Professor Deborah Merritt of Ohio State Law and Kyle McEntee of Law School Transparency are here to help you out. [NerdWallet] * Wherein the five worst law partners known are discussed. Oh, whatever, partners should be able to act however they want to anyone. [Greedy Associates / FindLaw]
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Bonuses, Copyright, Crowell & Moring, Food, Gambling / Gaming, Gloria Allred, Morning Docket, Pro Bono, Sex, Sex Scandals, Trademarks
Morning Docket: 11.29.11
* Here’s something that’s actually worth crying over instead of your “meh” bonuses. Much like this year’s Cravath scale, Biglaw pro bono hours will likely be stagnant or cut altogether. [Fortune] * What’s the point of fleeing if you’re just going to let yourself get extradited? Ex-Crowell & Moring counsel, Douglas Arntsen, will return to […]
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Crime, Jury Duty, Loyola Law School, Prostitution, Robert Gettleman, Screw-Ups, Sex, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Trials
Mistrial in Massage Parlor Prosecution After Masseuse Recognizes Defense Lawyer -- as a Client....
We have the makings of a trend: inappropriate contacts between participants in jury trials. These contacts can be problematic because a jury trial constitutes a delicate ecosystem, in which contacts and communications between actors are regulated strictly to ensure the fairness of the proceedings. Now we bring you news of, er, more intimate contact between a witness and a lawyer -- which culminated in a mistrial....