Sex
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.07.16
* People in the United Nations are doing a lot of legal research on a very disturbing subject. [Vox]
* David Schwimmer is playing the late Robert Kardashian in American Crime Story: The People v. O.J. Simpson — but that doesn’t mean he’ll meet with the Kardashian sisters. [The Hollywood Reporter]
* If, for some reason, you need yet another reminder that we have a terrible problem in this country with racism and police aggression, here is an eloquent reminder. [Black Debate Guy]
* Does the public have a right to know if their legislators are sleeping with lobbyists? One Missouri lawmaker thinks they do. [Columbia Tribune]
* Gerald Rosenberg (affiliate link) is still wrong that court victories derail activist movements. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
* Is it child endangerment to leave a sleeping baby alone? Is that a cultural thing? [Law and More]
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Canada, Sex, Sex Scandals
Judge Whose Nude Photos Got Posted Online Breaks Her Silence
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Admin, Blogging, Media and Journalism, Rankings
Above The Law's Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of 2015
What were the 10 biggest stories about the legal profession in 2015, according to readers of Above the Law?
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Books, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
A Supreme Court Justice Having A Midlife Crisis? An Interview With Jay Wexler
Supreme Court justices: they're just like us! Which means that they have sex, as one law professor explains. -
Legal Ethics, Sex, State Judges
Tearful State Supreme Court Justice Apologizes For 'Porngate' Emails
Justice Michael Eakin is really sorry about his offensive emails. Should that be good enough? -
Conferences / Symposia, Sex
Lawyer Seminar Gets WILD With 'Unprofessional And More Than Questionable Entertainment Activities'
Things got a little off-the-hook at this seminar. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.27.15
Ed. note: We hope you had a nice Thanksgiving. As we mentioned before Thanksgiving, we’ll be on a reduced publication schedule today.
* Randall Kennedy, one of the African-American Harvard Law School professors whose portraits got marked with black tape, shares HLS alum Elie Mystal’s reaction to the incident: he is unimpressed. [New York Times]
* In other Harvard Law news, an HLS librarian got arrested after police claim he tried to arrange a sexual meet-up with a deputy posing as an underage girl in Colorado (site of a librarians’ conference). [Boston Globe]
* Former Supreme Court clerk Brianne Gorod argues that SCOTUS can and should decide Texas’s challenge to President Obama’s executive action on immigration this Term (i.e., before the 2016 election). [Constitutional Accountability Center via How Appealing]
* Ohio State law student Madison Gesiotto is not happy with how administrators responded when one of her conservative columns prompted a threat from a fellow student. [Washington Times]
* The SEC just dropped its civil insider trading case against former SAC Capital Advisors LP portfolio manager Michael Steinberg. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Let’s rank the top 10 women Supreme Court justices! Oh wait, there are only four…. [National Law Journal]
* Linda Greenhouse offers her reflections on “Sex After 50” (at SCOTUS). [New York Times via How Appealing]
* The father of Paul Walker is suing Porsche for negligence and wrongful death over the 2013 car crash that killed Walker, of “Fast and Furious” fame. [AP via WSJ Law Blog]
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Crime
Criminally Yours: Sex In Vegas
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Sex Scandals, Sexual Harassment
CIA Agent Sex Plots, Brothel Rescues, And DLA Piper
Wild accusations in a pair of lawsuits about the man at the center of a famous Biglaw embarrassment. -
Defamation, Depositions, Law Professors
Is This What 'Exoneration' Looks Like To Alan Dershowitz?
Columnist Tamara Tabo opines on the deposition of Alan Dershowitz in his litigation with Paul Cassell. -
Legal Ethics, Sex
A Supreme Court Justice's Offensive, Racy Emails
A cache of offensive emails sent and received by a member of a state's high court remind us how broken this court system really is. -
Holidays and Seasons, Sex
Halloween Violates Sex Offender Rights
The one day a year you should feel bad for sex offenders. -
Alan Dershowitz, Defamation, Depositions, Law Professors
Dersh Deposed: Alan Dershowitz Accuses Former Federal Judge Of Billion-Dollar Extortion Scheme
Columnist Tamara Tabo reports on the latest developments in the ongoing legal battle between two legal luminaries, Alan Dershowitz and Paul Cassell.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.15.15
* From attorney to bag designer: the career of Annette Ferber. [Corp! Magazine]
* Twitter goes head-to-head with Gawker Media over the copyright of GIFs. [io9]
* Concerns about the judicial temperament of Judge Barry Williams, who is presiding over the Freddie Gray case. [Katz Justice]
* All is not lost if you drop out of law school. [Law and More]
* Why do attorneys struggle with customer reviews? [Technology & Marketing Law Blog]
* Judge cleared of wrongdoing for posting about a case in front of her on Facebook. [Adjunct Law Prof Blog]
* All the legal considerations before you host your “Love and Sex with Robots” conference in Malaysia. [Slate]
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Politics, Sex
Harry Reid Files Lawsuit Over His Wilted Sex Life
Everything you never wanted to know about Senator Reid's sex life! -
Crime
Sexytime For Testimony? Seems Like A Good Deal
Would you testify if it meant getting a much needed romantic liaison with your beloved? -
Sex
Why Are Lawyers So Good At Sex?
Here are a few theories as to why lawyers are so great in the sack. -
Attorney Misconduct, Legal Ethics
Sexual Hypnosis Allegations Cause Lawyer To Surrender License
Legal career ends in the most bizarre manner possible. -
Sexual Harassment, State Judges
Clerk Alleges Judge Sexually Harassed Her, Has Semen-Stained Dress To Prove It
Someone is taking a tip from Monica Lewinsky's playbook.... -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.13.15
* The legal battle over the AIG bailout rolls into the Federal Circuit. [DealBook / New York Times]
* What does a lawyer say when he gets caught swapping fees for oral sex? Claim sex addiction, of course! [Legal Profession Blog]
* The New Orleans public defender office is a testament to underfunding. [Buzzfeed News]
* Charleston School of Law loses a dean right before school resumes. Yep, nothing wrong here! [South Carolina Lawyers Weekly]
* Neighbors sue 8-year-old girl for being kind to animals (or sues her parents anyway). [KIRO]
* A friend remembers John Ralston Pate. [What About Clients?]
* A counterargument to the suggestion of suspect classification for poverty (final item). [PrawfsBlawg]
* The ABA is diving into the world of legal publishing, riding the success of Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link). [Chicago Tribune]
* A domestic violence defendant got the first name of his judge tattooed on his neck. Paul Clement has similar ink that reads “Nino.” Check out the pic. [North Carolina Lawyers Weekly]