Sports
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Small Law Firms
Lawyer Compares Bank Robbery Plea To Super Bowl Champs Because... Reasons
Finally a Chiefs story that isn't about Taylor Swift. -
Podcasts
It Pays To Be A Delusional Hack
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Biglaw
Patrick Mahomes... Esquire: The MVP Of Your Law Firm
Let Patrick Mahomes quarterback all of the deals at your law firm. It's a winning strategy!
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Sports
Travis Kelce Offers Andy Reid Critical Legal Insight During Super Bowl
Some solid legal meme work last night. -
Sports
Stephen Miller Announces Attack On NFL... Because It's Super Bowl Week
Miller challenged the NFL's head coaching diversity initiative in a bold gambit to get more search engine traffic. -
Biglaw
Identical Twin Biglaw Partners Had Fun Together While 'Rescuing' The Pac-12 From Certain Doom
There may be other identical twins working in Biglaw, but these brothers worked together to save a football conference. -
Sports
'Cool Legal-Themed Football Jersey! Which One Is Number 32 And... OH MY GOD NO!'
The Juice is still loose in Buffalo. -
Sports
Michigan Football Copies & Pastes Legal Argument Directly From Fan Message Board
First stolen signals, now this?!? - Sponsored
How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
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Intellectual Property
NFL Sends C&D To University Of Houston Over Homage To The Oilers’ Uniforms
No Fun League: Trademark edition. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.09.23
* Senate set to subpoena Leonard Leo and Harlan Crow to chat about the not-so-lost art of buying influence. [Reuters]
* How non-equity partners solve one nagging problem for Biglaw. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Forbes is doing a lawyer ranking. They have such a great track record with their other rankings. [Forbes]
* Reacting to Biglaw’s open letter on campus antisemitism, law school deans “unsure, though, what the letter is asking the schools to do.” Could that be because the letter was a vapid PR stunt? [American Lawyer]
* American lawyer pulls gun and kills two environmental protesters in Panama. [Daily Beast]
* Citi ordered to pay up over pattern of discrimination against Armenians, which seems weirdly specific. [Law360]
* Michigan reportedly hiring Williams & Connolly in anticipation of Big Ten discipline. Well, that certainly sends a… signal. [Wolverines Wire]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.06.23
* Donald Trump set to testify in New York. Be there, will be wild. [Reuters]
* Stroock files notice that it’s laying off roughly 140 people in New York. [Bloomberg Law News]
* The administration’s antitrust push hasn’t netted all the results one might’ve hoped, but Lina Khan’s tenure at the FTC may have some knock on effects as law students embrace antitrust work. [Politico]
* More firms are condemning senior associates to a holding pattern. [American Lawyer]
* Defamation filings are on the rise and it’s a real, shall we say, SLAPP in the face. [ABA Journal]
* It’s Pro Bono Week in the UK — the sort of annual recognition of good works that frightens and confuses Americans. [LegalCheek]
* NCAA faces billions in damages after feasting at the free labor trough for decades. [Law360]
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Courts
Federal Judge Intercepts Brett Favre's Defamation Suit Against Shannon Sharpe
Keep suing, eventually we'll stop talking about it. -
Sponsored
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Are Small Firms Going Big On Legal Tech?
How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.25.23
* Justice Kagan goes on record that a Supreme Court ethics rule would be a good idea. Chief Justice Roberts cryptically responds with “ixnay on the orruptioncay.” [Courthouse News Service]
* Trump judge declares that drag shows are not protected expression under the Constitution. Originalism is a bankrupt legal concept, but if it means absolutely anything, I’d encourage these people to learn about Shakespeare productions. [Reuters]
* Divorce lawyer says Barbie, Beyonce, and Taylor Swift are causing more breakups. Weird what happens when women decide they have “agency” and “deserve respect.” [People]
* In a first, Indian Supreme Court case argued through sign language. [NDTV]
* Texas rule automatically stays orders if the AG’s office files an appeal. Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the breaches of separation of powers. [Texas Tribune]
* Arent Fox sued claiming unauthorized disbursements from escrow funds. [National Law Journal]
* Class cert granted for college athletes seeking an injunction against the NCAA for antitrust violations related to their name, image, and likeness rights. [Law360]
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Biglaw
Biglaw Firms Behind The End Of The Pac-12
Thank Biglaw for the rapidly changing landscape of college sports. -
Law Schools
This College Football Player Is Trying To Avoid Being Tackled By... Law School
How will he be able to keep up in class and on the field? -
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Law Schools
This Lawsuit Over Golf Tournament Prize Is Your Next 1L Contracts Final
Fun with definitions. -
Biglaw
This Biglaw Partner Is The Proud Father Of A USWNT World Cup Player
Rad lawyer dad GOOOOAAAALs! -
Biglaw
Biglaw Partner And Client, NFL Team The Washington Commanders, Hit With Defamation Lawsuit
They practically dared the plaintiff to bring this lawsuit.