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Education / Schools, Police, Sports
What Is Notre Dame's Police Force Hiding From ESPN?
The school is trying to make a very scary police force. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.14.16
* Bar exam results from Washington. Numbers are down… is the state’s alternative lawyer program partly responsible? [Bar Exam Stats]
* Important advice for a young attorney: consider the billing rates of your practice group. [Bobogado]
* Now the ACC is pulling out of North Carolina over the wide-ranging discrimination bill — superseding local ordinances protecting against LGBT discrimination generally — that dumb, reductionist types insist on calling the “bathroom law.” [CBS Sports]
* Acquittals require the human connection. [Katz Justice]
* And if you don’t believe that one, here’s the psychology to back it up. [Law360]
* You can get out of stuff by fearing documents? [Lowering the Bar]
* This sponsored post from our site is worth a look, featuring an interview with a general counsel and a managing partner on the fallout from the Moneylaw associate salary bumps. [Above the Law]
* Sad news tonight as Finnegan mourns the passing of Ford Farabow, one of the firm’s founding partners. [Finnegan]
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Career Alternatives, Sports
This Lawyer Will Beat The Crap Out Of You
She's a boxing champion who practices law in her spare time.
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In-House Counsel, Sports
Meet The Triathlon-Running, Kilimanjaro-Climbing Patent Lawyer Who Happens To Be Blind
Binge-watching season 2 of Daredevil on Netflix doesn't seem like quite the accomplishment anymore, does it? -
ATL Redline, Education / Schools, Justice, Sports
Pastor Wants High Schoolers Shot At Over Anthem; Trump Wants Them To Find Another Country
If you pro-anthem people keep it up, sports leagues are going to end up having to pull the anthem before ordinary games. -
Law Schools, Sports
Terrible Pro Sports Owners Donate Millions To Law School
Shouldn't these people be giving more? -
Sentencing Law, Sports
Football Is A Matter Of Life And Limb In The South
When teams lose, children go to jail. It should be a national embarrassment. -
Football, Sports
Barack Obama Supports 'Messy' Democracy And Sports Star's Constitutional Rights
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.06.16
* Roger Ailes hires Hulk Hogan and Melania Trump lawyer Charles Harder for a possible suit against NY Mag. [Huffington Post]
* As expected, Haynes & Boone has merged with Curtis Davis Garrard [Texas Lawyer]
* Berkeley’s Sujit Choudhry still coming to work amid sexual harassment claims. [ABC 7]
* An update on the revenge porn law that’s seen over 200 prosecuted in England and Wales. [CNET]
* Avvo defends its fixed-fee legal services after a South Carolina ethics ruling dinged the practice. [Corporate Counsel]
* Sullivan & Cromwell tapped to make one lucky French fan base learn what it’s like to have Frank McCourt as an owner. [The Am Law Daily]
* Second Circuit throws procedural roadblocks in front of workers seeking back wages. Happy Labor Day! [Law360]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.02.16
* Dentons asks its European partners to kick in more money. Is this no big deal or something they should be verein worried about? (Ugh.) [Legal Week]
* Melania Trump is suing the Daily Mail over escort stories. [Law360]
* Judge Rakoff sides with Beyoncé in “Lemonade” suit. He stated the result and added that “a memorandum explaining the reasons for this ruling will issue in due course, at which time final judgment will be entered.” All the greats build hype before their next opinion drops. [Hollywood Reporter]
* After Brock Turner, California passed a new rape law… and it could backfire badly. [Rolling Stone]
* USC linebacker accused of raping a woman twice and sending pictures of it to her ex. [Deadspin]
* “So you want to sue your firm.” [Law.com]
* For your long weekend, here’s a deep dive into the tale of the pair of lawyers who lost a massive civil suit over framing a PTA rival. [LA Times]
* Suicide bombing kills 12 at Pakistani courthouse. [BBC]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.01.16
* Quinn Emanuel sanctioned by the U.S. International Trade Commission over the Apple-Samsung case. [Law.com]
* No rest for the dissolving: Kenyon & Kenyon hit with malpractice suit. [Law360]
* Indiana’s
Go Ahead And Hate GaysReligious Freedom Act invoked in child abuse defense. It’s truly a testament to how kerfunkered this whole election is that this episode isn’t going to be a devastating scandal for the Trump-Pence ticket. [Chicago Tribune]* Former tech GC takes on housekeeping gig. [Corporate Counsel]
* Katten Muchin Rosenman; Manatt, Phelps & Phillips; and Eisner Jaffe all land stadium renaming deals, proving that there’s money to be made everywhere. Enjoy AshleyMadison.com Park! [The Am Law Daily]
* Score one for the anti-trolls: A federal judge orders a lawyer to pay $22K in legal fees after he filed multiple lawsuits over the use of his pictures. [ABA Journal]
* Palestinian Authority terrorism verdict given the heave ho by Second Circuit. [NY Times]
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Sports
'I Know Fraud Occurred,' Says Lawyer Suing NFL
First rule of cover-up club: don't leave hundreds of witnesses. -
Department of Justice, Sports
Olympic Gold Medalist Works At Department of Justice
Where do Olympians work after the games? Apparently, the DOJ.
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Crime, Sports
What's More Embarrassing Than Mispronouncing Your Double-Murder Defendant Client's Name?
If he'd called him Gronkowski at least I'd understand... -
Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.12.16
* Conservative legal scholars generally favor Clinton with the power to nominate jurists over Trump. Losers! Pathetic! [Huffington Post]
* After securing a law degree, a masters, and a PhD, this woman also became Great Britain’s most successful female Olympian. [Legal Cheek]
* A judge explains why she finds criminal court horrifying. [VICE]
* Litigate every week like it’s Shark Week. [Lowering the Bar]
* I never really thought about how I referred to law school professors, but this raises some interesting questions about the process. [PrawfsBlawg]
* Following up on the Supreme Court clerks of 2006. Of the four justices of the Supreme Court’s right-wing, how many female clerks can you spot? [Excess of Democracy]
* Wonder Woman’s immigration fraud. [Law and the Multiverse]
* Counterpunch reviews Len: A Lawyer In History (affiliate link) about the life and times of leftist criminal defense lawyer Leonard Weinglass. [Counterpunch]
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Sports
Appeals Court Dashes New Jersey's Hope For Legal Sports Betting
New Jersey just can't catch a break. -
Sports
Record-Breaking Olympic Gold Medalist Katie Ledecky Has Biglaw Ties
Congratulations, Katie! We can't wait to see you win more gold medals at the Rio Olympics! -
Deaths, Law Schools, Sports
Stanford Law School Lost A Promising Student, Spartan Nation Lost A Legend
Mike Sadler and Sam Foltz, rest in peace.