Suicide
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Law Schools
University Left Reeling After Law Student Commits Suicide
It was the school's eighth student suicide in the past 18 months. -
Deaths
Prominent Texas Lawyer Dies After Battle With Mental Illness
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Health / Wellness, Law Schools, Suicide
Did Law School Bullying Contribute To A Recent Graduate's Suicide?
Law schools need to sit up and take notice of this problem.
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Health / Wellness, Law Schools
Suicidal Law Students Are No Laughing Matter
Law school can be extremely mentally distressing, but there are people who can help you. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 08.04.17
* The White House announces ten new judicial nominations, including two for circuit courts (previously predicted in these pages). We’ll have more on this later. [Washington Times]
* King & Spalding joins Jones Day and Sullivan & Cromwell as a “feeder firm” for the Trump administration. [Law.com]
* Will the Trump Justice Department’s possible attack on affirmative action succeed? Law professors disagree. [How Appealing]
* Michelle Carter, the woman convicted for basically texting her boyfriend into committing suicide, gets sentenced to 15 months. [ABA Journal]
* White-collar criminal defense lawyers discuss what to expect from the grand jury convened by special counsel Robert Mueller. [National Law Journal]
* The trend continues: fewer law school graduates, better employment statistics. [ABA Journal]
* Elliot Katz, a leading lawyer in the self-driving-car space, motors from DLA Piper to McGuireWoods. [Law.com]
* If you’ll be online in the afternoon on Wednesday, August 16, join me and ABA Legal Career Central for a Twitter chat about career paths for lawyers, especially alternative careers. [American Bar Association]
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Crime, Deaths, Justice, Suicide
Being A Bitch Is Now A Criminal Offense, Apparently
Teen convicted for texting someone to death. -
Deaths, Suicide
Powerhouse Litigator Found Dead In His Home In Suspected Suicide
He was a community leader and legend of the plaintiffs' bar. - Sponsored
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Deaths, State Judges
Death Of Judge Abdus-Salaam Now Being Treated As Suspicious
There is a dispute over whether the death of Judge Abdus-Salaam was a suicide, as originally suggested. -
Biglaw
Drug Company Found Liable In Biglaw Partner's 2010 Suicide
The partner's widow claimed her husband's suicide was the result of a drug side effect. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.19.17
* An interesting look at the life and career of Gloria Allred — who has litigated groundbreaking civil rights cases as well as TMZ fodder. [Coverage Opinions]
* Lawyer Jose Baez intends to investigate the death of his client Aaron Hernandez, who was found dead in his prison cell after apparently hanging himself. [Deadspin]
* Footnote of the day (gavel bang: Raffi Melkonian aka @RMFifth Circuit). [Twitter]
* Professor Jonathan Adler still has doubts about the Emoluments Clause lawsuit against President Trump (although it’s much stronger now, thanks to some additional plaintiffs). [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post]
* Professor Glenn Reynolds has some doubts about diversity (although I suspect he strongly supports intellectual diversity). [Instapundit]
* Professor Ann Althouse has her doubts about… Democrats (even though she has voted for more Democrats than Republicans over the years). [Althouse]
* And Professor Eugene Volokh has his doubts about the constitutionality of this order. [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post]
* In honor of national haiku poetry day, here are some verses from Dean Dan Rodriguez of Northwestern Law. [PrawfsBlawg]
* Congrats to the ACLU of Massachusetts, the national ACLU, the state public defender’s office, and Fick & Marx LLP on a huge and historic win! [ACLU]
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Courthouses, Crime, Suicide
Rather Than Facing Trial, Defendant Commits Suicide At Courthouse
He would have faced the death penalty if convicted. -
Deaths, Suicide
Clerk Jumps To His Death From 10th Floor Of Manhattan Law Firm
"It looked like he was stressed as hell."
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Biglaw, Deaths
Former Dewey Partner Commits Suicide, Leaping From His New York Apartment
Our thoughts go out to the friends, family and colleagues of this notable attorney. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 02.13.17
* Sure, this is the Onion, but seriously, it isn’t far off. [The Onion]
* The history of judge-bashing: Trump is part of a populist tradition. [New York Magazine]
* Startups don’t have to involve technological know-how. [Law and More]
* I’m sure this won’t undermine the judiciary. I mean, I’m not sure at all, but we have the leader of the free world tweeting insults to jurists, so relatively speaking… [Gaveling]
* The suicide that is rocking K Street. [Huffington Post]
* Can your shade of hair change your ability to be taken seriously at work? [Corporette]
* Nope, having gay friends isn’t the same as a disciplined policy position on gay rights. [Slate]
* And you thought women were people. Silly rabbit. [The Slot]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 01.19.17
* The Seventh Circuit — in an opinion by Judge Diane Sykes, a top-tier SCOTUS possibility under President Trump — just struck down Chicago ordinances regulating shooting ranges as violative of Second Amendment rights. [ABC News]
* Speaking of firearms, law professor Fredrick Vars has an excellent proposal for preventing gun suicides. [Washington Post]
* Possible good news for legalizing sports betting in New Jersey: the U.S. Supreme Court wants to hear from the solicitor general on this issue (although we don’t yet know who the solicitor general will be). [How Appealing]
* But we think we know who the principal deputy solicitor general will be — Noel Francisco, whose imminent departure from Jones Day is now public. [National Law Journal]
* In other Justice Department news, what can we expect from Jeff Sessions’s DOJ in terms of civil rights enforcement? [New York Times]
* Are we seeing a “fragile recovery” in the number of people interested in law school? [ABA Journal]
* If you share my curiosity about the future of Chief Judge Merrick Garland in the wake of his unsuccessful SCOTUS nomination, it seems that the distinguished jurist is back on the bench — at least for now. [National Law Journal]
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Deaths, State Judges, Suicide
Judge Commits Suicide In Chambers On New Year's Day
The first week of the new year brings us incredibly sad news out of the Virginia judiciary. -
Bar Exams, Suicide
Bar Exam Suicides Are Disturbingly Common Among Recent Law School Graduates
You are not alone. It is possible to overcome bar exam failure. -
Bar Exams, Suicide
Recent Law School Graduate Commits Suicide After Failing Bar Exam
This is incredibly depressing. -
Biglaw
Your Mission (Should You Choose To Accept It)
How do Biglaw firms expect therapists to help them deal with death and diversity?