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Law Schools
Writing The Book On Business: Elon Musk Has Had Enough Legal Troubles That This Law School Is Teaching A Class On Them
What makes me want to work with Tesla? I've been chronicling this guy's court run-ins since I was a 0L! -
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Law Schools
Oopsie! Top Law School Shares Student GPAs -- And More Sensitive Data -- With Student Body
The law school feels 'terrible' about it.
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Law Schools
Elite Law Firm And Law Schools Team Up For Social Justice Initiative
Working together to take on the important issues of our time. -
Law Schools
Law School Prof Says ACTUALLY Asking Me For A Longer Exam Window Is A Lot Like Killing George Floyd
This is ill-advised at best and potentially racist at worst. -
Litigation Finance, Sponsored Content
Litigation Funding Comes Of Age: Trends And Ethics
Litigation funding has quickly become a fixed feature of the legal landscape, so it behooves lawyers and law students to learn about it. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.22.17
* Judge George B. Daniels (S.D.N.Y.) dismissed a suit alleging that President Trump violated the Constitution’s emoluments clause when his hotels and restaurants did business with foreign governments during his time in office. The reason for dismissal? A lack of standing. [Washington Post]
* Speaking of the president, past vetting (or lack thereof) concerns be damned, because he recently announced his latest round of judicial nominations. Thus far, Trump has had a record number of circuit judges confirmed in his first year. [CNN]
* Simpson Thacher and Kasowitz Benson are being sued for malpractice by the former CEO of Patriot National, who claims the firms are the reason why his company went under and is on the brink of filing for bankruptcy. [Daily Business Review]
* Co-conspirator or victim? That’s what jurors will have to decide when it comes to former Katten Muchin partner Evan Greebel, who once represented pharma bro Martin Shkreli. [New York Law Journal]
* UCLA Law School is creating the Chris Cornell Scholarship, named for the late Soundgarden/Audioslave singer, endowed with a $1 million gift from a coalition led by his widow, Vicky Cornell. This is a wonderful way to remember an amazing artist who was an amazing human being. [Los Angeles Times]
* It’s finally here, a listing of the Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2017. Topping the list is the woman who sued because she claimed she was “deceived” by amount of sugar in jelly beans. [U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform]
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Politics, Privacy
Can You Be Criminally Prosecuted For Downloading Hacked Clinton Campaign Emails?
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
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Affirmative Action, American Bar Association / ABA, California, Crime, In-House Counsel, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Murder, Old People
Morning Docket: 08.13.14
* “I’m 98, and I don’t want to depart this world with this thing hanging over me.” Miriam Moskowitz was convicted more than 60 years ago, and now Baker Botts is trying to help clear her name before she dies. [WSJ Law Blog]
* “Get a lawyer, you know how this works.” Boston Scientific’s chief counsel was killed earlier this week, and police think that they may have identified a suspect — his former flame — in the brutal murder. [Minneapolis Star-Tribune]
* According to a recent study, California’s affirmative action ban has done some damage to minority admissions rates at both Berkeley Law and UCLA Law, and now things like this happen to their minority students. It’s quite sad. [Daily Californian]
* The ABA has delayed taking action on Concordia Law’s bid for accreditation, and instead appointed a fact-finder. We’ll help you with this fact of the day: we don’t need more law schools. [National Law Journal]
* If you’re thinking about signing up for a JD/MBA, then congratulations, at least one of those degrees may prove to be useful to you in some way, someday. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]
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Contests, Law Schools, March Madness
ATL March Madness: The Worst Law School In America -- First Round
Voting begins for the Worst Law School In America! Polls close Sunday night. -
Contests, Law Schools, March Madness
ATL March Madness: The Worst Law School In America -- Bracket Released
Time to while away your Monday filling out a bracket. -
Affirmative Action, Education / Schools, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Politics, Racism
On Racism At UCLA Law And False Dichotomies
Conservative columnist Tamara Tabo offers her take on the UCLA Law racism controversy.
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Affirmative Action, Education / Schools, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Racism
Racism Abounds At UCLA School of Law
The racial climate at this school seems to be completely out of hand. -
Biglaw, Fabulosity, Job Searches, Law Schools, Pro Bono, Public Interest
Congratulations To The 2014 Skadden Fellows
Do you know any of these young lawyers committed to public service? -
Affirmative Action, Law Professors, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Racism
Are You On Team Sander?
The ATL editors record their real-time reactions to the Team Sander story. -
Affirmative Action, Law Professors, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Racism
Racists' T-Shirts On Campus? Only If You Bother To Think About It
Is ignorance an excuse for racism? -
Law Schools, Nauseating Things
Toilet Law School: This Is Not A Metaphor
When is campus more like a toilet? -
Bankruptcy, Career Alternatives, Law Professors, Law Schools
The Dean Of The Bankruptcy Bar Will Exorcise Your Demons
Would you let this lawyer spiritually heal you? -
6th Circuit, Eliot Spitzer, ERISA, Non-Sequiturs, Patents, Survivor, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 07.30.13
* For everyone at the midway point of a bar exam: Here… [Dinmoney] * Naked selfies: Not just for Carlos Danger anymore. A female police officer uses her workday to post naked pictures of herself. [Legal Juice] * Speaking of NYC politics and placing Weiners where they don’t belong, Professor Lawrence Cunningham argues that Eliot Spitzer would be a horrible Comptroller based on his record as New York Attorney General. Cunningham then lists every reason Eliot Spitzer was an awesome Attorney General. [Concurring Opinions] * An appeals court has upheld the ruling that killed Mayor Bloomberg’s large sugary soda ban. Drink up, fatasses! It’s your right as an American. In the meantime, check out this argument over whether the decision contains a curious paradox [PrawfsBlawg] * The Sixth Circuit affirmed an earlier decision dismissing a suit brought by Cooley grads. But they did not repeat the classic, “an ordinary prudent person would not have relied on [Cooley's] statistics to decide to spend $100,000 or more.” [ABA Journal] * After winning Survivor, Cochran has decided to turn his law degree into the most expensive TV screenwriting degree ever. He’ll be penning a sitcom this Fall. [St. Louis Today] * Susan Westerberg Prager, the incoming dean of Southwestern Law School, is the first female dean of a law school… again. [Chronicle of Higher Education] * One doctor. Four different signatures “under penalty of perjury.” I think we’re underestimating the evil quadruplet theory. [New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog] * As someone without kids, I find this fascinating. Popehat has a poll asking readers their thoughts on monitoring the electronic communication of their middle schoolers. As a parent, are you more Edward Snowden or J. Edgar Hoover? [Popehat]