Violence
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Airplanes / Aviation, Justice
United Passenger Lawyers Up, Will Likely 'Re-Accommodate' Airline In Court
United is about to get dragged... through the courts. -
Deaths, State Judges
Judge Shot To Death Outside His Home In Apparent Robbery Gone Wrong
Before he was shot, the judge's companion was heard screaming, "Don't kill him, don't kill him!" - Sponsored
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Deaths, Murder
Fired Legal Secretary Returns To Law Firm, Kills Former Coworker
This is a horrific situation.
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Television
Standard Of Review: FOX's 'Shots Fired' Succeeds When It Doesn't Focus On Characterization
This entertaining and often compelling show sometimes gets bogged down in its main characters' personal lives. -
Crime, Family Law
Divorce Attorney's Murder A Chilling Reminder Of The Dangers Of Family Law
A Wisconsin divorce lawyer is killed in a husband's shooting rampage. Sadly, this has happened before. -
Deaths, In-House Counsel
Arrest Made In Fatal Shooting Of In-House Attorney
Police have not yet established a motive in this brutal slaying. -
Deaths, In-House Counsel
In-House Attorney Shot To Death During Morning Commute
Police believe this may have been a targeted killing. -
Donald Trump, Federal Judges, Justice, Politics
Court Takes Trump Literally, Allows 'Incitement' Suit Against Him To Go Forward
It's going to be a long four years for Team Trump if the courts keep actually listening to the guy. - Sponsored
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Crime, Dan Markel, Deaths, Murder
The Dan Markel Case: Lingering Questions Over Who's Paying Katherine Magbanua's Legal Fees
If everything here is on the up and up, what's the problem with revealing this information? -
Crime, Dan Markel, Deaths, Murder
The Dan Markel Case: Justice Delayed?
Defendant Katherine Magbanua's trial has been pushed back -- amid claims of new evidence.... -
Justice, Politics
We Need To Talk About Punching Nazis
Should you punch a white supremacist? Should I? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.23.16
* Claud “Tex” McIver, the Fisher & Phillips partner who accidentally shot and killed his wife and allegedly blamed the incident on a local Black Lives Matter protest, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter (a felony) and reckless conduct (a misdemeanor). McIver will now be retiring from the firm at the end of the year, instead of in 2017 as originally planned. [Big Law Business]
* “We keep being told that the administration was so surprised. Then you read what the government released. How can you possibly have been surprised?” Students at Charlotte Law are incredibly angry that the school was dropped from the federal loan program, and many feel like they were duped by the administration. Some students have even contacted local law firms to discuss filing suit against the school. [Charlotte Observer]
* “Your father is ruining the country. Why is she on our flight? She should be flying private.” The unruly passenger who allegedly accosted future first daughter Ivanka Trump on a JetBlue flight to Florida yesterday is — you guessed it — a lawyer. Daniel J. Goldstein, a graduate of UCLA Law, once worked as a labor relations specialist at the U.S. Mint before moving to Brooklyn. His current place of work is unknown. [Forward]
* According to the results of an investigation by a law firm hired by the University of Oregon, law professor Nancy Shurtz committed “discriminatory harassment” by wearing a blackface costume on Halloween, in violation of the school’s anti-discrimination policies. The report does not indicate if Professor Shurtz was punished, but she is no longer on paid leave and is not scheduled to teach this spring. [The Oregonian]
* Michelle K. Lee, the outgoing director of the Patent and Trademark Office, says the “interactions that we have been having [with the president-elect’s transition team] are very positive,” and that although Donald Trump’s relationship with the denizens of Silicon Valley has at times been rocky, she thinks “any administration would have a strong and robust intellectual property system as a priority.” [WSJ Law Blog]
* Alec Baldwin will be playing controversial Brooklyn prosecutor Michael Vecchione in a new TV series in development that was adapted from the lawyer’s 2015 book, Crooked Brooklyn (affiliate link). Not to worry, because we’re sure that the actor will still be able to find the time during his shooting schedule to impersonate and infuriate President-elect Trump with his portrayals on Saturday Night Live. [Page Six / New York Post]
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Crime, Dan Markel, Deaths, Murder
The Dan Markel Case: Watch Your Words About Wendi Adelson
Wendi Adelson's lawyer is considering legal action against those who malign his client online.
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Crime, Dan Markel, Deaths, Murder
The Dan Markel Case: Slow Your Roll On Wendi Adelson
The prosecution does NOT take the position that Wendi Adelson ordered her ex-husband's murder. -
Deaths, Law Schools, Police
Law Student Shot In Head, Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting
His death has been ruled a homicide. -
Crime, Dan Markel, Deaths, Murder
The Dan Markel Case: A Not-So-Merry Christmas For Katherine Magbanua
Friday brought bad news for this defendant in the Dan Markel murder case. -
Crime, Dan Markel, Deaths, Murder
The Dan Markel Case: Why Isn't Katherine Magbanua Cooperating?
Is Katherine Magbanua innocent, or incentivized? -
Justice, Racism
Jury Can't Decide If Shooting A Fleeing, Unarmed Black Man Five Times In The Back Is A Crime
You debase yourselves if you let this man walk free. -
Crime, Dan Markel, Deaths, Murder
The Dan Markel Case: Katherine Magbanua Indicted For First-Degree Murder
The possibility that we raised earlier this week has come to pass. -
Crime, Dan Markel, Deaths, Murder
The Dan Markel Case: Katherine Magbanua's Date With Destiny
A first-degree murder charge might be back on the table.