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Antonin Scalia, Blogging, Contracts, Food, Free Speech, Google / Search Engines, Law Professors, Money, Non-Sequiturs, Pornography, Richard Posner, Sports, Student Loans
Non-Sequiturs: 09.24.12
* Someone was finally able to liken the Scalia v. Posner debate to a suitable situation: bitchy mean girls fighting each other in a middle school cafeteria. Seriously, only the inclusion of “like” throughout the entirety of the dialogue could’ve made it better. [lawprofblawg] * Who pays your law professors’ salary? The obvious answer is law students, since professorial wallets are padded by tuition dollars. But what happens when IBR comes into play and loan debts are forgiven? Then the answer shifts to the taxpayers. [PrawfsBlawg] * When Derek Boogaard of the New York Rangers died, everyone was expecting that a lawsuit would be filed, but no one really thought that it would be one based on contract law. [New York Law and Legal Analysis Blog] * What kind of case “really turn[s] on” everyone’s favorite First Amendment lawyer? Free speech cases that are riddled with challenges, of course, and questions about what does and doesn’t constitute porn. [Vegas Inc] * You must be wondering where Above the Law fell on this ranking of the 15 Most Influential Law Blogs. We won’t give it away, but let’s just say that we now share something in common with Cooley. [Business Insider] * “[S]ome dude with the munchies is getting a little legal education.” That’s what we thought when one of our top searches last week was “pictures of tacos” — and not even “duck tacos,” but regular ones. [Search Party] -
Law Schools
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Biglaw, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Real Estate, Weirdness
Musical Chairs: A Sidley Austin Partner's Mysterious Departure
Wherein we discuss a high-powered partner's mysterious departure from the Chicago office of Sidley Austin.
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Crime, Deaths, Health Care / Medicine, New Jersey, Weirdness
Penis Embolism: A Bad Way to Die or the Worst?
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Books, Money, Videos, Weirdness
Whoa, This Zombie Law Thing Is Kind of Taking Off
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Weirdness
Illustrated Court Filing of the Day: The Sound of Silence
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Drinking, Lawyer Advertising, Television, Texas, Videos, Weirdness, YouTube
A Closer Look at Adam Reposa, Everyone's Favorite Maniacal Truck-Smashing Lawyer
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Barack Obama, Celebrities, Movies, Politics, Quote of the Day, Weirdness
Quote of the Day: I Suppose You Think Actors Are Better?
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Law Schools, Music, Weirdness
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Screw-Ups, Technology, Weirdness
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Defamation, Intellectual Property, Patents, Weirdness
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Quote of the Day, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Weirdness
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Animal Law, Career Alternatives, Pets, Weirdness
Career Alternatives: Rattlesnake Venom Extractor, a.k.a. 'Pure Badass'
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The Business Case For AI At Your Law Firm
ChatGPT ushers in the age of generative AI – even for law firms.
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Civil Rights, Crime, Minority Issues, Music, Racism, Weirdness
Insane Clown... Plaintiffs? Juggalos Consider Suing the FBI
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Education / Schools, Hair, Health Care / Medicine, Weirdness
A Pre-Law Student's Worst Nightmare: A Medical Mystery Reminiscent of the 'Hairy Hand' Case
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Attorney Misconduct, Bad Ideas, Career Alternatives, Contests, Crime, Law Professors, Law Schools, Lawyer of the Day, Legal Ethics, Perverts, Reader Polls, Sex, Sex Scandals, Weirdness
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Art, Law Schools, Pictures, Weirdness
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Bad Ideas, Crime, Law Schools, UVA Law, Weirdness
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Antonin Scalia, Books, Elizabeth Wurtzel, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Weirdness
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Law Professors, Law Reviews, Movies, Tax Law, Weirdness
Welcome to Zombie Law 101
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