White People
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Holidays and Seasons
5 Tips For So-Called White Allies This Thanksgiving
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White Family Calls The Cops On Whales... In The Ocean
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Canada, Minority Issues
Shocker: The Canadian Supreme Court Is Really, Really White
And this is a big problem, according to many observers.
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Free Speech, Racism, Romance and Dating, Sexism, Sexual Harassment
Pick-Up Artist Gets Hilariously Scathing Legal Rebuke
"Julien Blanc may bully Japanese girls, but he will not bully our client." -
Cars, Crime, Drinking, DUI / DWI, Kids, Sentencing Law, White People
In Defense Of The Rich White Boy Who Killed Four People And Got Away With It
Instead of blaming the kid for killing four people, can we figure out a way to blame the parents? -
Biglaw, Canada, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Federal Judges, Gay, Gay Marriage, Guns / Firearms, Judicial Nominations, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Morning Docket, Politics, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Utah, White People
Morning Docket: 11.29.13
Ed. note: We’ll return to our normal publication schedule on Monday, December 2. We hope to see you at our holiday happy hour on Thursday, December 5 — for details and to RSVP (to this free event with an open bar), click here.
* Even in a post-nuclear world, Republicans can still block certain judicial nominees. [New York Times]
* A prominent Toronto lawyer has gone missing — and so, allegedly, has $3 million in client trust funds. [Toronto Star]
* Dewey see legal fees in the future for Stephen DiCarmine and Joel Sanders? Well, a $37 million lawsuit won’t dismiss itself. [Law360 (sub. req.)]
* Congratulations to Matthew Layton, the new managing partner of Clifford Chance. [The Lawyer]
* And congratulations to Ralph Pellecchio and Jim Wernz, who were married by none other than Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg — who even helped them write their vows. [Talking Points Memo]
* Sure, let’s have the whole “is now a good time to go to law school?” debate again. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Especially if you’re a minority, since white people are losing interest in law school. [Am Law Daily]
* Congress can’t even get its act together about real guns, so perhaps it’s no surprise that limits on fake guns are set to expire soon. [New York Times]
* Harry Potter was convicted of obstruction of justice. Just because you’re a wizard doesn’t mean you’re above the law. [Daily Utah Chronicle]
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California, Minority Issues, Racism, White People
Lawsuit Claims Target's Sensitivity Training Is Just As Racist As Target's Regular Behavior
When is sensitivity training so remedial that it becomes racist in itself? -
Labor / Employment, Minority Issues, Racism, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, White People
Paula Deen's New Argument Seems To Be That White People Are Immune To Racism
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Crime, Education / Schools, Politics, White-Collar Crime
Federal Investigators Pay Visit to Rich 'Honkey' Lawyer
Remember David Shulick, the Philadelphia lawyer who filed the famous "honkey" lawsuit against two airlines? Well, he's back in the news. -
Minority Issues, Movies, Racism, Reality TV, Television
White Male Judges Are Being Discriminated Against (On Television)
It feels like I receive at least one email a week from a pissed-off white male. I feel like everywhere I look there is some white person whining, complaining, playing the “victim” card, and moaning about how difficult things are for a white person nowadays. I’m telling you, if white males have to live under […] -
Asians, Law Professors, Minority Issues, Quote of the Day, Racism
Quote of the Day: And This Is Why I ♥ White People
There is this automatic assumption in any legal environment that Asians will have a particular talent for bitter labor. There was this weird self-selection where the Asians would migrate toward the most brutal part of the labor…. White people have this instinct that is really important: to give off the impression that they’re only going […] -
Conspiracy Theories, Election Law, Politics, Screw-Ups, White People
Election Snafu Hurts 'Whitey'
Sometimes, typos matter — a lot. We’ve seen typos get law firms into all kinds of trouble. And now a typo might ruin the already slim gubernatorial chances of a Green Party candidate. Running on the Green Party line, Rich Whitney wasn’t likely to become the next Governor of Illinois anyway. But an error at […] -
Cars, Judge of the Day, Minority Issues, Racism, State Judges
Judge Rejects Plea Deal as Something 'That Only Goes to White Boys'
If you spend any time around criminal defense lawyers, progressive lawyers, or people in a black barber shop, you’ll hear the claim that African-American criminal defendants receive harsher sentences than their white counterparts. People have done studies about this, people have written reports about this, people have held conferences about this institutional expression of discrimination. […]
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Guns / Firearms, Non-Sequiturs, Pets, Texas, White People
Non-Sequiturs: 07.09.10
* I’ll bite: I think a tanning tax is racist. It’s textbook disparate impact. African-Americans have been through enough; we shouldn’t be forced to look at pasty-faced white people all winter. [Concurring Opinions] * DWI fines are so expensive drunk drivers can’t pay them, so a Texas state senator suggests repealing the law. The things […] -
Boutique Law Firms, Minority Issues
White Guy Gets a Promotion -- And Suddenly It's News
Here’s a headline from the ABA Journal this morning: African-American Law Firm Elects Unusual CEO Unusual, you say? Well, when you click on that link, aren’t you expecting something really outside the box? Maybe they picked a CEO with no private sector experience? Maybe they picked a CEO who used to be in the CIA? […] -
Constitutional Law, Weirdness, White People
How Would Scalia and Breyer Decide This One?
A quirky and fun story in the Saturday New York Times (which nobody reads except us) describes the legal crusade of one John Lagana. He’d like to ride his WaveRunner around the shores of East Hampton, but can’t, thanks to the wealthy beach town’s ban on water scooters. So like any good American, Lagana is […] -
Bush v. Gore, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Fabulosity, Fashion, Parties, Pictures, Robert Bork, Sandra Day O'Connor, Ted Olson, Weddings, White People
Lady and Ted's Excellent Adventure: Wedding Photos That Rock
“Okay, Judge Bork. Smile and say ‘The Original Understanding’!!!” (Also: Is that Harvard Law prof Laurence Tribe standing behind Robert Bork, or just someone who looks a lot like him?) Earlier this week, we gave you a detailed report about the fabulous nuptials of Ted Olson — the winning lawyer in Bush v. Gore, former […]