Television
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Television
Standard Of Review: Proposing Some New Great Legal TV Shows
Lately, there has been a dearth of truly great legal television dramas. We've got some great ideas. Would you watch any of them? -
Television
Standard Of Review: Why I Don't Like Law & Order
Please welcome Harry Graff (not his real name), a new columnist who will be writing about law and the arts. - Sponsored
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Television
The Legal Rule Behind The Conspiracy Of HTGAWM
It seems our freaked out law students have all been scared about the felony murder rule.
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Gender, Lawyer Advertising, Quote of the Day, Sexism, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, Television, Videos, Women's Issues
Women Lawyers Get Called Out For Their Sexist Advertisements
Stereotype-based advertising is used semi-frequently among women attorneys. Ugh, why? -
Television
Sleeping Pill Zombie Murders In Week 8 Of HTGAWM
The latest case of the week addresses sleeping pill killings. -
Television
The Thrill Of Motion Practice On How To Get Away With Murder
Autopsies and sex go together like... well they really shouldn't go together. -
DUI / DWI, Election Law, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Pornography, Pro Se Litigants, State Judges, Television, Trademarks
Non-Sequiturs: 10.27.14
* After being temporarily suspended as part of “Porngate” for trafficking in “highly demeaning portrayals of members of various segments of the population, including women, elderly persons, and uniformed school girls,” Seamus McCaffrey retires from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. [Philadelphia Daily News] * A group of women lawyers in Miami has called for NBC to cancel Bad Judge because it “depicts a female judge as unethical, lazy, crude, hyper-sexualized, and unfit to hold such an esteemed position of power.” Indeed there’s no place for depicting women judges that way on TV. Especially when Miami is perfectly capable of depicting them that way in real life. [Crushable] * Epic trademark infringement. [Legal Cheek] * Crazy pro se guy slapped down in Canada. [Lowering the Bar] * While almost everyone else is seeing lower applications, USC Law saw a 5 percent bump. [USC Gould School of Law] * Stanford and Dartmouth in hot water over election law charges in Montana. Apparently piercing the imaginary veil of non-partisanship in judicial elections is the problem and not the whole idea of judicial elections in the first place. [Montana Standard] -
Television
It’s Week 5 Of 'How To Get Away With Murder' And Viola Davis Is Allergic To Sleeves
Finally, a scene that realistically depicts what being a lawyer is really like. - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Free Speech, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Social Media, Sports, State Judges, Supreme Court, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 10.22.14
* A Saul Goodman Bobblehead. You know you want it. [Amazon (affiliate link)] * It looks like that Jimmy John’s non-compete agreement we reported on is going to spawn a congressional inquiry. [Huffington Post] * His dreams of becoming a solicitor were sidetracked when he was “jailed for slapping a sleeping woman in the face […] -
Pets, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Television
You Must Watch Dogs Reenact Supreme Court Arguments Right Now
Come for the oral argument coverage, stay for the point where Justice Alito tries to hump Justice Kagan.... -
Blog Wars, Blogging, Health Care / Medicine, Judicial Nominations, Law Reviews, Non-Sequiturs, Television, Women's Issues
Non-Sequiturs: 10.17.14
* Congratulations (and good luck) to our nation’s new ebola czar — who happens to be a high-profile lawyer. [ATL Redline] * An update on the Charleston Law/InfiLaw drama. [Post and Courier] * If they had only taken the pink underwear off the patient before he woke up, he wouldn’t have his panties in a bunch. [Huffington Post] * Getting people to read law review articles is hard enough; why put them behind a wall? [TaxProf Blog] * It’s funny that Floridian lawyers are having such a bad reaction to Bad Judge, since the show could actually be reality TV down there. [Daily Business Review (sub. req.)] * Career advice: if you aspire to the federal judiciary, try to avoid writing blog posts about biting girls in the butt. [Missouri Lawyers Weekly (sub. req.)] * Congrats to lawyer Lisa Smith on winning the Pitch Week book competition at the When Words Count Retreat! [Street Insider] -
Crime, Law Schools, Murder, Television
A Dose Of Reality In Week Four Of 'How To Get Away With Murder'
What moment had columnist Alex Rich saying, “that is exactly what law school is like”? -
Antonin Scalia, Guns / Firearms, Prisons, Religion, Samuel Alito, Supreme Court, Television
Did The Simpsons Predict A Hot-Button SCOTUS Case 22 Years Ago?
A tipster noted that a controversial Supreme Court case from this Term gets a predictive wink from an episode that aired in 1992...
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.
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Food, Football, Non-Sequiturs, Prostitution, Sex, Sex Scandals, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 10.13.14
* Florida State QB Jameis Winston is still in a heap of legal trouble and it turns out his best legal move might just be to drop out. It’d save him the trouble of getting demolished by Mississippi State. [Sports Illustrated] * A follow-up on the Yale Law/Colombia Prostitution/Secret Service/Obama scandal. An amateur poet was hot on this story from the start and sent cryptic verse about it to a Yale student paper way back in the day. [Ivy Gate Blog] * Ron Swanson explains lawyers. Best line, “The man who kills me will know.” [Legal Cheek] * Remember when the Texas Supreme Court cited Walter from Big Lebowski? Now we have the proper citation form for the occasion. [The Legal Satyricon] * Perdue has settled two lawsuits against it over the use of the phrase “humanely raised.” Apparently its chickens were “not that.” [Salon] * One lawyer explains why it’s high time we eliminate this holiday. [Katz Justice] -
Crime, Law Schools, Television
The Inaccuracies Grow In Week 3 Of 'How To Get Away With Murder'
The internet is vast and there are recaps aplenty, so we are focusing on the legal inaccuracies. -
Contract Attorneys, Crime, Law Schools, Television
'How To Get Away With Murder' Is Just Wrong
There is something just so scream-worthy about a show that can't bother to even get the basics right. -
New Jersey, Quote of the Day, Reality TV, Television
Reality TV Star Claims She 'Didn't Understand' That Her Plea Agreement Meant Possible Jail Time
Perhaps Teresa Giudice’s lawyer didn’t understand that his client was so dense. -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Television
'How To Get Away With Murder' Accurately Describes Life In Biglaw -- But That's About It
Absurd dialogue and even more ridiculous plotlines? You might love this show. -
9th Circuit, Contract Attorneys, Non-Sequiturs, Prisons, Rape, Supreme Court, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 09.24.14
* Quiz: Can you match the picture of the plaintiff to the landmark Supreme Court decision? [Slate] * Ninth Circuit expedites Ed O'Bannon appeal. [USAToday] * New NBC comedy about a law student who becomes a garbage man. Better job security, I suppose. [The A.V. Club] * The federal prison population declined by about 4800 inmates, giving the United States… well, still the worst incarceration rate in the world, but hey, you’ve got to start somewhere. [ABC News] * The contract attorney who sued Biglaw is living in his car and considering a career in construction. Perhaps it was a Freudian thing. [Law and More] * Some philosophy professors are concerned about an individual getting very testy with perceived critics. Anyone want to guess the individual? [Professor David Velleman Homepage / NYU] * In case you missed it, Howard Bashman’s announcement of our new partnership. [How Appealing] * Middle school convinces special needs girl to allow suspected rapist to take her into a bathroom so the school can “catch him redhanded.” She gets raped. Judge dismisses the lawsuit saying he wouldn’t “second-guess” school officials. [Al.com] -
Barack Obama, Biglaw, Politics, Quote of the Day, Television
Biglaw Firm Mercilessly Mocked By The Tonight Show
Here's a fake Biglaw commercial that's sure to make you laugh.