Trials
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4th Circuit, 5th Circuit, Animal Law, Barack Obama, Bernie Madoff, Crime, Free Speech, Insider Trading, Jeffrey Skilling, Morning Docket, Pets, Politics, Trials, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 04.07.11
* Former Enron CEO Jeffrey Skilling’s appeal was denied by the Fifth Circuit. While he remains the smartest guy in the room, the room consists of him and a half-wit cellmate whose only discernible talent is making Prune-o. [WSJ Law Blog] * Bruce Fein, an attorney who worked on Clinton’s impeachment and called for Bush’s […]
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Asians, Football, Jury Duty, Racism, Sports, Trials
How (Not) To Get Out of Jury Duty
Honestly, I don’t understand why people hate jury duty so much. What’s the big deal? You don’t have to go to work. You can sit down and read stuff on your iPad or play Angry Birds. Then you go home. How is this a hardship to be avoided at all costs? And if you are […] - Sponsored
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Barry Bonds, Baseball, Boutique Law Firms, Education / Schools, Entertainment Law, Gay, Kids, Lesbians, Morning Docket, Small Law Firms, State Judges, Trials
Morning Docket: 04.06.11
* On the same day that Lady Kaga wrote her first dissent, Governor Deval Patrick nominated Barbara Lenk, an openly gay woman, to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts. Big week for… uhh, female judges. [New York Times] * The prosecution in the Barry Bonds case rested their case yesterday, and the judge is considering […]
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Attorney Misconduct, Crime, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Murder, Small Law Firms, Trials
Mistrial After Judge Is 'Astonished' By Touro Grad's Incompetence
Look, Touro Law students and alumni, please don’t get mad at me. I’m just the messenger. The Washington Post is reporting that a D.C. Superior Court judge, William Jackson, declared a mistrial in a murder case on Friday so that the defendant could fire his lawyer. The attorney, Joseph Rakofsky, a 2009 graduate of Touro […] -
Benchslaps, Crime, Federal Judges, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Trials
Quote of the Day: Justice Ginsburg's Subtle Benchslap of Tulane Law
On what basis can one be confident that law schools acquaint students with prosecutors’ unique obligation under Brady? Whittaker told the jury he did not recall covering Brady in his criminal procedure class in law school. Dubelier’s alma mater, like most other law faculties, does not make criminal procedure a required course. [FN21] [FN21] See […] -
Abortion, Barry Bonds, Baseball, Cars, Celebrities, Defamation, Facebook, Morning Docket, Rape, Sports, Trials, Women's Issues
Morning Docket: 03.30.11
* A Libyan woman is being sued for slander over her rape allegations. Is this how the Libyan militiamen serve and protect their country? [Boston Globe] * Call this one a learning experience. Pictures of things we now know we can’t post on Facebook: placentas, dead girls. [CNN Justice] * Jay-Z is down to 98 […]
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Celebrities, Lindsay Lohan, Madonna, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Trials
Morning Docket: 03.24.11
* Conky the Robot says the word of the day at the Barry Bonds trial yesterday was…syringe. AAAAHHHH!!!!!! [ESPN] * Robert George, a prominent Boston defense attorney, stands accused of money laundering. Forget prison for a second; what is he going to do with 40 subscriptions to Vibe? [Boston Globe] * Lilo rejected a plea […]
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Andrew Cuomo, State Judges, Technology, Trials
The Digital Courtroom: Apparently Not a Pipe Dream
We live in the age of ulcer-inducing, never-ending budget cuts. It’s surprising, though, when the chopping block can help the government achieve some progress, instead of just slicing its legs off. And what do you know? We happen to have recent news of that sort from the New York Unified Court System. Last week, Chief […] - Sponsored
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Akin Gump, Blogging, Google / Search Engines, Insider Trading, John Dowd, Kenneth Starr, Non-Sequiturs, Privacy, S.D.N.Y., Technology, Trials, White-Collar Crime, Yolanda Young
Non-Sequiturs: 03.09.11
* Is concern for “privacy” simply a justification for censorship on the internet? Some thoughts from a lawyer for Google. [Peter Fleischer: Privacy…? via Kashmir Hill / Forbes] * What’s the secret to lawyer happiness? And no, it doesn’t involve illegal drugs or porn stars (Charlie Sheen isn’t a lawyer). [Slaw via Legal Blog Watch] […] -
Benchslaps, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Insider Trading, Musical Chairs, Non-Sequiturs, Trials, Wall Street
Non-Sequiturs: 03.08.11
* The epic insider trading trial of Raj Rajaratnam got underway today. Bess Levin, of our sister site Dealbreaker, comes up with a (rather hilarious and bizarre) list of possible character witnesses for Raj. [Dealbreaker] * Speaking of the Rajaratnam trial, who were those mystery men observing the proceedings in the courtroom? [Clusterstock] * In […] -
Minority Issues, Racism, Trials, Weirdness
Idaho's Main Exports: Potatoes and Racism?
I don’t think Idaho gets enough credit for being positively weird. Sure, Napoleon Dynamite did a good job of highlighting that state’s peculiar relationship with llamas and quesadillas. But what of the insane racial animus that resides in the Potato State? (I don’t know if Idaho is the potato state. It should be, right? We’ll […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Bad Ideas, Bar Exams, Law Schools, Lawyer of the Day, Legal Ethics, Pro Se Litigants, Traffic Accidents, Trials
Would-Be-Lawyer of the Day: Don't Put ☺ in a Court Filing
Here’s some good news for lawyers who enjoy blogging or instant-messenger services like Gchat. It’s right in the headline of this here National Law Journal story: Smiley face, snark, don’t render law grad unfit to practice. Many of us get snarky in our personal writing, and many of us employ emoticons in email messages or […] -
Facebook, Jury Duty, Technology, Trials, Twittering
If You're Not Using Facebook, You're A Bad Lawyer
If you’re not booting up your laptop or iPad during voir dire, you’re not a very good lawyer. That’s my takeaway from recent WSJ and Reuters articles on jury selection in the social media age. This week, the Wall Street Journal took a look at the evolution of jury selection in the age of social […]
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Asians, Crime, Guns / Firearms, Quote of the Day, Temple University, James E. Beasley Law, Trials, Violence
Quote of the Day: Say It Sister
I wouldn’t have felt good about [Gerald Ung] going to jail for 40 years for a bad decision made in 70 seconds. If he went to jail, it doesn’t take back the year of recovery and rehabilitation my brother has had to endure. There’s no malice towards the shooter here. And I wish his supporters […] -
Asians, Crime, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Temple University, James E. Beasley Law, Trials, Violence
Commonwealth v. Ung: A Morning-After Linkwrap
Judging from the comments section of our last story about Gerald Ung — which is still active, like a volcano — many of you are still interested in talking about the Temple Law student shooter. Even though Ung was quickly acquitted of all charges arising out of the January 2010 shooting of Edward DiDonato Jr., […] -
Asians, Crime, Guns / Firearms, Jury Duty, Law Schools, Litigators, Temple University, James E. Beasley Law, Trials, Violence
Breaking: Temple Law Student Gerald Ung Found Not Guilty in Shooting
Well that didn’t take long, did it? The jury in the case of Commonwealth v. Ung began deliberations at 11:32 a.m., and it just returned a verdict of “not guilty,” around 4 p.m. Eastern time. Gerald Ung, the Temple Law student who was charged with attempted murder in connection with a January 2010 shooting in […] -
Asians, Crime, Guns / Firearms, Jury Duty, Law Schools, Litigators, Temple University, James E. Beasley Law, Trials, Violence
Commonwealth v. Ung: Jury Deliberations Begin
A little over half an hour ago — shortly before noon, after receiving instructions from Judge Glynnis Hill — a jury of six men and six women began its deliberations in Commonwealth v. Ung, the criminal trial of Temple Law student Gerald Ung. Ung has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault, and other offenses, […] -
Asians, Crime, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Litigators, Litigatrix, Reader Polls, Temple University, James E. Beasley Law, Trials, Violence
Commonwealth v. Ung: The Defendant Takes the Stand
Testimony is now over in the trial of Gerald Ung, the Temple Law student facing charges of attempted murder and aggravated assault stemming from a shooting in January 2010. Ung shot Eddie DiDonato, a former Villanova lacrosse captain and the son of a politically connected partner at the Fox Rothschild law firm. Throughout the trial, […] -
3rd Circuit, Asians, Crime, Guns / Firearms, Jury Duty, Law Schools, Litigators, Racism, Temple University, James E. Beasley Law, Trials, Videos, Violence
Commonwealth v. Ung: The Other Side of the Story
In response to our last story about Gerald Ung — the Temple Law student now on trial for attempted murder and aggravated assault (among other charges), after shooting Eddie DiDonato, a former Villanova lacrosse captain and the son of a prominent Fox Rothschild partner — some commenters expressed the view that our coverage was too […] -
Asians, Crime, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Police, Temple University, James E. Beasley Law, Trials, Violence
Commonwealth v. Ung: The Temple Law Student Shooter Goes to Trial
As a deeply self-loathing Asian-American, I do not support Asians shooting white people. The white people were nice enough to let us (or our ancestors) into this great country of theirs; the least we can do is show some gratitude. In addition, as an emasculated Asian male (is that redundant?), I don’t like guns. Of […]