Dems Would Run Pro-Life Candidates To Win, Will Wonder Why They Lose
Lawyers fight, Democrats beg.
Non-Sequiturs: 07.31.17
* So... who is in charge of Homeland Security now? Asking for all the immigration lawyers who need to fill out the "named defendants" section of their filings. [Politico] * The Gawker effect is real. Maybe Buzzfeed will save us? [Washington Post] * Florida law will allow parents to object to the content of their children's textbooks. I would be in favor of this law if it also required Florida residents to READ children's textbooks before they object. [Law Street News] * We're now at the point where people are reporting on seating arrangements at cabinet meetings. Trump makes us pathetic. [Newsmax] * Here's some stuff about trash human, Pete Rose. [The Score] * Here's some stuff about trash human, Joe Arpaio. [AZ Central]
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This Pro Bono Week, get inspired to give back with PLI’s Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files, a one-of-a-kind podcast hosted by Alicia Aiken.
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‘You’re Out Of Order!’
Know this one?
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Someone's getting fired for this one.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg On The Way SCOTUS Kills Dissents In Boring Cases
Dissents get buried all the time in dull cases.
Level Up With E-Signatures: Why Your Company Should Sign On
How to do more -- faster.
Get It Right: California Cannabis Business Lease Agreements
In addition to the normal cannabis-sensitive provisions that go into cannabis lease agreements, you should also consider the following items.
The Trump Gold Card: A New $1 Million Pathway To A U.S. Green Card
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Anthony Scaramucci Fired By White House, Killed Off By Harvard Law School
Life comes at you fast. So does death.
D.C. Circuit Stands Up To Airlines And The ‘Incredible Shrinking Seat’
'This is the Case of the Incredible Shrinking Airline Seat.'
Siri Thinks More Women Should Be Judges
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Another Biglaw Firm Moving To Hudson Yards
Look who's moving off the beaten path.
Tell Us How You Really Feel, Judge Bybee!
"Bybee, Circuit Judge... frustrated with the whole endeavor."