September 2019

WHISTLEBLOWERS, HEARSAY, IMPEACHMENT, AND YOU: Learn all about hearsay exceptions and sound a little more educated in your online rants.

WHY DIDN’T RUTH BADER GINSBURG RETIRE WHEN A DEMOCRAT WAS IN OFFICE? Please, like her replacement would have gotten a hearing.

REPUBLICANS MAD THEIR ‘NOT QUALIFIED’ JUDGES RATED ‘NOT QUALIFIED’: Perhaps nominating qualified people to serve as judges would fix this problem, but nah.

FOREVER 21 IS CLOSING FASTER THAN YOU CAN SAY “FAST FASHION”: The clothing chain filed for bankruptcy, and hundreds of shops are closing their doors.

The firm has grown up with the city.

Perhaps this fast-fashion chain was a little *too* fast.

The cannabis industry may be rolling along, but evolution of intellectual property rights in this industry are developing at a somewhat different pace.

Which AI tools work well and what is each tool designed to do?

Officially pulling the IPO is going to hurt, but it's time for pain at We.

Please enjoy this lesson on Hearsay 101.

The GOP rolls out its 'shoot the messenger' strategy, again.

Fifteen startups will be selected to receive space in a special portion of TECHSHOW’s exhibition hall and to participate in an opening night pitch competition, judged by TECHSHOW attendees, to pick the most innovative startup idea.

The Notorious One finally responds to a question everyone wants to know the answer to.

What problems come up when a defendant testifies? 

Did you really believe the White House was barring all U.S. investment in Chinese markets? What are you, Peter Navarro?

SNL did a great job with the Democratic primary ridiculousness.

If you wanted folks lower down the totem pole to be less frustrated -- or customers to be happier -- wouldn't you occasionally expose yourself to the indignities that mere mortals routinely confront?

* In a series of tweets (because where else would this happen), President Donald Trump demanded to meet the Ukraine whistleblower, accused the person who gave information to the whistleblower of being a spy, and said he wanted House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff “questioned at the highest level for Fraud & Treason.” [The Hill]

* In related news, the Ukraine whistleblower is expected to testify before Congress “very soon,” and he’ll be given all of the protection he’s due, including the concealment of his identity (especially considering the fact that the president recently warned that he’d face “big consequences” for his actions). [Wall Street Journal]

* According to a recent poll, more than half of Americans now approve of the Trump impeachment inquiry, but there’s division across political lines over whether the president actually deserves to be impeached. [CBS News]

* Jones Day has filed a motion to dismiss against the married former associates who sued over the firm’s parental leave plan, claiming their policies are “sex-neutral in every respect” and calling the the lawsuit “legally meritless.” [American Lawyer]

* Here’s an update on Robert Cicale, the judge who pleaded guilty to a felony after breaking into a former intern’s home and stealing her underwear: His suspension will now be without pay, and he’ll lose his license to practice upon sentencing. [New York Law Journal]

* Plato Cacheris, a premier member of Washington’s defense bar who played prominent roles in the Watergate, Iran-contra, and Clinton/Lewinsky affair scandals, RIP. [Washington Post]

THE GRE WINS AGAIN: Yet another law school will accept the exam.

JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR THROWING OUT THE FIRST PITCH: At least SOME justices can go to a baseball game and explain how they were able to afford it.

THIS IS A STORY ABOUT PIG POOP REGULATIONS: It’s not a metaphor, it’s an actual court case.

WHO’S UP FOR SOME HOUSING SEGREGATION: It’s one thing Democrats and Republicans usually agree on.

LAWYER TRIES TO GET DISBARRED: Succeeds.