Recent Headlines from Above the Law
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Law Schools
Fordham Law School Student Starts Bat-Wielding Patrol Group
It spiraled into a hot bed for aggressive racists? Who'd have thunk it? -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.06.17
* Let the DACA lawsuits begin! [New York Law Journal]
* But don’t forget about the transgender ban — we’ve got a new lawsuit over that too, courtesy of Latham & Watkins. [The Recorder]
* New York AG Office secures up to 7-year sentence in Operation Vandelay Industries, which was exactly what you’d think it is. [Law360]
* Richard Spencer is trying to speak at the University of Florida now as part of the ongoing real assault on campus free speech — the deliberate efforts by Spencer and others to whip up enough protest so they can then agitate for schools to install roadblocks against organized dissent. And lawyers remain the easiest marks in the world for this con. [Corporate Counsel]
* Former CIA Director John Brennan is joining Fordham Law School’s Center on National Security. [Seattle Times]
* A profile of Edward Hanover, FIFA’s first-ever compliance officer. So all that stuff about countries buying votes and using slave labor is a thing of the past! Or, will be by 2022 anyway. [Law.com]
* The Boston Red Sox have filmed a powerful ad for the Apple iWatch. [NY Times]
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Biglaw, Gay, Minority Issues
How Reed Smith Partner Daniel Winterfeldt Plans To Address Intersectionality Issues In The Legal Profession
What can law firms do right now to have an immediate impact on diversity and inclusion? -
Supreme Court
RBG Explains Why The 'Notorious RBG' Moniker Is So Appropriate
Justice Ginsburg regales the crowd. -
Election Law, Supreme Court
The Liberal Argument Against The Supreme Court
Y'all need to stop putting all your eggs in the Supreme Court's basket. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.27.16
* Color me surprised: Amal Clooney is redefining the power suit. [Huffington Post]
* If you haven’t watched Mike Huckabee’s take on the instant Adele classic, “Hello,” you really should. If for no other reason than to see the former governor weigh in on whether he thinks Ted Cruz is a natural born citizen. [Mother Jones]
* Fordham Law professor Zephyr Teachout is running for Congress. You’ll remember the politically minded professor previously ran an unsuccessful campaign for governor. [New York Daily News]
* An adorably old 102-year-old British lawyer became the oldest to have his master’s conferred by Cambridge. [Legal Cheek]
* It is easy to get mad when things are unfair, but like momma used to say, “life isn’t fair,” and there is a lesson to be learned there. [Katz Justice]
* Has NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio lived up to his campaign promises? A detailed look. [City and State]
* Yes, even lawyers — heck, especially lawyers — need to be responsible for their own marketing. [Reboot Your Law Practice]
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Bar Exams, Law Schools
Stats Of The Week: New York State Bar Exam Results By School
A school-by-school look at the latest grim New York State bar passage rates. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 11.05.15
* Seton Hall Law Professor Michael Simkovic — he of the million-dollar law degree study — is back with a vengeance. Pay no attention to that law school scam op-ed in the New York Times; very few law school graduates are actually defaulting on their crushing loan debt. [ABA Journal]
* The U.S. Senate is finally looking into what’s going on with predatory pharmaceutical pricing at companies like Valeant Pharmaceuticals and Turing Pharmaceuticals, both of which have recently hiked up the price on lifesaving drugs to an absurdly exorbitant degree. [Reuters]
* Judge Arnold Ogden Jones II, a North Carolina state court jurist, has been accused of attempting to bribe an FBI agent with “a couple of cases of beer” in exchange for information. It better have been some damn good beer, Your Honor. [News & Observer]
* Complaints about tuition be damned, because law schools are still churning out pricey LL.M. programs like its their job. Fordham Law’s compliance program may be useful for some, but it comes with a $53,000 price tag. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]
* Law schools have been in a “death spiral” since applications started to drop along with admissions standards and student debt started to increase exponentially, but some will survive if the ABA steps in and polices accreditation and gainful employment. [Forbes]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.29.15
* Chattels, bailment, and your car: What everyone needs to know. [Adequate Man]
* What would the tax code look like if Donald Trump were president? A lot like Donald Trump actually. [Dealbreaker]
* If it looks like a
duckbribe, swims like aduckbribe, and quacks like aduckbribe, then it probably is protected speech??? [Slate]* We know bar exam results are getting worse, but does that impact Biglaw? [Bloomberg BNA]
* What is really behind Edward Snowden’s new Twitter account? [Law and More]
* Fordham Law professor does a deep dive into the psyche of a Republican voter. Scary. [Huffington Post]
* In which reason and passion are equal partners in the law. [Guile is Good]
* Consumers seeking litigation financing are smarter than you think. [Mighty]
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Fashion, Law Schools
Which Law School Is Bringing Fashion Law Mainstream?
Is this LL.M. in Fashion Law worth the high cost? -
Biglaw, Women's Issues
75 Outstanding Women Attorneys (2015)
Who are the worthy women recognized as outstanding lawyers? -
Bad Ideas, Law Schools
This Is NOT The Way To Get Off The Law School Waitlist, Bro
Oh my. This is sad and embarrassing, all at the same time. -
Law Schools
On-Campus With Elie: Night Law School Can No Longer Be Done At Night
Law school administrators don't listen to the concerns of their full-time day students, so I'm sure they look at their night students like dollar signs with moving lips. -
Books, Federal Judges, Law Professors, Law Schools, S.D.N.Y.
How Judges Decide: An Interview With Joel Cohen
How long will it be before other law schools copy this great idea for a class (if they don't have such a course already)? -
Andrew Cuomo, Deaths, Election Law, Law Professors, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Murder, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Trials
Morning Docket: 09.12.14
* Following the divisive decision in Shelby County v. Holder, voting rights cases may be heading back to the SCOTUS sooner than we thought. Thanks, Texas and Wisconsin. [USA Today]
* Bienvenidos a Miami? Cities compete to be designated as sites where global arbitration matters are heard. Miami is an up-and-comer, but New York is king. [DealBook / New York Times]
* Thanks to anonymous donors, the reward for info related to FSU Law Professor Dan Markel’s murder has been raised to $25,000. Not a single suspect has been named since his death. [Tallahassee Democrat]
* After losing the Democratic primary to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Professor Zephyr Teachout drank some gin and tonics like a boss before returning to her class at Fordham Law to teach property. [New York Times]
* Try as he might, the Blade Runner just can’t outrun the law: Oscar Pistorius might have been cleared on the murder charge he was facing, but now he’s been found guilty on a culpable homicide charge. [CNN]
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Biglaw, Football, Law Professors, Law Schools, Litigators, LSAT, Money, Morning Docket, Plaintiffs Firms, Politics, Violence
Morning Docket: 09.10.14
* Sweet billable hours: Congrats to Proskauer Rose on its efforts to keep the Buffalo Bills in Buffalo, New York. It’s the largest deal for the sale of an NFL team in history. [Am Law Daily]
* Your firm brings in billions in verdicts, but that’s not prestigious enough. It needs to be on the inaugural list of America’s Elite Trial Lawyers. See if yours made the cut. [National Law Journal]
* The best way to dodge traps in the LSAT analytical reasoning section is to display your analytical reasoning capabilities by not taking the LSAT in the first place during a time when law schools are in turmoil. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]
* Law professors Zephyr Teachout (Fordham) and Tim Wu (Columbia) were defeated in the Democratic primary election for New York governor and lieutenant governor, but they lost well. [New York Daily News]
* The world wants to know if Ray Rice can be prosecuted for domestic violence, even though he’s enrolled in a pre-trial intervention program. Like the answer to all legal questions, it depends. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Law Professors, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Politics, Quote of the Day
Student Loses His Mind After Protesting Law Professor's Political Bid For Governor
What would possess him to react so strangely and with so many curse words? -
Books, Law Professors, Law Schools, Movies
A Popular Institution Makes A Major Move
What's motivating this move? -
Andrew Cuomo, Craigslist, Law Professors, Law Schools, Politics, Quote of the Day, Tim Wu
Two Prominent Professors Plunge Into Politics
Which high-profile law professors are running for governor and lieutenant governor of New York? -
Antonin Scalia, Defamation, Environment / Environmental Law, FTC, Law Professors, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.30.14
* Confessions of a litigious mind: Trial attorney admits he was trained as a spy. [What About Clients?] * A Fordham Law professor running for governor. [New York Times] * Are messenger bags unprofessional for lawyers? My firm bought us messenger bags with firm logos so this wasn’t a question for me. [Corporette] * New carbon regulations on the horizon and industry is already gearing up for a fight. [Breaking Energy] * FTC charging Jerk.com with deceiving customers. What a paradox, because if the FTC is right this seems like truth in advertising. [IT-Lex] * Larry Klayman is suing the entity he founded, Judicial Watch, for defamation. Somehow Orly Taitz is involved. [South Florida Lawyers] * Hey recent grads! Do you need to frame your shiny new diploma? Mountary is offering a 20 percent discount to ATL readers. Just enter the code “atl20″ at checkout. [Mountary] * Bruce Allen Murphy has a new biography on Justice Antonin Scalia that proposes that far from forging a conservative Court, Justice Scalia's actions have undermined building a conservative team of justices. Also he reminds us that Scalia was totally an affirmative action hire. Video after the jump.... [YouTube]