5th Amendment

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.26.21

* Does trying to form a study group feel like a DJ Khaled song on repeat? You aren't alone. [Insider] * App paying folks in NYC and LA to record crimes and fires. Who needs a duty of care in the gig economy? [Business Insider] * OnlySouls? Facebook will let religious groups offer premium content. [Business Insider] * I believe the young attorneys are our future. And they're working toward a better one. Oh, and shout out to Morgan Humphrey! RU Law stand up! [Law 360] * What's in a face, really? Judge rules compelling a defendant to place their face in front of a computer to unlock it does not count as a 5th Amendment violation. [ABA Journal]

By Chris Williams
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 09.16.18

* Will Senator Susan Collins be persuaded by the campaign to get her to vote against Judge Brett Kavanaugh? Ed Whelan has his doubts. [Bench Memos / National Review] * Speaking of the Supreme Court, Adam Feldman identifies his "Supreme Court All-Stars" (2013-2017): the lawyers and law firms with the most arguments -- and wins -- before the high court. [Empirical SCOTUS] * Greg Lukianoff and Adam Goldstein offer tips for protecting freedom of speech on college campuses, inspired by a new book, The Coddling of the American Mind (affiliate link) by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason] * Charles Glasser to news organizations, on the subject of self-policing: do better. [Daily Caller] * How should we evaluate the success of law firm mergers? Madhav Srinivasan of Hunton Andrews Kurth has some thoughts on methodology. [Law.com] * And Orin Kerr offers a proposal for applying the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination to compelled "decryption" of a locked phone, computer, or file. [SSRN] * Speaking of privacy, Google is taking some heat in Arizona over its alleged practice of recording location data of Android device owners even if they opted out of such tracking. [Washington Post] * When it comes to learning how to integrate technology into the delivery of legal services, American law firms can learn a thing or two from the Brits -- as the latest move by CMS suggests. [Artificial Lawyer]

By David Lat
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 01.20.16

* Living the goddamn dream! This Biglaw attorney is retired... at age 33. [Mr. Money Mustache] * Law school lecture goes viral! In fairness, "don't talk to the police" seems like extra relevant advice after binge-watching Making a Murderer. [The Blaze] * Pissed off about price gouging on Super Bowl tickets? Well, the Third Circuit sure isn't going to help. [Bloomberg BNA] * Is there a way to wish anger away? It may not be easy, but here are some tips to help with anger management. [Katz Justice] * The ACLU has filed a class action over Louisiana's underfunding of the public defender system. [ACLU] * Great advice for keeping your firm's (and client's) sensitive information out of the hands of hackers. [Reboot Your Law Practice] * Congratulations to Elizabeth Wydra, longtime chief counsel of the Constitutional Accountability Center, who takes over as CAC's new president. [National Law Journal]

By Kathryn Rubino
Courthouses

Non-Sequiturs: 11.03.14

* Floridian women lawyers got their wish: Bad Judge, plagued by bad ratings, is getting canceled. [Daily Business Review] * A round-up of write-ups about today’s oral arguments in the Israel / Jerusalem passport case. [How Appealing] * Interesting reflections from Professor Glenn Reynolds on the controversial catcalling video. [USA Today via Instapundit] * Things are bats**t insane — literally — at this Utah courthouse. [Gawker] * The D.C. Circuit gives the EPA its way on cross-state air pollution. [Breaking Energy] * Election monitors from the Justice Department: possibly coming to a jurisdiction near you (including Bergen County, New Jersey, where I grew up). [BuzzFeed] * Can cops force suspects to use their fingerprints to unlock their cellphones? Eric Crusius and Lisa Giovinazzo debate, after the jump. [Fox News]

By David Lat
Bar Exams

Morning Docket: 05.22.13

* A bipartisan immigration reform bill made its way through the Senate Judiciary Committee and will head to the Senate floor. Of course, the amendments in support of gay marriage didn’t make it in, but that may be moot soon anyway. [CNN] * IRS official Lois Lerner may not be very “good at math,” but at least she seems to know the basic principles of constitutional law. She’ll invoke her Fifth Amendment rights before the House Oversight Committee today. [Politico] * The D.C. Circuit ruled that the top secret Osama bin Laden death photos will remain top secret, but the internet’s desperate cries of “pics or it didn’t happen” will live on in our hearts. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight] * Attention naysayers: it may be time to face the music. According to the latest Altman Weil survey, most law firm leaders think all of these fun recession-driven changes are here to stay. [Am Law Daily] * Twenty-two law firms are banding together to fight against fraudulent financial products on a worldwide scale. It’s too bad this legal alliance didn’t exist before the Bernie Madoff scandal. [New York Times] * It looks like New Jersey may soon be hopping aboard the pro bono work before bar admission train. You better hope you get your clinic placements in order, people. [New Jersey Law Journal (sub. req.)] * The results for the February 2013 bar exam in California are out, and they’re frightening. It’s time to try that acting thing again, because only 41 percent of all test takers passed the exam. [The Recorder] * Jodi Arias is now begging jurors to allow her to live out the rest of her days in prison. She wants to contribute to society by painting, recycling, and… not slashing additional throats. Lovely. [Fox News]

By Staci Zaretsky