Latest DOJ Hire ‘Famous’ For Hanging Up Hitler Portrait
The former judge is no stranger to ethics inquiries.
Morning Docket: 10.15.21
* A Texas education law leads a school administrator to request an even-handed approach to the Holocaust. Yes, Adolf killed over 10 million people... but did you know he was also a painter? [CNN] * SB8’s back. Back again. I'm tired of re-runs, bring on the finale. [The Hill] * Judge thinks death row inmate should get a new trial after discovering the judge that sentenced him to death disliked Jews. Bigots getting lined up to make major decisions in people's lives must be a rare thing, right? [ABA Journal] * A new question is having a noted impact on voir dire: Are you vaccinated? [Law.com] * Your boy Zuckerberg is researching AI glasses that see, hear, and record all of your special little moments. It'll be like this for when some police dept. inevitably uses the data without a warrant. [The Verge]
The Trump Gold Card: A New $1 Million Pathway To A U.S. Green Card
A new proposal would let wealthy foreign nationals secure an opportunity for a U.S. green card with a $1 million 'gift' to the government, sparking legal and ethical debate.
Justice Antonin Scalia Is Here To Rain On Your Nazi Parade
What a colorful commencement speech.
Morning Docket: 11.21.11
* I guess it really doesn’t matter how much lawyers love Ron Paul if Biglaw firms keep emptying their seemingly overflowing coffers into Obama’s re-election campaign. [Washington Post] * Congratulations to Yale Law School graduate Ronan Farrow, son of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow. Ronan probably isn’t shallow and empty with no ideas and nothing […]
Judge of the Day: Rudolph Randa
It’s hard out here for an immigrant. Arizona has immigrants in the crosshairs, as we all know. Immigrants might also be unable to clerk for federal judges (or at least get paid for it). And when they commit crimes and get sentenced, immigrants are sometimes subjected to snide remarks by judges. The Seventh Circuit recently […]
New Jersey Court Rules Against the Parents of Adolf Hitler
But not because they brought a megalomaniacal murderer into the world. We’re not talking about Adolf Hitler, the deceased German dictator, but about Adolf Hitler Campbell, a little boy living in New Jersey. The idea of some poor kid running around with the name “Adolf Hitler” might be amusing on its own, but the story […]
3 Ways Lawyers Are Finding New Efficiencies With AI
Those who’ve adopted legal-specific systems are seeing big benefits.