Is Something Rotten In The State Of Ohio?
What are the allegations against Ohio attorney general Mike DeWine regarding his awarding of contracts for outside legal work?
Reverse Benchslap of the Day: Arizona Attorney General Predicts SCOTUS Smackdown of Ninth Circuit
Who is Debra Milke, and why is she sometimes called "Casey Anthony's Arizona sister"?
Why Experience Still Matters In An AI-Driven Legal Industry
A conversation with Trustpoint.One CEO Christopher Gallagher.
Quote of the Day: So We Need Lawyers to Torture People Now
If you don’t have a lawyer, it is hard to really put their feet to the fire and make sure the banks have every ‘t’ crossed and ‘i’ dotted… We are going to make sure funding for those legal services is restored. — New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, discussing the implications of a […]
Lawyer of the Day: Is This Manhattan Assistant AG Turning It Around On Them Like a Woman Who Puts On A…?
In our sexually repressed society, we just love it when "normal" people are exposed to have kinky sex lives. The bigger the disparity between the person's "regular" daytime pursuits and their nighttime shenanigans, the better. And while we know better here at Above the Law, the outside world tends to think "lawyer" is about as conservative a day job as possible. It's a profession of discretion. So when the New York Post found a lawyer, a government lawyer no less, who gets paid to be a dominatrix on the side, it was going to be big news....
Quote of the Day: The Twitter Firing Squad
WARNING! This page informs on real world of crime and punishment. “If u can’t stand the TWEET, get out of the TWITCHEN” Harry Truman #utpol — Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, who set off a heated debate about the appropriateness of tweeting about Utah’s firing squad execution last week.
Morning Docket 03.25.10
* Georgia Attorney General Thurbert Baker (pictured) just says no to health care reform lawsuits. [Associated Press] * The Supreme Court issued a last-minute stay yesterday in the execution of a Texas man. [Associated Press] * Proposition 420? [Reuters] * Wall Street pay reform is making life difficult for divorce attorneys. [Bloomberg] * The first […]
What You Didn’t Learn In Law School
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