Posse Comitatus This, B*tch
The 1878 law is pretty damn relevant in 2025.
Blaming Law Students For A ‘Free Speech Crisis’ Is Dangerous
Blaming students is cheap and also usually wrong.
How 8am LawPay Takes The Sting Out Of Legal Billing
Getting paid can be an arduous task. You should make it as easy on yourself and your clients as possible.
Federal Judge Orders Associates Not To Work Over The Holidays
Everyone needs a break, especially this year.
Judges Rail Against Social Media Mostly Because They’re Soft
They want to call out the real problem... but they can't.
Morning Docket: 05.18.17
* IBM says Watson's about to take away your job, which is an announcement IBM makes roughly every three months because they're taunting us. [Corporate Counsel] * Betty Shelby acquitted in the killing of a black motorist because apparently it's always reasonable to believe a random black guy is going to pull a gun. [NBC News] * Former client seeks $1.4 million back that it spent trying to disqualify BakerHostetler. [Law360] * Latham's Alice Fisher has pulled out of the FBI Director sweepstakes. All eyes are on Joe Lieberman right now, but folks G. Gordon Liddy is just sitting there raring to go. [National Law Journal] * And apparently Sheriff Clarke (who I'm sure was Trump's personal pick) is taking a Homeland Security job so he can focus on harassing the poor and disadvantaged without having to bother all those nice bankers. [New York Times] * Judge Charles Breyer took a break from writing the best benchslaps of all time to issue a groundbreaking video game ruling citing Star Wars and Love Actually -- two movies that should never, ever be mentioned in the same sentence. [Hollywood Reporter] * Stupid fan lawsuit against Warriors center ZaZa Pachulia moves on. [KENS5] * More horrific allegations from Ken Starr's world-class leadership at Baylor. [Huffington Post]
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Ranking The Non-Traditional Feeder Judges
Which state-court and federal district judges send their clerks to the U.S. Supreme Court?
Chrometa: Turning Time Into Billable Value For Modern Lawyers
Adoption of Chrometa represents more than a technological upgrade; it reflects a professional philosophy that values accuracy, transparency, and efficiency.
Judge Trolls Lawyers Without Saying Anything At All
A novel approach to benchslapping overzealous attorneys.
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Sparkle Bright Like A Diamond
Who are the latest Supreme Court law clerks? And which law school just placed its first SCOTUS clerk ever?
Congratulations To The 2013 Bristow Fellows
Who are the five brilliant young lawyers just selected for Bristow Fellowships at the U.S. Solicitor General's Office? And which law schools and lower-court judges have produced the most Bristows over the past few years?
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: The Updated Official List for October Term 2011, and a Request for Tips
Last July, we shared with you the Supreme Court's official list of law clerks for the October Term 2011. We noted at the time that "this list does not include law school and prior clerkship information, which the [Public Information Office] will release later this year." We now have that updated list of OT 2011 Supreme Court law clerks, featuring law school and prior clerkship data, courtesy of the Public Information Office. Let's look at the list, and count up which law schools and feeder judges sent the most folks over to One First Street....
Law Department Professionals: How Does Your Patent Management Stack Up?
Help us benchmark your organization with this survey and have a chance to win a $250 gift card.
Judge Kozinski Occupies Oakland
These days, mentioning the California city of Oakland conjures up images of tear gas and violence. It's not a place that people associate with innocent fun right now. But Oakland isn't all protesters and police. We bring you a report from a recent visitor to that city, Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit....
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: The Official List for October Term 2011
On Monday we published an update on Supreme Court law clerk hiring. In the wake of that update, we received a veritable cornucopia of tips and news of new hires. The most welcome information came from the Supreme Court itself, so let's take a look!