Collars For Dollars: An Unconstitutional Police Practice?
Other juries will soon be asked to decide whether a petitioner's civil rights were violated through arrests by police seeking to make overtime dollars.
Unpacking The Ways Trump’s NYC Tweets Violate Due Process
Can somebody get a message to the president that he's not helping?
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St. Louis Police Now Just Arresting And Taunting Protestors
As the Department of Justice declines to intervene.
University Of North Carolina Bans Civil Rights Center From Protecting Civil Rights
Take note, potential students: at UNC Law, saying that you support civil rights is "out of order."
With DACA Under Attack, Janet Napolitano Works To Create A New Generation Of Public Interest Lawyers
Above the Law chats with Janet Napolitano about her efforts to help law students seeking public and government work and the assault on DACA.
Disclosure Forms Reveal Biglaw Partner’s Salary, Despicable Clients
Another Trump nominee releases financials and we get another look inside the black box of Biglaw compensation.
Schenck Price Competes Smarter With Lexis+ With Protégé
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
Officer Who Shot Fleeing Black Man Pleads Guilty To Civil Rights Violation
South Carolina will drop murder charges.
Non-Sequiturs: 04.14.17
* Eli Manning might be getting burned by discovery. [ESPN] * The Covington & Burling report on sexual misconduct at Choate that is rocking the world of elite boarding schools. [New York Times] * Aaron Hernandez found not guilty of a 2012 double murder. Don't worry, he is still serving a life sentence for a 2013 murder. [Deadspin] * Did Donald Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, misplace $350,000? [Buzzfeed] * If only this was what really happened behind the scenes at SCOTUS. [Huffington Post] * DOJ gives up on HB2 litigation. [Slate] * The civil rights of students are... probably not in good hands. [Salon]
This Is A Business As Much As A Practice
Super Lawyer Cory Morris shares his perspectives as a young solo practitioner with a focus on civil rights law....
Non-Sequiturs: 03.10.17
* Let the heads roll: 46 US Attorneys reportedly asked for their resignation by Jeff Sessions. [The Hill] * Woman lawyer gives important speech, people care only about her body. [Washington Post] * This is why education about your legal rights is essential. [New York Post] * Eight interesting and largely horrifying facts about the Texas prison system. [Versus Texas] * Travis LeBlanc, formerly of the FCC, is heading to Boies Schiller. [Law and More] * This Fourth Circuit case is being described as "one of the most gruesome and inhumane decisions in recent memory." [Slate] * Being a public figure has to change your Twitter habits. [Huffington Post] * What's the future for organized labor? [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * How does appropriate dress vary from city to city? [Corporette]
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Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter.
Alternate President Issues So-Called Executive Order Reversing Civil Rights Laws
Just kidding! We think....
Civil Rights Leader’s Poignant Statement On Jeff Sessions
What you need to know about Jeff Sessions.
Morning Docket: 01.19.17
* The Seventh Circuit -- in an opinion by Judge Diane Sykes, a top-tier SCOTUS possibility under President Trump -- just struck down Chicago ordinances regulating shooting ranges as violative of Second Amendment rights. [ABC News] * Speaking of firearms, law professor Fredrick Vars has an excellent proposal for preventing gun suicides. [Washington Post] * Possible good news for legalizing sports betting in New Jersey: the U.S. Supreme Court wants to hear from the solicitor general on this issue (although we don't yet know who the solicitor general will be). [How Appealing] * But we think we know who the principal deputy solicitor general will be -- Noel Francisco, whose imminent departure from Jones Day is now public. [National Law Journal] * In other Justice Department news, what can we expect from Jeff Sessions's DOJ in terms of civil rights enforcement? [New York Times] * Are we seeing a "fragile recovery" in the number of people interested in law school? [ABA Journal] * If you share my curiosity about the future of Chief Judge Merrick Garland in the wake of his unsuccessful SCOTUS nomination, it seems that the distinguished jurist is back on the bench -- at least for now. [National Law Journal]
Non-Sequiturs: 01.18.17
* Free legal services if you get arrested for protesting at Trump's inauguration. [TMZ] * A look at the issues raised by the defamation suit against Trump. [Personal Injury Lawyer] * The strength of New York's civil rights laws. [Cityland] * Governing via Twitter. [Slate] * Here's what you _must_ do as a solo, or SmallLaw, lawyer. [Reboot Your Law Practice] * What's it like as a lawyer at the Consumer Electronics Show? [Abacus Next] * Why didn't Betsy DeVos get prepared properly? [Law and More]
Non-Sequiturs: 11.23.16
* Get your Grinch on: 16 of the best holiday themed lawsuits.[Reeves Law] * Legal tech and the fight for civil rights. Not everyone thinks they're sitting this one out. [Curo Legal] * Drain the swamp my ass. Donald Trump SCOTUS pick won't be on board for campaign finance reform. [Salon] * President Obama 'pardoned' his last turkey. [DCist] * Yes, the Trump Foundation's self dealing is disturbing, no the Donald probably won't face any legal liability over it. [Politico] * How do you measure the "Scalia-ness" of the next Supreme Court Justice? [SSRN] * Useful reading: the surgeon general's latest report on substance abuse. [Law and More]