First they won't let a judge who is directly part of the reason that doctors will not treat women who've had miscarriages (for fear that they'd lose their licenses) eat a nice steak dinner, and now this?!
When dueling Comic-Cons are involved, the case doesn't turn out well for one party.
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* Are political differences killing the U.S.'s economic growth? [Tax Prof Blog] * Prison reforms may actually be coming to Rikers Island. An analysis of the case that led to the changes. [Cityland] * A profile of Justice John Stevens that focuses on his love of baseball and his dissent in Bush v. Gore. [Chicago Daily Law Bulletin] * Will the Roger Ailes sexual harassment scandal lead to shareholder litigation for parent company 20th Century Fox? [Law and More] * Dissecting the work patterns of the Supreme Court (think longer opinions and more briefs). [Empirical SCOTUS] * If you're at Long Beach Comic Con, check out the "Lawyers of Hell's Kitchen" panel for all the legal issues you need to know about Marvel's TV universe. [The Legal Geeks]
* Will Pokémon Go open up a battlefield of legal troubles for Nintendo? [Ohio State Bar Association] * Better Call Saul’s Jimmy McGill is a great example of the trickster lawyer. [Guile is Good] * ComicCon is coming, and most of the vendors owe a lot to the doctrine of fair use. [ReCreate Coalition] * A soured love affair turns into sanctions for discovery violations. [Legal Profession Blog] * Lawyers get a reputation for being slow to change, but you need to adapt to a changing landscape. [Reboot Your Law Practice]
* TSA officials in Houston are checking hundreds of sorority girl bags because the convention book -- that all of them have -- keeps raising red flags. Now, Underhill thinks TSA should have figured this out and stopped checking. But that's just what those girls from ΙΣΙΣ are banking on. [Lowering the Bar] * Don't recommend people on the grounds that they "don't have enemies." It's not a compliment unless you immediately follow it with, "... anymore." [What About Clients?] * The ABA tries to make it harder to game the U.S. News rankings. That doesn't sit right with law schools. [TaxProf Blog] * The tech industry doesn't understand labor law. Which is weird, because you can Google that s**t. [PrawfsBlawg] * Venable not liable for alleged puffery. The firm is just glad it can go back to being the greatest lawyers on the face of the Earth. [The Blog of the Legal Times] * The intellectual property concerns of cosplay. Remember if you get sued, the people dressed like Daredevil and She-Hulk aren't actually able to help you. [IP Watchdog] * Elie discusses the Samuel DuBose killing and Pell grants. [Legal Broadcast Network via YouTube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5IFKRZoT6g
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