Duncan Hunter Tries The ‘Bonin’ All Those Lobbyists For My Constituents’ Defense
It's a bold strategy, Cotton!
Morning Docket: 06.27.19
* The first debate night included an unexpected spotlight on America's addiction to overcriminalization when Castro and Beto clashed over why border crossing needs to be a crime to fight sex trafficking... when sex trafficking is already a crime. Meanwhile prosecutors wearing granny's clothing said, "all the better to leverage you into a deal, my dear." [Washington Post] * For all the tech transfer attorneys out there... this can't be good news. [Law360] * They're turning Lee Harvey Oswald's jail cell into a law school and here's an update on that process. [Dallas News] * San Francisco has banned e-cigs. I'm no fan, but it seems like analog cigs should be banned before e-cigs, right? [CBS News] * Fintech practices are hot these days. Maybe doubling down on tech savvy lawyers will help move the legal industry into the 21st century. [American Lawyer] * Roger Stone stares into the void of contempt. [National Law Journal]
Most Law Firms’ AI Strategies Have a Big Blind Spot. Here’s How One Am Law 200 Firm is Solving It.
Most law firms, big and small, that have adopted AI are making the same mistake: they bought a tool for their lawyers and called it a strategy.
Stonewall: The Tipping Point For Gay Rights. Is Criminal Justice Next?
The tipping point may be near, but until people in positions of training others and dictating policy retire or are voted out of office, there will be no widespread change.
While Others Pretend To Be Colorblind, The San Francisco DA Office Acknowledges Implicit Bias And Begins Its Experiment In ‘Blind Charging’
Our implicit biases continue to tear at the fabric of our society. The question is, what are we as a profession going to do about it?
Wife Charged In The 2018 Murder Of A Law Firm Partner
Melody Farris maintains her innocence.
Attorney Indicted For Forging Judge’s Name, But Insists It’s All A Misunderstanding
She's facing a felony charge as a result.
What Even Is AI ‘Competence’? It Depends.
Takeaways from a Legalweek panel on evolving malpractice risks.
I Represented A Monster — Except He Really Wasn’t
Or, how murder happens even when it’s not intended.
Duncan Hunter’s Family Values: One Man, One Woman, And One Plea Deal
Do they allow vape pens in federal prison? Asking for a congressman.
2 States Pass Laws To Reduce Doctor Creepiness
In case you were thinking about pursuing a new legal specialty, fertility fraud may be the new hot area!
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
The Chickens Come Home To Roost: Linda Fairstein Gets Hers
Maybe her fall from grace will remind all prosecutors that sometimes even they can be wrong.
Judge That Said Defendants Should Be ‘Swinging Outside The Door’ Out Of A Job
You have to read his outrageous statements for yourself.
Alabama Politicians Will Castrate All The Sex Offenders
Once they figure out how to draft a law.
Morning Docket: 06.05.19
* The White House has told former staffers Hope Hicks and Annie Donaldson to ignore a congressional subpoena for documents (as most Trump staffers are wont to do), but at least Hicks is cooperating a little bit. [Salon] * Meanwhile, Paul Manafort, one of President Trump’s former henchmen, will likely be transferred to Rikers Island where he’ll be held in solitary confinement while he faces state fraud charges in New York. Yikes... [Intelligencer / New York Magazine] * Alabama wants convicted child sex offenders to pay for their own mandatory chemical castrations before they can leave prison. If you’re shocked by this, please remember this is just Alabama being Alabama. [The Hill] * There’s no pure applesauce here: John Scalia, son of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, is heading back to Greenberg Traurig in Northern Virginia after spending a few years at Pillsbury in D.C. [Big Law Business] * Move over, Doogie Howser, because these young phenoms are heading to law school in droves. Aaron Parnas, who started law school at the ripe age of 18, has some advice for the latest crop of teenage 1Ls. [Law.com]
The Dan Markel Case: Trial Delayed, Yet Again
And will Wendi Adelson be deposed?