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Lawyer Suspended For Facebook Post Explaining How To Shoot An Abuser Without Getting Caught
Probably not something you want to talk about on social media.
Lorena Bobbitt: A Slice Of Wife (A Tale of Domestic Abuse And Irresistible Impulse)
The film shows how far we’ve come since the time when a woman charging her husband with rape was not believed.
Non-Sequiturs: 09.08.17
* Northwestern Dean Dan Rodriguez perfectly sums up the California bar’s decision to punt on the cut score question. [PrawfsBlawg] * The Equifax hack leaves 143 million people vulnerable. But the Equifax executives may end up the most vulnerable after they reacted to the breach by selling shares... fast. Oh, who are we kidding? This DOJ isn’t going to prosecute that! [Huffington Post] * The Empire's stormtrooper armor is really terrible. [The Legal Geeks] * Professor Douglas Litowitz is on the law school job market, and he's rejecting all rejection letters. "I wish them great success in placing their rejection letters with other candidates. I have simply received a sufficient number of excellent rejection letters already." [Faculty Lounge] * The University of Colorado faces a lawsuit over allegedly protecting a football coach over an a domestic abuse survivor. No one ever lost money betting against schools changing their cultures on a dime, but honestly we're not far removed from the last round of lawsuits about the school's hostile environment. [Rewire] * How much do you know about "The Reid Method"? Wyatt Kozinski (Judge Kozinski's son) calls for a new "Wickersham Commission" to investigate the method's role in a spate of false confessions undermining the credibility of the criminal justice system. That said, the President's first foray into politics was calling for executions based on false confessions, so maybe we shouldn't hold our breaths for this commission. [The Crime Report] * Irma threatens lives... and the return of an overused metaphor. [Law and More] * Speaking of hurricanes, Harvey has spawned its first lawsuit. [The Atlantic] * Another edition of “bad places to hide.” [Lowering the Bar] * Congratulations to lawyer Anthony Franze, author of The Outsider (affiliate link), on the thriller getting picked up for possible television development! [Deadline]
Morning Docket: 02.09.15
* People keep asking Justice Ginsburg how many women she thinks will be "enough" for the SCOTUS bench, and she keeps giving us the same amazing answer. Flip the page to find out what the Notorious R.B.G. thinks. [Mother Jones] * Law school deans gone wild! From sex scandals to rankings rumpuses, here's a look at the crazy and sometimes criminal activities that law school administrators and faculty members have been accused of over the years. [National Law Journal] * "That’s it. Case dismissed. Your behavior is contemptuous." Adriana Ferreyr, the on-again, off-again girlfriend of George Soros who filed a $50 million lawsuit over a $2 million apartment, allegedly went "berserk" in court... yet again. [Dealbreaker] * The job market would like to wish the legal profession a very unhappy New Year. According to the latest report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the legal sector lost 1,400 jobs in January, with overall jobs down by 4,500 since last year. [Am Law Daily] * "I felt like my head was just mush inside, and I thought, 'I’m dying.'" Mary Margaret Farren, the former Skadden attorney who survived her ex-husband's brutal attack on her life, recounts the flashlight bludgeoning that nearly killed her. [ABC News] * Is there no relief in sight for law schools? Moody's says: "This continued decrease in student demand is consistent with our belief that the legal industry is experiencing a fundamental shift rather than a cyclical trend." [Indianapolis Business Journal] (Flip to the next page to see how many women Justice Ginsburg thinks SCOTUS needs.) http://youtu.be/vJs1H5tQlDc
The Trump Gold Card: A New $1 Million Pathway To A U.S. Green Card
A new proposal would let wealthy foreign nationals secure an opportunity for a U.S. green card with a $1 million 'gift' to the government, sparking legal and ethical debate.