Biglaw Partner Leaves Firm After Drunk Driving
The partner has "accepted responsibility" for the matter.
When Courts Just Decide Not To Follow The Law
The state legislature just passed a law, but the courts won't be following it.
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Morning Docket: 05.06.22
* Mum's the word: They've been fighting for a ruling like the Alito leak for decades — why so quiet? [HuffPost] * Louisiana is going all in on criminalizing uteri. [FOX] * States consider laws that will make drunk drivers responsible for paying child support. Please just take an Uber home. [USA Today] * Colorado is setting itself up as a refuge for abortion access. [NPR] * A brilliant 19-year-old just achieved a JD. Not sure if no bar review made it harder or easier to do. [CBS]
Morning Docket: 02.14.22
* Missouri's “Make Murder Legal Act” was kind enough to not actually become a law. Had us worried there for a bit. [USA Today] * Prescriptive law is just what the doctor ordered: Utah has lower rate of crashes after setting a more restrictive blood alcohol limit. [CNN] * A new Frontier: word of a big airline merger dropped and law firms are jumping at their cut. [Law.com] * Justice pending: A Florida civil rights case hinges on if trasngender folks should be allowed to use the bathrooms they want to. [WUSF] * Those who can do, dean: Case Western's Michael Scharf will be arguing about presumption shifts in insanity defense cases before the International Criminal Court. If TiVo is still a thing, can you record this for me? [News 5 Cleveland]
Morning Docket: 11.05.21
* Facebook hit with antitrust lawsuit over its handling of competitor Phhhoto Inc. [Law360] * If the prospect of killing a parent isn't enough to stop you from drunk driving, hopefully future budgeting will. Take the Lyft home. [KMOV] * While there is some concern that strengthening the Second Amendment will directly lead to more deaths, SCOTUS doesn't appear to like the idea of not being able to bring the glock to the bar. [NPR] * Texas is really going for the whole controlling access to rights thing — next up is restricting voting! [WSJ]
Lawyer Claims Kombucha Tea Responsible For Blowing Almost 4 Times Legal Limit In Drunk Driving Case
Ironically, her argument is some weak tea.
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Morning Docket: 07.23.21
* Any Deleuze nerds want to read a society of control example? Check out this Op-ed on vaccination. [Business Insider] * World's first 3D printed human scale steel bridge dropped in Amsterdam. If something goes wrong, do you sue a person or the algorithm? [Architect's Newspaper] * 1st Amendment might not be as strong for the Press. Let me get slander against minor public figures out of my system now... [ABA Journal] * Highest Court in New Mexico and Tennessee rule gas stations can be held liable for selling gas to drunk drivers. Better incentive to catch a Lyft home. [ABA Journal] * Surprising no one, Mississippi AG asks SCOTUS to revisit Roe v. Wade. [The Hill]
The Dentons Partner Facing Charges In Drunk Driving Death Has A History Of Legal Problems
The Biglaw partner was charged with impaired driving on two other occasions.
Biglaw Partner Arrested After Deadly Hit-And-Run Crash
A 16-year-old girl died in the incident.
My DWI Arrest
If you have a problem, don't wait for consequences to catch up to it. Today is as good as it's ever going to get to seek help.
Decrypting Crypto, Digital Assets, And Web3
"Decrypting Crypto" is a go-to guide for understanding the technology and tools underlying Web3 and issues raised in the context of specific legal practice areas.
Non-Sequiturs: 04.10.17
* Nine months from now, look for the Gorsuch effect. [Clickhole] * Welcome to the Supreme Court, Neil. [Huffington Post] * Will Justice Kennedy take the retirement bait? [Slate] * A blueprint for getting Trump's tax plan done by August. [The Hill] * Technology's role in reducing drunk driving. [Law and More] * Good news for Planned Parenthood out of Maryland. [The Slot]
Non-Sequiturs: 10.05.15
* The method for securing drunk driving convictions is coming under fire. I'm not as think as you drunk I am officer. [Times Union] * Hillary Clinton is bringing back the issue of liability for gun manufacturers. [Overlawyered] * The bar exam-pocalypse continues. [Bar Exam Stats] * The sad state of Alabamans' voting rights. [Talking Points Memo] * Lawyers have known this for a while: six-figure jobs don't equal happiness. [Alternet] * Remember how John Kasich seemed super-chill and liberal during the first Republican debate? Yeah, he isn't. [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * Do you feel like your legal career has left you behind and you're struggling with a case of failure-to-launch disease? At least you aren't alone. [Law and More]
Lawyer Proposes Worst Solution To Drunk Driving Ever
Drunk driving is serious. This solution is not.
Non-Sequiturs: 12.11.14
* A registered sex offender wins the lottery. $3 million buys a lot of windowless vans. [Orlando Sentinel] * Judge to federal prosecutor: "You’re branded as a liar and you’ll remain a liar for the rest of your life." [New York Observer] * A New York lawyer has been arrested and charged with running down 5 people in Herald Square. Alcohol and crack pipes are involved. And topless selfies. Look, you're going to see more on this from Staci in the morning, so just sit tight. [Inquisitr] * If you want to live in a mansion, all you need to do is forge a few documents. [Gawker] * The Supreme Court of Canada says cops can search your phone when they arrest you. But only to check the Habs score. [Ars Technica] * Another installment of Posner on Posner. This time focusing on the First Amendment. [Concurring Opinions] * This week we learned there's a thing called "rectal feeding." Professor Michael Dorf on why it's totally a war crime. [Dorf on Law] * How many law schools will close by 2020? [TaxProf Blog] * Want to be on the LSAC Board of Trustees? It's not like they have any glaring problems that require a leadership change. [LSAC]
Non-Sequiturs: 09.04.14
* Bob McDonnell, former governor of Virginia, guilty of 11 counts of corruption. Maureen McDonnell guilty of 8. If only they’d gotten that severance motion. [Wonkette] * The best way to catch drunk drivers is to give them something to crash into. [Legal Juice] * Chaumtoli Huq, a former general counsel to the New York […]