Education / Schools
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Government
Cancel Culture Is Real. And It's White.
It sure would be a bad PR move for the Liberty and Public Discussion™ group to miss this opportunity. -
Courts
'Why Can't ACLU Get Back To Protecting Nazis?' Whine Twitter Trolls
ACLU stands against state actors infringing civil liberties... which shocks people who think no one should have civil liberties but them. - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls. -
Government
Merrick Garland Abusing Office To Get Rich... Say Stupidest People On The Internet
Put on your tin foil hats.
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Education / Schools
Refusing To Be Known As Just The Racist School District, Antivax Added To The Mix
'History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.' -
Continuing Legal Education / CLE, Sponsored Content
Learning In Unprecedented Times: The Changing Landscape For School Law
Back-to-school season looks different (again) this year thanks to COVID-19. -
Education / Schools
High School Students At School That Banned BLM Flags Treat Black Classmates Like Slaves
Did the kids do this during History or Economics? -
Courts
Justice Scalia: How Dare You Not Accept My Children To Your School
You see, man, this is why we need recusal rules. -
Government
We Must Have Education Reform Before We Can Start Forgiving Student Loans
Biden supports forgiving $10,000 in federal student loans. - Sponsored
How Transactional Lawyers Can Better Serve (And Maintain) Their Clients
Sign up and join us for our CLE webinar. From importing your checklist to delivering the closing book, you can bolster client service throughout the… -
Crime
Georgia Cops Threaten To Lock Kids Up For Sex Crimes At Zoom School
Because COVID isn't stressful enough, right? -
Government
Coronavirus Testing Good Enough For Trump’s Golf Buddies, Not Needed For Schoolchildren, Apparently
COVID-19 testing? You don't need no stinkin' COVID-19 testing. -
Education / Schools
GA Schools: Masks Are A 'Personal Choice,' But Dissing The School On Social Media Is Serious Disciplinary Infraction
Children are our most precious resource. Also our most dangerous enemy. -
Education / Schools
Falwell's Liberty University Pockets Fees After Pretending To Open Dorms, Suit Alleges
Oh, no, Jerry Falwell would NEVER! -
Finance
Judge Calls Cheating USC Parent 'Thief,' But Research Shows Quality Students Matter, Quality Schools Don’t
The real victims of the college admissions scandal aren’t the kids who didn’t get into USC. The real victims are the kids of the cheating parents.
Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Why Do AI And Legal Professionals Make The Perfect Partnership?
Law Firms Now Have A Choice In Their Document Comparison Software
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How Transactional Lawyers Can Better Serve (And Maintain) Their Clients
AI’s Impact On Law Firms Of Every Size
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Student Loans
Student Loans Can Be The Homewrecker In A Marriage
Being married with student loans can be done with the proper planning before and during the marriage. -
Courts
Federal Judge Fully Prepared To Rip Betsy DeVos A New One For Disobeying Order On Student Loans
Will it be contempt, sanctions, or jail? Hmm... -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.02.19
* Trump wins on taxes (this time): A federal judge in California blocked a state law that would require candidates for president to disclose their income tax returns before their names can appear on the state’s primary ballot. [CNN]
* In the wake of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s accusations of sexual assault, Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s name has not been “totally and permanently destroyed” as he predicted; though he may be regarded as a “walking controversy,” he’s mostly gone back to his regular life. [Washington Post]
* Rudy Giuliani has hired former Watergate prosecutor Jon Sale to represent him in the impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Sale says of his client: “He 100 percent did not do anything illegal.” That’s a good lawyer. [National Law Journal]
* The D.C Circuit largely upheld the FCC’s right to dump net neutrality rules, but the court’s opinion still allowed for state and local governments to set their own regulations that would prohibit some customers from being charged more than others. [Associated Press]
* A judge has ruled that Harvard’s admissions policies are constitutional due to the school’s reliance on “race conscious admissions.” If Students for Fair Admissions appeals, it could go to SCOTUS and endanger affirmative action. [NPR]
* If you’ve been dreaming about going in-house and eventually becoming general counsel, now might be a good time to make a move, considering that GC pay recently hit a five-year high of $2.6 million. [Big Law Business]
* “Alabama and I had a difference of opinion, but Gainesville and I have the same opinion.” That tide has rolled, so Hugh Culverhouse decided to make a $1.1 million donation to the University of Florida Levin College of Law. [Herald Tribune]
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Biglaw, Racism
Law Firm Fights Housing Segregation... So Town Leaders Seek To Strong Arm Another Firm Client
Towns try out a new strategy to rid themselves of powerful opposing counsel. -
Small Law Firms
Transferring Guardianship For Better Financial Aid Packages
While technically legal, it is imperative to look at who is impacted directly from the guardianship proceeding. -
Education / Schools
White People And The N-Word: A Complicated Relationship?
It's horrifying that you WANT to use a word that is so intertwined with oppression and enslavement. -
Intellectual Property
Houston School District Ordered To Pay $9.2 Million In Copyright Infringement Case
Following the verdict, the school district issued a statement noting that all of its employees would participate in online copyright training each year.