Twitter Might Not Be As Free As You Want It With Elon At The Reins
Hold on to your racist Pepe memes.
Morning Docket: 07.07.22
* Bro really went full thoughts and prayers on mass shootings. Guess that's what happens once you get rid of the Establishment Clause. [Huff Post] * Texas senator in hot water for daring to suggest that teenagers who hurt animals for fun probably shouldn't have the easiest time getting high-powered rifles. [Dallas News] * Line goes up? An EU law is posed to effect the crypto market. [Forbes] * Company known for giving personal information to third parties gave information to a third party. Try to remember that Facebook is a surveillance site -- the cops definitely won't. [Business Insider]
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Morning Docket: 04.29.22
* Laws matter: life lost after school neglects to follow anti-bullying protocol. [WBEZ] * The EU's laws will be impacting American free speech, eh? Talk about long-arm statutes. [The Hill] * Oklahoma just passed their version of Texas's Roe sidestep. Over/under for them banning condoms too in two weeks? [CNN] * Marjorie Taylor Greene is maintaining the Shaggy defense for her Section 3 trial. [NBC News] * People are upset that the Texas bill disincentivizing the use of clean energy isn't enough to keep them using fossil fuels. Sorry, not sorry. [NPR]
Lawyers Gearing Up To Hit UK With Corporate Sovereignty Claims Totalling Billions Of Dollars Over Brexit
A Brexit wrinkle could pay off big for lawyers.
Non-Sequiturs: 06.27.17
* Antitrust laws are going strong... in the EU. [Huffington Post] * And antitrust might just be getting a little boost right here at home. [The Hill] * Trolling journos is a great way to kill democracy. [Forward] * Confused by the travel ban ruling? You're not alone. [Slate] * Marilyn Mosby is under attack. [The Root] * Trump could be hurting the perception of the American legal system. [Law and More] * Liz Warren is out in front on health care. [Salon]
Tienes El CBD? Spain, The EU, And Marijuana
The opportunities for cannabidiol-based products products are clearly there, but proceed with caution.
How AI Is Transforming The Legal Profession (2025)
A survey of professionals reveals the impact of legal work, clients, concerns, and future roles.
Morning Docket: 12.29.16
* A fun new hobby for legal and political junkies to enjoy together: A Trump litigation watch list. [CNN] * Let's hear it for regulations! An EU law mandating that large trucks have an advanced emergency braking system is believed to have saved additional lives in the Berlin Christmas market attack that killed 12. [Washington Post] * Burke Ramsey, JonBenet's brother, is suing CBS -- as well as experts and consultants -- for defamation over a TV special that advanced the theory he killed his sister. [Entertainment Weekly] * There might actually be some good news on the horizon for public defender offices that have seen their budgets slashed. [ABA Journal] * A now-defunct medical laboratory is challenging the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to regulate online security. [National Law Journal]
Stat Of The Week: Europe Calls Shenanigans On Apple
The $14.5 billion penalty against Apple is the largest the EU has ever levied against a single corporation.
Morning Docket: 06.29.16
* In case you haven't been keeping score like we have, these are the firms that recently raised salaries: Lowenstein Sandler and Venable (kind of). If you’re ever worried that you’ve missed any of our coverage on pay raises, you can check out our omnibus 2016 salary chart where we collect these stories. [2016 Salary Increase / Above the Law] * "Imitation is NOT the most sincere form of flattery." Not long after filing suit against Ivanka Trump on similar grounds, Aquazzura seeks to plant its dainty foot firmly up Steve Madden's ass with a series of trade-dress infringement suits for what the Italian company alleges are knockoffs of some of its most popular shoe designs. [Observer] * Will law school graduates be the next ones to have their student loans canceled? Thanks to the Department of Education's proposal of an expanded debt forgiveness rule last week, law school graduates may be able to qualify for a "defense to repayment" provision -- and escape their debt -- if they can prove they were defrauded. [BuzzFeed] * "I'm just not taking any chances with my legal profession. It's very difficult to qualify as a solicitor and I'm not willing to just give it up because the U.K. decides to vote out the EU." British attorneys specializing in antitrust law are registering as Irish solicitors for fear of losing their ability to practice EU law. Thanks, Brexit. [Big Law Business] * Blank Rome is adding Stacy Phillips's celebrity divorce boutique to its firm. Over the course of her career, Phillips has represented many "high-net-worth, high-end clients," the likes of which include Britney Spears and Bobby Brown. With the addition of her small firm, Blank Rome's family-law group will grow to 30 attorneys. [WSJ Law Blog]
If You Do Work Internationally, You’ll Want to Know About the New EU Standards Coming Friday
Can an international deal fall through because electronic signatures were used?
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Morning Docket: 07.05.12
* Who needs a Declaration of Internet Freedom when the government supports protesting citizens who go buckwild in the streets? The European Union voted against ratification of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement. [Associated Press] * Kenneth Schneider, the former Debevoise & Plimpton associate serving a 15-year sentence for forcing a Russian teenager to be his sex slave, was suspended from practice pending further disciplinary proceedings. [New York Law Journal] * Glenn Mulcaire, the investigator who intercepted voicemail messages on behalf of News of the World, lost a bid to remain silent about who commissioned his services. Rupert’s gonna be sooo pissed. [New York Times] * Congratulations to the team from the University of Chicago Law School that won the United States Supreme Court Prediction Competition. They won $5K for betting on their Con Law nerd-dom. [SCOTUS Competition] * Judge Kenneth Lester Jr. is expected to rule on George Zimmerman’s motion for bond today, and perhaps he won’t be so quick to forget that the defendant already lied to the court to get out of jail. [Orlando Sentinel] * “You can’t just arbitrarily add anything you want to a sentence.” Well, it looks like you can, because in addition to jail time, a judge in South Carolina tacked on a Biblical book report to this woman’s sentence. [Daily Mail]
Letter from London: Port, Nazis, and In-House Lawyers
To qualify as a lawyer in the U.K., you first have to eat 12 dinners. Seriously. OK, it’s only barristers (British trial lawyers) who must meet this requirement. And they have to pass legal exams as well as eat. But the essence of my slightly sensationalised opening sentence is true: no dinners, no qualification. Here’s […]
Just Like Us, Europe Isn’t Sure How to Handle Net Neutrality
Isn’t it annoying when the YouTube video you’re watching just stops loading right in the middle? Or when your Skype connection suddenly starts sucking in the middle of a video conversation? Well, it turns out that in Europe, sometimes stuff like that doesn’t happen accidentally. Internet Service Providers intentionally “throttle” certain kinds of web traffic. […]