Freddie Gray

* The scary part is I am not even surprised by the allegations in the latest Trump lawsuit. [Los Angeles Times]

* An intimate look at Marilyn Mosby and the aftermath of the Freddie Gray case. [New York Times]

* President Obama is bringing sick days to more Americans. [Slate]

* Unequal treatment of women in law firms can start at the interview. [Medium]

* NYC settles over the death of an inmate at Rikers Island. [Huffington Post]

* In criminal cases, you’ve got to be in it to win it. [Katz Justice]

* State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby dropped all remaining charges against the three Baltimore police officers still awaiting trial in the death of Freddie Gray — a decision she called “agonizing.” [New York Times]

* Judge Paul L. Friedman (D.D.C.) ordered the release of John W. Hinckley Jr., the man who in 1981 attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan (and who, some argue, murdered White House press secretary James Brady). [Washington Post]

* Traci Ribeiro, a non-equity partner at Sedgwick, sued the firm for discrimination, alleging that she and other women “cannot crack the glass ceiling at Sedgwick.” [Law.com]

* A promising proposal from the Justice Department for how to deal with the law enforcement challenges presented by evidence stored in other countries (in the wake of Microsoft’s Second Circuit victory over the DOJ). [Christian Science Monitor]

* “Is fake burping in gym class enough to get a seventh-grader arrested?” Professor Noah Feldman analyzes an interesting new Tenth Circuit ruling. [Bloomberg View via How Appealing]

* Judge Janet Bond Arterton: sorry, Principal National Life Insurance Co., but you can’t escape paying out on the $10 million life insurance policy you issued to a law firm partner just because he died 15 months after the policy’s issuance. [Law.com]

* For folks finishing up the bar exam today, some advice from former ABC News president (and former SCOTUS clerk) David Westin: it’s okay to walk out of there early. Good luck! [Big Law Business]

* Insiders claim Megyn Kelly has told stories of sexual harassment at the hands of Roger Ailes to attorneys from Paul, Weiss. No wonder it looks like Ailes is on his way out. [New York Magazine]

* Be careful you don’t accidentally tweet your political opinions from your employer’s Twitter account, especially if you work for the Department of Justice. [Gizmodo]

* 5 tips to rebound when your legal game is considered “has been.” [Law and More]

* Taking the New York bar? Do yourself a favor and minimize your stress on test day — order your lunch ahead of time. [Custom Gourmet NY]

* There’s going to be a new season of Making a Murderer. [Slate]

* Restrictions on reproductive freedom are more than just a political talking point, there are real women who have to make tough choices as a result of the burdensome laws. [Huffington Post]

* Law professor is after blood, or at least disbarment, over the prosecution of the Freddie Gray case. [Washington Post]

* The arresting officer in the Freddie Gray case was found not guilty on all charges. [Baltimore CBS]

* An oldie but a goodie: a lawsuit filed against “Satan and his staff” for ruining a man’s life. Unfortunately, there isn’t much a court can do without proper jurisdiction. [Boing Boing]

* Matt Bruenig may still think lawyers get paid too much, but that didn’t stop him from opening up a GoFundMe campaign after being fired from Demos Think Tank over some rude tweets. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]

* How small is too small? An analysis of the trivial doctrine under New York law. [Cityland]

* A lawyer has already been hired to file an objection to the proposed settlement in the O’Connor v. Uber case. [Law and More]

* Has University of Iowa College of Law’s enrollment finally stabilized after a sharp decline? [Tax Prof Blog]

* A whistleblower lawsuit alleges dirty tactics in the deal to move the Rams from St. Louis to Los Angeles. [Courthouse News]

* Second Amendment fanatic vs. gun control advocate. [Funny or Die]

* To excel as a lawyer you need to compete against yourself while still keeping your eye on the prize. [Katz on Justice]

* High school debaters around the country are debating U.S. domestic surveillance with more depth and nuance than Congress. Maybe they should set the bar just a little bit higher than that. [The Intercept]

* You want to organize against Airbnb? Get ready for some strange bedfellows. [Cityland]

* Judge Posner sees the bullsh*t behind Republicans’ strategy for (not) filling Justice Scalia’s seat. [Washington Post]

* Maryland Court of Appeals set a potentially dangerous new precedent in the case against the police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray. [Slate]

* A noteworthy ruling giving the green light to litigation financing. [Burford Capital]

* The growing movement to amend France’s self-defense laws to include domestic violence. [Jezebel]

* Even some Republicans are calling Indiana’s new abortion law overreaching, not that the statement stopped the bill from passing the legislature. [Huffington Post]

* Are Harvard Law professors chilling the reporting of sexual assault on campus? [Huffington Post]

* Amal Clooney launches a scholarship to educate Lebanese women. [Los Angeles Times]

* Justices Scalia and Thomas just plain wrong on gun regulations. [The Atlantic]

* Baltimore reacts to the hung jury in the Freddie Gray case. [The Root]

* You know those late-night commercials for LifeLock, designed to convince elderly people to buy their product lest their identity be stolen? Yeah, the FTC announced the identity theft company would be paying $100 million to settle charges that it didn’t secure its customers’ info and misrepresented the strength of its product. [Washington Post]

* A motion for summary judgment has been filed in the case against Alan Dershowitz for defamation. [Palm Beach Daily News]

* Lowenstein Sandler Chair Gary Wingens comes out in favor of two-year law schools. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]

* Are lawyers for Officer William Porter, on trial for charges in connection to the death of Freddie Gray, using a “color blind” term that is actually a dog whistle for racist tendencies to get their client off? [Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle]

* Yesterday’s SCOTUS decisions in haiku! [Supreme Court Haiku Blog]

* Hey, you guys, Jeb! is apparently seething with anger towards Trump. Maybe this will spice up tonight’s debate. [Politico]

* Greeeaaaat, it might get even harder to sue airlines. [American Bar Litigation News]

* Can a single photo ruin your life (assuming it isn’t a nudie)? The answer is yes if ISIS is involved. [Houston Chronicle]

* Unless you’re a gigolo, you don’t get paid for passion. Something worth remembering if you’re considering a post-legal career. [Daily Lawyer Tips]

* The trial of William Porter, the cop accused of killing Freddie Gray has begun and you are already asking the wrong question. This is how spectacles begin. [Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle]

* Did this Tiger Mandingo ever stand a chance in court? Not if his lawyer can help it. [Gawker]

* This is what it’s like when you’re at jury duty and a lawyer. [Associate’s Mind]

* The Supreme Court will tackle tribal jurisdiction and there’ll be a rally on Monday in support of  the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. [Native News Online]

* A chat with Harrison Dillon, founder of Solazyme. [Hsu Untied]

* Lessons learned from a failed attempt at carving out a niche practice. [Reboot Your Law Practice]

* From attorney to bag designer: the career of Annette Ferber. [Corp! Magazine]

* Twitter goes head-to-head with Gawker Media over the copyright of GIFs. [io9]

* Concerns about the judicial temperament of Judge Barry Williams, who is presiding over the Freddie Gray case. [Katz Justice]

* All is not lost if you drop out of law school. [Law and More]

* Why do attorneys struggle with customer reviews? [Technology & Marketing Law Blog]

* Judge cleared of wrongdoing for posting about a case in front of her on Facebook. [Adjunct Law Prof Blog]

* All the legal considerations before you host your “Love and Sex with Robots” conference in Malaysia. [Slate]

* Michael Jordan was present during jury selection for his case against defunct supermarket Dominick’s, but potential jurors didn’t seem the least bit fazed. In fact, just a single one of them considered the basketball star their “personal hero or idol.” Ouch. [Chicago Tribune]

* Maryland Law will be offering a very topical “Law and ______” class this semester, entitled “Freddie Gray’s Baltimore: Past, Present and Moving Forward.” Students enrolled in the course will be asked to create fixes for social problems. This’ll be interesting. [WSJ Law Blog]

* According to the GC of Fannie Mae, Biglaw’s profit structure is broken, but the solution he proposes to the problem may not sit well with associates who are slaves to the billable hour — but only if they care about their hourly rates. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]

* Unlike most of his colleagues, Larry Sonsini of Wilson Sonsini didn’t immediately join a brand name Biglaw firm after he graduated from law school. Instead, he created his own brand name Biglaw firm, so that worked out well. Your own mileage may vary. [Forbes]

* It seems that New York City’s Responsible Banking Act is unconstitutional because it conflicts with existing state and federal banking laws. To be fair, between dueling mayoral policies, this law was completely FUBARed from the get go. [DealBook / New York Times]

* Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich isn’t the only politician who will be joining Dentons. After Dentons completes a merger with McKenna Long & Aldridge, former DNC Chair Howard Dean will also be working for the largest law firm in the world. YEEEAAAH! [The Intercept]

* Now that New York has adopted the Uniform Bar Exam, other states are considering it. Hurry up, because the UBE will “break down the long persistent barriers that keep lawyers from moving” — which isn’t a bad thing. [National Law Journal]

* In half a century of reproductive and gay rights cases, it’s worth noting that “arguments based on a right to privacy have tended to weaken and crack; arguments based on equality have grown only stronger.” Let’s see what SCOTUS does in June. [The New Yorker]

* All six of the Baltimore police officers who were arrested following the death of Freddie Gray have been indicted on homicide and assault charges. Despite the fact there’s now an indictment, the officers’ lawyers are calling the prosecution’s case weak. [New York Times]

* “Can you #trademark a #hashtag?” It’s somewhat of a tricky issue for people who are trying to register their marks at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, but these attorneys from IP powerhouse Morrison & Foerster have a pretty good explanation. [Law.com]

* UMass School of Law has a burgeoning deficit of $3.8 million, so instead of attempting to increase enrollment, the school has decided to cut its class size to 72 students. Hmm, we have a feeling those “cuts” aren’t intentional. [Boston Globe]

* Reddit’s Ellen Pao may have lost her gender discrimination case against Kleiner Perkins, but she sure as hell doesn’t want to pay the nearly $1 million in “grossly excessive and unreasonable” court costs that the venture-capital firm has requested. [WSJ Law Blog]

* It’s no shocker that members of the T14 have the most competitive LSAT scores in the country, but you may be surprised by which two schools had the absolute lowest median LSAT scores. Hint: Cooley isn’t one of them. [Short List / U.S. News & World Report]

* Baltimoreans will surely be pleased by this news: Officers in the Freddie Gray case filed a motion to get their charges dismissed, and have asked that State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby recuse herself for her “overzealous prosecution” and conflicts of interest. [Baltimore Sun]

* Jury selection is complete for the criminal trial of failed firm Dewey & LeBoeuf’s former top brass. “It’s a very diverse jury,” with jurors ranging from members of the unemployed to day traders. Best of luck to Joel and the Steves — they may need it. [Am Law Daily]

* MVP? No, MVD! A UNH Law prof will teach a college course called “Deflategate: The Intersection of Sports, Law and Journalism” because a dean thought it would be a great way to use pop culture to hook undergrads on the law. [Chronicle of Higher Education]

This profile makes the case for Elena Kagan to be your new favorite Justice. (Don’t worry RBG, you’ll always be first in Staci’s heart.) [American Prospect]

* The lateral partner wheel of fortune has taken another spin; Cozen O’Conner has added 8 lawyers from Dickstein Shapiro’s state Attorneys General practice group, that’s almost the entirety of the group. [National Law Journal]

* Speaking of lateral partner moves, are they worth it when clients get fed up with the disruption and potential conflicts that these moves cause? [Law360]

* After the scathing DOJ report detailing injustice, the City of Ferguson needs some quality lawyering. They got it in Winston & Strawn chairperson, Dan Webb, but it won’t come cheap. [American Lawyer]

* After egregious discovery delays caused a district judge to enter a default judgment as to liability against the defendant, a French drone maker, a jury awarded $7.8 million in damages in a patent infringement case. [Legal Intelligencer]

* Loretta Lynch makes her first official trip as Attorney General, to Baltimore to meet with community leaders, police, and the family of Freddie Gray. [NPR]

* This past Friday, Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby dropped the gavel on the police officers who were allegedly involved in the death of Freddie Gray. Here are seven interesting facts you need to know about this “certified badass.” [New York Magazine]

* Which law school placed the most graduates from the class of 2014 into full-time, long-term jobs where bar passage was required that weren’t school-funded? Stop. Before you say Columbia Law, you’re wrong for the first time in years. [National Law Journal]

* Indiana Tech, the little law school that couldn’t, received a recommendation against accreditation from the ABA on its first try. Not to worry, because law school officials say this is just a “minor setback” for all 59 of its students. ::sad trombone:: [News-Sentinel]

* “You are not doing that here.” Tough titty: Kelly Noe, one of the Ohio women challenging the same-sex marriage ban in her state before the Supreme Court, was yelled at by a security guard for breastfeeding her baby outside the high court. [Cincinnati Enquirer]

* If you’re hoping to register a “smutty” or “immoral” trademark, then you may be able to get what you want if this Federal Circuit opinion comes down your way. We’ll soon see if a ban on these offensive trademarks violates the First Amendment. [Corporate Counsel]

* If you think the federal government is preparing a military takeover of Texas… you might be a redneck. And you might also be Governor Greg Abbott. [Forbes]

* Elie says it’s time to end the expansive powers of arrest, for the good of everyone. [New York Daily News]

* Most of the 2016 presidential hopefuls are breaking the law. It’s good practice for if they win. [LFC 360]

* Not to dismiss the important point made in this article about substandard housing and the dangers of lead paint, but I think there may be other lessons to learn from Freddie Gray. [Washington Post]

* Satanic Temples are taking this RFRA thing and running with it. [Jezebel]

* Over in the EU, Louis Vuitton failed to win back the trademark it claims on its checkerboard pattern. [Fashionista]

* I’ve not read this yet, but here’s a collection of Legal Notices To Superheroes. Per the description, “A Letter to Superman from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services” has a lot of promise. [Amazon (affiliate link)]

* And remember to vote for the winner of the 2015 ATL Law Revue contest. Voting concludes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. EST. [Above the Law]