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Law Schools
Anti-Semitic Speaker At Georgetown? Let's See Who's At The Bottom Of This. Black People!
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.28.22
* Georgetown Law courts publicity again by inviting an alleged anti-Semite to speak on campus. Did they get a David Duke endowment recently or something? [Mosaic]
* Disney not sure what to do after getting Florida-ed. No way it’s more confusing than figuring out the licensing for the Kingdom Hearts franchise. [Star Advertiser]
* International Lawsuit: Musk’s attention-grabbing purchase isn’t rubbing the EU the right way. [Business Insider]
* “What’s all that movement back there?”: Suit filed against Massachusetts police for acting in secrecy. [Boston Herald]
* Good Apples: Two officers sue, claiming they were suspended because they reported a colleague’s racial profiling. [NJ.com]
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Donald Trump, Politics
There Is One Place In D.C. That Takes Ethics Rules Seriously: Georgetown
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Education / Schools
Georgetown To Treat Descendants Of Slaves They Owned Just Like Any Other Legacy Applicant
It's an empty gesture. But so are most symbolic policies, and yet that meaninglessness does not make them unimportant. -
Law Schools, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Georgetown BLSA Exposes The #WhitePeopleProblems Of Scalia Mourners
In an open letter to the school, BLSA did the best version of "turning it around on them" that we've seen in a while. -
Elena Kagan, Eyes of the Law, Facebook, SCOTUS, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Supreme Court, Technology
The Eyes of the Law: The Apple of Her Eye
Supreme Court justices: they're just like us! They like to go window shopping. -
Drinking, Lawyer of the Day, Violence
Lawyer of the Day: Assaulted By Red Bull And Vodka?
Were Red Bull and vodka indirectly responsible for a lawyer's loss of his finger? -
Feminism, Gender, Law Schools, Politics, Women's Issues
Why You Shouldn't Call a Woman a 'Slut' on the Eve of Women's History Month Because She Uses Contraceptives
March 1 marked the first day of Women's History Month. And as we noted for our readers, Rush Limbaugh began his celebrations a day early by calling Sandra Fluke, a Georgetown Law student who testified before a Congressional committee on the need for access to birth control, a "slut." Needless to say, people are outraged about Limbaugh's comments. Because really, who wouldn't be? Let's take a look at what Fluke had to say in response.... - Sponsored
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Cars, Crime, Law Professors, Law Schools, Traffic Accidents
Possible Criminal Charges for a Criminal Law Professor
Just because you teach the law doesn't mean that you're above it. We've written in the past about prominent law professors accused of domestic violence and soliciting a prostitute, for example. Today we bring you news of another law professor who could be in trouble with the law. He's accused of reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident. The allegations, if true, are surprising. The professor in question teaches at a top law school. Who is he? -
Guns / Firearms
Breaking: Georgetown Law Campus On Lockdown
News and tips trickled in on Friday about the Georgetown University Law Center campus being put on lockdown because of an armed man on campus. What happened, and was the armed man ever apprehended? -
Email Scandals, Sports, Vicious Infighting
This Is Why Law Students Shouldn't Play Sports
You might think that watching law students play sports would be like watching U. Conn. and Butler play basketball. You know, undersized, intense people playing in an ugly and painful style. You’d think that watching law students play a pick-up game of 21 would be indistinguishable from watching Butler unsuccessfully try to throw a ball […] -
Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: Georgetown Associate Dean Named New Dean of Richmond Law
The past few weeks have brought lots of news on the law school dean front. Last week, Chapman Law selected a former congressman as its next head. Earlier this month, Pepperdine Law picked up a judge as its latest leader. Today the University of Richmond School of Law — a top 100 law school, per […] -
Deferral Stipend, Tax Law
Taxes Eat Away at Georgetown's Public Interest Stipend for Some Students
We’ve done a lot of coverage about deferral stipends, public interest stipends, and other direct payments to graduates who are not able to secure prime, private practice employment. If you think about it, these programs have popped up with shocking speed. In 2007, there was no such thing as a “deferral stipend” from firms, and […]
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John Edwards, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Cate Edwards's Georgetown Pad
No Gropius dorms for her, thank you very much. Harvard Law School student Cate Edwards, oldest daughter of prominent politician John Edwards, just purchased a million-dollar property in Washington’s tony Georgetown neighborhood. From an item in Washingtonian: Buyer: Harvard law student Cate Edwards. Famous dad: Former presidential hopeful John Edwards. Price: $1.3 million. Amenities: Two […]