Stat Of The Week: The Cost Of Ghosts
Literal ghosts.
Morning Docket: 10.04.21
* Couple bought home without knowing it was the site of events that inspired The Exorcist. Does this count as a material or immaterial omission of fact? [NPR] * In the most Karen move this side of the Mississippi, Mom calls police on her son because she doesn't like his haircut. [Fox Wilmington] * Torts professors, watch out! New trend on TikTok involves smacking teachers. Might want to update your syllabus. [Valley News Live] * Diamond Season: Woman finds 4 carat yellow diamond in a public diamond mine. [Insider] * Recent oil spill leaks 126k barrels of oil into Californian waters. Might not be the best time to visit the beach. [NBC25 News]
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The Ghost Haunting The Federal Circuit Courthouse
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Harsh Message From Law School Right In The Middle Of Finals
This law school has a line item in its library budget just for trolling its students.
Woman Claims ‘Angry Law Firm Ghost’ Pushed Her To The Ground
Don't believe in ghosts? Check out the video footage of this woman's supernatural fall.
A Law School Scarier Than The Job Market?
Hofstra Law students are battling poltergeists.
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Morning Docket: 04.16.12
* * The harsh realities of post-recession practice: will Biglaw leaders have to resort to alternative billing practices in order to survive? Well, they better, or else they're "not going to have a law firm for very long.” [Washington Post] * I don’t think “secret service” means what you think it means. Listen up, agents, prostitution might be legal in much of Columbia, but it makes America look bad when you can’t afford a $47 hooker. [New York Post] * Jessica Recksiedler, the judge assigned to oversee George Zimmerman’s case, may have a conflict of interest thanks to her husband. Somebody’s getting banished from the bedroom this week. [Bloomberg] * Law firms with ties to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie have seen record profits compared to their take under Jon Corzine’s rule. That said, even if he called them “idiots,” it was totally worth it. [Star-Ledger] * UMass Law is being reviewed for accreditation by the American Bar Association, and opponents are throwing some major shade. As if Dean Ward’s scandalous resignation wasn’t enough. [South Coast Today] * Is this house haunted as a matter of law? That’s what this New Jersey couple is hoping that a judge will say about their rental home. Hey, it wouldn’t be the first time it’s happened in the tri-state area. [ABC News]