Legal History
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Small Law Firms
Lawyers Often Have Little Understanding Of Legal History
Such a gap could make it more difficult for these attorneys to learn from the lessons of the past. -
Biglaw
On The Retirement Of Miles Ruthberg And The Rise Of Litigation At Latham & Watkins
The legendary litigator's retirement offers a window into the evolution of Latham as a firm, litigation as a practice area, and Biglaw writ large. - Sponsored
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Non-Sequiturs
Non Sequiturs: 03.03.19
* Several weeks after its release, Over My Dead Body, Wondery’s new podcast exploring the Dan Markel case, continues to top the podcast charts — and creators Matthew Shaer and Eric Benson have some thoughts on why the case has seized the public imagination. [Inside Edition]
* The Keith Tharpe case, far from representing an isolated injustice, reflects and embodies the racist roots of the death penalty in America, according to Stephen Cooper. [CounterPunch]
* The fight against racism in the justice system has been going on (and will continue) for many years — and as Texas lawyer John Browning has discovered, trailblazing African American attorneys were fighting to integrate the bar of the Lone Star State as early as the 1800s. [Texas Lawyer]
* I’ve previously argued against treating blue slips as senatorial vetoes of judicial nominees, based on their consequences for the federal judiciary — and as Thomas Jipping points out, history supports treating blue slips as a senatorial courtesy, nothing more. [Bench Memos / National Review]
* Don’t be fooled by the high level of unanimity in the Supreme Court’s first few decisions of the Term; greater disagreement lurks in the “shadow docket,” as Adam Feldman explains. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* The compromise appropriations bill that saved us from another government shutdown could also advance the Trump Administration’s “remain in Mexico” policy for asylum seekers from Central America — which Stewart Baker believes “may offer a better solution to the immigration crisis than the construction of a few miles of new wall.” [Lawfare via Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]
* Actor James Woods is out of the woods in a defamation lawsuit arising out of an erroneous tweet of his, thanks to this interesting ruling by the Sixth Circuit. [How Appealing]
* Jean O’Grady is excited about Panoramic, the latest offering from Thomson Reuters, which transforms “the ambitious idea of merging workflow and billing into an actual product.” [Dewey B Strategic]
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Trivia Question of the Day
The Oldest Laws In The World
There's a whole lot in here about paying shekels for sex. -
Books, Constitutional Law
The Lives Of The Constitution: An Interview With Joseph Tartakovsky
It's the story of our founding document, told through profiles of ten great individuals who shaped it. -
Trivia Question of the Day
When Lawyers Were Illegal
As hard as it may be to believe, there was a time when societies didn't like lawyers. -
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The questions to ask to make transaction management your competitive advantage. -
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Federal Judges
Women In The Federal Judiciary
A historic first for women in the American legal system. -
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Department of Justice
Serving At The Pleasure Of The President(s)
This AG kept his job through two presidents. -
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Religion, Trivia Question of the Day
Speaking Of The Laws Of Ancient Rome...
Adventures in vocabulary. -
Clerkships, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
The Upside Of Being A Supreme Court Clerk
Being a Supreme Court clerk puts you in contact with high-profile individuals. -
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