Demand Letter’s Threatened Legal Remedies ‘F#*!ing Stupid,’ Responds Lawyer
This is why you don't write letters you can't back up.
Just Because You’re Defending Nazis Doesn’t Mean You Have To Be A Prick About It
I get that Nazis need good lawyers, but good lawyers don't have to like it.
Meet Your New Team: Intuit QuickBooks Unveils The Power Of AI Agents For Business Growth
The future of business is here, and it's powered by QuickBooks.
New Popehat Podcast Explores Free Speech By Way Of Animal Cruelty Laws
Another standout episode exploring First Amendment jurisprudence.
The Pedobear Motion Practice You’ve Been Waiting For
The very nature of Pedobear will be decided by a court.
Another Free Speech Win In Libel Lawsuit Disguised As A Trademark Complaint
Finding critical speech that results in revenue a violation of the Lanham Act would... well, it would be stupid.
Seattle Lawyer Apologizes For Losing His Sh!t Over The Sonics
At least the apology seems sincere.
How Innovative Legal Teams Are Turning AI From Promise To Practice
In recent years, AI has moved beyond speculation in the legal industry. What used to be hypothetical is now very real.
Non-Sequiturs: 05.05.16
* Ted Cruz never should have left the courtroom, it's the only place where his personality didn't get in his way. [Slate] * Meet Olympic hopeful Ashley Higginson. A track and field steeplechaser, she is a recent graduate of Rutgers Law School (which she got into after a personal plea to the dean) and has already passed the New York bar. Go Ashley! [Sports Illustrated] * I may have disagreed with him about Seattle's most infamous sports fan but Marc Randazza just secured a big win for TMZ getting wealthy Instagram porn-star tosser Dan Bilzerian's claim dismissed AND making Bilzerian cover TMZ's 22K legal bill. [The Dirty] * Good news! The Virgin Islands Supreme Court just found that calling a lawyer a liar is not defamatory. Conduct yourself accordingly. [Legal Profession Blog] * Ferguson prosecutor Stephanie Karr is being removed as city attorney after the DOJ's report on the city singled out her role in numerous constitutional violations. [St. Louis Post Dispatch] * A French worker sues his employer over boring work. Sounds like a fascinating caszzzzzzzzz... [Law and More]
Seattle Lawyer Gets Crazy Sexist Over Stadium Deal
This lawyer lets the misogyny fly when he doesn't get his way.
The Hulk Hogan Leg Drop On The First Amendment
Elie and First Amendment Lawyer Marc Randazza talk about the Hulk Hogan verdict.
A New Lawyer Learns About The Streisand Effect — The Hard Way
The misadventures of a new lawyer offer some lessons about reputation management.
Stand With Survivors: Legal Tools To Make A Real Difference This DVAM
Enhance your legal skills to advocate for survivors of intimate partner violence.
New Nevada Bill Is A SLAPP In The Face Of Free Speech
Why is a bill that nearly everyone hates gaining steam in the legislature?
Pick-Up Artist Gets Hilariously Scathing Legal Rebuke
"Julien Blanc may bully Japanese girls, but he will not bully our client."
Unhinged Pro Se Filing Of The Day
Seriously, you just need to read this guy's rant to the judge right now.
A Case That Will Make You Want To Gag
Can the maker of a product use contract law to shut up its users?
Morning Docket: 05.01.14
* Boies Schiller announced it will be working with Hausfeld LLP for the limited purpose of creating a new practice group that will allow the firms to co-represent professional athletes. (Sorry, college athletes, you don’t count yet.) [Bloomberg] * It’s highly likely that departing White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler will return to her former stomping grounds at Latham & Watkins. Imagine how many pairs of shoes she’ll be able to buy with her Biglaw money. [Washington Post] * Governor Andrew Cuomo is so desperate to keep the Buffalo Bills in Western New York that he recently inked a $350K deal with Foley & Lardner to convince the team’s future owners to stay put. [Buffalo News] * The Above the Law Top 50 Law School Rankings are virtually ungameable, but Kyle McEntee of Law School Transparency proposes a novel way deans can try: by lowering tuition. GASP! [Law.com (reg. req.)] * Marc Randazza, one of the preeminent lawyers on First Amendment rights (who happens to represent us from time to time), thinks what happened to Don Sterling was “morally wrong.” Interesting theory. [CNN]