Media and Journalism
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In-House Counsel, Media and Journalism, Quote of the Day
An In-House Lawyer Who's Under Pressure And In The Spotlight
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Media and Journalism, Technology
This Week In Legal Tech: Where Are The Legal Tech Journalists?
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.01.16
* Will wearing makeup increase your earning potential? (Yes, they only mean for women, the patriarchy is a real bitch like that.) [Corporette]
* Ken Starr says he is resigning from his position as Baylor chancellor “as a matter of conscience.” Yup, he still plans on teaching at the law school. [ESPN]
* Donald Trump’s terrible comments about Judge Gonzalo Curiel are all part of a branding exercise. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
* Law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw is fighting to make people remember the women killed by police. #SayHerName [The Guardian]
* The cleanup after a storm can be even more challenging than weathering the storm in the first instance. [Katz on Justice]
* Has Election 2016 convinced you our electoral system is hopelessly broken? Here are the best ways to fix it. [Brennan Center for Justice]
* Reflections from Richard Levick on Peter Thiel v. Gawker (including commentary from our very own David Lat). [Forbes]
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Litigation Finance, Money
Why This Billionaire Used Litigation Finance As A Weapon In His War Against Gawker
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.19.16
* An analysis of Judge Garland’s rulings on the D.C. Circuit — what type of judge he is, who has he been historically, and what he might be like as a Supreme Court justice. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Ex-Skadden lawyer Charles Bennett, who pled guilty to running a Ponzi scheme, got sentenced to 5 years in prison. [Law360]
* Some of the most damning evidence in the lawsuit against Rolling Stone over its (since retracted) UVA rape story may be a law firm’s involvement. [Gawker]
* Super. One of Donald Trump’s delegates was just indicted on child porn and weapons charges. I’m fascinated to know how that will lead to a bump in Trump’s polling numbers. [Law Newz]
* This criminal defense attorney actually enjoys his job. I thought a lawyer that was fulfilled by their job existed only on TV. Nicely done, sir. [Katz on Justice]
* Securities lawyer is getting two years in jail for tax evasion. You should really know better, dude. [Daily Business Review]
* An attorney faced disciplinary action for letting her deadbeat boyfriend do illegal s**t in her basement. [Legal Profession Blog]
* A cool opportunity in legal journalism: full-time editor of SCOTUSblog. [SCOTUSblog]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.03.16
* So you are a young Biglaw associate. You are miserable with your life and decide to get some therapy to deal — how do you take the time to take care of yourself without appearing lazy at the firm? [Corporette]
* The Biglaw v. Small Law showdown in… Little League. [New York Personal Injury Law Blog]
* How can new law school grads navigate a changing career market? [Reboot Your Legal Practice]
* Preet Bharara is bragging about putting Shelly Silver in jail for 12 years. [Twitter]
* Is being a lawyer the most embarrassing profession? A new novel, The Neon Lawyer, suggests it just might be. [Guile is Good]
* Even super lawyers can’t stop bad press. [Law and More]
* Is social media feeding the rash of graffiti in National Parks? [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
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Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners
Good Riddance To The Commentariat
Small-firm columnist Gary J. Ross bids adieu to the Above the Law commentariat. - Sponsored
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Blogging, Free Speech, Media and Journalism
Why I Will Miss ATL's Comments
Columnist Tamara Tabo respectfully dissents from the recent decision to remove reader comments from Above the Law. -
Admin, Announcements
A Farewell To Comments
Love them or hate them, Above the Law comments are going away. -
Bad Ideas, Law Schools, Screw-Ups
#ASSLaw At George Mason Attempts Re-Brand, Will Fail
This is the name of your law school now, George Mason. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.01.16
* Combining April Fools’ Day, tax season, and furry pets into a single joke. Well played, sir. [TaxProf Blog]
* Booooo! This spoilsport argues that judges should stop issuing benchslaps. We disagree. [SSRN]
* Prepare to have your worldview shaken: Richard Nixon and William Rehnquist are actually the ones responsible for paving the path for transgender rights. [Slate]
* This term, the Supreme Court is on track for the fewest signed opinions in recent history. Take a detailed look at the Court’s first 19 decisions. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* President Obama is taking the fight over Merrick Garland to UChicago Law. [Huffington Post]
* A judge is allowing a lawsuit against a Northwestern’s journalism school to go forward. The suit alleges the school’s “innocence project” uses unethical practices in its wrongful conviction investigations. [Journal-ism]
* Get the rundown on the rules that will govern the GOP convention and the establishment’s last stand against Trump. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
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Biglaw, Sports
New York Times Stands Up To Biglaw Firm, NFL
Consider this an early salvo in the battle over NFL concussions.
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 03.22.16
* No matter what your right-wing uncle posts on Facebook, or what that drunken Bernie Bro tried to convince you of at a bar, no: Hillary Clinton is not getting indicted over her use of emails while at the State Department. Don’t believe me? Ask a law professor. [Media Matters]
* If you’re wondering what Mitch McConnell is thinking, overtly being an obstructionist over President Obama’s Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland, you aren’t alone. But here is some insight as to why he is playing this political game. [Guile is Good]
* We told you the Gawker verdict was no damn good. [Gawker]
* Will it take a Cesar Chavez to takedown rideshare giants like Uber and Lyft? [Casetext]
* Now that Donald Trump is within striking distance of the GOP nomination for president, will that impact potential sanctions against these lawyers? [Wise Law]
* Columbia Law hosted a conference about Asian-Americans in the law, with our own David Lat, about demystifying the model minority myth and the “Bamboo Ceiling.” [Columbia Law School]
* Can you make pre-packaged marketing materials work for you? [Reboot Your Law Practice]
* Federal Trade Commissioner Julie Brill will be leaving public service and heading to Biglaw. She leaves the FTC effective March 31 and will then join Hogan Lovells. [Reuters]
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Media and Journalism, Sexism
Some Sexist Bullsh*t On This Website
An article on ATL panders to the shock (and fear) that maybe someday soon the legal system might have more women than men running it. -
Trials
'Pics Or It Didn't Happen' Gets Its Day In Court
Did anything even happen if it isn't incessantly documented with pics and videos? -
Admin, Announcements, In-House Counsel
Above The Law Seeks New In-House Columnists
If you work as in-house counsel and you're a talented writer, we'd like to hear from you. -
Media and Journalism, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Getting Insulted By Justice Scalia: One Journalist's Tale
Justice Scalia had a way with words -- including insults. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.16.16
* Justice Antonin Scalia’s sudden death was memorialized on newspaper front pages across the country, with some publications scrambling to redo their Sunday editions to reflect the news. Here’s a look at how some papers handled the coverage. [New York Times]
* Justice Scalia is said to have died of natural causes. Cinderela Guevara, the Texas judge who pronounced him dead by phone, only did so after she was assured “there were no signs of foul play.” An autopsy will not be performed. [Washington Post]
* The outcomes of several major cases that are currently before the Supreme Court are likely to be affected by Justice Scalia’s unexpected death. SCOTUS watchers think this could be represent a victory for the Court’s four-justice liberal wing. [New York Times]
* In case you didn’t take the time to research this over the long weekend, here are seven things you need to know about presidential appointments to the Supreme Court. Could the battle to replace Justice Scalia possibly lead to a record-breaking vacancy? [NPR]
* Justice Scalia left behind a “fortune cookie” for President Obama in his same-sex marriage dissent when he criticized the incredibly homogeneous makeup of the current Supreme Court. Please give him what he wanted. Diversify SCOTUS. [New York Times]
* Out of all of Justice Scalia’s Supreme Court colleagues, it may be fair to say that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will miss him most. Her relationship with her “best buddy” was incredibly unique, and most could only wish to have a friendship like theirs. [CNN]
* As the longest-serving member of the current Supreme Court, Justice Scalia was revered for leaving a historic legacy on the bench. Here’s what 19 “top legal thinkers” had to say about his life and death. I was honored to be included. [POLITICO MAGAZINE]
* Almost immediately after it was announced that Justice Scalia had died, some began dancing on his grave with hateful comments. You may not have agreed with his judicial ideologies, but it would be nice to show some respect for the dead. [Bloomberg View]
* “It doesn’t matter if your résumé says ‘almost law clerk.’” What will happen to Justice Scalia’s clerks in the wake of his death? His current clerks will likely be alright as far as their jobs are concerned, but it seems future clerks may be out of luck. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Blogging, Labor / Employment, Media and Journalism
And This Is Why Noncompete Clauses Are The Worst
Making an entry level employee sign a noncompete is just wrong.