Mexico

Mexican Supreme Court Justice Rocks It At Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour

I'd feel much better if the U.S. Constitution was in the hands of a Swiftie.

Mexico Opens Its Doors To The Commercialization Of Hemp

Mexico has the necessary experience, natural resources, and work force to become one of the largest producers of cannabis in the region.

Wife Of Attorney Who Died In Mexico Insists Death Was No Accident

His widow has hired an investigator to figure out how he really died.

Family Of Lawyer Who Died In Mexico Suspects Foul Play And Is Fighting Against Having His Body Cremated

They want a full investigation into the attorney's death.

From Border Issue To Court Case: Mexico Sues American Gun Manufactuers

Hecho en USA.

Morning Docket: 09.08.21

* Even Britney Spears's dad thinks it's time for the conservatorship to be up. Womanizer no more? [Reuters] * Texas snitch hotline bling'ed to a different platform because of meme lords. [The Guardian] * Increasingly, Trumpers are the ones saying "L'etat c'est moi." You either die a swamp drainer or live to become the bog. [CBS News] * In today's episode of good news elsewhere: Mexico's Supreme Court rules criminalizing abortion is unconstitutional. I wonder if they invoked any penumbras‽ [CNN] * Finally, here's the content your inner child has been craving. Cheers to being the person Steve knows you could be. [EW.com]

Morning Docket: 11.30.20

* A new lawsuit alleges that a beer manufacturer falsely claimed its brew was made in Mexico instead of Holland. Would be amazing if free beer is part of any settlement... [Fox Business] * Carter Page has filed a lawsuit against the FBI and others for allegedly illicit surveillance during the Russia investigation. [USA Today] * The legal challenges facing the Attorney General of Texas may impede the state's antitrust claims against Google. [Wall Street Journal] * A man sought in the slaying of an Illinois lawyer is on the FBI's Most Wanted List. [Fox News] * Since Above the Law hasn't had a "Lawyerly Lairs" feature in a while, wanted to share that a top Las Vegas attorney has placed his multimillion-dollar mansion on the market. [Review-Journal]

Morning Docket: 08.03.20

* A lawyer who was featured in the Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer has been unable to shake his conviction for violating a restraining order. Maybe he should have had "dreamy" Dean Strang defend him... [ABA Journal] * A study has found that the number of lawyer jobs may have decreased by over 15% in the past six months. [Bloomberg Law] * A group of voters have filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent the Trump Administration from excluding undocumented immigrants from the census. [Jurist] * Michael Avenatti will receive a taxpayer-funded lawyer in one of his criminal cases after claiming he did not have the financial resources to pay his own counsel. [Fox News] * The Supreme Court has denied the request of environmentalists to stop the Trump Administration from building a southern border wall. The justices didn't rule if Mexico needs to pay for it... [ABC News]

Supreme Court Says It’s OK For Border Patrol Agents To Kill Mexican Citizens As Long As They Die In Mexico

From the precedent-controls-bullets-right-up-until-they-cross-an-imaginary-line dept.

Morning Docket: 06.21.19

* “In my 22 years of doing visits with children in detention I have never heard of this level of inhumanity.” Children being detained at the border are in desperate need of legal assistance and humanitarian aid. [NBC News] * Disgraced former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice Roy Moore, a "polarizing [] Republican," has decided to launch yet another Senate bid after losing during his first go round. This time, even President Trump warned him against trying again. [New York Times] * Puff, puff, pass this vote: New York may not have been able to legalize marijuana, but lawmakers are trying to do the next best thing by decriminalizing it. Fines for “violations” will be no higher than $200 and last convictions can be expunged upon request. [New York Law Journal] * In case you missed it, Slack had its IPO yesterday, opening at $38.50 a share. Goodwin Procter certainly didn't miss it, because the firm is looking to earn $2.5 million for its work on the company's stock market debut. [Big Law Business] * Shaakirrah Sanders, a black female professor at Idaho Law, has filed suit against the school the university, and a former dean, alleging race and gender discrimination and retaliation. She is the only professor of color and woman of color who has earned tenure at the school. [Idaho Statesman]

Morning Docket: 11.26.18

* In an effort to bypass the decisions -- and injunctions -- of lower appellate courts, the Trump administration has taken the "highly unusual step" of asking the Supreme Court to issue a ruling on its transgender military ban. [USA Today] * In other news, the Trump administration has reportedly struck a deal with Mexico that will completely overhaul our asylum system so that seekers will have to Remain in Mexico (the plan's eloquent name) while their cases move through our courts. [Washington Post] * Sorry, but you're not "immune" to this one: A New York judge has asserted jurisdiction over Donald Trump in a lawsuit brought by AG Barbara Underwood against the Trump Foundation, the president, and three of his children. [NPR] * "We shouldn’t be in this position where the future of certain policies turn on whether this old woman is healthy or not." The Supreme Court's future is resting on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's health, and people are starting to get nervous. [The Hill] * "Let's have a hearing and invite everyone to see." Former FBI director James Comey says he'll fight a subpoena to testify privately before the House Judiciary Committee if for no other reason than because he wants the world to know what happened. [CNN] * In case you missed it amid this year's bonus frenzy, senior associates at top-tier Biglaw firms taking in $465K are now making more in total compensation than partners from at least a dozen Am Law 200 firms. Ouch. [American Lawyer]

It’s Not A Violation Of Posse Comitatus If We Are Preparing For War With Mexico, I Guess

Technically, making war on our Southern neighbors is firmly within Trump's executive authority, if that's what we're doing.

Should Mexico Help Our Country Recover From Harvey?

Why Would They Help Us Now?

It’s Time To Take Donald Trump Seriously

It is time to take Trump seriously and to support, shape, or oppose his policies in specific ways.

Morning Docket: 10.20.16

* A law school peeping tom? Police have arrested and charged 30-year-old Yiyan Wang with 15 counts of voyeurism for allegedly videotaping women inside a bathroom in UConn Law's library. He allegedly placed his phone beneath the stall walls to film them. He is currently being held on $250,000 bond, and will face a judge in early November. [FOX 61 Connecticut] * "Walmart is the new marketplace. It's where people go. It makes sense to be there." Look out, Missouri, because The Law Store is coming to a Walmart Supercenter near you. The firm has three locations now, and COO Kurt Benecke says the firm is priced to compete with LegalZoom, charging flat fees without any hourly rates. [Springfield News-Leader] * Zucker Goldberg & Ackerman, a defunct New Jersey foreclosure law firm which laid off hundreds of its employees last year, is now suing Wells Fargo, with the bankrupt firm claiming that the bank's extreme delays in correcting its robo-signing problems and its refusal to pay $2.5M for work performed caused the firm to fail. [Wall Street Journal] * "Justice shouldn’t be about the money in your pocket. Justice has to be the same for everybody, no matter your station in life, color of your skin or resources in your pocket." Jonathan Lippman, who recently retired as Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, will lead Fordham Law's new justice initiative. Congrats! [Big Law Business] * Judge Vicente Bermudez, a Mexican federal jurist who handled appeals in several cartel cases, including those of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, the jailed leader of the Sinaloa cartel, and Miguel Trevino, the former leader of the Zetas cartel, was assassinated at his home on Monday. Descanse en paz, Su Señoría. [Reuters]