Michael Slager
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Crime
Judge Willing To Call A Cop A Murderer, Gives Michael Slager 20 Years
Federal judge steps in where South Carolina failed. -
Crime, Justice, Police
Officer Who Shot Fleeing Black Man Pleads Guilty To Civil Rights Violation
South Carolina will drop murder charges. - Sponsored
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Justice, Racism
Jury Can't Decide If Shooting A Fleeing, Unarmed Black Man Five Times In The Back Is A Crime
You debase yourselves if you let this man walk free.
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Legal Ethics
Prosecutor Sued For Dodging FOIA Request Into Past Ethical Violations
Prosecutor denies FOIA request and lands in court. -
Legal Ethics
Charleston Shooting Prosecutor Hit With Ethics Violations? FOIA Request Seeks Answers.
Amid reports that the prosecutor in charge of the Charleston shooting case earned disciplinary action, a FOIA request seeks all prior complaints and actions against her. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.09.15
* That was quick! It turns out that David Aylor, the lawyer who once represented Michael Slager, the recently fired South Carolina police officer charged with murdering Walter Scott, kicked his client to the curb when he saw the damning video of the shooting. [Daily Beast]
* Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the number of federal weapons charges county court-at-law judges rack up in a single indictment. Seventy-year-old Judge Tim Wright faces up to 70 years in prison for allegedly selling guns illegally and trafficking them to Mexico. Yeehaw! [TWC News]
* Hot off its merger with Dacheng last quarter, Dentons is kicking off the second quarter of 2015 by merging with McKenna Long & Aldridge. Thanks to back-to-back mergers, Baker & McKenzie is now second to Dentons in terms of attorney headcount. [WSJ Law Blog]
* Warner Norcross & Judd refused to take up the defense of Michigan’s same-sex marriage ban before SCOTUS — but that didn’t stop the firm’s head of appellate litigation from getting involved. He’s now on a leave of absence from the firm. [National Law Journal]
* For those of you who are interested, here’s the ABA Journal’s question of the week: “What was the first moment you knew you wanted to be a lawyer?” For many lawyers, the question can be answered thusly: “When I realized I couldn’t be a doctor.” [ABA Journal]