The New York Times Law School Rankings: A New Way To Rank Prestige
Could it be? A new way to judge a law school's prestige? Move over U.S. News, because The New York Times law school rankings are here.
This Is Not A Drill: Donald Trump Actually Paid Someone He Lost To In Court, And It’s The New York Times
Yes, you read that right. No, you aren't hallucinating.
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The NY Times Lawsuit Against OpenAI Would Open Up The NY Times To All Sorts Of Lawsuits Should It Win
From the it's-okay-when-we-do-it,-we're-the-new-york-times dept.
BENCHSLAP: NY Judge Dropkicks Trump LOLsuit Against NY Times, Orders Him To Pay SLAPP Fees
TFW they pass a law to stop you, and you take it as a dare.
Morning Docket: 02.24.22
* Honesty is the best legal policy: Colorado is on the cusp of no longer allowing police officers to lie to children during interrogations. [Oregon Live] * Not this time, Times! Sarah Palin wants a redo after losing her defamation case against the New York Times. Tough crowd, eh? [Reuters] * Texan man pleads guilty to hate crime charge after attacking a Burmese family with a knife. [CNN] * Hate to say I told you so: Woman sues LAPD after they mistook her identity and jailed her for nearly two weeks. [ABC 7] * Over my dead chassis: Subaru and Kia decided to simply make their cars less safe rather than let people fix their own clunkers. [WGRZ]
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Shorter Donald Trump Suit: ‘They Stole Confidential Papers That Are Also Totally False, Or Something’
Sometimes discretion is the better part of valor... not that this is a concept he grasps.
Oops! Biglaw Partner Sent Private Strategy Presentation To Adversary In ‘CC’ Snafu
It's okay, I'm sure it wasn't potentially damaging...
Morning Docket: 03.04.21
* A federal detainee who threw a chair at a prosecutor has been charged. Guess they threw the book at him... [Department of Justice] * Residents of North Carolina will purportedly be allowed to phone a lawyer for free tomorrow. [ABC News] * A lawyer for Joe Biden accuser Tara Reade is requesting that the New York Times compensate his client for publishing Reade's social security number. [Fox News] * A proposed law in Florida would make it difficult to sue healthcare providers and nursing homes for damages related to COVID-19. [NBC News] * The former owner of New York Sports Clubs has settled a lawsuit over billing practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. That case wasn't on the legal treadmill for long... [Reuters]
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New York Times Spews A Lot Of Hot Garbage About Jeffrey Toobin
Intellectual masturbation about masturbation is so very meta!
Morning Docket: 04.30.20
* A lawyer for the New York Times simply replied "no" to a 12-page apology request sent by Sean Hannity. Wonder how much the Times' attorney billed for that. [Huffington Post] * In related news, it appears as if President Trump encouraged Sean Hannity to file this lawsuit against the New York Times. [Business Insider] * California faces a new civil rights lawsuit over bans on protesting at the state capitol during the COVID-19 pandemic. [Fox News] * For the first time in its history, the Supreme Court will conduct arguments by remote means next week. Check out how attorneys are preparing for the unique proceedings. [Washington Post] * An attorney who allegedly defrauded a client to fund his gambling habit is facing some serious consequences. [Bloomberg Law] * A Beverly Hills lawyer has pleaded guilty to bribing federal agents in order to obtain sensitive law enforcement information. Sounds like a bad sequel to Beverly Hills Cop. [Los Angeles Times]
Sean Hannity Puts New York Times In Its Place With A … Very Sternly Worded Letter
Oh, yeah, Dean Baquet is just shakin' in his wingtips.
Law School Professor Sues New York Times For ‘Clickbait’
Lessig sues over Times headline and lede.
Morning Docket: 09.18.19
* The Judicial Conference of the United States convened yesterday, but not one word was said about the allegations against Justice Brett Kavanaugh or the procedures in place to address misconduct for those of his ilk (i.e., appellate judges who are elevated to the Supreme Court). So much for that... [National Law Journal] * "He does not want to sue the New York Times. That's going to open up a Pandora's box for him." But if he did, could Justice Kavanaugh sue the Times for libel and win? Unlikely. [Fox News] * The Justice Department filed suit against NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden for failing to turn over his book to the government for clearance before it was published, and now the DOJ wants all proceeds earned from sales to be turned over instead. [CNBC] * Did you think law school was full of jerks? Think again. According to the results of the latest Law School Survey of Student Engagement, law students are actually quite nice, thank you very much. [Law.com] * In case you missed it, Robert Cicale, the Long Island judge who allegedly broke into a former intern's home to steal her panties, pleaded guilty to attempted burglary and will have to register as a sex offender. [New York Post]