Pentagon

Guns / Firearms

Morning Docket: 05.01.13

* Gun nuts want to prevent THE PENTAGON from buying too many bullets. [Talking Points Memo] * Subway employees can be held liable for not helping police officers. I’m a legal genius. [New York Law Journal] * Employment lawyers get catty on their way out of the door. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight] * Do top firms even have compliance departments? [Corporate Counsel] * Colleges are cracking down on Adderall abuse. So… it only took administrators about a decade to figure out that was going on. [New York Times] * Okay, now Obama is going to close Guantanamo. And by “close,” I think he means “finds other excuses to leave it open.” [SCOTUSblog]

By Elie Mystal
9/11

And Then It Was 9/12

This weekend, we (and every other media outlet) ran our solemn 9/11 remembrance post. In any event, yesterday was the predictable day where the media took a closer look at the aftermath of 9/11. And by "closer look," we mean "report on everything that's gone horribly wrong since 9/11." Elie Mystal has got a really heartwarming story from a law firm that he wants to share before he "takes a closer look" at the week after 9/11....

By Elie Mystal
9/11

Remembering 9/11: Open Thread

Today marks the tenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Throughout today, people have been looking back and reflecting on the tragic events of 9/11, as well as remembering and praying for the thousands who perished on that day. Scanning the Twitter and Facebook feeds of my friends, I’ve seen competing impulses. Most people’s posts […]

By David Lat