Officers Beat You Up In Front Of Your House? Good Luck Using <em>Bivens</em>
What a safe country to live in!
New York Agrees To Pay Out Millions Because The NYPD Got Caught Brutalizing People. Again.
Breaking the law is one thing, but for guardians to break the law undermines the concept of legality as such.
How MyCase Accounting Transforms Legal Bookkeeping
This complete system built for lawyers simplifies the complex world of law firm finance.
Qualified Immunity May Not Be A License For Police To Kill Folks Asking For Help After All
'But how can I do my job if I can't choke out handcuffed people who pose no imminent threat?' - Some cop who thinks he's a good apple.
Morning Docket: 04.11.22
* Habeas Corpus? Discarded body determined to be a thrown-out sex toy. These things are really getting realistic. I hear... [Region News Source] * COVID made the takings clause relevant again. What's next, the Third? [Reason] * During the Judge Jackson confirmation, several Republicans accused Democrats as being the party of pedophiles. Projection, maybe? [Slate] * Remember that viral video of police officers busting a 75-year-old man's head open last year? Turns out nothing wrong happened. [CBC.ca] * Amazon pushes back against unionization, alleging that voters were bribed with marijuana. Is this why the plant isn't legalized federally? [Business Insider]
Wish Protecting And Serving Was Colorblind? Maybe We Need More K-9s
I know all dogs go to Heaven… wish more went to the Police Academy in the interim.
Morning Docket: 04.04.22
* Two Americas: Legal battles are making for radically different living experiences state by state. [NYT] * Too little, too late? New federal anti-lynching law may not be enough of a deterrent. [NPR] * Florida has been trying to make the most of the whole 1965 Voting Rights Act being gutted and all. [NYT] * Trump’s Twitter emulator is failing bigly. Hard to speak freely with bad coders. [BBC] * All good boys protect and serve: Officer attacking a teenager bitten by K-9. [YouTube]
The Next Chapter In Legal Tech Innovation: Introducing Protégé™
Meet LexisNexis Protégé™, the new AI assistant that leverages personalization choices controlled by the user or their organization to optimize the individual’s AI experience.
Morning Docket: 03.29.22
* Two Wills passing in the night: The 2022 version of Raffles v. Wichelhaus just dropped. [Fox Baltimore] * No one is safe from this "soul grabbing" police officer — not even his colleagues. [Daily Mail] * You down with PPP? Every last homie, apparently. [NBC News] * The Justice formerly known for not speaking is still in the hot seat. I know there's no Supreme Court binding code of ethics that would mandate recusal, but come on now... [FFRF] * What's a little crime between patriots? Judge thinks Trump probably committed a crime, with what the whole not respecting the democratic election process and all. [NPR]
Cops Can Cancel Their Kickboxing Membership After This 5th Circuit Ruling
It's easy to back the blue when they're all black belts.
Morning Docket: 08.26.21
* Fourth Circuit upholds terrorist's death sentence. [APNews] *Cop bludgeons man 18 times with metal flashlight. How is this protecting or serving? [NPR] * Turns out the class of 2020 is doing okay. Does this mean they can cover their friend's bar tabs? If I'm their friend, I hope so. [Reuters] * Heads up, the Paralympics are still in session! Still in awe of Matt Simpson's work-life balance. And congrats to Piers Gilliver on winning gold in wheelchair fencing! Keep up to date here. [Twitter] * Give me liberty or I'll give you briefs!: Father strips down to his boxers to make a point about school mask mandates. [TampaFP]
Police Should Not Be Above The Law
Tweets of police brutality against protesters and journalists.
The Hidden Threat: How Fake Identities used by Remote Employees Put Your Business at Risk—and How to Defend Against This
Reach out to continue the conversation on how to most effectively detect, prevent, and correct this or other types of fraud, cybercrime, misconduct, and non-compliance.
At Least You Can Talk Smack About The Cops After They Beat You Up
A nice Fourth Circuit ruling against gag orders.
At Least One Judge In Brooklyn Knows How To Stop Police Brutality
He'll probably get smacked down by the Supreme Court though.
Biglaw Partner Intervenes After Witnessing Police Assault A Motorist
Once the lawyer showed up, the officer went from kicking the driver to shaking his hand.
Naked Harvard Student Assaulted By Cambridge Police, Caught On Video
Going to Harvard will not protect you from police brutality.
Unarmed Black Man Murdered In Own Backyard By Terrorists Wearing Blue Uniforms
The fact that the terrorists happened to be police really shouldn't matter.