A Tribute, Or A Tactic? The Lindsay Clancy Prosecutor’s Hair Bows Could Backfire
A prosecutor's job is to put on the evidence, not to accessorize it.
Prosecutorial Error: ‘AI Hallucinations’ Are Popping Up In Criminal Cases
Liberty shouldn't be the sort of thing you delegate to ChatGPT.
Managing Partners are Navigating the AI Inflection Point.
New executive research from Ari Kaplan explores how law firm leaders are responding to changing client expectations, evolving economics, talent transformation, and AI governance.
Rep. Mikie Sherrill, Former Biglaw Associate And Federal Prosecutor, Wins NJ Democratic Primary For Governor
And did we mention she's also a former Navy pilot? This woman has done it all.
Police And Prosecutors Allegedly Engaged In Scheme Of Using Sex And Drugs To Coerce Confessions
This took prosecutorial discretion way too far.
Morning Docket: 05.02.22
* Florida is working on a "constitutional" carry thing. We need to stop the trend of just putting "bat" or "constitutional" in front of words like that to make a new product. [Tallahassee Democrat] * Ever wonder about prosecutorial discretion? Here's a primer. [WSJ] * When worlds collide: Looks like the IP buffs are duking it out with the antitrust advocates again. [NEXT TV] * Flexible or vague? A Virginian law about shorelines has homeowners swimming in uncertainty. [Bay Journal] * Looks like Massachusetts lawmakers are hiding the ball when it comes to gambling. [Mass Live] * Reminder: Vote on your top pick for Law Revue!!
Why Experience Still Matters In An AI-Driven Legal Industry
A conversation with Trustpoint.One CEO Christopher Gallagher.
DA Becomes Victim Of ‘Cancel Culture’ Or Her Own ‘Incompetence’ Depending On Who You Ask
Budget cuts or mismanagement? That is the question.
Prosecutor Works Two Jobs To Make Ends Meet, Kill People
Everything's bigger in Texas... including the two hats lawyers wear.
The Prosecutor To Judge Pipeline Is Alive And Well
It's not the only way to become a judge, but it's pretty common.
Prosecutor Gets Demoted For Working As DoorDash Driver While On The Job
In the criminal justice system, late and cold food deliveries are especially heinous.
From ‘Vendor’ To ‘Partner’: How LexisNexis Is Deepening Law Firm Relationships
The company is emphasizing ‘white glove service’ in the AI era. Here’s what the initiative is delivering for clients.
Prosecutor Used Daughter As Bait For Sexual Predator
This is really horrifying.
Harris Touts Prosecutorial Record As Readiness For Trump, Which Makes Me Queasy
She's leaning into her record... good luck with that.
Prosecutorial Data Collection Is Coming To Connecticut
It's amazing we don't do this already, but let's start now.
The Chickens Come Home To Roost: Linda Fairstein Gets Hers
Maybe her fall from grace will remind all prosecutors that sometimes even they can be wrong.
Non Sequiturs: 04.14.19
* "How Tough-on-Crime Prosecutors Contribute to Mass Incarceration." My review of Emily Bazelon's new book, Charged: The New Movement to Transform American Prosecution and End Mass Incarceration (affiliate link). [New York Times Book Review] * When it comes to prosecutors, as former prosecutor Joel Cohen explains, it's all about discretion. [New York Law Journal] * Judge Nancy Gertner (Ret.) defends Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins's exercise of her prosecutorial discretion -- and argues that Thomas Turco's criticisms of Rollins are unfair. [Boston Globe] * Another ex-prosecutor, Quinn Emanuel partner Alex Spiro, is representing tennis star Naomi Osaka in the "repugnant" lawsuit filed against her by her former coach. [Tennis365] * Former federal prosecutors, many of them now partners at Biglaw firms, represent more than half of the defense lawyers in Operation Varsity Blues, aka the college admissions scandal. [Big Law Business] * High-stakes litigation is just one of many factors contributing to Biglaw's robust profit margin these days -- hovering around 40 percent, its highest value in almost 30 years, according to Madhav Srinivasan of Hunton Andrews Kurth. [Law.com] * Ronald Collins interviews Joan Biskupic about her latest judicial biography, The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts (affiliate link). [SCOTUSblog] * And speaking of SCOTUS, Will Baude believes that the death penalty "is justifiable and constitutional" -- but argues that the Court has not acquitted itself well in its recent handling of capital cases. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]