The Horrible Price Black People Pay For Challenging The Police
The movement to disbar Mosby is trash, but entirely predictable.
What Did White People Think Racists Believe Before Steve King Admitted It?
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from the Trump campaign, it’s that the media needs to stop thinking that these people aren’t every bit as racist as they are.
What Even Is AI ‘Competence’? It Depends.
Takeaways from a Legalweek panel on evolving malpractice risks.
Newt Gingrich Won’t Let The Constitution Stand In The Way Of His Grand Plan To Deal With Muslim Americans
Newt Gingrich is up to his old tricks.
Back In The Race: No One Writes ‘I’m A Racist’ On Their Résumé
How can an employer, especially an employer in a sensitive field like law enforcement, tell whether someone is racist?
Yale Dishwasher Shames Liberal Intelligentsia With Individual Protest, Is Promptly Fired
But Corey Menafee, this guy sat there with a broomstick in one hand, his job in the other, and said “that thing’s coming down today.”
Intern In Prosecutor’s Office Shares What He Really Thinks About The Black Community
If you are running a prosecutor's office and your screening doesn't pick up on a guy like this, you are doing it entirely wrong.
The New Way Litigators Handle Depositions Applies AI Every Step Of The Way
Depositions by Filevine help with scheduling, tracking goals, and trial prep.
Law Professor Speaking Out In Defense Of Black Lives Matter Identified
Now we know who wrote the letter that went viral...
But We Have No Place Else To Go
America is not the place African-Americans choose to live, America is the place where we are stuck.
Morning Docket: 06.08.16
* Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump promises that he won't speak ill of Judge Gonzalo Curiel anymore, but it took a lot of heavy criticism from GOP leaders for him to come around to the idea of being civil. He now says his comments about Judge Curiel's ability to remain impartial due to his Mexican heritage were "misconstrued." [Washington Post] * You know you've screwed up when a judge accuses you of "egregious misconduct," but you know you may have made the biggest mistake of your career when your "bad faith conduct" results in the voiding of a $200M patent infringement verdict. This in-house Merck patent prosecutor must be in a very bad place right now. [Big Law Business] * Chief Justice Roy Moore of the Alabama Supreme Court has two weeks to respond to a complaint lodged by the state's Judicial Inquiry Commission over his order that probate judges not issue same-sex marriage licenses. If found in violation of ethical rules, Moore could be removed from his position -- for the second time. [Montgomery Advertiser] * Arlo Devlin-Brown, the head of the public corruption unit for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York since 2014, will be leaving office to head to private practice. After working to put Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos behind bars, he's off to Covington & Burling, where he'll be on the white-collar defense team. [New York Post] * "The concept of fair market value under Delaware law is not equivalent to the economic concept of fair market value." Vice Chancellor Laster (Del. Ch.) made lawyers' jaws drop when he overruled the market in the Dell case. Martin Lipton of Wachtell says more buyers may be tempted to walk away from deals now. [DealBook / New York Times]
Non-Sequiturs: 05.26.16
* Did you know Virginia allows people with only a bachelor's degree to be magistrates? And they are the ones approving search warrants. [Katz on Justice] * Domino's Pizza is the latest target of Eric Schneiderman, and the pizza chain is accused of discounting the hours employees have worked. [Pacific Standard Magazine] * One way to avoid law firm layoffs is to totally restructure the way law firms operate. [Bloomberg BNA] * What does one do when they retire from the Supreme Court? [SCOTUSblog] * How much do Supreme Court justices interrupt each other? An interesting analysis. [Empirical SCOTUS] * The Baston rule and the integrity of the criminal justice system. [Slate] * The repeal of Connecticut's death penalty will now apply to the men currently on death row. [Huffington Post]
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
Dear Lawyers: Maybe Don’t Wear Your KKK Hood
It may be offensive, but when is it a crime?
Hate Crime Suspects Never Expect A Black Judge
The judge noted: "It isn't 1964; you're not in Tupelo, Mississippi."
Morning Docket: 05.11.16
* Dentons launches a "global referral network" because hiring a lawyer should be as much like eHarmony as possible. [The Am Law Daily] * In-house counsel shouldn't be too friendly with the business-side. Too bad the trend is pointing the exact opposite direction. [Corporate Counsel] * Judge Brian Cogan may have provided a little gasoline for the political fires yesterday when he released a bulk of records to the Associated Press detailing "Donald Trump’s business dealings with a real estate developer, who had mob connections and a hidden criminal record in his past." If the rest of this campaign is any indication, this revelation will... probably boost Trump 5 points. [WiseLawNY] * Yesterday at the White Collar Crime Institute conference, Deputy AG Sally Yates fleshed out the ramifications of the Department of Justice's focus on prosecuting individuals for corporate crime. So now we know what will happen to all those overly friendly in-house counsel. [Law360] * Lawyers in goofy hats. [The Careerist] * Congress passes bill changing all the racist terms populating the U.S. Code. Send it on to a president half of them refuse to believe is American. [The Hill] * Minnie Driver's neighbors accuse her of throwing paintbombs at their house in a lawsuit. The lawsuit is obviously frivolous... Minnie Driver hasn't left a significant mark on anything in years. [People]
ABA President Wants Every Lawyer To Take One Simple Test
This is a crucial test all lawyers and law students should take.
Non-Sequiturs: 05.06.16
* Are vacancies on the federal judiciary causing a crisis in North Carolina? It does have the longest-running hole on the federal bench. [Raleigh News Observer] * Jodi Arias is planning a wedding from prison. I don't know you guys, I think those crazy kids might just make it. [Law and More] * If racism and the death penalty can never be separated, is the only just move to eliminate the death penalty? [Slate] * More revelations in the stomach-turning Sandusky case. Who at Penn State knew what when? [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * An analysis of cases where federal clemency has been granted that identifies trends in President Obama's decisions. [LinkedIn]