Court Rules Tacos Are Sandwiches… Scalia And Posner Had This Fight Years Ago
What theory of interpretation lands on 'tacos and burritos are Mexican-style sandwiches'?
Judge Earns Benchslap For Just Copying And Pasting Opinion
It's hard to call 98% copying much of an independent decision.
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Morning Docket: 01.13.23
* Friday the 13th comes for Donald Trump, as the Trump Organization entities pegged with tax fraud are sentenced today. [Reuters] * This is the economic cycle where clients will drive work toward the Am Law second hundred in earnest. We say that every economic downturn and it never really ends up happening and this recession isn't actually materializing, but... it's gonna happen! Kidding aside, it might, but probably because companies are slashing legal department budgets regardless of the economic climate. [Law.com] * Maybe not all legal departments... Apple's top lawyer got a pay bump. [Bloomberg] * Laurence Tribe joins Kaplan Hecker & Fink. Didn't see that one coming, but if he joined any firm, this is the one that makes sense. [American Lawyer] * Sam Bankman-Fried's pre-trial blogging continues bashing Sullivan & Cromwell's bankruptcy efforts and offering insights into his defense strategy. [Law360] * Also, happy birthday week to Judge Richard Posner, who just turned 84!
Revenge Is A Dish Best Not Served To Guests In Weil’s Cafeteria
The week where Biglaw lunchroom policy got wrapped up in ongoing litigation threats.
Judge Posner Highlighted The Pro Se Litigant Crisis — The End Of His Project Underscores It
The fact that an entity dedicated to assisting pro se litigants couldn't succeed is not necessarily a failure as much as a sign of the problem.
Judge Posner Gets A New Job
It's a natural fit for Judge Posner.
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The Fight For Pro Se Rights Produces Another Damning Supreme Court Brief
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Judge Posner’s Early Work
Everyone starts somewhere.
David Boies And Judge Posner Call Upon Supreme Court To Bring Justice To One-Third Of Federal Litigants Getting The Shaft
Pro se litigants in large swaths of the country are at a distinct disadvantage.
World’s Most Fortunate Pro Se Litigant Represented By Judge Posner Now Also Represented By David Boies
As the case moves to the Supreme Court, William Bond adds even more firepower.
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Judge Posner Loses Appeal In Laughably Lazy Fourth Circuit Opinion
The Fourth Circuit completes a trifecta of appellate cowardice.
Need To Replace A Legal Luminary? Look To Skadden
How much is he giving up to take a job on the Seventh Circuit?
Judge Posner Chastises District Court’s ‘Laziness’… And He’s Got A Point
Judges often lift analysis from the parties. This practice has to stop -- especially in pro se matters.
Judge Posner Files First Brief Since Leaving The Bench, Lights Into Federal Judiciary
Judge Posner takes his fight for pro se litigants to the next level.
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