Law School Tells Sick Student They Should Go To The Back Of The Classroom
Did the administration as a whole just decide to not hire any teachers who have an ADA speciality?
Non-Sequiturs: 08.01.17
* I like football, I really do. But, uggh. It is getting harder and harder to justify. [Deadspin] * The only law John Kelly will ever have to understand. [Clickhole] * I mean... this will never get passed. But, legalizing marijuana and combating the racial injustice of the war on drugs is a great idea. [Huffington Post] * Things don't look good for public-sector unions in front of the Supreme Court. [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * Tips for building a great work style. [Corporette] * Charting the government's responsibility for segregation. [Chronicle of Higher Education] * There's a club forming for JDs who have been given the boot by President Trump. [Law and More]
Let The Robots Do The Sh*t Work: How Legal AI Is Delivering Real Value
Legal professionals don’t need AI that promises magic. They need tools that make the sh*t work disappear and clear the path to creating more client value. This article explores how legal teams are rethinking AI - not as a disruption, but as a quiet force embedded in the everyday.
Non-Sequiturs: 04.20.16
* Well, this warms my calloused heart: Chief Justice Roberts learned some sign language to swear 12 deaf and hard of hearing lawyers into the Supreme Court. [Washington Post] * An enlightening interview with an attorney that proves lawyers can have entrepreneurial spirit, Richard Nacht. [Law and More] * Professor Rick Hasen's analysis of the Supreme Court's decision in the Arizona redistricting case. [Election Law Blog] * An interview with Matt Delmont, author of Why Busing Failed (affiliate link), on the continued segregation of schools. [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * Did lawyer Linda Shi just help design a revolution in air conditioning? The product is being funded through Kickstarter, and the size of the unit makes me think it'd be welcomed in many NYC apartments this summer. [Kickstarter] * Economists and tax law professors are getting behind Elizabeth Warren's tax filing simplification bill. [MassLive] * An in-depth look at black sites -- CIA secret prisons, used in the U.S.'s War on Terror. [Slate] * Our very own David Lat shares cybersecurity tips with host David Lesch on "Today's Verdict." [BronxNet]
Morning Docket: 04.30.12
* He may not have authoritah to respect! George Zimmerman received more than $200K in donations for his legal defense fund, but Judge Lester isn’t going to increase his bail just yet. [New York Times] * Is Joe Amendola’s client, Jerry Sandusky, rubbing off on him? First he advises people to call a gay sex hotline, and now he’s spilling loads (of info) on boys all across Pennsylvania. [Philadelphia Inquirer] * Thanks to an inquiry by the New York Post, Columbia Law has changed how it reports its post-grad employment statistics. Perhaps more publications should get their b*tch-slappers out. [New York Post] * If every day were filled with science experiments, laser demonstrations, and art projects at Crowell & Moring, then maybe lawyers would think twice about allegedly embezzling millions. [Washington Post] * Lawyers need to know how to be lawyers before they can be lawyers? “Way too meta, dudes,” say law school deans in California. Maybe next time, bar examiners, maybe next time. [National Law Journal] * “With these grades, you could be a stripper.” That’s quite the report card! Guys Teachers in my high school used to allegedly sexually harass former students all the time, it was no big deal. [Connecticut Post] * Walter L. Gordon Jr., a groundbreaking lawyer in the era of segregation, RIP. [Los Angeles Times]