Supreme Court Says It’s OK For Border Patrol Agents To Kill Mexican Citizens As Long As They Die In Mexico
From the precedent-controls-bullets-right-up-until-they-cross-an-imaginary-line dept.
Hold Onto Your Knickers: Biglaw Partner Said ‘Damn’ At The Supreme Court
Try not to be too scandalized.
LexisNexis Practical Guidance Rolls Out Dedicated Practice Area for AI & Technology
The new generation of AI-related legal issues are inherently cross-disciplinary, implicating corporate law, intellectual property, data privacy, employment, corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
Clarence Thomas Urges Overturning SCOTUS Decision Written By Clarence Thomas
It's enough to make your head explode.
Supreme Court Takes Aim At Scalia ‘Originalism’ Opinion Promising Even ‘Originaler’ One Now That Republicans Want A Different Result
Why don't liberals have a cool name for their judicial philosophy?
Sonia Sotomayor Has The Guts To Say What Everyone Knows Is True
The Wise Latina went ahead and SAID IT.
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wows Fans With Glittery Fashion Statement
The Supreme Court justice loves a little bit of sparkle.
B-b-b-but, Gorsuch?
The Justice many suggested would take on the bureaucratic state, keeps getting outraged lately at the concept of judicial review over bureaucrats.
Morning Docket: 02.07.20
* A New Jersey jury awarded $750 ,illion against Johnson & Johnson in a contaminated talc lawsuit. That's a lot of cheddar. [Reuters] * Speaking of cheddar, Judge Judy has an annual salary of $47 million, and a few different parties are fighting over the profits of her popular show. [Fox News] * A lawyer argued that plea deals are unconstitutional, and now prosecutors allegedly won't negotiate with her. Perhaps that too is unconstitutional? [Washington Post] * The California senate has settled a retaliation lawsuit filed by an ex-staffer of a state senator. [Los Angeles Times] * A man who has fought a Florida city all the way to the Supreme Court twice, and won both times, has finally received an $875,000 settlement. [ABC News]
Will One Of Trump’s Impeachment Defense Lawyers Become A Supreme Court Justice?
This is apparently the talk of the town in some conservative circles.
How Checkbox’s ‘Legal Front Door’ Can Transform Your Workflow
Leveraging agentic AI to triage, prioritize, and automate the law department inbox.
Morning Docket 02.06.20
* Bernie Madoff has asked to end his prison sentence early because he is allegedly dying of kidney disease. [Reuters] * Law firms are cashing in on representing the estate of Jeffrey Epstein. [New York Post] * Oh Snap! The top lawyer at Snap, Inc. earned around $9 million in 2019. [Bloomberg Law] * A Long Island man who was exonerated in the murder of his parents was just sworn in as a lawyer. [New York Post] * The Supreme Court may decide to hear a case about the legality of the Affordable Care Act this month. [Hill]
This Supreme Court Justice Describes Herself As A Twitter Lurker
SCOTUS justices are just like us! They use Twitter too!
So Many Problems With This Statute
Time to take the Pledge!
Things Got Pretty Awkward For Chief Justice John Roberts During The Impeachment Q&A Session
Check out the look on his face after he read this question.
On Becoming A Footnote To Legal History
How many of you remember the facts?