Donald Trump Blows As Much Taxpayer Money On Golf As Richest Pro Golfer Tiger Woods Earns Golfing
There should be some kind of official oversight regarding how much taxpayer money a president can spend on something as frivolous as weekly golf trips.
Non-Sequiturs: 05.31.17
* What you can learn from Tiger Woods's DUI arrest. [Versus Texas] * Are we in the new age of monopolies? [Salon] * This is reading an awful lot into unanimous Supreme Court decisions. [Washington Post] * New York isn't the liberal utopia you might think it is. [Jezebel] * The election law gap between red states and blue states. [Election Law Blog] * In NYC? Then join WNYC’s All Things Considered host Jami Floyd for a conversation about Loving v. Virginia on June 12th. [The Greene Space] * Call off the lawyers. [Law and More] * What's the opposite of banning something? [Huffington Post] * Theorizing over Jared Kushner's motivation. [Slate]
Pursuing The Pro Bono Story: A Conversation With Alicia Aiken
This Pro Bono Week, get inspired to give back with PLI’s Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files, a one-of-a-kind podcast hosted by Alicia Aiken.
Simone Biles, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, And Practicing Law: More Alike Than You Might Think
"Deliberate practice" is what separates superstars from the merely good, as managing partner Bruce Stachenfeld explains.
Tiger Woods Fails Parody, Streisands ‘Offending’ Content As A Result
An obviously satirical piece gets Tiger Woods up in arms.
Aaron Hernandez, Televised Golf, and Randomness
When it comes to crime, this week has brought us a bit of a referendum on this topic with one athlete dominating his field while another preaches randomness.
Morning Docket: 08.15.12
* What do Tiger Woods’s sexts, Anthony Weiner’s wiener, and the newsworthiness exception to copyright infringement have in common? They’re all in this colorful Ninth Circuit dissent. [National Law Journal] * Dewey have any idea when this “clawback” deadline will stop being extended? Partners have again been granted another extension to sign on the dotted line, but this time for only 48 hours. [WSJ Law Blog] * If your reason for resigning from your position as a congressman has to do with “increasing parenting challenges,” becoming the managing director of Biglaw practice group likely isn’t a wise choice. [POLITICO] * A shareholder suit filed against Goldman Sachs over mortgage-backed securities and early TARP repayment was dismissed. I didn’t watch the Daily Show last night, but I’m sure Jon Stewart had a great joke. [Reuters] * Musical deans? Hot on the heels of Jeremy Paul’s announcement that he was leaving for Northeastern, Professor Willajeanne McLean has been appointed as interim dean at UConn Law. [Connecticut Law Tribune] * Law school didn’t build that: as it turns out, a juris doctor isn’t as versatile a degree as it’s made out to be. Just because you managed to get a good non-law job, it doesn’t mean a J.D. helped you. [Am Law Daily] * Jaynie Mae Baker, the Millionaire Madam’s sidekick, has struck a plea deal with the DA. She won’t be going to jail for her adventures in high-class hooking, and might walk away without a criminal record. [New York Post]
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How Did McGuireWoods Land the Tiger Woods Divorce Case? With the Help of a Hottie….
Yesterday we covered the divorce of golf sensation Tiger Woods and his stunningly beautiful wife, former model Elin Nordegren. We noted that Nordegren was represented by McGuireWoods. Although McGuireWoods is a top firm, especially in its home state of Virginia, it’s “not known for its matrimonial practice,” as Nathan Koppel of the WSJ Law Blog […]
Breaking: Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren File for Divorce
This shouldn’t come as a huge surprise, given the acknowledged infidelity of golf superstar Tiger Woods, but now it’s official. Woods and his wife of over five years, Elin Nordegren, filed for divorce today in Bay County Circuit Court, Florida. The terms of the settlement were undisclosed. Their attorneys released a statement on behalf of […]