Hastings Family Money Grab Thwarted By California Judge
Times are a'changin’.
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Writing The Book On Business: Elon Musk Has Had Enough Legal Troubles That This Law School Is Teaching A Class On Them
What makes me want to work with Tesla? I've been chronicling this guy's court run-ins since I was a 0L!
Morning Docket: 12.12.19
* President Trump is considering Alan Dershowitz for his impeachment legal team. Seems like he is taking a page out of O.J. Simpson's book... [ABC News] * An attorney was entitled to more disability benefits since he was scheduled for a pay raise one day after he suffered a heart attack. [Bloomberg Law] * Former judges are faulting presidential candidate Deval Patrick for unequal pay and retaliation suffered by the jurists. [Boston Globe] * Another Fox News host has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the network. [Axios] * Utah's high court has made it easier for Dreamers to legally practice law within the state of Utah. [Desert News] * The University of California is being sued for requiring the SAT and ACT to be taken for admission. It would be amazing if this lawsuit had legs... [CBS News]
First Monday Musings By Dean Vik Amar: UCLA Law Professor And Asian American Groups Question UC Admissions Policies
Though different in key respects from the Harvard admissions lawsuit, UC controversy is part of a larger focus on admissions treatment of Asian Americans.
With DACA Under Attack, Janet Napolitano Works To Create A New Generation Of Public Interest Lawyers
Above the Law chats with Janet Napolitano about her efforts to help law students seeking public and government work and the assault on DACA.
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Non-Sequiturs: 01.31.14
* This is the place where we pretend to be shocked that Chris Christie abused his power. [New York Times] * Remember the Super Bowl Shuffle? Now there’s a lawsuit over it. Proving even terrible art can give rise to litigation. [Business Wire] * Miami criminal defense attorney Michael Grieco thought he was representing Justin Bieber and let all the media outlets know it. Well, he’s not. [South Florida Lawyers] * Listen up, law review editors! This is how you avoid making authors angry. [Nancy Rapoport's Blog] * John Yoo for Dean of Boalt Hall? OK, maybe not, but here are the finalists for the position. [Nuts & Boalts] * California is eyeing a referendum to allow affirmative action considerations to be employed in college admissions for the first time in almost 20 years. Surely the same people who passed Prop 8 will be enlightened enough to do something proactive about systemic discrimination. [Chronicle of Higher Education] * The art of negotiation and terrible cigars. [Katz Justice] * And I joined Mike Sacks and Jessica Mederson on Legalese It! today. So check out our rousing discussion of the State of the Union v. Supreme Court, Foxy Knoxy’s extradition fears, and California’s decision to keep disgraced journalist Stephen Glass out of the legal profession. Video below… [Huffington Post Live]
Non-Sequiturs: 07.12.13
* Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano is leaving the cabinet to head the University of California system. That’s a natural transition because UC already treats its students like threats to national security. [The Faculty Lounge] * Texas banning tampons from the Texas Capitol building in advance of abortion vote. Guns are still fine though. In the words of the inimitable Spencer Hall, “But what about a gun that FIRES tampons, Texas?” [Huffington Post] * A lot of folks are anticipating Noel Canning, but if Harry Reid invokes the so-called “nuclear option” (fifth item), does that render the whole case moot? [The Volokh Conspiracy] * Three years for stealing an iPhone from a child. I guess it’s like taking Candy (Crush) from a baby. [Law and More] * If you stop to think about it, someone should totally have sued the camp from The Parent Trap (affiliate link). If for no other reason than the likelihood Lohan was dealing to all the other campers. [Crushable] * An iOS app for creating semi-bespoke contracts. That’s cool, but I’ll stick to Temple Run, thanks. [Associate's Mind]