Wedding

Morning Docket: 07.27.20

* A couple is arguing in a new lawsuit that weddings and receptions should be exempted from COVID-19 closures on religious grounds. Wouldn't be surprised if the bride or groom was a lawyer -- that's a creative argument. [NBC News] * Surveillance footage appears to link the former lawyer accused of murdering the son of a federal judge to the slaying of a "men's rights" activist in California. [Fox News] * Check out this interesting piece by an attorney with autism reflecting on the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. [Jurist] * Criminal courts in Pittsburgh are closed for in-person hearings until further notice after an attorney tested positive for COVID-19. [CBS News] * The Washington Post has settled a defamation lawsuit filed by a Covington Catholic student over a viral video that was released last year. [New York Times] * A Florida strip club is in hot water for denying two women entry because they were not with a man. We all saw RBG, this is a suspect practice. [Orlando Weekly]

By Jordan Rothman

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 05.06.16

* Are vacancies on the federal judiciary causing a crisis in North Carolina? It does have the longest-running hole on the federal bench. [Raleigh News Observer] * Jodi Arias is planning a wedding from prison. I don't know you guys, I think those crazy kids might just make it. [Law and More] * If racism and the death penalty can never be separated, is the only just move to eliminate the death penalty? [Slate] * More revelations in the stomach-turning Sandusky case. Who at Penn State knew what when? [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * An analysis of cases where federal clemency has been granted that identifies trends in President Obama's decisions. [LinkedIn]

By Kathryn Rubino

Gen AI: Your Legal Research Assistant, Not Your Replacement

Here's how you can spend more time practicing law, and less time sorting, sifting, and summarizing.

By Thomson Reuters

Harvard

Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Indian Summer

Columnist Laurie Lin sizes up the latest featured couples: no tackiness here, just limitless love and legal prestige.

By Laurie Lin

Fashion

A Bride Sues Over Her Wedding Dress Woes — And Wins!

This bride was pretty pissed when she had to be sewn into her wedding dress, so she sued over it.

By Staci Zaretsky

Celebrities

A Law School Love Story: Prominent Professor Marries Columbia 3L

Here's the real story -- plus wedding photos, of course.

By David Lat

Biglaw

Easiest Way to Get into the NYT Wedding Section? Be an ‘Elite’ Lawyer

You literally cannot go wrong with a write-up in the NYT wedding section. So is there an easy way to get into the esteemed wedding section? As proven by our very own Legal Eagle Wedding Watch, lawyers seem to have been featured in abundance. But that's just the first part of the equation, according to a new demographics study....

By Staci Zaretsky

The Hidden Threat: How Fake Identities used by Remote Employees Put Your Business at Risk—and How to Defend Against This

Based on our experience in recent client matters, we have seen an escalating threat posed by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) information technology (IT) workers engaging in sophisticated schemes to evade US and UN sanctions, steal intellectual property from US companies, and/or inject ransomware into company IT environments, in support of enhancing North Korea’s illicit weapons program.

By Charles River Associates (CRA)