Morning Docket: 11.15.11
* Deborah Batts, the first openly gay judge to serve on the federal bench, got married this weekend. We hope she doesn’t become the first openly gay federal judge to get divorced. [New York Times] *...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 12.14.11
* Apparently Gloria Allred will only take male clients if they’re controversial enough to keep her in the limelight. She’s representing the alleged sex abuse victims in a suit against Syracuse and...
View ArticleIs Going To UVA Law School Like Using Cocaine?
Between the alleged criminal activity of current students, alleged tall tales told by former students, and all the popped collars, you gotta ask if a little humility might do UVA Law some good? The...
View ArticleCareer Alternatives for Attorneys: Truck Driver
Fred is a 2011 law school graduate. He has a job that he actually enjoys. He works for two weeks, followed by two weeks of vacation. He makes somewhere between $60,000 and $100,000 a year, with the...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 05.29.12
* Dewey have some novel issues for our bankruptcy lawyers, or what? As we noted last night, now that D&L has filed for Chapter 11, they’ll have to deal with bank debt, and bondholders, and possible...
View ArticleQuote of the Day: Johnny Football’s Speeding Ticket Is Totally Real… Trust Us
A municipal judge knocks a Heisman trophy winner down a peg or two by outing him as the recipient of a speeding ticket.
View Article6 Cars Law Students Drive: Please Show Us Yours
Is your law school debt high because you drive a nice car?
View ArticleThis Is Why You Shouldn’t Give Your Law Professor The Finger
Flip off the person who grades you, great idea!
View ArticleCan’t A Dude Put On Lipstick For The DMV?
A standard so discriminatory that South Carolina should blush.
View ArticleThe View From Up North: Driving While Black
Does getting one gun off the street justify that police are three times more likely to stop blacks than whites in Toronto?
View ArticleWhen Robot Cars Attack
When the roads are full of self-driving cars, vehicular manslaughter is going to get real interesting.
View ArticleYou Won’t Believe Why This Biglaw Partner Was Arrested
Sometimes the passion and energy that make a great lawyer can bite you in the ass -- sometimes it can get you arrested.
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 10.23.15
* Driving while caffeinated -- still not illegal. [Lowering the Bar] * How harshly should employers who violate safety regulations be treated? [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * What do Justice Eakin's...
View Article3 Arguments In Favor Of Warrantless Breathalyzer Tests — And Why They’re Wrong
Nobody endorses drunk driving, of course -- but the underlying constitutional principles matter, even for those of us who may never run afoul of the law.
View ArticleNow It’s My Fault Your Dumbass Read My Text Before You Crashed?
3rd party liability for people who text people who read those texts while driving, seems bad.
View ArticleThis Is Why You Shouldn’t Give Your Law Professor The Finger
Flip off the person who grades you, great idea!
View ArticleCan’t A Dude Put On Lipstick For The DMV?
A standard so discriminatory that South Carolina should blush.
View ArticleThe View From Up North: Driving While Black
Does getting one gun off the street justify that police are three times more likely to stop blacks than whites in Toronto?
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