Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Sen. Rubio issues blue slip for Judge Gayles

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Via the Huffington Post (ht Glenn Sugameli): WASHINGTON -- Florida judicial nominee Darrin Gayles just inched a little closer to becoming...
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Tuesday's news and notes

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1.  Bryan Garner has a list of words you should not use in legal writing.  Here are a few from the article : and/or Is it a word? Is it ...
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Monday, March 24, 2014

Hobby Lobby case heard today, during Spring Break

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While most of Miami is skiing in Colorado, the High Court is hearing an important case. From the LA Times :  A challenge to part of Pr...
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Friday, March 21, 2014

"[T]his case shows every sign of being an overzealous prosecution for a technical violation of a criminal regulatory statute -- the kind of rigid and severe exercise of law-enforcement discretion that would make Inspector Javert proud."

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That's from the dissent of a criminal case in the 7th Circuit, which voted to uphold the criminal conviction.  Weird.  Here's the en...
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Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Great event for trial lawyers

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The local Federal Bar Association has a great event this Monday for trial lawyers. Kerri Ruttenberg of Jones Day will be speaking on how ...
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014

Justice Kagan says be happy!

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From the AP : Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan says the happiest lawyers are those who find a way to make a difference in other people...
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Monday, March 17, 2014

Federal Clerk charged in Dewey & LeBoeuf scandal

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The New York Times has this very interesting (and sad) article here : How did a 29-year-old with an impeccable record, someone who had ...
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Friday, March 14, 2014

Happy Pi Day!

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Judge Posner is cranky.  From Alison Frankels' blog: The acerbic judge was at his worst – or best, depending on your perspective –...
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