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Prominent Georgetown Law Professor Arrested, Charged In Domestic Violence Case

The former jailhouse lawyer may be headed back to jail. The post Prominent Georgetown Law Professor Arrested, Charged In Domestic Violence Case appeared first on Above the Law.

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From Time Spent Behind Bars To Getting Admitted To The Supreme Court Bar

He's been on both sides of the law, and his achievements should be celebrated.

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Florida Sleeps On Ticking Time Bomb

Florida's leaders have done a fine job of identifying problems in the state’s prison system. Now they need to find the will to solve them.

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Tiffany Trump Isn’t ‘Just A Typical Law Student’— Yeah, No Kidding

This article sets out to paint Tiffany Trump as failing to integrate to law school. It only succeeds in making the law school look bad.

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D.C. Lawyer Prom

An exciting night honoring D.C.'s brightest legal stars.

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Morning Docket: 10.13.17

* Does Trump's health care executive order violate ERISA? [CNBC] * Just when law firms needed another challenge, here comes PwC. [Law.com] * Pepper Hamilton partner brings clients to secluded private...

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From Jail To Yale — And Hopefully The Bar

This young lawyer deserves a second chance.

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Morning Docket: 04.10.17

* According to reports, Donald Trump is "obsessed" with his next possible Supreme Court nomination, and it seems like the president is trying to use their sons' friendship to remain in Justice...

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Morning Docket: 10.06.14

* The Supreme Court’s new term kicks off today, and lawyers are pumped — especially since “the Roberts court [may] be to the rights of gays and lesbians what the Warren court was to the rights of...

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Stephen Glass Isn’t A Lawyer Just Because Of The Whole ‘Serial Lying’ Thing

California refused to admit Stephen Glass. Were they right?

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Non-Sequiturs: 10.28.13

* Chief Judge Philip P. Simon of the Northern District of Indiana has ruled that being a federal judge is better than being an equine semen collector. Agreed. [The Kentucky Trial Court Review] * The...

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Morning Docket: 09.06.13

* Thanks to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Department of Justice will be declassifying some secret opinions from the FISA Court. We wonder who’ll be hosting the giant redaction party....

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Non-Sequiturs: 08.26.13

* DOJ busts giant fortune telling ring. You’d think they would have seen that coming. [Lowering the Bar] * Today’s New York Times points out that Judge Kopf penned an eloquent post regarding his...

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Non-Sequiturs: 08.13.13

* The DOJ and a number of state attorneys general are suing to block the merger of American Airlines and US Airways. American and US Airways weren’t phased because they expected lengthy delays....

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Non-Sequiturs: 08.09.13

* This gem of a listing just showed up in the “legal/paralegal jobs” section of Craigslist. Be sure to send a “nude picture” with your résumé! Perhaps someone has been watching too many Maggie...

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Non-Sequiturs: 08.07.13

* Texas Hold ‘Em loses to Second Circuit on the River. [The Volokh Conspiracy] * Compiling a collection of historical White House counsel advice was a labor of love. The collection includes advice on...

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Morning Docket: 10.06.14

* The Supreme Court’s new term kicks off today, and lawyers are pumped — especially since “the Roberts court [may] be to the rights of gays and lesbians what the Warren court was to the rights of...

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Stephen Glass Isn’t A Lawyer Just Because Of The Whole ‘Serial Lying’ Thing

California refused to admit Stephen Glass. Were they right?

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Non-Sequiturs: 10.28.13

* Chief Judge Philip P. Simon of the Northern District of Indiana has ruled that being a federal judge is better than being an equine semen collector. Agreed. [The Kentucky Trial Court Review] * The...

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Morning Docket: 09.06.13

* Thanks to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, the Department of Justice will be declassifying some secret opinions from the FISA Court. We wonder who’ll be hosting the giant redaction party....

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