Tag: Benchslap
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Federal Judge Gets Benchslapped -- AGAIN -- Over The Suspiciously Sexist Way He Runs His Courtroom
It's become a real issue. 
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Federal Judge Benchslaps Biglaw Partners -- And Issues A Warning For The Future
The judge was... not happy.
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CourtsJudge That Penned Epic Benchslap Has A New Order: My Bad!
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Courts'Fetch, Judgey! Get It Boy!!!': Judge Does Not Take Kindly To Being Treated Like A Dog In Epic Benchslap
The judge is not angry, just disappointed. -
ImmigrationTrumpism Reaches Out From The Grave To Gum Up The Immigration Works
Apparently we need a rule against political perpetuities. -
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Judge Benchslaps Gibson Dunn Saying They 'Committed Fraud About Fraud'
The judge embraces his bluntness. -
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Kirkland & Ellis Ripped In Blistering Benchslap
Why do lawyers have to make things difficult? 
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Benchslaps
Judge Benchslaps Attorneys For Thinking Their Case Is So Important In The Middle Of A Damn Pandemic
The judge doesn't pull his punches. -
BiglawBiglaw Partner's Emotional Outburst In Russia Probe
Not what you'd expect from a Biglaw partner in open court. -
Biglaw
Two Biglaw Firms Get Benchslapped As Federal Judge Questions 'Integrity'
Ouch, that's gotta hurt. -
Biglaw
Judge Benchslaps Biglaw Partner Bagging On The Mueller Investigation
Protip: Don't make an 'Animal House' joke in front of Judge Friedrich. -
CourtsJudge Detonates Pro Se Law Student So Hard I Now Must Defend A Dumb Kid
The judge kind of overplays his very strong hand.
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BiglawEleventh Circuit Benchslaps Biglaw Partner And District Court For Not Following Order
They made the panel MAD. -
BiglawBiglaw Firm Gets Smacked Down, Has To Have Homework Signed By Mommy
This is a pretty embarrassing, and likely effective, punishment. -
BenchslapsNo, That Is Not How 'Religious Freedom' Works At All
Judge Reeves did not let that one stand. -
BenchslapsJudge Teaches 50 Cent Valuable Lesson About Taking Pics Atop Bed Of Cash While Claiming Bankruptcy
50 Cent feels the sting of a benchslap. -
Non-SequitursNon-Sequiturs: 01.28.16
* How Planned Parenthood’s aggressive legal strategy launched them from the defensive to the offensive. [Reuters]
* David Boies just saved Natalie Portman’s ass. Yes, you read that correctly. [The Hollywood Reporter]
* Don’t be cute and try and violate a restraining order via Facebook. [Associate’s Mind
* Arizona wants out of the Ninth Circuit. Good luck with that. [AZ Governor]
* Not recommended judicial behavior: hanging a portrait of Adolf Hitler in the courthouse’s Hall Of Heroes. Looks like Oregon’s Judge Vance Day is learning that the hard way. [Raw Story]
* You can’t skirt defamation laws by complaining to a disciplinary committee — a doctor files a complaint against an attorney who blogged about him. [New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog]
* Writing fiction was “liberating” for this attorney. Check out the new crime novel, A Stirring in the North Fork (affiliate link), to see what he’s talking about. [Teamster Nation]
* Despite how sensationalized they can be, the insanity defense is really quite rare. [Huffington Post]
* Even if you aren’t rich, you still need a prenup. [My Bank Tracker]
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Non-SequitursNon-Sequiturs: 09.04.15
Ed. note: Due to the Labor Day holiday we will be on a reduced publication schedule today, and observing the holiday on Monday. Hope everyone has an enjoyable, restful and long weekend.
* Oh yay! An attorney hits something with his car, doesn’t stop, and uses the “I’m an attorney!” line, complete with F-bombs. And he was drinking, because of course he was. [Legal Profession Blog]
* You shoot for the stars Utah! Utah Law announced a new initiative to have 100 percent bar passage and 100 percent professional employment. [Tax Prof Blog]
* Burn! Not only did the Ninth Circuit overturn Judge Robert Jones’s decision, they reassigned the case. [Election Law Blog]
* A war between Harvard Law professors! Okay, it’s just a war of words, but Cass Sunstein really takes it to former Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren and law prof turned presidential candidate Larry Lessig. [American Thinker]
* Lessons on being a lawyer you can get from watching Peggy Olson. [Careerist]
* Here’s a horrifying fact: “Defendants who can’t make bail, regardless of their crime, are four times more likely to be sentenced to time in prison.” [Pacific Standard]
* This is fun! A 1947 anti-union propaganda comic put out by General Electric. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
* Food in exchange for legal advice. Seems like a good deal. [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
* Moving ever closer to the day when a marriage license for a same sex couple is just a matter of paperwork — even in Kentucky. [Huffington Post]
