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Home Daily News Weekly Briefs: Justice Thomas responds to… News Roundup Weekly Briefs: Justice Thomas responds to luxury trips story; suit filed over Idaho AG’s abortion referrals opinion By Debra Cassens Weiss April 7, 2023, 2:13 pm CDT Image from Shutterstock. Justice Thomas: I was following colleagues’ advice on luxury trips U.S. Supreme Court Justice … Read more
Home Daily News Justice Thomas cruises on yachts and flies… U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thomas cruises on yachts and flies on private jets, thanks to billionaire GOP donor, report says By Debra Cassens Weiss April 6, 2023, 12:40 pm CDT U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas poses for an official portrait in the Supreme Court … Read more
Home The Modern Law Library ‘Never Far From Home’ chronicles lawyer’s… The Modern Law Library ‘Never Far From Home’ chronicles lawyer’s journey from NYC projects to Microsoft executive offices By Lee Rawles April 5, 2023, 10:41 am CDT Bruce Jackson grew up shuttling between Brooklyn and Manhattan public housing projects in New York City. His … Read more
Home Daily News Florida plastic surgeon accused of killing… Criminal Justice Florida plastic surgeon accused of killing lawyer who disappeared after going to restroom By Debra Cassens Weiss March 27, 2023, 10:32 am CDT Image from Shutterstock. A Florida plastic surgeon who filed a lawsuit over alleged medical billing errors by his former employer has … Read more
As a criminal defense attorney with my fair share of trial experience, it’s always interesting to see how other practitioners litigate their cases. After all, the legal profession enjoys playing Monday morning quarterback with its analysis. I personally try not to cast stones; I’m far from flawless in trial. But that’s the beauty of the … Read more
I knew that arming teenagers with the ability to understand the difference between hearsay exemptions and exceptions would boomerang on me as a parent already locked in daily arguments about truth-telling. And yet, that’s what my husband and I did once our children were old enough to participate in high school mock trial competitions. Our … Read more
Home Daily News Selective-prosecution argument in Trump falsified-records… Criminal Justice Selective-prosecution argument in Trump falsified-records case is ‘long shot’ that may still resonate By Debra Cassens Weiss March 22, 2023, 10:56 am CDT Former President Donald Trump in Palm Beach, Florida, in November 2022. Photo by Andrew Harnik/The Associated Press. Former President Donald Trump may … Read more
Hey, lawyers! Is everybody happy? If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands. Many of our colleagues are not exactly thrilled while practicing law. As Nanki-Poo in Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado might say, the best way they could express their joys of law practice would be “modified rapture.” I Googled “unhappy lawyers,” … Read more
Home Daily News DoNotPay doesn’t live up to its billing… Technology DoNotPay doesn’t live up to its billing as a ‘robot lawyer,’ offers ‘substandard’ legal docs, suit claims By Debra Cassens Weiss March 10, 2023, 9:24 am CST A would-be class action lawsuit alleges that the DoNotPay website is engaged in the unauthorized practice of … Read more
Home The Modern Law Library In ‘Her Honor,’ trailblazing women judges… The Modern Law Library In ‘Her Honor,’ trailblazing women judges take center stage By Lee Rawles March 8, 2023, 9:07 am CST When Lauren Stiller Rikleen was approached in 2020 by the ABA Judicial Division to help compile autobiographical stories from women judges in … Read more