Motorcyclist Roughly Arrested After Refusing to Give up His Helmet Cam;...
Motorcyclist gets pulled over, cop demands his helmet camera, the cyclist says no, then gets arrested. Camera records the whole thing. Now we all get to watch the video. Fun times. Continue reading...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 07.09.12
* Vicious infighting, “arm twisting,” and discord at the Supreme Court? It almost sounds like the justices are in a sorority. According to this report, there hasn’t been so much bitterness and tension...
View ArticleQuote of the Day: I Got 99 Problems and the Fourth Amendment is One
Have you ever wanted a legitimate legal analysis of Jay-Z’s smash hit “99 problems”? Well, your wait is over. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: 4th...
View ArticleInterview With Brooklyn Law Student Fighting For His Right To Drink On His...
A Brooklyn Law student shows the NYPD that he knows his rights… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Brooklyn Law School, Cops, Drinking, Know Your...
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 07.13.12
* A manager at a Long Island-based national women’s organization has been sued by her female coworkers for allegedly being too grabby and being “obsessed with butts.” Not sure what to think about the...
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 07.23.12
* The easiest way to stop James Holmes from becoming a celebrity and inspiring copycats is to stop trying to monetize the Aurora killings to turn a profit with ad revenue, but Professor David Kopel...
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 07.24.12
* Will consultation with victims’ families determine whether James Holmes deserves the death penalty? You could probably consult with a wall to make that determination and get the same result....
View ArticleQuote of the Day: Or Maybe I Just Prefer Not to Be Spied On
Unmanned drones are not only flying over the U.S., now they are leading to arrests. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Douglas McDonald, Drones, North...
View ArticleFlorida State 3L Allegedly Shoots Florida State 2L
A Florida State 3L stands accused in the shooting of a Florida State 2L. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Crime, Flori-duh, Florida, Florida State,...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 08.08.12
* The Sixth Circuit delved into the question of law professors’ tenure in a recent decision, noting that it doesn’t guarantee a job for life. But seriously, why on earth would you want to have a...
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 08.13.12
* Man brings knife to a gun fight with NYPD. I think we all know how that ended. [Huffington Post] * The House has brought a civil compliant against Eric Holder. In other news, it’s an election year!...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 08.14.12
* Looks like someone skipped professional responsibility class during bar prep: the Ninth Circuit denied attorney fees to McGuireWoods in light of an “egregious” ethics violation made in the BAR/BRI...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 08.27.12
* Unhappy with eleventy billion dollars in damages due to Apple, Samsung will begin its appeals, perhaps even to the Supreme Court (because you know that SCOTUS wants a bite at the proverbial literal...
View ArticleLaw Student of the Day: UVA Kid Allegedly Uses Her Phone to Communicate With...
Law student uses her cell phone to send a message to cops. No, not in the regular way… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Asians, Assault, Battery, Cell...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 09.04.12
* Want to know what they call the Supreme Court attorney who deals with requests for stays of execution? The death clerk. Paging John Grisham, because this guy’s nickname would make a great book title....
View ArticleMorning Docket: 09.06.12
* Dewey know if Citibank is planning to sue other former D&L partners over their capital contribution loans? According to one court document filed by Luskin Stern & Eisler, the bank’s counsel,...
View ArticleAn Interview With Oscar-Winner Errol Morris, Author of ‘A Wilderness of Error’
Christopher Danzig talks with Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris, who wrote a new book about the famous Jeffrey MacDonald murder case. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 09.27.12
* A former Cravath law librarian is fighting his “effective termination” from Southern Illinois University School of Law over alleged threats to bash a colleague in the head with a crowbar. How...
View ArticleProsecutor Drops Joint in Court, in Front of Cops; Promptly Curses the Day He...
A New Orleans city attorney gets busted for pot in “arguably the easiest collar in the annals of policework.” Oops! Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags:...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 10.16.12
* Check out the absurd rules governing tonight’s presidential debate. Should make for some awesome boring-as-hell television. And yes, of course the rules document was signed by lawyers. [Gawker] *...
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