Cease and Desist Follow Up: Check You Calendar
As many of you figured out, the cease and desist letter from Chris Webby, claiming ownership of the hashtag #webby, was an April Fool’s hoax. This week’s sign that the apocalypse is upon was a hologram...
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Tyler Clementi’s Roommate, Dharun Ravi, Indicted on 15 Counts
Tyler Clementi (left) and Dharun Ravi (right) They really threw the book at this kid. Last September, Rutgers freshman Tyler Clementi jumped off of the George Washington Bridge after his roommate,...
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Wei To Go (and Testify Against Dharun Ravi)
Molly Wei, the pretty ex-Rutgers student who was charged with two counts of invasion of privacy in the Tyler Clementi case, has reached a deal with the prosecution. Wei, 19, has been admitted to a...
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Lawyer of the Month: April Reader Poll
We’re a little bit late with April’s lawyer of the month reader poll. First of all, we’ve been doing a lot of reader voting so far in this month. (There are still a few hours for you to vote in our Law...
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Tyler Clementi’s Family Learns That ‘Discovery’ Is A Bitch
Tyler Clementi and Dharun Ravi As we mentioned in Friday’s Non-Sequiturs, the legal team of Dharun Ravi has moved to dismiss the criminal charges against Ravi stemming from the suicide of Tyler...
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Love Hurts, Especially When Your Boyfriend Gives You a ‘Tatt-poo’
UPDATE (5 PM): Sigh. According to the Smoking Gun, the “poop tattoo” story — reported by The Sun and picked up by Drudge, among many other outlets — is full of crap. But it was fun while it lasted, no?...
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Perkins Coie Gets E-Male; Does This Qualify as a Legal Response?
Just when you thought “revenge porn” couldn’t get worse, IsAnyoneUp came along. In addition to posting user-submitted nude photos — often sent in by someone’s angry ex — the site’s proprietor, Hunter...
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Criminalizing College: BC Football Player Accused of Invasion of Privacy
If this keeps up, having sex with a person wearing your school's mascot head will be called 'beastiality.' In the wake of Dharun Ravi getting convicted of a hate crime for a college prank, we’ve got...
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Was the Shocking McDaniel Internet Post Unveiled Last Week a Fake?
Stephen McDaniel Last week, we saw some big news in the Stephen M. McDaniel murder case. In a bond hearing, prosecutors told the court about another internet post allegedly made by McDaniel, the Mercer...
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Good News and Bad News for Stephen McDaniel, Recent Law School Grad Accused...
Stephen McDaniel Yesterday brought bad news for Stephen M. McDaniel, the 25-year-old Mercer Law School alumnus accused of killing his neighbor and classmate, Lauren Giddings. His lawyers’ request for a...
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Morning Docket: 07.15.13
* Size matters when it comes to hourly rates. Because when you work in Biglaw, it’ll be all the more odious for your poor clients when you “churn that bill, baby.” [Corporate Counsel] * Would you want...
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This Firm Hired An Actor To Play The World’s Worst Summer Associate
What better way to build summer camaraderie than hiring someone for the class to rally against? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: David Dale, Edelson...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 01.09.14
* Hot on the heels of the SCOTUS stay, Utah has ordered its state agencies not to recognize any of the same-sex marriages that took place. Eww, Utah, you are being disgusting right now. [NBC News] *...
View ArticleWhich T14 Law School Officially Has The Best Sense Of Humor?
Instead of stressing out about on-campus interviews, folks at one law school are upping their prank game.
View ArticleLove Hurts, Especially When Your Boyfriend Gives You a ‘Tatt-poo’
As it turns out, the the crazy "poop tattoo" lawsuit story is full of crap. But it was fun while it lasted, no?
View ArticlePerkins Coie Gets E-Male; Does This Qualify as a Legal Response?
Just when you thought “revenge porn” couldn’t get worse, IsAnyoneUp came along. In addition to posting user-submitted nude photos — often sent in by someone’s angry ex — the site’s proprietor, Hunter...
View ArticleCriminalizing College: BC Football Player Accused of Invasion of Privacy
Another instance of a college kid being prosecuted for acting like a college kid...
View ArticleWas the Shocking McDaniel Internet Post Unveiled Last Week a Fake?
Did alleged killer Stephen McDaniel really write the lurid internet post prosecutors say he did? Some people aren't so sure…
View ArticleGood News and Bad News for Stephen McDaniel, Recent Law School Grad Accused...
Remember the creepy message board posting attributed by prosecutors to Stephen McDaniel, the recent Mercer Law School graduate accused of murder? It seems he didn't write it (you heard it here first)....
View ArticleMorning Docket: 07.15.13
* Size matters when it comes to hourly rates. Because when you work in Biglaw, it’ll be all the more odious for your poor clients when you “churn that bill, baby.” [Corporate Counsel] * Would you want...
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