Posts

All you athletes out there, take out your jock strap. Go ahead and put your nose into it. Take a deep whiff. Smell that? Judge Philip Kirk of Wisconsin sure does. Demonstrating his knowledge of sweaty undergarments, the judge not only declared that jock straps smell “sweet,” but that they are also “gay.” “I think you were born gayer than a sweet smelling jock strap,” were his exact words to convicted molester Delton Gorges during his sentencing, reports Fox 6....

At Father’s Day brunch, a number of things might by swirling around in your stressed out head when your dad casually asks, “How’s it going?” But remember, this is a day to celebrate your Pops. So, in the spirit of helping the worried attorney this weekend, here are five things not to say during your Father’s Day brunch: Instead, say “thank you”: Thank you for your patience, your strength, your kindness and your smile....

Marijuana is known to impact cognitive thinking abilities such as memory, speed of thinking, perception and coordinated movement. Maybe that’s what happen to Calvin Hoover, 21, of Salem, Oregon when he called 911 to say that his marijuana was missing. Police went to the bar but were unable to find Hoover. About an hour later, Hoover called again to complain but this time angry that the police had not arrived....

Now that former NFL star Michael Vick has been released from prison, and is under home confinement, the time may have come for him to get his financial affairs in order. A key part of this would conceivably be getting his ongoing bankruptcy case taken care of, and getting back on the field probably wouldn’t hurt either. One might not happen without the other though, as the AP reports that a judge has set a deadline of July 2 for Vick to come up with a new plan....

If nudity and Crisco cooking spray sound like your idea of a party, consider giving Chad William Forber a call. Police say Forber, 41, of Blue Grass, Iowa, sprayed himself with Crisco last week and then pranced around naked in downtown Rock Island, Ill., in the middle of the night. “He said he was looking for a place to party,” Rock Island’s police chief told The Quad City Times. No surprise, Forber was also allegedly caught with drugs in his possession....

Texas police arrested a man riding a unicycle naked, the Houston Chronicle reports. Joseph Glynn Farley, 45, was charged with indecent exposure. He was spotted by cops and witnesses riding in the buff across a bridge 20 miles southeast of Houston. Surprisingly, Farley wasn’t drunk at the time. It might’ve been due to a mental disability. Farley’s 73-year-old father, Carl, says his son suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and he sometimes does unusual things....

Let’s start with this assumption: the system is broken. It’s a good assumption. Law school takes three years. For decades, the joke has been, “third year, they bore you to death.” For students at most schools, the joke is reality, the third year is spent sleeping through class and desperately seeking post-grad employment, and maybe, just maybe, doing clinical work. It also means another year of tuition, books, and living expenses....

You might see this as a massive market correction: a long-overdue reduction in school seats and bloated faculty salaries necessitated by an industry in decline and tens of thousands of unemployed graduates. We might point out that as the recession really hit, in 2010 or so, law schools increased their class sizes (despite signs that employment numbers were plummeting), and now, enrollment has merely returned to pre-recession levels. Meanwhile, the ABA, despite the economic downturn, less demand for legal education, and no jobs for graduates, is hoping to modify their law school accreditation criteria to ensure that no faculty members lose their jobs....

The unemployed attorney is in a tough spot these days. Maybe you’ve been having a hard time sleeping lately. Is it because of the stress of finding a job in these uncertain times? Is it because you’re struggling to make ends meet? No, it’s because something even worse is looming on the horizon: T-day, or Thanksgiving. Your family is about to descend upon you, peppering you with questions about (1) your life, (2) your lack of a love life, and (3) why you can’t find a job....

Salem, Massachusetts is famous for its witch trials. And now the world’s most famous warlock is subject to an order of protection after being sued in Salem by a witch priestess. Lori Bruno-Sforza owns a witchcraft store in Salem and claims to be descended from a long line of witches. She also claims that Christian Day, who also owns occult stores in Salem and New Orleans and self-describes as “the world’s best-known warlock,” has been harassing her for the last three years, over the phone and on social media....

Sure, the New Year is still a few weeks away, but that’s no reason to avoid planning your 2016 resolutions. Ignore the naysayers that say New Year’s resolutions are a silly tradition. There’s no better time than the start of 2016 to make the changes that will make 2016 your year, whether your goals are making it rain or making a career change. Here are our ten best New Year’s resolutions for attorneys in 2016....

On Monday, we lost one our most beloved comedians and actors, Robin Williams. From my earliest memories, he has been an entertainer that has always brought a smile to my face – and undoubtedly, yours as well. There are so many lessons we can take away from his passing, but we want to remember him for the comedic (and dramatic) genius he was. To celebrate that, we look to some of his famous roles as lessons for young attorneys....

In the office and the courtroom it’s important to be professional and look credible. But it’s hard to carry that off when what you had for lunch is sending a different message. As an intelligent adult you probably already know some foods to avoid, like garlic and onions during weekday lunchtime. Those aren’t the only foods that can cause trouble for you when you’re trying to make your case. There are other foods to avoid if you don’t want to look like a fool....

Botched butt injections are no joke, but botched penis injections are downright tragic. Just ask Justin Street, 22, of East Orange, N.J. Alas, you can’t. The poor man isn’t with us anymore. A day after Kasia Rivera, 34, administered a penis injection, the silicone entered Street’s bloodstream, causing a fatal blood clot. As a result, Rivera has been charged with involuntary manslaughter. The injection was given in Rivera’s home, reports the Star-Ledger....

Veterans Court’s decision affirming the Board of Veteran’s Appeals decision denying claimant an earlier effective date for service-connected disability benefits is vacated and remanded as a later abandoned claim cannot render final an earlier-filed unadjudicated claim, and because the 1980 claim was not final, all subsequent claims, correspondence, and medical evidence are part of that claim for consideration by VA. Read Charles v. Shinseki, No. 09-7024 Appellate Information Appeal from: United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims...

One police department in Maryland is planning to live-tweet a prostitution sting sometime this week. What could possibly go wrong? The Prince George’s County Police Department (PGPD) announced that they will blast the details of an undercover prostitution bust live on Twitter, but the department has been secretive about the details. Why live-tweet a prostitution sting? And why not? Being purposefully coy, the Department’s blog noted Thursday that the Vice Unit would conduct a prostitution sting, but “[they] won’t tell you when or where, other than it’s somewhere in the county, sometime next week....

This might be the quickest circuit split we’ve ever seen: Within hours of each other, the D.C. Circuit and the Fourth Circuit each ruled on parallel challenges to Obamacare subsidies provided to individuals who purchase insurance through the federal exchange. The D.C. Circuit “reluctantly” ruled against the government, holding that the unambiguous text of the statute, which provides only for subsides for insurance policies “enrolled in through an Exchange established by the State,” supports the plaintiffs’ contention that the IRS was not authorized to provide tax credits individuals using the federal exchange....

The law remains one of the most homogeneous professions in America. But when it comes to efforts to bring a little more diversity into the nation’s biggest law firms, you’d expect strong support from those firms’ junior lawyers, right? After all, Millennials aren’t just the most diverse generation today, they’re significantly more likely than their elders to view diversity and inclusion as an important factor when considering a job. Yet, when it comes to diversifying the legal profession, Millennial associates’ enthusiasm for diversity is significantly lower than their firm’s partners’, according to a new survey....

In January, the Department of Labor sued Google, accusing it of withholding information on pay disparities from federal regulators. Then, last Friday, the DOL accused Google of “systemic compensation disparities against women pretty much across the entire workforce.” Now, Google is pushing back, arguing that its internal analyses ensure that “our pay practices remain aligned with our commitment to equal pay.” Google’s Alleged Gender Discrimination Claims that Google had “systemic compensation disparities” came last week, during testimony in a lawsuit seeking to compel the company to provide salary data to the government....

A $760 million settlement between the NFL and former players has been rejected by a judge, at least for now. So what happens next? The proposed settlement, reached in August and filed in court last week, follows a lawsuit brought by some 4,500 ex-players. They allege that the NFL concealed the dangers of brain injuries sustained on the field and that the league was profiting from the occasional violent contact, reports Reuters....