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Ready Or Not, Former DOJ Lawyer Could Be Facing Disbarment

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ABA Journal has coverage: A lawyer who worked for the U.S. government, according to the April 16 opinion by the Appellate Divisions Second Judicial Department of the New York Supreme Court. The post Ready Or Not, Former DOJ Lawyer Could Be Facing Disbarment appeared first on Above the Law. Maybe he can join a Family Business ?

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Thinking Like A (Potential) Lawyer Goes Viral On Jubilee

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The most viral moment comes from a back and forth about DEI and if government agencies receive tax cuts for hiring people of color (they don’t): Sam Seder’s critical thinking chops are presumably heterogeneous, but some of the honing may have come from his time at Boston University School of Law. Go Terriers!

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Over 50 Bar Organizations Stand Up For The Rule Of Law

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government can punish lawyers and law firms who represent certain clients or punish judges who rule certain ways. We cannot accept government actions that seek to twist the scales of justice in this manner. We reject the notion that the U.S. We reject efforts to undermine the courts and the profession. Words and actions matter.

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The Department Of Education Finally Dropped The ‘No DEI By Proxy’ Shoe We Were All Waiting For

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As Elie Mystal mentioned on Thinking Like A Lawyer’s 400th episode , we’re still wading in the wake of what SFFA v. Harvard will mean for well everyone. That said, we’ve definitely made some predictions about what will be next on the chopping block. We’re starting to get some answers.

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JD Vance’s ‘Hilbilly Elegy’ Deemed Too Woke By The Department of Defense

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Vance’s book isn’t the only book lawyers with children may recognize on the nix list: “No Truth Without Ruth” by Kathleen Krull (affiliate link) also got tripped up in the censorship. God help us all. Prior to joining the staff, he moonlighted as a minor Memelord in the Facebook group Law School Memes for Edgy T14s.

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Justice Jackson Offers Common Sense Argument For How Judicial Diversity Benefits Everyone

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The Court reasoned that the government may have in interest in having people in positions of authority that represent the demographics of the troops that they lead. Chris Williams became a social media manager and assistant editor for Above the Law in June 2021.

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Will The Association Of American Law Schools Be The Next On The FTC’s No Contact List?

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The American Bar Association recently penned an open letter condemning the Executive’s preemptive disregard for the judiciary, asking lawyers to defend the rule of law and all they got was completely cutoff from executive agencies. … Defiance of court orders by our government is incompatible with our constitutional democracy.