Category Archives: Law

WP: ‘Conservatives are suing law firms over diversity efforts. It’s working.’

The Washington Post reported Dec. 9, 2023: The conservative campaign to dismantle corporate diversity initiatives has hit pay dirt by focusing on a surprising target: law firms…. These actions have spurred some swift changes: Three big law firms — Perkins … Continue reading

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LAT: Kesha, Dr. Luke and the night they never escaped

Attorney Mark Geragos is a co-owner of Los Angeles magazine. The Los Angeles Times reports: Mark Geragos had a history of representing high-profile criminal defendants, including Scott Peterson, Chris Brown, Michael Jackson and Winona Ryder. A CNN legal pundit with … Continue reading

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NYP: Co-founders of ‘compassionate’ LA law firm resign after vile, sexist emails exposed

I suspect the overall moral quality of these two men’s lives is no worse than their peers. They just like to blow off steam. Everybody says horrible things in private. This is no big deal. These two men were stupid … Continue reading

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SMH: Let’s draw a line through a bill of rights

James Allan is Garrick Professor of Law at Queensland University. He writes in the Sydney Morning Herald Sep. 6, 2005: Compare the constitutional structures of Canada and Australia. Both are federal systems. Both share the English common law tradition, the … Continue reading

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Seek and Hide: The Tangled History of the Right to Privacy

Here are some highlights from this 2022 book by journalist and professor Amy Gajda: * [Alexander] Hamilton’s response to it all was a ninety-five-page booklet complaining about his own loss of privacy. He found “mortifying disappointment” in Callender’s “Scandal-Club” publication … Continue reading

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