Los Angeles Seeks to Shift Liability After Police Officers Claim Rampant Hazing on LAPD Football Team
In recently-filed court documents, the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office said that the municipality is not liable for abuse that rookie athletes were allegedly subjected to by the LAPD-affiliated Centurions amateur football team. Los Angeles has filed an initial response to a hazing lawsuit filed by four police officers, each of whom claims to have […]
New York City Man Plans Lawsuit After “Guardian Angels” Subject Him to “Pain Compliance”
The 22-year-old man, whose family took him to the United States from Mexico when he was a toddler, claims that a Guardian Angels figure tarnished his reputation by wrongfully accusing him of being a “migrant” and “shoplifter.” A Bronx man who was physically assaulted by New York City’s “Guardian Angels” after being allegedly mischaracterized as […]
Joe Biden Stares Down Supreme Court As He Quotes Dobbs Back At Them
(Photo by SHAWN THEW / POOL / AFP) (Photo by SHAWN THEW/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) If you didn’t play along with last night’s State of the Union drinking game, you probably missed the fireworks when Joe Biden called out the Supreme Court. If you did play along with our game, you’re probably not reading this […]
U.K. Judge Orders Trump to Repay $382,000 in Legal Expenses After Steele Dossier Lawsuit Fails
A London-based court had dismissed Trump’s lawsuit in early February, finding that there was no compelling reason to let the case proceed to trial. A London-based judge has ordered former U.S. President Donald Trump to pay $382,000 in compensation to Orbis Business Intelligence, a British company founded by the former British spy behind the “Steele […]
Meeting Mental Health Challenges Head On In Biglaw Is Now Easier Thanks To This Lawyer
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I try to foster a help culture. We have ombudsman roles where people—partners, associates, paralegals, and administrators—are trained in mental health issues. They are the first line. When people have [mental health] issues, it’s not unusual for them to go on leave, which is […]
Armed Carjacker who Shot at Victim Sentenced to Eleven Years in Federal Prison
At the time of his arrest, Porter had been previously convicted of two residential entry felonies. The felony convictions prohibit Porter from ever legally possessing a firearm. INDIANAPOLIS – Anthony Porter, 36, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to 11 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to carjacking, discharging a firearm during a crime of […]
Harvard’s “Oddities Collector” Gets Probation After Unlawful Trafficking in Human Body Parts – JONATHAN TURLEY
In the old days, Jeremy Pauley of Thompson, 42, would have been called a “grave digger” or “body snatcher.” However, the harvester of Harvard Medical School’s cadavers preferred “oddity collector,” thank you very much. Now, despite an extensive illegal operation in trafficking body parts, Pauley was spared any jail time by federal prosecutors in the […]