Living in the Confederacy of Dunces – Auguste Meyrat
When A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole came out nearly 45 years ago, it must have been one of the strangest books ever written. Its protagonist, Ignatius C. Reilly, is truly unique: a highly educated philosophical social critic who happens to be an obese, unhygienic, hypocrite who brings chaos to any situation. He […]
Dress Code Dilemmas – Above the Law
Olga V. Mack is a Fellow at CodeX, The Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, and a Generative AI Editor at law.MIT. Olga embraces legal innovation and had dedicated her career to improving and shaping the future of law. She is convinced that the legal profession will emerge even stronger, more resilient, and more inclusive than […]
Ungrateful Clients | Rediscovering the Joy of Helping Others
I decided to retire from full-time law practice in large part because I was tired of dealing with ungrateful clients. I worried I would miss the grateful ones, though, along with the ego boost and satisfaction that came with helping people who appreciated the help. And I did miss them, until I met a six-year-old […]
Oregon Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit After Nurse Allegedly Replaces IV Drip with Tap Water
The Medford Police Department is continuing to investigate allegations that a nurse stole intravenous fentanyl for personal use, replacing infusions with tap water–potentially injuring, and killing, multiple patients at Asante Rogue Regional Medical Center. A wrongful death lawsuit claims that an Oregon nurse replaced a 65-year-old patient’s intravenous fentanyl drip with tap water, leaving the […]
The Chilling Logic of Gleichschaltung – Tod Worner
In the early 1800s, when Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville traveled the United States, he made an astute observation about how this country worked. In America, civil society matters. So does its byproduct, culture. As Tocqueville recorded: Americans of all ages, conditions and all dispositions constantly unite together. … To hold fetes, found seminaries, build inns, […]
Top 20 Biglaw Firm Hits Record Revenue For The 10th Year In A Row
What could be better for a Biglaw firm than bringing in record revenue? Bringing in record revenue for 10 consecutive years! Over the course of the past decade, the U.S. economy has seen many ups and downs, with extreme turbulence in recent years thanks to the pandemic — but Greenberg Traurig has been posting promising […]
The morning read for Friday, March 1
WHAT WE’RE READING By Ellena Erskine on Mar 1, 2024 at 10:43 am Each weekday, we select a short list of news articles, commentary, and other noteworthy links related to the Supreme Court. Here’s the Friday morning read: Recommended Citation: Ellena Erskine, The morning read for Friday, March 1, SCOTUSblog (Mar. 1, 2024, 10:43 AM), […]