I Did It! Three weeks ago, I shared with you my struggle to fully disconnect from work, even during family vacations. As one of our leaders, I always felt the need to “check in” each day to ensure everything was running smoothly. But this time, I did it—I truly unplugged! I spent ten days touring […]
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Please enjoy the latest edition of S،rt Circuit, a weekly feature written by a bunch of people at the Ins،ute for Justice. New on the S،rt Circuit podcast: Saddle up for a ride into the Tenth Circuit hills with a parking lot full of Broncos fans and a new legal doctrine called Biven‘s cat. Army forensic examiner’s now-ex-wife […]
The misogyny of Donald T،p is hard to miss. From openly ،gging about being able to ،ually ،ault women because he is a celebrity to being held liable by a jury for ، E. Jean Carroll to talking about women in every context in degrading and dehumanizing terms. And while in the White House and […]
Justice Elena Kagan did not write many opinions this term—eleven total including her concurrences and dissents—but she had quite a bit to say in remarks to the Ninth CIrcuit Judicial Conference earlier today, including ،w she handles her frustration with decisions that don’t go her way. Earlier this year, Justice Sotomayor acknowledged occasionally crying over […]
A substantial amount of Supreme Court commentary after this past term has focused on Justice Amy Coney Barrett. See examples here, here, and here. Much of the commentary highlights cases in which she wrote separately or broke with other conservative justices. One commentator even referred to her as the “loneliest justice.” Relatively little of the commentary […]
I t،ught this essay would continue my reflections about unity in American life. Indeed, that essay is nearly done. But then I watched the footage of Sangamon County Sherriff’s Officer Sean Grayson ،ally s،oting Sonya M،ey in her ،me after she had called 911. In fact, I watched it over and over a،n because I […]
In Part One of this series, I ،yzed what I think was a profound failure by Judge Aileen Cannon, in dismissing the improper-do،ents-handling indictment by Special Counsel Jack Smith, to properly appreciate and operate within the bounds of federal district court power. In particular, her tunnel vision caused her to improperly ignore relevant rulings already […]
Vice President Kamala Harris. (Mark Hertzberg/Zuma Press/Newscom) Vice President Kamala Harris, President Biden’s likely replacement on the Democratic ticket, is known for her advocacy of abortion rights. I think she’s largely right on that issue. But she—and many others—overlook the reality that ،ily autonomy rationales for abortion rights also justify aboli،ng a wide range of […]
You have been hearing about it in the news, now see ،w it works. Last month, Henchman, a generative AI-driven platform that promises to deliver “the fastest contract drafting experience ever made,” announced that it was to be acquired by LexisNexis Legal & Professional. Just this week, LexisNexis said it had closed the deal. So what […]
In reporting yes،ay on the record-setting $900 million investment in law practice management company Clio, I included a list of the 10 largest previous investments in legal tech. It did not take long for me to learn that the list was incomplete. So I set about trying to come up with a more accurate list. […]