November 2015

Judge Posner’s views on gays and gay marriage have evolved greatly since he was 13 years old — and so have the American people’s. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/y0TALWVkgig/story01.htm

* Delaware bucks the trend of declining bar passage rates! Not such good news for Ohio. [Bar Exam Stats] * Yeah, you’ve got tax law to blame for the terrible Star Wars prequels. [Federal Tax Blog] * A second juror in the Sheldon Silver case tries to get out of jury deliberations. Judge denies it, […]

What does the government have to say in defense of the allegedly tweeting judge? Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/2IRBhACWw-0/story01.htm

GENEVA, Nov 30 (Reuters) – West Africa’s Boko Haram Islamist militant group is expanding and there is only a small window of opportunity to stop it, the top U.N. aid official in Cameroon said on Monday. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/r2_2iqLRZ4s/idAFL8N13P50S20151130

Courts won’t let you blame your 30-hour boner on your motorcycle. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/VO-lkRqw1yo/story01.htm

Instead of just pushing the mentally ill into corners and hoping to never see them again, Mayor Bill de Blasio’s tackling the issue head on. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/snjvpjM9L7A/story01.htm

VIENNA, Nov 30 (Reuters) – OPEC oil output has risen in November from the previous month, a Reuters survey found on Monday, led by a rebound in Iraqi exports after bad weather had temporarily halted supply growth from the group’s second-largest producer. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/nl7_RrYGWUc/idAFL8N13P3SM20151130

LONDON, Nov 30 (Reuters) – Spot trading of West African oil was limited on Monday as action centred around tenders to buy oil in Asia. Source: http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/AfricaNigeriaNews/~3/l7dUvM4ELwI/idAFL8N13P4HM20151130

You’d think that a Biglaw bro could afford to enjoy a higher-quality beverage. Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/abovethelaw/~3/qKVlWXa3aTo/story01.htm

The Supreme Court on Monday sought the federal government’s views on a plea by the Mexican parents of a fifteen-year-old boy who was killed by a U.S. border agent shooting across the boundary between the two countries. The parents are arguing that the U.S. Constitution should be extended beyond the border to provide a remedy […]