Morning Docket: 10.16.07
* O.J. freshly squeezed by a second co-defendant. [AP via Athens Banner-Herald] * Law professors get appointed to do everything. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * Nevada holds off on an execution,...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 11.08.07
* Pakistan sets parliamentary elections. [CNN] * What’s going on with the AMT? [ABA Journal] * State Department absolves Blackwater of certain shootings. [MSNBC] * Initial OJ hearing begins today....
View ArticleMorning Docket: 01.17.08
* Former congressman indicted in connection with group that allegedly funded terrorism. [Washington Post; CNN] * Randy Moss denies battery allegations. [SI.com] * SCOTUS upholds NY judicial selection....
View Article“F(*& The Po-lice”— NWA
O.J. Simpson is set to stand trial, but this time the jury is all white (“So it’s all right,” says Chris Rock). But let’s dig beyond identity politics for a moment. Over at Deliberations they’ve posted...
View ArticleDo I Smell A Fuhrman? Or Is That Just What Bacon Normally Smells Like?
Just to give you fair warning, O.J. Simpson could get off again. The Juice is on trial for storming into the Palace Station hotel in Las Vegas and “liberating” some sports memorabilia at gunpoint. The...
View ArticleWhile You Were Sleeping: O.J. Simpson Convicted
This news came in overnight. Via the AP (story filed at 2:33 AM Eastern time): O.J. Simpson, who went from American sports idol to celebrity-in-exile after he was acquitted of murder in 1995, was found...
View ArticleMorning Docket 12.05.08
* Bad news for the big three: the New York Times says Congress “is suffering from acute bailout fatigue.” [NYT] * There were 13 law firm mergers in the third quarter this year (not unusual). The...
View ArticleO.J. Gets 15 Years
O.J. Simpson is going to jail, finally: OJ Simpson, who walked away a free man after one of America’s most sensational murder trials, was today sentenced to 15 years in prison for a botched attempt to...
View ArticleO.J. Wants Out of Jail While Conviction Is Appealed
O.J. Simpson wants the Nevada Supreme Court to review his armed robbery conviction he picked up last year. That’s not surprising. What is surprising is that Simpson wants to be released from prison...
View ArticleF. Lee Bailey Has New Evidence That O.J. Was Innocent
Please note the headline says “new” evidence. It does not say “good” or “credible” or “definitive” evidence. That’s because the evidence doesn’t really fall into any of those categories. In fact, the...
View ArticleLetter from London: Barristers Behaving Badly
Yesterday was the tenth anniversary of the day a little-known heroin addict called Russell Brand turned up for work dressed as Osama Bin Laden, and was promptly fired by his then-employer, MTV. After...
View ArticleSports Law, Spaw, Lorts: O.J. Simpson Edition
What is the latest in terms of O.J. Simpson’s legal woes? Plus a round-up of other athletes in legal hot water. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags:...
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 05.10.13
* Texas law student/international small-arms dealer Cody Wilson got shot down (pun!) days after revealing a fully security-proof 3D printable gun. The State Department pointed out that Wilson seems to...
View ArticleWell, O.J., I’m Not Sure I Can Do That For You…
O.J.’s former lawyer explains why he decided to take a pass on a potential defense strategy. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Crime, O.J. Simpson,...
View ArticleYour New Law School Adjunct: O.J. Simpson
The Juice wants to speak at your law school! Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Celebrities, Law Schools, O.J. Simpson, Quote of the Day, Trials, Videos
View ArticleLaw and Order Foxborough: Cue Music, Lights Up On The Ropes & Gray Bike...
What did Ropes & Gray say to Aaron Hernandez? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Aaron Hernandez, Alexander Bradley, Biglaw, Chamique Holdsclaw,...
View ArticleWill George Zimmerman Join O.J. Simpson In The Hunt For Real Killers?
As George Zimmerman walks free, who is happy about it? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Crime, Flori-duh, Florida, George Zimmerman, Judge Debra...
View Article#NoJustice: Kim Kardashian Forgets Her Father Represented O.J. Simpson
It’s so easy to be a hypocrite in Hollywood. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Celebrities, George Zimmerman, Kim Kardashian, O.J. Simpson, Quote of...
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 07.16.13
* The Zimmerman verdict allows us to sit back and reflect on how bad Atticus Finch really was at his job. [Criminal Defense Blog] * In case you’d forgotten about the shenanigans at Louisville’s...
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 07.25.13
* This afternoon, O.J. Simpson pleaded with the parole board in Nevada. For now, the Juice is still on ice. [USA Today] * Four South Korean firms allegedly fixed the price of ramen noodles for over a...
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