Gossip Without Prejudice

Lindsey and John are excited to dive into something they've never explored before - corporate espionage! On St Patrick's Day 2025, HR tech giant Rippling sued another HR tech giant Deel. Over: a confidentiality-breaking spy, and the honeypot operation of the century. Do you use Slack at work? Then you should probably listen to this episode...

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Sources:

https://rippling2.imgix.net/Complaint.pdf

https://www.rippling.com/blog/lawsuit-alleges-12-billion-unicorn-deel-cultivated-spy-orchestrated-long-running-trade-secret-theft-corporate-espionage-against-competitor

https://www.theinformation.com/articles/the-bitter-fintech-feud-that-stretches-from-silicon-valley-to-moscow

https://www.calcalistech.com/ctechnews/article/hygibnohkl

https://www.wsj.com/tech/he-nerded-out-over-payroll-technology-now-hes-accused-of-corporate-spying-e6c5c89a

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Welcome to this week's News Without Prejudice! John and Lindsey dive into the latest legal happenings, while trying to keep their heads on straight. Listen to learn why Judge Boasberg and Trump are fighting over deportation, and how another law firm has responded to Trump's pointed executive order. Spoiler Alert: Paul Weiss's response was the opposite of Perkins Coie. And we're disappointed.

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Here are some sources:

https://ground.news/article/trump-administration-accuses-judge-of-overstepping-in-venezuela-deportations-case

https://apnews.com/article/trump-deportation-courts-aclu-venezuelan-gang-timeline-43e1deafd66fc1ed4e934ad108ead529

https://apnews.com/article/deportation-flights-trump-boasberg-el-salvador-e2a0b8f5d7e78a64b935f52ed026ce8e

https://www.adn.com/nation-world/2025/03/20/trump-signs-order-to-dismantle-the-education-department-while-keeping-some-core-functions/

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Welcome back to Gossip Without Prejudice! A new episode every Friday, plus News Without Prejudice on Wednesday, and Office Hours (plus LTBE) on Sunday.

On this week's Office Hours, John and Lindsey dove head first into some pertinent questions. Our first submission is asking for advice on how to get ahead of the absurdly fast-paced legal recruiting game. Our second question is on whether or not a rural lawyer should charge for consults. We understand that this can be tough, but Lindsey loved John's answer. And our final ask for today is: if I'm struggling to keep my firm motivated, do you have an advise on ways I can utilize compensation structures?

PLUS - Play Lindsey Takes the Bar Exam with us! We've got two bar exam questions this episode for you to quiz yourself on alongside Lindsey. While she thinks comment your answer, then see if you got it right!

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Welcome back to Gossip Without Prejudice! A new episode every Friday, plus News Without Prejudice on Wednesday, and Office Hours (plus LTBE) on Sunday.

What does it take for a judge to get suspended? A lot more than you'd think. Today Lindsey and John dive into the story of Judge Joe Don McGaugh of Carroll County MI, who was recently suspended for a full year without pay. The Commission on Retirement, Removal, and Discipline has alleged 12 counts against him for breaking the judicial code. Do you agree that he should be suspended? Comment your thoughts, we'd love to hear what you think.

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Here are our sources:

https://missouriindependent.com/2025/02/28/missouri-supreme-court-suspends-carroll-county-judge-for-astoundingly-egregious-behavior/

https://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=217974

https://web.archive.org/web/20160927010838/http://www.house.mo.gov/bio.aspx?year=2016&district=039

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Welcome to this week's News Without Prejudice, where John and Lindsey discuss the latest legal happenings. Join us every Wednesday! This week we talked about the legal pushback that the Trump administration is facing, a potential government shutdown, and an update on death row inmate Brad Sigmon.

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Here are our sources:

https://ground.news/article/double-murderer-is-first-us-inmate-executed-by-firing-squad-in-15-years

https://ground.news/article/dem-ags-sue-over-trump-administrations-education-department-layoffs

https://ground.news/article/judge-orders-fired-probationary-federal-employees-reinstated

https://ground.news/article/us-judge-orders-doge-musk-to-produce-cost-cutting-records_5cc98e

https://ground.news/daily-briefing/judge-temporarily-blocks-part-of-trumps-executive-order-against-prominent-democratic-party-tied-law-firm-perkins-coie

https://www.kjrh.com/news/local-news/ok-supreme-court-grants-stay-on-the-purchase-of-bibles-for-oklahoma-classrooms

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Welcome to our newest segment, Office Hours! Where John and Lindsey discuss all things practice management, lawyer lifestyle, and navigating the legal industry. Plus, play LTBE with us!

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Welcome to our new segment from GWP: News Without Prejudice (NWP)! Join us for the latest in legal and political news every week.

Here are some sources for today's news:

https://apnews.com/article/virginia-police-shooting-youngkin-clemency-4afe8b89f591159a12f7e12601120c82 

https://apnews.com/article/firing-squad-brad-sigmon-south-carolina-execution-cab4c3e71f4e94e1004918193b2597a2

https://www.abajournal.com/web/article/furious-bar-candidates-square-off-with-california-state-bar-demanding-remediation#google_vignette

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What if we told you that the government can convict multiple people for the same single crime? Can prosecutors oppose your defense, and then turn around and hold your story as true in another trial to convict another man?

This week, we learn about the Baltimore Gun Trace Task Force’s corruption, and how Keyon Paylor’s case exposed a pattern of alarming prosecutor misconduct prevalent in the U.S. justice system since the 70’s.

What do you do when the system insists innocence isn't enough?

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Sources:

https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=6769 

https://www.propublica.org/article/what-happens-when-prosecutors-offer-opposing-versions-of-truth

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Libertarians. Hate them or love them, they are an enduring part of Americana and the dream of prosperity - free spirits just looking for their chance to escape the trappings of regulation and modern society. But what happens when Libertarians get the chance to run the government?

Well, that is exactly what happened in the town of Grafton, New Hampshire in 2004 when social architects choose the small town as ground Zero for the 'Free Town' project. The ultimate expression of deregulation.

This week Lindsey and John dive into the plight of Grafton, and the experiment's ultimate destruction by American Black Bears.

Plus, Lindsey tackles two difficult bar questions. Did she get them right? Better yet, will you get them right?

And extra exciting: We have a new sponsor! Thank you Quimbee for coming onboard!

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Sources:

https://www.amazon.com/Libertarian-Walks-Into-Bear-Liberate-ebook/dp/B083J1FXY8

https://www.fsp.org/

https://newrepublic.com/article/159662/libertarian-walks-into-bear-book-review-free-town-project

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John and Lindsey discuss the modern state of world affairs, how fascism distorts justice, and how we can remain hopeful in the face of political turmoil.

We also dive into the story of Roland Freisler, a lawyer and judge who rose to power as Hitler's legal fixer during the Nazi regime, and what we can learn from his story.

We don’t like how things are going, so lets talk about it.

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Timothy Snyder’s On Tyranny

Two minutes of Roland Freisler’s court

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_Freisler

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WLxGfmvpgM

https://books.google.com/books?id=fln_vgEACAAJ&printsec=copyright#v=onepage&q&f=false

https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/roland-freisler

https://www.lagis-hessen.de/pnd/118693093

https://press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691172422/hitlers-american-model

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