Lawyers Behaving Badly

In this week's episode: The Eleventh Circuit deals with salacious accusations against a federal judge. Will the federal judiciary rise to the occasion and hold one of their own accountable? (Answer: LOL.)

Also, JJ smells like coffee, and KP is officially on Osprey Watch.

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This week: DoNotPay promised to be the world's first robot lawyer. Any guesses as to how that turned out? Also: what we're reading + another Larry makes several very special guest appearances.

Fun links:

• Kathryn Tewson on Bluesky.
• The FTC's DoNotPay site.

Meows by Larry.

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In this hot toppies-only episode, we drill down into JJ's recent trip to Vegas, KP in Chicago, and the hit sensation reality TV show with the most damaged wanna be stars you'll ever meet, Love Is Blind. Ohio, please explain yourself.

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This week: A Department of Justice lawyer's in-court meltdown in Minnesota this week serves as a cautionary tale to us all.

Links

• Donate to The Human Rights Advocates in Minnesota.
• Docket for The Human Rights Advocates v. Noem, where you will find nearly 20 declarations detailing DHS abuses.
• Transcript of Loretta's show cause hearing.
• Lawyers Behaving Badly Patreon - subscribe for bonus content and access to the Discord.

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Get in loser-- we're going ChatGPTing. In this episode: ICE continues to terrorize Minnesota; Patreon; and please for the love of god STOP USING CHATGPT FOR LEGAL RESEARCH.

Important Links

• Fulfill Bethel Lutheran's wish list here (they operate a food pantry in Minneapolis).
• Stand With Minnesota donation index.

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In this episode: Minnesota, more Tom Goldstein, and hot kid sports takes.

Important Links

• Bishop Rob Hirschfield's Remarks at a vigil for Renee Good. There's a transcript here.
• Buy Copaganda: How the Police and the Media Manipulate Our News by Alec Karakatsanis here.
• Fulfill Bethel Lutheran's wish list (including whistles) here.
• Protest Video: MPLS Proud
• Protest Video: Minnesota Proud
• Protest Video: Sliding to a Protest
• Protest Video: Truck
• Watch an ICE agent fall on his ass here.
• Watch two ICE agents fall on their asses here.

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In this episode: Erstwhile former Supreme Court practitioner Tom Goldstein gave an interview to the New York Times! Next, we go back to the 2020 elections and an attempt to uncover (non-existent) election fraud.

Links

• Washingtonian: How a Top DC Lawyer and High-Stakes Poker Player Risks Losing It All (Trevor Bach)
• New York Times: The Double Life of Thomas Goldstein (Jeffrey Toobin)

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This week, we discuss a law school graduate turned professional fraudster. Much like Ozymandias, he liked to "think big." 

Also, Tom Girardi learns that acting like a Pretty Mess won't get him out of prison time.

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We're joined by Prof. Leah Litman of Strict Scrutiny to talk about her new book, Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes!

Also, an enterprising Larry Lawyer explores new lines of business after he sees a decline in revenue from his intellectual property practice, and we discuss Emily Henry's recently released Great BBL.

Thanks to Prof. Litman and Atria for the ARCs of Lawless. 

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Aliza Shatzman, Founder and President of the Legal Accountability Project, joins us to discuss former Judge Joshua Kindred and the abuse of federal judiciary workers.

Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual assault.

Links referenced in the episode:

• The Legal Accountability Project
• The Legal Accountability Project Clerkships Database
• Recent NPR coverage regarding abuse of federal judiciary workers.
• NPR podcast interviewing the woman who reported Kindred's harassment.

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