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THE LIGHTER SIDE


MONOPOLY MAN TROLLS FORMER EQUIFAX CEO DURING SENATE BANKING HEARING

 


NOT FEELING LIGHT ABOUT THIS

 

 

Supreme Court Rejects Live Audio for Gerrymandering Case, Suggests Justices Are Split on Implementing Pro-Transparency Reforms

OCTOBER 3, 2017
 

 

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JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR WAS IN THE JUDGE'S CHAMBER LAST NIGHT- AARON JUDGE'S- AT YANKEE STADIUM

 

 

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 https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2017/08/31/sonia-sotomayor-aaron-judges-chamber-yankee-stadium


TIRED AT THE END OF "FINALS WEEK" circa 1982

 

  

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 h/t to John P. McConnell on Twitter

 


BECAUSE WE LOVE QUIZZES AND THERE HASN'T BEEN AN ABA ONE RECENTLY

 

 

Here's a timely news quiz with a few legally-oriented questions. Enjoy.

 

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TRUTH 

  

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From: What Lawyers Put in Their Bios vs. What Clients Want

 


HE WANTS IT HIS WAY

 

 

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TIME FOR JOY, TIME FOR THE QUIZ

 

Here's the week's ABA Journal News Quiz,

courtesy of the American Bar Association. 

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SHAKE IT OFF

 

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Judge dismisses complaint in Taylor Swift copyright matter.

 

 


DIRECT EXAMINATION

 

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TEST YOUR LEGAL SMARTS ON THIS

 

Here's the week's ABA Journal News Quiz,

courtesy of the American Bar Association. 

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SANTA BREACH OF CONTRACT?

 

 

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HBO's JOHN OLIVER'S SOLUTION FOR NO CAMERAS AT THE SUPREME COURT

 

 


HANGIN' OUT ON THE SUPREME COURT STEPS

 

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