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Neuroscience For Lawyers, A Texas Two-Step, And Rinse And Repeat In DC
Todd Blanche and Donald Trump (Photo by Brendan McDermid-Pool/Getty Images) Would it make sense for law schools to teach the basics of neuroscience? Why not? Or a required course for lawyers to satisfy the CLE competency requirement? Since much of what lawyers do in...
The Confirmation Speech That Doomed The SCOTUS Nominee It Was Meant To Save
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! A U.S. Senator from Nebraska took to the airwaves in 1970 to defend which Supreme Court nominee that critics had branded intellectually undistinguished? The strategy, such as it was, was to concede the...
The First Big ‘Yes’ In Private Equity’s Slow March Into Law — See Also
Private Equity’s Law Firm Takeover Isn’t Here, But It Just Got A Lot Closer: The reported $700 million Charlesbank deal for Wood Smith Henning & Berman gives PE a toehold in the industry. Todd Blanche’s Potential Successor Has A Slush Fund...
Trump asks Supreme Court to hear his defamation case against CNN
President Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on his defamation case against cable news giant CNN. In a filing submitted on Aug. 14 but docketed on Thursday, Trump told the justices that “CNN falsely and maliciously portrayed” him “as a knowing liar...
Russian air attack kills 16 as Zelenskyy pleads for Patriots
Russia launched more than 40 ballistic and cruise missiles as well as 168 drones, including jet-powered ones, overnight, Ukraine’s military said.
Roasted chicken thigh worth the wait at Japanese mountain resort
Crispy, juicy mushiri is the signature item at izakaya-style eatery Wakadori in Karuizawa.
Need a personal record from VA? Here’s the FOIA page that gets you there.
Finding the right VA office for your Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) records request just got easier. VA has redesigned the page Veterans use to request records. Whether you’re requesting a DD214, medical record or benefits letter, this page helps you get...
Estranged husband shows up at wife's home at 4 am and shoots man she has sleeping over after seeing his car in driveway: Police
Inset: Joshua Freitag (Connecticut State Police). Background: The Connecticut home where Joshua Freitag allegedly shot and killed a man who was spending the night with Freitag's estranged wife (WFSB/YouTube). A Connecticut man allegedly showed up at his estranged...
Teen commuting home from work on mini motorbike gets smashed by Jeep driver who fled and faked vehicle theft: Cops
Background: The site of the crash at the intersection of Dixie Highway and Valley Station Road in Louisville, Ky. (WDRB/YouTube). Inset left: Julie Willis (Louisville Metro Government). Inset right: Kingston Maestas (GoFundMe). A woman who smashed her Jeep into a...