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In Defense of the Alleged Berkeley Bird Murderers
Readers come forward to defend the two Berkeley law students accused of killing an exotic bird in Las Vegas. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Animal...
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Comment of the Week: The Bird Is the Word
Who won the ATL Comment of the Week contest? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Animal Law, Animals, Berkeley Law, Boalt Hall, Comment of the Day,...
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Non-Sequiturs: 10.26.12
* L.A. city council voted in favor of banning pet stores. Because walking your dog contributes to childhood obesitywaitwaitwhatthehell? [LA Times via Overlawyered] * If marijuana gets legalized, will...
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Morning Docket: 12.28.12
* “I’m sorry Ms. Jackson, I am for real. Never meant to make your planet cry, I apologize a trillion times,” is likely what Barack Obama told Lisa Jackson when he found out she was stepping down as EPA...
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So Much for Flying South: The Alleged Berkeley Bird Beheaders Have Been...
The bird’s the word: two Boalties have been criminally charged in the decapitation of an exotic guinea fowl. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Animal...
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Cretaceous Law: Bone Smuggler Pleads Guilty
Mongolian presidents and American lawyers fight the good fight and win… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Animal Law, Department of Homeland Security,...
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Berkeley Bird Brain Pleads Guilty to Animal Cruelty Charge
One of the Berkeley law students charged in connection with the killing of an exotic bird has pleaded guilty. What kind of sentence did he get? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or...
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Non-Sequiturs: 01.17.13
* A Charleston School of Law student leader was arrested for stalking. I’m not sure how else Charleston Law students are supposed to get jobs. [Fitsnews] * I think this is a very poor reading of the...
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ATL Field Trip: Viva Las Vegas
Greetings from Las Vegas, where two Above the Law editors will debating legal education tomorrow. While in town, we also paid a visit to the site of a major ATL story. Continue reading »Follow Above...
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Florida: I’m STILL Tired of These Motherf**kin’ Snakes in This Motherf**kin’...
How did Florida’s Burmese Python hunt go? Uh, not so well. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Animal Law, Burmese Pythons, Environment / Environmental...
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‘Don’t Shoot My Dog’ Law
Dogs aren’t people, but they’re something more than property. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Animal Law, Colorado, Cops, David Balmer, Dogs, Lucia...
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Morning Docket: 04.25.13
* On this episode of Supreme Court Retirement Watch, we learn that for whatever reason, Justice Breyer is “having the time of his life,” and so once again, all eyes are upon Justice Ginsberg. Maybe in...
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City Gets Benchslap With a Rolled Up Newspaper Over Dead Dog
Federal judge is not impressed with legal defense of city that shot a dog. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: 4th Amendment, 9th Circuit, Adam Karp,...
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Stress Relief and Finals? Law Schools Are Going to the Dogs!
What is your law school doing to help you with stress relief during finals? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Animal Law, Dogs, Exams, Final exams,...
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Morning Docket: 05.24.13
* “Journalists should not be at legal risk for doing their jobs.” Thanks Obama, but AG Eric Holder was the one who kind of signed off on the James Rosen search warrant. [Open Channel / NBC News] * The...
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Non-Sequiturs: 05.30.13
* Burger King sells burgers by celebrating that they are built with fictional union labor while actively interfering with workers forming real unions. This would be too much hypocrisy for some, but...
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Morning Docket: 05.31.13
* The Am Law 200 rankings are out, and the difference between the First Hundred and Second Hundred Biglaw firms has been described as “stark.” Check out who made the grade here. [American Lawyer] *...
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A Final Guilty Plea in the Berkeley Bird Beheading
The sad story of the Berkeley bird beheading comes to a close, as the third and final defendant pleads guilty. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Animal...
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Cute Little Ball of Fur Rescues Courthouse From Shame
Just another reason why cats are better than dogs. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Animal Law, Animals, Cats, Courthouses, Happy news, Henderson...
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The Difference Between Sharks And Soda
The Nanny State… for sharks. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Andrew Cuomo, Animal Law, Bloomberg Soda Ban, Drinking, Food, Michael Bloomberg, Nanny...
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