Tag: Marriage
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FinanceThe Supposed Economic Benefits Of Marriage Could Be Outweighed By The Financial Risk Of Divorce
Good statistics on how much a divorce costs are not easy to find. -
BiglawBeing Married To A Lawyer Isn't All It's Cracked Up To Be
This lawyer's spouse said, 'I wouldn’t wish this half-life on anyone.' 
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Morning DocketMorning Docket: 06.10.20
* A convicted murderer will get a new evidentiary hearing because his trial lawyer started dating and later married a key witness in the case. Guess the client’s wedding invitation got lost in the mail. [Hudson County View]
* A Los Angeles lawyer is being investigated by the LAPD for allegedly posting on social media that cops should be “picked off.” [Fox News]
* A lawyer for one of the officers charged in the death of George Floyd is arguing that bystanders should have done more to stop the police. Wouldn’t try that argument in court. [Miami Herald]
* A judge has halted efforts to take down a statute of Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Virgina, since the 130-year-old deed for the land upon which the statute stands allegedly requires that the statute remain. [CBS News]
* A Texas attorney has been charged with egging a judge’s car in order to protest stay-at-home orders. Does this lawyer think it’s “Cabbage Night”? (“Mischief Night” or “Devils Night” for all you people who didn’t grow up in North Jersey.) [New York Post]
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GovernmentLove Is In The Air As Cuomo Allows NY To Issue Zoom Marriage Licenses
And they say romance is dead. -
Student Loans
Student Loans Can Be The Homewrecker In A Marriage
Being married with student loans can be done with the proper planning before and during the marriage. -
Law SchoolsShould I Marry Someone With Large Student Loans When Mine Are Almost Paid Off?
After all, student loans are one of the reasons why young people are delaying marriage. Should you do it anyway? -
Romance and Dating, Sex, Too Clever By HalfWhy Lawyers Are Bad At Relationships
What makes you an effective lawyer just makes you lying-ass liar. -
MoviesStandard Of Review: 'Loving' Is A Tonic For Election Blues
This excellent film tells the story of the people behind the landmark Supreme Court civil rights decision. 
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Rape, WeddingsCan We Put An End To Shotgun Weddings?
This is an extreme case, but it’s kind of shocking that the concept of a “shotgun wedding” hasn’t died out completely. -
Masturbation, SexThis Horny Lawyer's Strangely Moving Sex Diary Has A 'Happy Ending'
A married lawyer gets a massage with a "happy ending" -- and confesses to his wife. You won't believe what happens next.... -
Romance and Dating, Small Law Firms, Solo Practitioners, WeddingsBack In The Race: So Who Do Lawyers Commonly Marry? A Chart Will Tell You
Check out this interesting data from the U.S. Census Bureau. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.25.16
* Is there a strategy for dealing with the dreaded performance review? [Modern Mom]
* Particularly pertinent advice on the Monday after a blizzard: how to interview (and what to wear) in a snowstorm. [Corporette]
* Uber is facing a staggering number of lawsuits… and they have 27 job openings for attorneys worldwide. Get those résumés ready. [Fusion]
* You are being judged by the food you choose to eat at your desk; maybe you should rail against the conventions. [New York Magazine]
* Lawyer arranges secret Dominican Republic divorce to shield his assets from his “wife.” [New York Post]
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Harvard, Harvard Law Review, WeddingsLegal Eagle Wedding Watch: Indian Summer
Columnist Laurie Lin sizes up the latest featured couples: no tackiness here, just limitless love and legal prestige.
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Religion, WeddingsShould Town And County Clerks Opposed To Gay Marriage Be Required To Issue Marriage Licenses To All Couples?
Whatever happened to the noble tradition of resignation on principle? -
Romance and Dating, Small Law Firms, WeddingsBeyond Biglaw: Should You Marry A Lawyer?
Columnist Gaston Kroub considers the pros and cons of marrying a fellow attorney. -
Alex Kozinski, Hillary Clinton, Romance and Dating, WeddingsLegal Eagle Wedding Watch: Dispute Resolution
Well-credentialed lovebirds soar into the firmament of marriage. -
Biglaw, DrinkingBiglaw Wife Says Drunk Husband Spends So Much Time At Firm He Thinks His Office Is His Home
This is incredibly sad, and an indictment on the Biglaw way of life as a whole. -
11th Circuit, Clarence Thomas, Gay Marriage, Goldman Sachs, SCOTUS, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings, William PryorLegal Eagle Wedding Watch: Love Wins
Summer is here, so Legal Eagle Wedding Watch is back in full force! -
Celebrities, Elizabeth Wurtzel, WeddingsCongratulations And Best Wishes To Elizabeth Wurtzel And Jim Freed On Their Marriage!
Which legal celebrity officiated at the wedding, and what fun items are on the happy couple's registry? -
Non-SequitursNon-Sequiturs: 04.30.15
* David Simon, the creator of The Wire, weighs in on Baltimore. He points blame at a police force rooted in “a culture that taught them not the hard job of policing, but simply how to roam the city, jack everyone up, and call for the wagon.” F**k. [Talking Points Memo]
* In Colorado, marriage is defined as one man and… well, that’s all you need actually. [Business Insider Law & Order]
* No sooner did I tweet Chief Justice Roberts for his cynical inconsistencies than Brianne Gorod offers a more charitable theory about the jurist. [New Republic]
* Hull takes a stab at explaining his problem with the parlance of email. [What About Clients?]
* A fly on the wall at the post-Obergefell chambers conference. [Law Prof Blawg]
* Professor Hasen examines Williams-Yulee. [Election Law Blog]
* Another reality TV legal run-in: the restaurant from “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” settles a discrimination suit over an employee claiming she was fired for refusing to join a prayer session. I think the important question here is: there’s really a show called “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s”? [Missouri Lawyers Weekly]
* Did you follow that child custody hearing over letting an 11-year-old attend a P!nk (is this how we write that now?) concert? Because it was crazypants. [Bronzino Law]
* Could the Uber class action suit spell relief for contract attorneys? [Law and More]
* Ballard Spahr’s Chair Mark Stewart talks about the competition between law firms and the distribution of… oh, face it, you just want to hear him talk about hiring Rogers Stevens of Blind Melon as an associate. [Bloomberg BNA / Big Law Business]
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