Tag: Joe Biden
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CourtsThe Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments On The Legality Of President Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Program
At some points during oral arguments, everyone discussed fairness, which is the elephant in the courtroom. -
GovernmentState Of The Union Drinking Game: Extreme Lawyer Edition 2023
Something to distract you from the horror of a crumbling Republic. 
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GovernmentMike Pence Tries To Get Back In Trump's Graces By Admitting That He, Too, Pocketed Classified Documents
Or maybe he's just trying to avoid going to jail.
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PodcastsMaternity Leave Scandal A Reminder That Lawyers Still Don't Understand 'Benefits'
Also, Joe Biden's documents elicit special counsel attention. -
GovernmentRepublicans In State Of Fevered Tumescence Over Hunter Biden Dick Pics
See a doctor if your state of laptop arousal lasts longer than two years. -
GovernmentMaybe The Biden Classified Docs *Won't* Become The Next BUT HER EMAILS False Equivalency?
Don't worry, there's always Hunter Biden's dick pics. -
Morning DocketMorning Docket: 01.10.23
* Classified materials from Biden’s tenure as VP found in one of his old offices. This is just like the allegations against Trump… except the material doesn’t appear to be nearly as sensitive… and the Archives had never previously requested the documents… and he’s immediately moved to get the materials back to the Archives… and he hasn’t lied to federal agents about it for months… but other than that it’s totally the same. [Business Insider]
* Reuters reports that Rudy Giuliani received a federal subpoenaed for materials related to his Trump work. [Reuters]
* Former law firm CFO deemed flight risk. Gah… you get a few overseas residences and everybody starts freaking out about you being a flight risk. [Law360]
* SEC slaps former McDonald’s CEO with $400K fine. He’s presumably not loving it. [DealBook]
* Election fraud allegations? What’s next for former NBA All-Star and inventor of the fax machine George Santos? [Courthouse News Service]
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Tax Law
President Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan Might Have Been A Political Stunt All Along
The administration will likely take its time to figure out whether it is better politically to get a decision quickly or use delaying tactics until the next election. 
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MarijuanaThe High Hopes For Weed Pardoning Mellowed Out Quicker Than Expected
Sucks to suck, Kansas. -
Government
Biden Blazes Federal Drug Policy, Sparks Change With Blunt Talk About Marijuana Laws
Smoke 'em if you got 'em. -
Tax LawAn Analysis Of A Possible Court Challenge To President Biden's Student Loan Forgiveness Plan And Who Has Standing To Sue
Few would disagree that forgiving student loans for 43 million Americans would have a vast economic impact. -
Law SchoolsPlanning On What You'll Do With That Extra 10-20k From Student Loan Forgiveness? You Might Want To Put Some Aside For Tax Day.
The next president will win because of their student loan tax forgiveness. Turtles all the way down. -
Law Schools
91-Year-Old Elite Law School Grad Took Out $29,000 In Student Loans, Owes $329,309
Her balance has grown exponentially.
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Leaving Your In-House Role: You Don’t Need A Portable “Book” To Be Successful
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Tax LawPresident Biden Finally Announces Student Loan Forgiveness
For some, the forgiveness will not make a serious dent on their overall balance but something is better than nothing. -
TechnologyHear Ye, Hear Ye! Hearing Aids Are About To Be Way More Accessible!
Just in time to hear Trumpy Poo whine about being subject to the rule of law! -
Law SchoolsYoung Attorney Has $347,000 In Student Loan Debt, No Job, And Lives On Welfare
If $10,000 of his loans were forgiven as President Joe Biden proposed, it will not change things for him. -
GovernmentBiden's Abortion Safety Net Has A Few Holes In It
Is Congressional Preemption still a thing? Let's find out. -
Courts, GovernmentHow A Judge's Confusion Led To An Open Letter To President Biden
On each Juneteenth, I think about how Hilary said she kept hot sauce in her bag to secure the Black vote. -
Law SchoolsBiglaw Associate Isn't Sure Biden's Student Loan Cancellation Will Make Much Of A Difference For Lawyers
This isn't going to have much of an impact for lawyers drowning in debt. -
Morning DocketMorning Docket: 05.25.22
* Yesterday’s elementary school mass shooting has the president and others pushing for gun law reform. [VOA News]
* If the senseless deaths of children isn’t enough to spur gun reform, maybe these tweets from Khloe Kardashian will. [Yahoo!]
* Should last week’s mass murderer be charged under the anti-lynching law it took Congress 120 years to pass? Survey says yes. [Bloomberg Law]
* No Civil War protections for 2021 insurrectionists. Boo hoo. [CNN]
* A rose by any other name requires six months of residency. [WSPA]
