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Law Student's Craigslist Ad to Buy Sex Lands Him in Jail. Duh.
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
A second-year law student posted an ad on Craigslist asking parents to "sell me your teenage daughter" and then was surprised when he was caught, convicted and...
The 'Benchslappy' Seventh Circuit -- A 2014 First Quarter Review
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
We're only three months into 2014, and the "Benchslappy" Seventh Circuit (so dubbed by Above the Law) has already issued enough benchslaps to warrant a review....
3 Tips: How to Market Your Solo Practice in the 7th Circuit
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
We usually leave the marketing talk to the Strategist Blog writers, but we have a hunch that attorneys in the Seventh Circuit might need some help marketing...
Judge John Daniel Tinder Is Retiring, Rejection Letter Reveals
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
Last week, Above the Law reported on a most interesting clerkship rejection letter they called "rejection via resignation." In the letter, Judge John Daniel...
Coach's Short Hair Policy for Boys Is Sex Discrimination
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
A divided panel of the Seventh Circuit found a school's policy prohibiting boys from sporting long hair on the basketball court violated the Fourteenth...
Notre Dame Denied Injunctive Relief in Contraception Mandate Case
By Gabriella Khorasanee, JD | Last updated on
In the ongoing legal saga that is made up of multiple legal challenges to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's contraception mandate (with 93...