Those tweets that were so funny back in the day — they never go away.

No. 1,394 I noticed a lot of cutting-edge stuff on Twitter last night involving the shithole controversy. Some are really funny. However, before jumping in, bear in mind that tweets never go away. Anybody can look up your account and see everything you ever tweeted. That includes future employers, future girlfriends and boyfriends, the police, […]

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About the Word “Shithole.”

No. 1,393 As explained by retired law professor Ann Althouse in her blog post, this word has a long and storied history. I used to think it was an epithet not suitable for polite conversation. But not anymore. After all, it has been used in literature since the 17th Century, at least. I must admit, […]

Excellent Advice Worth Retweeting.

No. 1,392 Here’s the companion tweet:

Ok, Admit It! You Think You’re a Genius Too, But You Won’t Say So In Public.

No. 1,391 Donald Trump probably should have just ignored the publication of “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House”, but that would have been out of character. This President strikes back when criticized and this occasion would be no exception. Michael Wolff portrayed him as a low-intellect, television watching, undisciplined and incompetent man-child without […]

Signs of the Times: Is it Either or Both?

No. 1,390

Do Federal District Law Clerks Have Too Much Power?

No. 1,389 Eric Segall, a law professor with clerking experience, says that this is the case. Although we always suspected the clerk decided at least some of our motions, Segall says that the situation is a lot worse than you probably think. A must read from Dorf on Law Blog for civil litigators. CLT

Darkness at the Corner of Walk and Don’t Walk: Goodbye KQV!

No. 1,388 Goodbye to Pioneering Radio Station KQV. It was one of a handful stations like KDKA and WWSW that people listened to on crystal sets in the early 1920’s. After a 97 year run, it goes off the air tonight at midnight. Although it has been an all-news station since 1975, the Baby Boomer […]

Sign of the Times.

No. 1,387

POLITICAL JUNKIE ALERT: CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING COMES TO THE PA SUPREME COURT.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court directed Judge Kenneth Brobson of the Commonwealth Court to conduct a non-jury trial and to find facts and recommend conclusions of law regarding the claim of the Petitioners, who included various registered voters in the Democratic Party, that the legislative reapportionment of Pennsylvania’s 18 congressional districts was unconstitutional.

Lawyers Spoof Lawyers’ Writing Style. But Do They Stop Doing It?

No. 1,385 Here’s a Christmas Card that appears on the December 25th post of a blog run by a couple of law professors. Yes, everybody recognizes this ludicrous lawyerly writing style. Everybody knows how stilted and pretentious it sounds. Everybody knows that it is an attempt to relieve the writer from liability that would […]

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