Show me yer nailz!

Hi I’m also a trial lawyer and I came here to say this. Thanks for saying it better than I would have!

Needs more stars.

I’m sorry that this is all happening. Unfortunately, as you know, the system isn’t perfect.

Thanks for your insight here — commenting to hopefully bump your comment up higher. I’m a lawyer but can’t imagine doing criminal work — I had only a passing acquaintance with it during a court clerkship. Thanks both for the work than you do and for sharing your perspective here. Sometimes Jez legal reporting isn’t…

Yep, Popehat is usually great on stuff like this. He’s right — it’s a Big Deal.

Caity Weaver is a goddamn national treasure.

From a lawyer’s perspective it’s pretty jaw dropping. For them to get a warrant for documents that are presumed to be privileged, they need to make a pretty compelling showing that the privilege doesn’t apply because the lawyer is helping his client commit a crime or a fraud. I’m so freaking excited.

My mom worked, although much more “traditional” hours when I was younger — like she was home by 5:30-6 every single day, while my dad was working longer hours. She was able to work later as I got older, and my dad took some time at home (see below). Our house was a freaking mess, she only cooked once or twice a week…

“Right to work”/at-will employment doesn’t override Title VII/FMLA protections. Those phrases should really always have an asterisk with “except for discriminatory reasons” appended to them.

mazel tov!!!!

When RBG was still practicing law (i.e. before she became a judge and then Supreme Court Justice), she made her reputation as a civil rights lawyer challenging gender discrimination. She started out by challenging discrimination against men, which allowed her to build up a solid body of case law in which old white men…

ugh yes. when I saw that that’s what he came up with to save face, I knew the truth had to be way worse.

I’m just now catching up on what I missed on the social last night — hi Catita!! I love her big smooshy cheeks! So happy she’s doing so well!

I am never giving up my 6s. An actual home button! TouchID! A headphone jack!!!! A fine piece of machinery.

I just literally LOLed.

When it comes to these things I generally do wing it, but I felt like I needed to be adult about it this time, haha

hey, it’s good advice!

I can’t imagine how hard that decision was — I’m so impressed with you!

My bestie is getting married next weekend, and asked me to give a toast at the rehearsal dinner. I’ve got some ideas drafted out, but it’s hard to put everything into words that I love about her (and her fiancé!) without feeling trite. What are some of the best wedding toasts you’ve heard?