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Defendant Stabs Lawyers with Pencils, Loses Right to Counsel; Chemerinsky on Privacy; Viral Video of Judge Grinds Court to Halt - ABA Journal Weekly



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The Top Stories of the Week
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Criminal Justice
Defendant Loses Right to a Lawyer After Allegedly Stabbing 3 of Them with Pencils or Pens in Court
Nov 2, 2011, 06:55 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/defendant_loses_right_to_a_lawyer_after_stabbing_three_of_them_with_pencils/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email


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U.S. Supreme Court
Chemerinsky: Keeping Up with the Joneses--How Far Does the 'Reasonable Expectation of Privacy' Go?
Nov 1, 2011, 08:55 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/keeping_up_with_the_joneses_how_far_does_the_reasonable_expectation_of_priv/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email

Plus: Doubts About Guilt in Shaken Baby Case Don't Justify Reversal, U.S. Supreme Court Says
Oct 31, 2011, 10:10 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/doubts_about_guilt_in_shaken_baby_case_dont_justify_reversal_u.s._supreme_c/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email


Judiciary
Judge in Viral YouTube Teen Beating Video Takes Paid Leave; Court Ups Security, Cancels Jury Duty
Nov 2, 2011, 08:20 pm CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/judge_in_viral_youtube_teen_beating_video_takes_paid_leave_court_ups_securi/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email


Business of Law 
'I'm Law Firms' Biggest Competitor,' GC Says
Oct 31, 2011, 05:08 pm CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/im_law_firms_biggest_competitor_gc_says/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email

Plus: Ruden McClosky Files for Bankruptcy; Greenspoon Marder Seeks Assets, Plans to Hire About 50 Lawyers
Nov 2, 2011, 06:25 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/ruden_mcclosky_files_for_bankruptcy_greenspoon_marder_seeks_assets_plans_to/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email


The New Normal
'Legal Kaizens' and Getting Lawyers to Solve Simple Problems Together
Nov 2, 2011, 09:15 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/legalrebels/article/getting_lawyers_to_solve_simple_problems_together/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email


Family Law 
Colo. Supreme Court Nixes Attorney-Client Privilege for Children in Guardianship Cases
Nov 3, 2011, 01:27 pm CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/colo._supreme_court_nixes_attorney-client_privilege_for_kids_in_guardianshi/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email


Trials & Litigation
Illinois Appeals Court Upholds Verdict Despite Blogging Juror's Observations
Nov 1, 2011, 06:00 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/illinois_appeals_court_upholds_verdict_despite_blogging_jurors_observations/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email

Plus: Fed'l Judge Tells US Marshals to Seize $64K from Righthaven Law Firm to Satisfy Blogger's Judgment
Nov 2, 2011, 07:39 pm CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/fedl_judge_tells_us_marshals_to_seize_64k_from_righthaven_law_firm_to_satis/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email


Law in Popular Culture
Indiana Lawyer Who Started His Legal Career as a 17-Year-Old Judge Gets the World Record
Oct 31, 2011, 05:30 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/indiana_lawyer_who_started_his_legal_career_as_a_17-year-old_judge_holds_th/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email


Careers
The One Percenters Include More Doctors than Lawyers
Nov 2, 2011, 07:38 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/the_one_percenters_include_more_doctors_than_lawyers/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email

Plus: Study Finds Most Successful People Managed to Get the Best Return on Luck
Nov 2, 2011, 05:30 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/study_finds_most_successful_people_managed_to_get_the_best_return_on_luck/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email


Tort Law
Research on Junk Foods and Addiction Could Lead to Tobacco-Type Litigation, Yale Prof Says
Nov 3, 2011, 07:49 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/research_on_junk_foods_and_addiction_could_lead_to_tobacco-type_litigation_/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email

Plus: Groom Sues Photo Studio for Re-Creation and Reshoot of '03 Wedding; Judge Lets Case Proceed
Nov 3, 2011, 11:59 am CDT
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/groom_sues_photo_studio_for_re-creation_and_reshoot_of_03_wedding/?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly_email


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Question of the Week 

What Judge Would You Like to Watch on TV, And Why?
http://www.abajournal.com/weekly/article/what_judge_would_you_like_to_watch_on_tv_and_why?utm_source=maestro&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=default_email

This week, we noted that the husband of Judith Sheindlin, better known as TV's Judge Judy, has landed a role on a pilot for a scripted series. Gerald Sheindlin is a retired Bronx judge who also appeared on television as a judge on The People's Court from 1999 to 2001.

While some readers may remember Sheindlin's turn on The People's Court and be happy to see his return to TV, we realize that in this world or a fantasy world, there are probably other judges you'd also like to or prefer to watch on TV every week. So this week, we'd like to ask: What judge would you like to watch on TV, and why? Feel free to choose a U.S. Supreme Court justice, a local judge, or a judge who is no longer with us. And let us know if you'd like to see this judge in a Judge Judy-type format, in a scripted drama, or simply hearing real-life arguments in the courtroom.

Share your answers in the comments.

Read the answers to last week's question: If You Could Create a Lawyer Superhero, What Would Be His / Her Name? Powers?
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/if_you_could_create_a_lawyer_superhero_what_would_you_name_powers/

Featured answers:

Posted by DB: "Here's two:

"1. Race Judicata: He can read an entire Scalia dissent in three nanoseconds. 

"2. Starry D. Sises: She can remember every regulation in the CFR, word for word."

Posted by Darwinian Capitalist: "My lawyer superhero would be The Dead Hand, who has the ability to communicate with the dead to immediately resolve probate issues and will contests. Feared by estate attorneys everywhere."

Do you have an idea for a future question of the week? If so, contact us. http://www.abajournal.com/contact



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