Lawyers Behaving Badly
Join Jennifer and KP as they live, laugh, and watch the world burn. Two longtime lawyers, Jenn and KP talk about lawsuits in the news, current events, and of course, lawyers behaving badly. As professional mess enthusiasts, KP and Jenn love digging into messy situations that don’t involve them and probably are none of their business. Hit that subscribe button to listen to Lawyers Behaving Badly every week!
Episodes
In this week's episode: The Eleventh Circuit deals with salacious accusations against a federal judge. Will the federal judiciary rise to the occasion and hold one of their own accountable? (Answer: LOL.)
Also, JJ smells like coffee, and KP is officially on Osprey Watch.
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This week: DoNotPay promised to be the world's first robot lawyer. Any guesses as to how that turned out? Also: what we're reading + another Larry makes several very special guest appearances.
Fun links:
Meows by Larry.
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In this hot toppies-only episode, we drill down into JJ's recent trip to Vegas, KP in Chicago, and the hit sensation reality TV show with the most damaged wanna be stars you'll ever meet, Love Is Blind. Ohio, please explain yourself.
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This week: A Department of Justice lawyer's in-court meltdown in Minnesota this week serves as a cautionary tale to us all.
Links
- Donate to The Human Rights Advocates in Minnesota.
- Docket for The Human Rights Advocates v. Noem, where you will find nearly 20 declarations detailing DHS abuses.
- Transcript of Loretta's show cause hearing.
- Lawyers Behaving Badly Patreon - subscribe for bonus content and access to the Discord.
Get in loser-- we're going ChatGPTing. In this episode: ICE continues to terrorize Minnesota; Patreon; and please for the love of god STOP USING CHATGPT FOR LEGAL RESEARCH.
Important Links
- Fulfill Bethel Lutheran's wish list here (they operate a food pantry in Minneapolis).
- Stand With Minnesota donation index.
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In this episode: Minnesota, more Tom Goldstein, and hot kid sports takes.
Important Links
- Bishop Rob Hirschfield's Remarks at a vigil for Renee Good. There's a transcript here.
- Buy Copaganda: How the Police and the Media Manipulate Our News by Alec Karakatsanis here.
- Fulfill Bethel Lutheran's wish list (including whistles) here.
- Protest Video: MPLS Proud
- Protest Video: Minnesota Proud
- Protest Video: Sliding to a Protest
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In this episode: Erstwhile former Supreme Court practitioner Tom Goldstein gave an interview to the New York Times! Next, we go back to the 2020 elections and an attempt to uncover (non-existent) election fraud.
Links
- Washingtonian: How a Top DC Lawyer and High-Stakes Poker Player Risks Losing It All (Trevor Bach)
- New York Times: The Double Life of Thomas Goldstein (Jeffrey Toobin)
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This week, we discuss a law school graduate turned professional fraudster. Much like Ozymandias, he liked to "think big."
Also, Tom Girardi learns that acting like a Pretty Mess won't get him out of prison time.
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We're joined by Prof. Leah Litman of Strict Scrutiny to talk about her new book, Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes!
Also, an enterprising Larry Lawyer explores new lines of business after he sees a decline in revenue from his intellectual property practice, and we discuss Emily Henry's recently released Great BBL.
Thanks to Prof. Litman and Atria for the ARCs of La...
Aliza Shatzman, Founder and President of the Legal Accountability Project, joins us to discuss former Judge Joshua Kindred and the abuse of federal judiciary workers.
Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of sexual assault.
Links referenced in the episode:
- The Legal Accountability Project
- The Legal Accountability Project Clerkships Database
- Recent NPR coverage regarding abuse of federal judiciary workers.
- NPR podcast int...
Join us on Tom Goldstein's recent journey back to jail. Are we in the presence of crypto greatness?
Also, Goya Foods' maybe ex-CEO goes a little nuts.
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This week: What happens when a mischief-making county prosecutor decides to be a silly little goose at the county courthouse? Also: Mia Sosa's upcoming book (When Javi Dumped Mari) and hating on our favorite miserable short king (Dan Snyder).
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Emergency episode! Lion of the SCOTUS bar, SCOTUSblog founder, and recent Trump editorial bootlicker Tom Goldstein was indicted yesterday. Settle in, and let's discuss the allegations.
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This week: What happens when a corrupt sitting judge has Poster's Madness? We also talk about a randy, Mussolini fanboy falconer and eulogize TikTok.
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This week, an enterprising lawyer makes a few questionable deals with his client, tries to steal a case out from under another lawyer, and learns about metadata. Also: Scammers!
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This week: A Fifth Circuit Judge auditions as a Real Housewife at a recent convention of your favorite fascist phrenologists! Also: the most delightfully unhinged book we've read in 2024.
Watch Edith Jones's Burn Book.
- 36:40 - Edith's screed starts.
- 1:03:35 - Edith whips out her Steve Vladeck Burn Book.
- 1:06:10 - Steve asks what the attack was in a particular tweet, and Edith slams her han...
This week: Sordid stealing and a slippery, social-climbing CEO at start-up Slync. Also: (Extremely former) US Bankruptcy Judge David Jones and Jackson Walker are back in the news as unethical chickens come home to roost.
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We're back! Come for the extreme open records request action, stay for the confectionery smut. Smelling salts and fainting couch optional.
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Happy last birthday, America! Today: tomfoolery and malarkey at Wisconsin-based home improvement company Menards.
Also: KP is officially a Minnesotan!
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We're back this week with: an eclipse recap, JJ's TikTok FYP, Gita Sankano's lawsuit against MLA Global, an Arizona Cardinals update, and Elon Musk and his lawyer Alex Spiro behaving badly in Musk's latest defamation case.
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