Originally published by Mary Flood.
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For the water cooler: Fired over blonde highlights, former Hooters waitress wins $250K arbitration award; Steptoe lays off 32, including 14 attorneys, following energy-price drop; Law Professor Who Sent Anal-Bead Porn To Her Students Now Under Investigation; CLE While Intoxicated Leads To Suspension; (See also: Beer & Continuing Legal Education); As Law Schools Undergo Reform, Some Relax LSAT Requirements; LA is rewriting law banning living in cars, after 9th Circuit rejected original ordinance; Legal Services Sector Stagnant in March; Men Filmed Chillin’ With A Owl Were Violatin’ Migratory Bird Treaty Act; Speaker at Indiana law school’s annual lecture cancels over state’s new religious law; 3 Florida prison guards linked to KKK are charged with plotting to kill inmate; Parent culpability not necessary for child removal, says California appellate court & Uber info helps ID driver suspected in break-in attempt at home of fare he drove to airport.
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