Taylor Swift and the Magna Carta

On this day the law came alive.

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Judges Jennifer Elrod and Charles Eskridge join Sarah and David to explain the “inns” and outs of a special networking group for attorneys.

The Agenda:
—SCOTUS declines to hear TJ High School case
—Harvard, antisemitic cartoons, and free speech
—Biden’s authority to shut the border
—The Inn of Court explained
—Taylor Swift-themed parodies
—Sarah sings for a second

Show Notes:
-Contact sam@smglawgroup.com for more information on the Houston showing

Today’s episode is supported by Burford Capital. Follow the link to learn more: http://burfordcapital.com/ao

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    SaxAttack29

    Just finished the episode, and will certainly seek out local Inns here in Chicago.

    And as for the musical performance, David can still contribute: he can carry a tune or two in a few of Sarah's buckets.

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    AndreaLeane75

    OK, so now I need a real musical/sci-fi Mashup. Nice taste of the music and lyrics. Reminded me a bit of some of the Capitol Steps' parodies. We need a law song parody album. Make it so!

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  3. Sean Smith

    How about a pod about the Julian Assange and now Tim Burke ordeals and the clear-as-mud lines between protected journalism and actionable lawbreaking?

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  4. Aahutchins

    This was amazing. And it made me want to make a mid-life career change into the legal profession SPECIFICALLY so that I can join an Inn of Court.

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  5. Volfarrell

    REQUEST! Now that Judge Corker has issued a preliminary injunction, we want to hear what (fellow Vol fan) David and (as a Texan a likely sympathizer of her Tennessee forefathers) Sarah have to say about the Good Guys vs NCAA.

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  6. AEB

    A little bummed about this being sponsored by Burford Capital. Third party litigation funding is a huge problem: https://www.wsj.com/articles/burford-capital-litigation-financing-sysco-lawsuit-boies-schiller-a4b593fb

    "A recent case involving TPLF Burford Capital provides a textbook demonstration how the funders can exert undue influence over cases. Essentially, Burford invested $140 million in Sysco Corporation’s price-fixing litigation against meat producers. Although Burford claims that they “do not control strategy or settlement decision-making,” when Sysco tried to settle its claims with the meat producers without needlessly protracting the costly litigation, Burford objected and sought to block settlements that it considered insufficient."

    There is a troublesome lack of disclosure guidelines over the TPLF industry, Burford Capital is one of the biggest culprits of abusing this system. Would love David and Sarah to discuss this growing issue within the legal system.

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      Me_and_mike_d

      They’ve done two pods (at least?) on this, with Christopher Bogart from Burford. In the most recent one, they discussed the Sysco case extensively, including the unique arrangements with Sysco in that case. The discussion starts around minute 51.

      https://thedispatch.com/podcast/advisoryopinions/sarah-vs-serial/

      You can also hear David Lat pressing Mr. Bogart on the controversies of litigation finance over at Original Jurisdiction:

      https://davidlat.substack.com/p/an-inside-look-at-litigation-finance

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    Djhorv

    https://home.innsofcourt.org/aic/aic_for_members/aic_bencher/aic_bencher_recent_articles/2015_mayjune_eskridge.aspx

    Lyrics to "Magna Carta Pie"

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    Kyle Rose

    Inns of Court make me think of the Continental in John Wick: a place for a community of practice to come together for conversations that aren't possible in the adversarial environment of the practicing legal world.

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  10. Wbwright1

    I can’t tell you how excited I was when Sarah said the podcast was coming to Tuscaloosa, or how disappointed I was approximately 5 seconds later when I found out it was yesterday.

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