"Suddenly, Michael Cohen, the bag-walking, dick-swinging swagger-monkey wannabe thug attorney and consigliere for Donald Trump’s far-flung penile enterprises is scared. "
One under-appreciated virtue of Trump is dispelling ethnic stereotypes. The next time someone talks about smart Jewish lawyers, think Michael Cohen. The next time they talk about clever Jewish financiers, think Steve Mnuchin.
Law schools are nationally accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA), and graduates of these schools may generally sit for the bar exam in any state. There are 206 ABA accredited law schools, divided between 202 with full accreditation and with provisional accreditation.
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School is a private law school founded in 1972. With approximately 1,200 students, it is one of the nation's largest and most diverse law schools and shares WMU's commitment to excellence and access.
A formal affiliation with WMU, recognized by both the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association and the American Bar Association, was initiated in 2014. The WMU Cooley Law School has campuses in three Michigan cities—Lansing, Grand Rapids and Auburn Hills—as well as a campus in Tampa Bay, Fla.
Cohen earned his law degree in 1991 from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, which later became affiliated with Western Michigan University. To say that Cooley is bottom-tier doesn’t begin to describe the problems; Cooley is the sub-basement of the bottom-tier, and then digging furiously through the floor deep into the substrata below.
Cooley has been accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) since the mid-1970s, but that accreditation is on increasingly shaky ground. According to ABA Standard 501, “a school shall not admit an applicant who does not appear capable of satisfactorily completing its program of legal education and being admitted to the bar.”
The foundation of Cooley’s problems are its unbelievably lax admission standards, accepting almost 86% of applicants in 2016. The entering class that fall had a median GPA of 2.90 and median LSAT score of 141 (bottom 15th percentile of test takers).
In several blog posts lamenting the ABA’s failure to end “predatory admission practices,” law professor and chair of the National Advisory Council for Law School Transparency David Frakt described Cooley’s 2015 entering class as “statistically the worst entering class of law students in the history of American legal education at an ABA-Accredited law school,” cementing the college’s status as the “law school of last resort.”
Legal blog Above the Law excoriated Cooley for these dismal statistics, citing Frakt’s research to name Cooley the absolute worst on their list of the “Worst Laws School in the Country.”
OMG, can you imagine what would have happened if Anderson Cooper didn't reveal that he shared a lawyer with Michelle Obama's college roommate's brother in law?
To be fair, atty/client protections extend to people the attorney has consulted with about a matter, even if they weren't retained. If you want to screw over your wife, consult with all the best divorce lawyers in town before hiring one person so that none of the others can represent your wife. So I can easily see how Hannity would not consider him his attorney but Cohen would still feel compelled to disclose that there may be privileged material relating to their dealings. Not sure what Hannity's journalistic disclosure duties would be,
IMO, the judge should order a special master to conduct the examination for privileged material and not leave it up to a prosecution team. If I were the prosecutors I would think this would be a good way to avoid implications of some kind of back door cooperation between the teams.
>>>If you want to screw over your wife, consult with all the best divorce lawyers in town before hiring one person so that none of the others can represent your wife.
i saw an episode of the HBO show “The Sopranos” that dealt with that very subject, it was a great show.
>>>IMO, the judge should order a special master to conduct the examination for privileged material and not leave it up to a prosecution team. If I were the prosecutors I would think this would be a good way to avoid implications of some kind of back door cooperation between the teams.>>
According to publicly available filing, the prosecution has, from the very beginning, offered either the "taint team" (hilarious name btw) or appointment of a "special master". All eyes on Judge Kimba Wood. Hard to see how, as you say, a Special Master is not appointed.
At least one phone call between a phone line associated with Cohen and the White House was intercepted, a source said.
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It is not clear how long the wiretap has been authorized, but NBC News has learned it was in place in the weeks leading up to the raids on Cohen's offices, hotel room, and home in early April, according to one person with direct knowledge.
At least one phone call between a phone line associated with Cohen and the White House was intercepted, the person said.
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After the raid, members of Trump's legal team advised the president not to speak to Cohen, according to a person familiar with the discussion.
Two sources close to Trump's newest attorney, Rudolph Giuliani, say he learned that days after the raid the president had made a call to Cohen, and told Trump never to call again out of concern the call was being recorded by prosecutors.
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Nice one.
Nice one.
How many trump supporters does it take to change a light bulb?
None.... they invented torches
I want more donald jokes I can share at my local pub. Share them if you got ‘em.
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Says who?
Says who?
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Making attorney’s get
Making attorney’s get attorney’s..
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Trump singlehandedly saving
Trump singlehandedly saving the legal industry.
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Rick Wilson: https://www
Rick Wilson: https://www.thedailybeast.com/fbi-raid-on-michael-cohen-is-the-most-dangerous-day-of-donald-trumps-life
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"Suddenly, Michael Cohen, the
"Suddenly, Michael Cohen, the bag-walking, dick-swinging swagger-monkey wannabe thug attorney and consigliere for Donald Trump’s far-flung penile enterprises is scared. "
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I wouldn't call a law degree
I wouldn't call a law degree from Wester Michigan a "strip-mall law degree". No, not an Ivy, but still...
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Author of the Beast article
Author of the Beast article had a little bit too much covfefe before writing that, but the general "thrust" of it seems right.
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https://twitter.com
https://twitter.com/paulkrugman/status/983664924848283648
One under-appreciated virtue of Trump is dispelling ethnic stereotypes. The next time someone talks about smart Jewish lawyers, think Michael Cohen. The next time they talk about clever Jewish financiers, think Steve Mnuchin.
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>>>> No, not an Ivy, but
>>>> No, not an Ivy, but still...
It ranks below Dayton, Toledo and Akron, and apparently is not ranked above any other law school.
here's the bottom of the ranked schools: https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/law-rankings/page+6
here's where Western Michigan is: https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/law-ranking...
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Law schools are nationally
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Apparently the Cooley School
Apparently the Cooley School was founded in 1972, and became associated with WMU in 2014.
http://www.wmich.edu/academics/graduate/law
Western Michigan University Thomas M. Cooley Law School is a private law school founded in 1972. With approximately 1,200 students, it is one of the nation's largest and most diverse law schools and shares WMU's commitment to excellence and access.
A formal affiliation with WMU, recognized by both the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association and the American Bar Association, was initiated in 2014. The WMU Cooley Law School has campuses in three Michigan cities—Lansing, Grand Rapids and Auburn Hills—as well as a campus in Tampa Bay, Fla.
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Trump hires only the ‘best’
Trump hires only the ‘best’ people
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https://www.cooley.edu/sites
https://www.cooley.edu/sites/default/files/media/docs/Public_Information...
https://www.cooley.edu/sites/default/files/media/docs/Public_Information...
Only the best.
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So Cohen is Cooley Head.
So Cohen is Cooley Head.
That tracks.
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https://www.redstate.com
https://www.redstate.com/sarah-rumpf/2018/04/10/trump-lawyer-michael-coh...
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Cohen earned his law degree in 1991 from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, which later became affiliated with Western Michigan University. To say that Cooley is bottom-tier doesn’t begin to describe the problems; Cooley is the sub-basement of the bottom-tier, and then digging furiously through the floor deep into the substrata below.
Cooley has been accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) since the mid-1970s, but that accreditation is on increasingly shaky ground. According to ABA Standard 501, “a school shall not admit an applicant who does not appear capable of satisfactorily completing its program of legal education and being admitted to the bar.”
The foundation of Cooley’s problems are its unbelievably lax admission standards, accepting almost 86% of applicants in 2016. The entering class that fall had a median GPA of 2.90 and median LSAT score of 141 (bottom 15th percentile of test takers).
In several blog posts lamenting the ABA’s failure to end “predatory admission practices,” law professor and chair of the National Advisory Council for Law School Transparency David Frakt described Cooley’s 2015 entering class as “statistically the worst entering class of law students in the history of American legal education at an ABA-Accredited law school,” cementing the college’s status as the “law school of last resort.”
Legal blog Above the Law excoriated Cooley for these dismal statistics, citing Frakt’s research to name Cooley the absolute worst on their list of the “Worst Laws School in the Country.”
https://abovethelaw.com/2017/12/the-10-worst-law-schools-in-the-country-...
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Love it Bucky. Gonna steal
Love it Bucky. Gonna steal that.
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http://www.mcclatchydc.com
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article2...
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http://thehill.com/blogs
http://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/senate/383122-graham-trumps-lawyer...
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I'll feel a lot better about
I'll feel a lot better about this Prague news if someone other than McClatchy will confirm.
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I can also confirm.
I can also confirm.
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<<I can also confirm. lol!
<<I can also confirm.
lol!
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http://thehill.com/homenews
http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/383371-trump-admits-mistakes-...
"Not all of my choices were good, but they were great ones,” the president said.
haha...
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zoinks
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Trump's attorney has three
Trump's attorney has three clients, and one is Sean Hannity?
what is this, Dumbfuck Watergate?
We must be living in some simulation.
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An instant classic from The
An instant classic from The NY Daily News.
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OMG, can you imagine what
OMG, can you imagine what would have happened if Anderson Cooper didn't reveal that he shared a lawyer with Michelle Obama's college roommate's brother in law?
To be fair, atty/client protections extend to people the attorney has consulted with about a matter, even if they weren't retained. If you want to screw over your wife, consult with all the best divorce lawyers in town before hiring one person so that none of the others can represent your wife. So I can easily see how Hannity would not consider him his attorney but Cohen would still feel compelled to disclose that there may be privileged material relating to their dealings. Not sure what Hannity's journalistic disclosure duties would be,
IMO, the judge should order a special master to conduct the examination for privileged material and not leave it up to a prosecution team. If I were the prosecutors I would think this would be a good way to avoid implications of some kind of back door cooperation between the teams.
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>>>If you want to screw over
>>>If you want to screw over your wife, consult with all the best divorce lawyers in town before hiring one person so that none of the others can represent your wife.
i saw an episode of the HBO show “The Sopranos” that dealt with that very subject, it was a great show.
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>>>IMO, the judge should
>>>IMO, the judge should order a special master to conduct the examination for privileged material and not leave it up to a prosecution team. If I were the prosecutors I would think this would be a good way to avoid implications of some kind of back door cooperation between the teams.>>
According to publicly available filing, the prosecution has, from the very beginning, offered either the "taint team" (hilarious name btw) or appointment of a "special master". All eyes on Judge Kimba Wood. Hard to see how, as you say, a Special Master is not appointed.
As with many things, follow the money............
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I saw a movie called “Taint
I saw a movie called “Taint Team 2” once. I didn’t make it to the end.
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Been fun watching anchors try
Been fun watching anchors try to say that with a straight face.
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is Thom exhausted or on
is Thom exhausted or on vacation?
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Some spin cycles take longer.
Some spin cycles take longer. He's regaining his equilibrium.
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https://www.nbcnews.com
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/feds-tapped-trump-lawyer-m...
Feds tapped Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's phones
At least one phone call between a phone line associated with Cohen and the White House was intercepted, a source said.
...
It is not clear how long the wiretap has been authorized, but NBC News has learned it was in place in the weeks leading up to the raids on Cohen's offices, hotel room, and home in early April, according to one person with direct knowledge.
At least one phone call between a phone line associated with Cohen and the White House was intercepted, the person said.
...
After the raid, members of Trump's legal team advised the president not to speak to Cohen, according to a person familiar with the discussion.
Two sources close to Trump's newest attorney, Rudolph Giuliani, say he learned that days after the raid the president had made a call to Cohen, and told Trump never to call again out of concern the call was being recorded by prosecutors.
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