Legal haiku: a reason to join twitter?

There's a Twitter account that follows Supreme Court opinions, then distills the opinion into a haiku format. It's called @SupremeHaiku, and it's pretty entertaining. I suppose this follows the "ancient" legal tradition of writing parody verse to do case summaries, etc. I remember writing one that was based on Three Blind Mice, but I can't remember the case summary anymore. The barbri lecturer for Civil Procedure had a really good one for remembering jurisdiction, based on an Eagles song, "Take it to the Limit," which helped me pass that essay for the Bar exam.

(via State bar of Michigan blog.)

you're not already a Twitter user, here's one more reason to consider joining (as if following updates from the State Bar of Michigan wasn't already enough).
You're missing out on one of the greatest artistic feats of lawyer kind: the Supreme Court Haiku twitter
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you're not already a Twitter user, here's one more reason to consider joining (as if following updates from the State Bar of Michigan wasn't already enough).
You're missing out on one of the greatest artistic feats of lawyer kind: the Supreme Court Haiku twitter
- See more at: http://sbmblog.typepad.com/sbm-blog/2014/06/heres-a-reason-to-join-twitter-supremehaiku.html#sthash.VtAOj31l.dpuf

If you're not already a Twitter user, here's one more reason to consider joining (as if following updates from the State Bar of Michigan wasn't already enough).
You're missing out on one of the greatest artistic feats of lawyer kind: the Supreme Court Haiku twitter account,
- See more at: http://sbmblog.typepad.com/sbm-blog/2014/06/heres-a-reason-to-join-twitter-supremehaiku.html#sthash.VtAOj31l.dpuf

If you're not already a Twitter user, here's one more reason to consider joining (as if following updates from the State Bar of Michigan wasn't already enough).
You're missing out on one of the greatest artistic feats of lawyer kind: the Supreme Court Haiku twitter account,
- See more at: http://sbmblog.typepad.com/sbm-blog/2014/06/heres-a-reason-to-join-twitter-supremehaiku.html#sthash.VtAOj31l.dpuf

If you're not already a Twitter user, here's one more reason to consider joining (as if following updates from the State Bar of Michigan wasn't already enough).
You're missing out on one of the greatest artistic feats of lawyer kind: the Supreme Court Haiku twitter account,
- See more at: http://sbmblog.typepad.com/sbm-blog/2014/06/heres-a-reason-to-join-twitter-supremehaiku.html#sthash.VtAOj31l.dpuf

If you're not already a Twitter user, here's one more reason to consider joining (as if following updates from the State Bar of Michigan wasn't already enough).
You're missing out on one of the greatest artistic feats of lawyer kind: the Supreme Court Haiku twitter account,
- See more at: http://sbmblog.typepad.com/sbm-blog/2014/06/heres-a-reason-to-join-twitter-supremehaiku.html#sthash.VtAOj31l.dpuf

If you're not already a Twitter user, here's one more reason to consider joining (as if following updates from the State Bar of Michigan wasn't already enough).
You're missing out on one of the greatest artistic feats of lawyer kind: the Supreme Court Haiku twitter account,
- See more at: http://sbmblog.typepad.com/sbm-blog/2014/06/heres-a-reason-to-join-twitter-supremehaiku.html#sthash.VtAOj31l.dpuf

Outburst at US Supreme Court would be a violation of decorum rules, but it was mostly ignored.

Ever get mad about a Supreme Court decision? So mad that you want to show the justices how you feel? Well, there's a law against it. 

The federal law against "harangues or orations" and using “loud or threatening or abusive language in the Supreme Court Building,”is seldom (if ever?) violated, but it happened this week when a California man interrupted oral arguments to express his displeasure about the decision in Citizens United.

Article here. (via state bar of Michigan blog).

Shouting "Money is not speech!" and "Corporations are not people!" the man implored the nine justices to "Overturn Citizens United!"

Supreme Court justice interview - now on Youtube

In case you missed it, the interview of Justice Thomas is available to be viewed on Youtube.
Initial article appeared here.
Youtube version here.

Affirmative action case before US Supreme Court today

In a landmark case decided a decade ago, the U.S. Supreme Court said the University of Michigan Law School could do so. Today, the high court will be asked if Michigan voters had the right in 2006 to strip that authority away.

Oral argument begins at 1pm, click this link to get to live feed of oral argument. 

Does the federal shutdown impact the Supreme Court?

Well, the Supreme Court says "no, it doesn't." Oral argument scheduled for next week is still on, as reported in this article on Scotus Blog.

Medical marijuana law in Wyoming to be argued before Michigan Supreme Court

Article here. 
The state’s high court will hear the case that began in November 2010, when attorney and former Godfrey-Lee School Board member John Ter Beek filed a lawsuit in Kent County Circuit Court challenging the city’s decision to ban medical marijuana distribution by anyone other than a licensed pharmacist

Nine people in black robes deciding the future of America

Wonder what the Supremes are up to this term? Here's an article on cases they'll be deciding that could change the landscape of law in America (or not, perhaps). 11 cases for the Supreme Court.