September 2006

Divorce Train Wrecks

Non Sequiturs: 09.29.06

* Bill Childs disses AEI’s parties. He just doesn’t appreciate a good formal gala. [TortsProf Blog] * FAA regulations: comply with weirded-out flight attendant at all times, no matter how irrational she is. [Prettier Than Napoleon] * Apple claims right to word “podcast”; next: all soundwaves between 4500 and 6000 MHz. [Overlawyered] * Blogs can […]

Cellphones

Morning Docket: 09.29.06

* Senate approves broad new rules to try detainees. [New York Times; Bashman linkwrap] * Senate House grandstands over Hewlett-Packard as most witnesses take Fifth; libertarians celebrate that time wasted is time not spent passing new appropriations. [New York Times; WaPo] * Verizon Wireless piles on against H-P. [WSJ Law Blog] * Observers suggest Supreme […]

Poker-Playing Attorneys

Justice Douglas played poker with FDR, as Justice Scalia noted in his refusal to recuse himself over his duck-hunting trips with Vice President Cheney. Scalia himself has a famous poker game that once included regular attendees Justice Rehnquist and William Bennett. Judge Kozinski often hosts poker nights for law students when he’s on the road. […]

Announcements

Guest-blogger checking in

Good morning. David Lat is in Bumrungrad International Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand for the weekend for what has been euphemistically called “elective surgery.” Rest assured, D-Lat will return Monday, safe, sound, and happy to blog, if having to sit on a comfy pillow to do so, and we should all be supportive of the very […]

Announcements

Congratulations, Judge O’Scannlain!

ATL sends its warmest congratulations to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain,* of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit! This month, Judge O’Scannlain celebrates twenty years on the federal bench. During two decades of distiinguished service, Judge O’Scannlain has established himself as a shining star in the federal judicial firmament.** We had the honor […]

Feminism

Non-Sequiturs: 09.28.06

* We were taught growing up that when someone pays you a compliment, the appropriate response is gratitude. So thank you, QuizLaw! Unlike those grumpy feminists — e.g., Jessica Valenti, adversary of Ann Althouse — we soak up compliments graciously. And we enjoy being objectified. Toward that end, here’s a shirtless photo of us. [QuizLaw] […]

Hair

What Do Patricia Dunn and Jeanine Pirro Share in Common?

1. They’re both having A REALLY CRAPPY Thursday. 2. They both like to SPY ON OTHER PEOPLE (e.g., fellow board members, husbands). 3. OMG: They have THE EXACT SAME HAIRSTYLE!!! (Gavel bang: David Minkin) Hearings Open on H.P.’s Spying: Patricia Dunn Testifies [New York Times] Pirro Hits Trail After Inquiry Emerges [New York Times] Jeanine […]

HP

The HP Debacle: Babies, Candy, Etc.

We are guilty of dereliction of duty. We’ve neglected to write about the Hewlett-Packard leak investigation scandal, now unfolding in all of its glory before Congress. (Yes, that Congress: a body that knows all about unethical behavior, illegal conduct, and mind-blowing stupidity.) We’ve been avoiding this scandal for two main reasons. First, it’s a story […]

Department of Justice

Musical Chairs: The Women of NSD

Last week we wrote about the A-team of legal talent that Assistant Attorney General Kenneth L. Wainstein is assembling over at the Justice Department’s new National Security Division. Wainstein’s top hires include several members of the Elect, including high-flying legal eagles Brett Gerry (Silberman/Kennedy) and John Demers (O’Scannlain/Scalia). A press release issued this morning announces […]

Eyes of the Law

The Eyes of the Law: Justice Ginsburg at the Opera

This just in: A possible sighting of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg!!! I have an unconfirmed rumor that RBG was at the Kennedy Center’s performance last night of Sophie’s Choice: The Opera. Can you confirm this? Apparently the justice has been spotted before at the opera there. Such a sighting would not surprise us. Justice Ginsburg’s […]

HP

Morning Docket: 09.28.06

Hey, it’s not yet noon — so we can still call this “Morning Docket.” (Sorry for the delay. But if you care about actual legal news, as opposed to our crude musings on them, you really should go here or here instead.) * BREAKING: Ann Baskins just resigned as general counsel of HP. And her […]

Conferences / Symposia

Oy Vey: Is This A Superfluous Conference, or What?

For those of you in the New York area, here’s an event next month you might be interested in: Sunday – Tuesday, October 22-24, 2006Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law Three-day conference: “Jews and the Legal Profession”, at 55 Fifth Avenue at 12th Street. Participants include Alan Dershowitz, Stuart Eizenstat, and many others. For more […]