October 2006
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Perverts, Pranks, Sex
Hey Brother, Do You Ever Get That "Not So Fresh Feeling"?
Yeah, we know, the law is what’s on the books — not what judges feel like it should be. So we don’t take issue with the New Jersey Supreme Court’s recent sex offender registration decision as a legal matter. But we do question the case’s outcome as a policy matter. From the Newark Star-Ledger (via […] -
Benchslaps, Eavesdropping / Wiretapping, HP, Morning Docket, Options Backdating, Patricia Dunn, War on Terror, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 10.05.06
* “If Mark Foley had sex with a page in the District of Columbia, it wouldn’t be a crime. In the capital, the age of consent is 16, as it is in many states. That, coincidentally, is the minimum age to be a page.” [Los Angeles Times] * The Sixth Circuit has placed Judge Anna […]
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Antonin Scalia, Drinking, Ridiculousness, Supreme Court
A Tempest Over Tequila
Yes, we’ve heard all about “Tequilagate.” And we think it’s kinda stupid. Yesterday the Supreme Court kicked off October Term 2006 with oral argument in Lopez v. Gonzales and Toledo-Flores v. United States. (Yeah, you guessed it — cases about the intersection of criminal and immigration law.) From Linda Greenhouse’s account of the proceedings: Part […]
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Judge of the Day, Pornography, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: Sam Harris
The political blogosphere, including our former home, is having tons of fun with the downfall of Mark Foley — you know, the House Republican from Florida who sent smutty emails and IMs to underage male pages. Well, the legislative branch doesn’t have a monopoly on naughty talk. This latest story is about a state rather […] -
Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: 10.04.06
Lateral Moves: * Structured finance lawyer Robert Cunningham, to Gibson Dunn, from Jones Day (where he chaired the firm’s global lending and structured finance practice). Hey, this really IS like musical chairs: * Structured finance lawyer Edward O’Connell, to Jones Day, from Schulte Roth & Zabel. What is up with these structured finance people? They […] -
9th Circuit, Courthouses, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, John Demers, Pictures, William Birdthistle
The Pioneer Courthouse: A Photo Essay (Part 4)
Yes, ladies, he really is this handsome. Sorry, he’s taken. From left to right: Professor William Birdthistle; Mark Schneider, an AUSA in Chicago; Ninth Circuit Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain; Brian Murray (OT 2002/Scalia); Deputy Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Cohn (OT 2000/Thomas); Carol Murray (we think); Cindy Zmijewski Demers (in profile); Ryan W. Bounds, of the Office […] -
Courthouses
The Pioneer Courthouse: A Photo Essay (Part 3)
The Ninth Circuit seal, in the Pioneer Courthouse library. This post is the third in a series of photo posts, built around pictures we took when we attended the O’Scannlain law clerk reunion in Portland, Oregon, last weekend. The first two posts, which provide background on the reunion and the historic Pioneer Courthouse, appear here […] -
Bad Ideas, Blackberry-Crackberry, Food, Insider Trading, Pictures, Scott Black, Securities and Exchange Commission, White-Collar Crime
Law Firm Associates: How Not To Deal with the Late-Night Munchies
“No,” Daddy tried to explain, “it’s not THAT kind of blackberry…” Photograph provided courtesy of a former Wachtell Lipton colleague of ours, Scott L. Black (whom we identify here with his permission; our default rule is anonymity for tipsters). Meet the absolutely adorable Shoshana Black, daughter of Scott and Marnie Black, a high-powered exec at […] - Sponsored
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Law Professors, Law Schools, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Some Legal Academic Salaries
In response to our request for information about law school professor salaries — preferably profs at private schools, since salaries of professors at public law schools are often publicly available — we received a few submissions. We’ll share them with you now, in this latest installment of Skaddenfreude: Totally Gauche Ogling of Other Lawyers’ Incomes. […] -
9th Circuit, Department of Justice, Larry Sonsini, Morning Docket, Options Backdating, War on Terror, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 10.04.06
* An investigation by the Justice Department Inspector General reveals that the Bureau of Prisons doesn’t have enough staff to monitor communications of imprisoned terrorists with the outside world, including mail and phone calls. [Washington Post] (And what about Instant Messenger? “What ya wearing?” “A burka.” “Love to slip it off you…”) * The Supreme […]
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Susan Graber
Judge Susan Graber: Bringing Sexy Back
We got to chat at the O’Scannlain law clerk reunion with Judge Susan Graber (9th Cir.), whose chambers are located just downstairs from Judge O’Scannlain’s. We bantered with her about the antique piano she keeps in her chambers (and which she allows the law clerks to play). It was a thrilling encounter! But when we […] -
9th Circuit, Courthouses, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Pictures
The Pioneer Courthouse: A Photo Essay (Part 2)
This post is continued from The Pioneer Courthouse: A Photo Essay (Part 1). For background on this glorious historic courthouse, located in the heart of Portland, Oregon, we refer you back to that post. For additional pics, skip ahead to the jump. -
Masturbation
Cardozo Law Student Waxes On About Whacking Off
Here’s an interesting story about Christopher Migliaccio, a Cardozo Law School student currently running for New York State Assembly — on a rather unorthodox platform. From the New York Daily News (which placed a hidden pun in their lede, which we made not-so-hidden in titling this post): It’s not often you hear a political candidate […]
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Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: 10.03.06
Lateral Moves: * Commercial finance lawyer Marc Veilleux and finance lawyer Trevor Beadle, to Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham, from Nixon Peabody and Dechert, respectively. * Energy lawyer Brian Bradshaw, to Fulbright & Jaworski (Houston), from Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. * Private equity lawyer James Kelly, to Nixon Peabody, from O’Melveny & Myers. […] -
9th Circuit, Courthouses, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Pictures
The Pioneer Courthouse: A Photo Essay (Part 1)
The festivities of the O’Scannlain law clerk reunion weekend, held in honor of Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain’s 20th anniversary on the Ninth Circuit bench, began on Friday night with a reception in Judge O’Scannlain’s chambers. They’re located on the third floor of the beautiful Pioneer Courthouse (see above), in downtown Portland, Oregon. The Pioneer Courthouse, a […] -
State Judges Are Clowns
State Court Judges: Ho's in Robes?
Look, Your Honor, don’t get mad at us. We didn’t say it; one of your brethren did. From the WSJ Law Blog: Even sitting justices in Ohio question the current system [of expensive judicial elections]. “I never felt so much like a hooker down by the bus station in any race I’ve ever been in […] -
Breasts, Courthouses, Pictures
Correction: Those Breasts Are Made of Wood, Dammit
Saline? Silicone? Bronze? Or none of the above? In response to this post from yesterday, we received the following emaill: I think you’ve misrepresented the caryatids in the foyer of the Pioneer Courthouse — I believe they’re cedar rather than bronze. Frequently we just correct errors within the original post (so please refresh your browser […] -
Clarence Thomas, Clerkships, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Hotties, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
SCOTUS Clerk Hiring Watch: Justice Thomas Into OT 2009
While we were in Portland, Oregon, for the law clerk reunion in celebration of Ninth Circuit Judge Diarmuid O’Scannlain’s 20th anniversary on the bench, we took oodles and oodles of pictures. We shared two of them with you yesterday. We’ll be publishing more photographs from the reunion in the near future. Unfortunately, it’s taking us […] -
Biglaw, Legal Fee Voyeurism, Money, Nauseating Things
Legal Fee Voyeurism: Seeking Submissions
Last week, the New York Law Journal brought us news of this sizable transaction: Freescale Semiconductor Inc., the third-largest chipset maker in the nation, has been acquired by a consortium of private equity groups, led by The Blackstone Group and consisting of The Carlyle Group, Texas Pacific Group and Permira Funds. The Austin, Texas company […] -
Admin, Announcements, Blogging, Morning Docket, Non-Sequiturs
Help Wanted Explained
We were originally going to these comments in the comments. But we found ourselves going on for a while, so we figured we might as well do a post on it — and have it count towards our daily postcount quota target. To Anonymous 1:05 PM: Doing your own blog and spending half an hour […]