November 2006
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Animal Law, Deaths, Jury Duty, Lunacy, Movies, Non-Sequiturs, Perverts, Sex, Trials, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 11.30.06
* Jurors go wild… kind of. [AP via Yahoo! News] * This could be your fate if you have sexual relations with any animal, dead or alive, regardless of law: you could be the posthumous star of a Sundance documentary. [Editor and Publisher] * Do not think you can know go about suing the various […] -
Anthony Kennedy, Boring Stuff, Environment / Environmental Law, Linda Greenhouse, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Dispatch from One First Street: The Greenhouse Gas Case
This post has nothing to do with the gastrointestinal tract of a certain Supreme Court reporter. Rather, it’s about Massachusetts v. EPA, the greenhouse gases/global warming case, argued before the Supreme Court yesterday. We’re relatively late in covering this — you’ve probably read about it already elsewhere — so we’ll be brief. Questions Presented: (1) […] - Sponsored
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Bill Mathesius, Death Penalty, James M. Brooks, Judge of the Day, Lunacy, New Jersey, Richard Posner, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judges of the Day: Wilbur Mathesius and James Brooks
Today we have TWO judges of the day. Both win the prize for their honesty and fearlessness. These jurists aren’t afraid to speak their minds, and for that we salute them. First, there’s Judge James Brooks, of “the O.C.” — Orange County, California. An Orange County judge with a sharp tongue and a history of […]
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Biglaw, Kronish Lieb, Law Firm Mergers, Musical Chairs, White House Counsel
Musical Chairs: 11.30.06
At the White House: Positions in the White House Counsel’s office are some of the most prestigious and interesting jobs in the entire legal profession. And now two new lawyers are coming on board as associate counsels to the president: * Christopher Oprison, formerly of Skadden Arps (Washington, DC); and Cheryl Stanton, a former law […] -
Antonin Scalia, Benchslaps, Federal Circuit, Intellectual Property, John Roberts, Patents, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Thomas Goldstein
Dispatch from One First Street: KSR v. Teleflex
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in the case of KSR International v. Teleflex. Here’s our quick-and-dirty summary of the proceedings. Subject Matter / Question Presented: To qualify for patent protection, an invention must be novel, useful, and not “obvious” to a person of “ordinary skill” in the field. So how do you […] -
Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: November 26, 2006
The weekend of November 25-26 was shockingly short on lawyer weddings. Call us paranoid, but we began to wonder: Were the editors of the New York Times wedding pages trying to starve us of material? Did they reject almost all wedding announcements for that week in which at least one spouse was an attorney? This […] -
Bad Ideas, Blogging, Media and Journalism, Peter Lattman, Wall Street Journal, Weirdness, WSJ Law Blog
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Don’t give up on your day jobs. This is our haiku. We Haiku. Do You? [WSJ Law Blog] -
Dahlia Lithwick, Media and Journalism, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Play That Funky Oral Argument Tape, White Boy
The Supreme Court heard a number of interesting oral arguments this week — and we’re way behind in our coverage of them. We’re working on catching up. On that note, it’s too bad that audio recordings of this week’s SCOTUS arguments aren’t available. As noted by the WSJ Law Blog, the Court released same-day printed […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Politics, White-Collar Crime
The Democratic Takeover of Congress: A Full Employment Act for White-Collar Defense Lawyers
When they take over Congress next year, expect the Democrats to launch investigations up the wazoo — of big business, the Bush Administration, the Iraq War, and other things they don’t particularly like. These investigations will be a pain in the hindquarters for Republicans. But they’ll be a boon for Biglaw. From TPMmuckracker.com: In a […] -
5th Circuit, Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Lee Rosenthal, Senate Judiciary Committee
More Fifth Circuit Scuttlebutt: Lee H. Rosenthal
Before the Thanksgiving break, we wrote a fair amount about some possible nominees to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. We’ll now pick up where we left off, and continue with more detailed profiles of some of the potential nominees we mentioned. But first, a request. A number of ATL readers have […] -
Food, Lawsuit of the Day, Nauseating Things
Lawsuit of the Day: We Hope She Gets Punitive Damages
Remember Ralph Paul, the Florida man who almost went to jail over his refusal to pay for a seafood pasta that was light on the seafood? Now a Los Angeles woman is suing over insufficient avocado in her guacamole. From the Los Angeles Times: The guacamole sold by Kraft Foods Inc., one of the bestselling […] -
Crime, Disability Law, Federal Government, Football, Free Speech, Intellectual Property, Money, Morning Docket, Pets, Politics, Religion, Trademarks, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 11.30.06
* Judge: Paper money violates the Rehabilitation Act because blind people cannot distinguish between bills. [CNN; USA Today] * John Turley digs into recent comments by (presidential candidate?) Newt Gingrich on freedom of speech. [MSNBC] * “Oregon Lawyer Wrongly Arrested After Madrid Bombings Settles Lawsuit for $2 Million.” [Law.com; New York Times; Washington Post] * […]
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Pranks, Too Clever By Half
Associate Bonus Watch: The Milbank Memo Is REALLY Fake
Yesterday we requested tips from you about associate bonuses: leaked bonus memos, juicy rumors, etc. Please send this information to us by email, to tips AT abovethelaw DOT com (subject line: “Associate Bonus Watch”). Please send us tips that you believe in good faith to be true. Because if you send us stuff that’s fake, […]
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Money, Pranks, Too Clever By Half
Associate Bonus Watch: The Milbank Memo Is Fake
We tend to think that fact-checking is overrated. But sometimes it pays dividends. This afternoon, a document purporting to be a Milbank Tweed bonus memo appeared on the oh-so-reliable message board of AutoAdmit.com, aka xoxohth. It sparked frenzied discussion at both AutoAdmit and Greedy Associates. We checked with our sources at Milbank. The “bonus memo” […] -
Britney Spears, Celebrities, Crime, Food, Intellectual Property, Interview Stories, Law Professors, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Sex
Non-Sequiturs: 11.29.06
* After being subjected to Prince Charles’s tampon metaphors, is there really anything more to know about the Royal Family? [The Guardian] * Pussy. Labia. Vagina. (Yeah, I too know way too much about Britney’s and, thanks to the above, Camilla’s.) Salary? Buzz! That word is taboo. [Feminist Law Professors] * But I think in […] -
8th Circuit, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Morris Arnold
Wherein We Receive An Email from Celebrity Judge Morris Arnold
We’re on a roll today in the correspondence department here at ATL. This morning we brought you an email message from Professor Tim Wu, aka “Genius Wu,” young superstar of the legal academy. And this afternoon, we proudly present this cyber-missive, typed by Article III fingers: From: Judge Morris Arnold [email address redacted]Sent: Wednesday, November […] -
Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: November 19, 2006
The weekend of November 18-19 was a strong one for lawyer weddings (even if not as strong as November 11-12). Once again, we had to make cuts in deciding whom to write about. Here are the three couples on today’s docket: 1. Carlynn Magliano, Patrick Sweeney 2. Stefanie Silverman, Keir Ashton 3. Jessica Tisch, Daniel […] -
8th Circuit, Federal Judges, Morris Arnold
Wishes for a Speedy Recovery to Judge Morris Arnold
Earlier this month, Judge Morris Arnold, one of the most respected federal appellate judges in the country, suffered a heart attack. From the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Morris S. Arnold of Little Rock was hospitalized Wednesday night in St. Louis, where he is a judge on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, after having a heart […] -
Biglaw, Fashion, Interview Stories
Interview Horror Stories: Wait 'Til You Have the Offer Before Busting Out the Piercings
Over the years, law firms have become more relaxed about the attire and appearance of their associates. But there are limits. From the National Law Journal: “It’s really hard,” said [hiring partner Matthew] Jones, with Duane Morris. He recently interviewed 18 University of Virginia School of Law students in about six hours. He had 15 […] -
Brown Raysman, Dorsey & Whitney, Musical Chairs, Real Estate, Thelen Reid & Priest
Musical Chairs: 11.29.06
From Biglaw to business: * Another Wachtell Lipton partner is leaving the firm. Corporate partner Mitchell Presser recently left to join Fox Paine. We now hear that WLRK real estate partner Michael Benner may be leaving to become general counsel at real estate giant Tishman Speyer. New Partners: * Dorsey & Whitney: Banking lawyer Mark […]