November 2006
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Anthony Kronman, Antonin Scalia, Elena Kagan, Eyes of the Law, Harold Koh, Law School Deans, Politics, White House Counsel
An Addendum on Nino in New Haven
An interesting update to our prior post about Justice Antonin Scalia’s recent appearance at the Yale Law School. From a current YLS student: Some of us were bothered — though not exactly surprised — by Dean Harold Koh’s tepid introduction of Justice Scalia. Koh couldn’t seem to find anything warm and welcoming to say about […] -
Biglaw, Dewey Ballantine, Dewy Orifice, Law Firm Mergers, Sex
Best Law Firm Nickname EVER
After we posted Dewey Ballantine: “We’ll Have What She’s Having,” we received this email from one of you: Picking up on the sexual overtones of the Dewey Ballantine / Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe merger, and with apologies for how vulgar and puerile this is: Is anyone calling the new firm Dewy Orifice? Uh, we are! […] - Sponsored
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5th Circuit, 9th Circuit, Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Michael Wallace, Peter Keisler, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, Terrence Boyle, White House Counsel, William Haynes
Some Ruminations on Nominations
In the wake of the Democratic victories in the midterm elections, people are wondering: How will federal judicial nominations be affected? The answer is unclear. On the one hand: “It’s going to be much harder to get hardline conservatives through,” says Michael Seidman, a professor at Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Bush’s “history isn’t to […]
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Pictures, Police, Screw-Ups, White People
Do All White People Look Alike?
No, definitely not. Due to their variegated hair and eye color, white people have the best claim to internal diversity in appearance. But these two white people DO look alike: As a result, this screw-up — while mortifying and GI-normous — is somewhat understandable: “We are horribly sorry,” the cop said. The 17-year-old girl who […] -
Aquagirl, Bar Exams, Biglaw, Drinking, Summer Associates, You Go Girl
A Further Update on Aquagirl: Is She Still Afloat?
In response to our last post about Aquagirl — the Clearly Goatlips Cleary Gottlieb summer associate who stripped down to her underwear and dove into the Hudson River, at a summer associate event — one of you wrote: Aquagirl was in my bar review class, for the Virginia bar exam. But she is NOT on […] -
Crime, Deaths, Fast Food, Murder, Violence
Burger King: Vector for Criminality
What is in the frying oil over at Burger King? First they’re accused by cops of lacing their burgers with marijuana. And now, this: A Burger King restaurant manager is being charged with shooting a teenage boy dead the two argued, and the boy spit in the manager’s face. Police say 16-year-old Shaka Walcott and […] -
Antonin Scalia, Eyes of the Law, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
The Eyes of the Law: Did Poor Justice Scalia Have to Spend the Night in New Haven?
Last Thursday, Justice Antonin Scalia spoke before the Yale Political Union (an appearance we discussed here). And on Friday morning, Justice Scalia made an appearance at (the) Yale Law School. Justice Scalia was introduced by his former clerk, the beautiful and brilliant Professor Christine Jolls. This past June, Professor Jolls was lured away from Harvard […] -
Affirmative Action, Drinking, Football, Morning Docket, Politics
Morning Docket: 11.13.06
* NY accidentally cracks down on gargling mouthwash and driving. [MSNBC] * The less-than-unique trend among ex-athletes running for office this year: Dems won, Repubs lost. [AP via Yahoo] * This is how bad it was for Republicans last week: “Dead woman wins county race.” [MSNBC] * Lexis and Westlaw might want to throw a […]
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Biglaw, Borat, Britney Spears, Celebrities, Dewey Ballantine, Divorce Train Wrecks, John Paul Stevens, Money, Movies, Music, Politics, Robert Bork, SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee, Shakira, Supreme Court, Wall Street, Week in Review
ATL Week in Review: November 6-10
* The Democrats are in the House — and Senate, too. Say hello to the new chairmen of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the House Judiciary Committee. (And goodbye to Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.) * It was a big week for politics — and celebrity divorces. Parting ways: Britney Spears and Kevin Federline. * Dewey Ballantine […] -
Admin, Announcements
ATL Email: Back to Normal
In case you’re wondering, the email problems that we alluded to earlier today have been solved. So if you have a Supreme Court justice sighting for Eyes of the Law, a law firm interview horror story, salary information for Skaddenfreude, or any other juicy gossip or funny story, please send it to us at our […] -
Biglaw, Canada, Eliot Spitzer, Football, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Tax Law
Non-Sequiturs: 11.10.06
* A rather innocuous profile of New York’s new first lady, ex-attorney Silda Wall Spitzer (who was an up-and-coming corporate superstar at Skadden, but aren’t they all). She was previously married to a Harvard Law classmate for 29 days. Another HLS classmate, Jim Cramer, thinks she’s pretty, and the journalist probably does not understand the […] -
Antonin Scalia, Eyes of the Law, Supreme Court
The Eyes of the Law: Justice Scalia in the Lions' Den at Yale
Justice Antonin Scalia, who loves to take his judicial philosophy on tour, made an appearance yesterday at Yale. He made the usual case in favor of an originalist interpretation of the Consitution, in an address to the Yale Political Union. An account of his speech appears in the YDN. Here are the two best quips: […] -
Biglaw, Dewey Ballantine, Dewy Orifice, Law Firm Mergers, Sex
Dewey Ballantine: "We'll Have What She's Having"
We often compare law firm mergers to weddings. And other folks do, too. So if law firm mergers are marriages, how do they get consummated? Enough about the wedding; what about the honeymoon? One ATL reader had some thoughts on the matter: Sorry to continue to batter you with sexual innuendo, but Law.com — which […]
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Cablevision, Federal Government, Musical Chairs, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, Sonnenschein
Musical Chairs: 11.10.06
Today is the observation of Veterans’ Day (which falls on Saturday). Many of you are enjoying a well-deserved day off. And so is NYLawyer.com, which assiduously covers job hopping in the legal profession. So it’s a pretty quiet day. But we still have a few things to write about: Government to Private Sector (or vice […] -
Fabulosity, Pictures, Robert Bork, Ted Olson, Weddings, White People
An Update on the Ted Olson - Lady Booth Wedding
Here at Above the Law, we offered up lavish coverage of the magnificent wedding of Ted Olson and Lady Booth. Given Olson’s status as a giant of the legal profession, a former Solicitor General and leading Supreme Court advocate, this coverage was fitting and proper. But, alas, it was not complete — and it may […] -
Andrew Fastow, Depositions, Enron, Murder
Now That Would Have Been the Most Exciting Depo Ever
Depositions can be pretty boring affairs. Back when we were in private practice, we once fell asleep during one. But the deposition of Andrew Fastow, former chief financial officer of Enron, appears to have kept people awake. The Times offers an interesting and detailed account of Fastow’s “moment in the sun.” This was our favorite […] -
Blackberry-Crackberry, Intellectual Property, Patents
Time for Treo Owners to Fret
During the long-running patent litigation between NTP and Research in Motion, Blackberry uses periodically had to confront the possibility of having their happily vibrating devices rendered useless. Such an apocalyptic scenario was averted when RIM settled with NTP — for the handsome sum of $612.5 million (of which $200 million wound up in the coffers […] -
Art, Cablevision, Deaths, Morning Docket, Murder, Options Backdating, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 11.10.06
* German citizen files state action to block sale of Picasso painting after federal action was dismissed earlier this week. [CNN] * Talk about court tv: Cablevision is involved in a little bit of litigation. [WSJ Law Blog] * Prosecutors file 12 murder counts in Reno Halloween hotel fire. [Reno Gazette-Journal] * Must not have […]
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Admin, Announcements
Some Technical Difficulties: Issues With Our Email
If you’ve tried emailing us lately, your message may have bounced back to you. We seem to be having some difficulties with our email. We’re not quite sure when these problems will be resolved (but they’re being investigated). In the meantime, we’ve set up a temporary email address that you can use to reach us […] -
Borat, Drinking, Pornography
"Lexytime": Let the Borat Litigation Begin
A Borat lawsuit has been filed. But the plaintiff isn’t a Turkish “internet celebrity” with a dubious claim that he’s the “real” Borat. Plaintiffs are two frat boys who appeared in the movie. From TMZ (via Overlawyered): Two anonymous plaintiffs are suing 20th Century Fox and One America Productions, claiming members of their college fraternity […]