(Yes, this is ridiculously late. But we hope, for the love of God, that you don’t rely upon us for real legal news. News aggregation is not our primary purpose, and there are many other sites that do it better and faster.) * Now that President Ford has passed away, everyone must write the obligatory […]
We were pretty lazy in our recent discussion of the upcoming trial in Steinbuch v. Cutler. And even our former colleagues at Wonkette were kind of phoning it in.* But not everyone is so unmotivated. Over at Eat the Press, Melissa Lafsky — of Opinionistas fame — has penned an excellent analysis of this case […]
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Since we’re feeling lazy and under the weather, we’re not going to do anything more than provide you with a bunch of links (collected below). Also, we don’t get want to get sued by the famously litigious* Professor Steinbuch. Happy Reading! * Please note that our characterization of Robert Steinbuch as “famously litigious” is merely […]
* Chief Justice John Roberts is still as perfect as ever. In between reshaping the Supreme Court, he still has time to visit sick friends in the hospital. He probably makes them chicken soup, too. [Legal Times] * It’s a busy time of year — not just for retailers processing returns, but for lawyers-turned-politicians with […]
Law firm bonus season is over, at least in terms of announcements (even though some firms won’t dole out the cash until next year). We’d like to use this quiet week to do some final follow-up and housekeeping on the bonus front. Please email us, at tips AT abovethelaw DOT com, with any of the […]
Like so many other presidents, Gerald Ford was a lawyer. He graduated from Yale Law School in 1941, in the top third of his class (back when they ranked students). He practiced law in Michigan before entering politics. Some random trivia. Gerald R. Ford was: (1) the longest-lived U.S. president ever, exceeding the record set […]
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As previously mentioned, we’re on a reduced publication schedule this week. We’ll be doing a daily news round-up (and maybe a few other random posts here and there). We’ll return to our normal diarrhea of the keyboard publishing schedule on January 2. * Civil libertarians, just raise the white flag. The Justice Department knows what […]
AboveTheLaw will be on a reduced publishing schedule this week. Check in for our once-a-day news wrap-up. Your fearless leader, the wonderful and prolific David Lat, will be back full-time on January 2nd. Happy Holidays from everyone at Dead Horse Media. Elizabeth Spiers Publisher
The week before a major holiday is usually pretty slow. And the Friday before the holiday weekend is usually dead — the perfect time for Mike Nifong to announce he’s dropping the rape charges against the Duke lacrosse team defendants. Other highlights from the past week in legal news and ATL: * Get to know […]
Via How Appealing, of course (because who else besides us and Howard Bashman is blogging right now): 1. Controversial Fifth Circuit nominee Michael Wallace (at right), a member of the Elect (Rehnquist/OT 1977) who was still rated “unqualified” by the ABA, will ask President Bush to withdraw his nomination next week. This is a smart […]
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* Would it be a violation of civil liberties if a tracking device were inserted in these videos? [MSNBC] * The most atrocious example of uncivil campus behavior to me? Loud coitus. We can hear you, even when it doesn’t take place in the library. [Balkinization] * In her defense, this fraudster probably spared another […]
Not done with your holiday shopping yet? Stumped about what to get for all those special lawyers in your life? Howard Bashman has some ideas. So does Paul Caron (scroll down). And, of course, don’t forget to check out Illegal Briefs. Their motto? “Be a lawyer. Don’t dress like one.” (Thanks to commenter Peter for […]
The British firm’s New York office announced market bonuses — except for the class of 2006, who got slightly above-market bonuses of $11,000 (or $35,000 prorated). Biglaw associates: If you haven’t already done so, please take our bonus poll. Thanks! Earlier: Prior ATL coverage of bonuses (scroll down)
The Duke lacrosse team rape charges were dropped. The timing isn’t surprising. This is the just the sort of news you break on the Friday afternoon before a holiday weekend. But the three lacrosse players still face sexual assault and kidnapping charges. Rape Charges Dropped in Duke Case [Associated Press]
We received an interesting tip last week from a Yale Law School source: I thought you might be interested in this email, which just went out to the Yale Federalist Society email list. It seems you may have struck some fear into Harold Koh with your recent coverage of his ideological tendencies. Here’s the email […]