January 2007
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Crime, Duke Lacrosse Team Rape Case, Funny Headlines, Rape
You Don't Say
A nice bit of understatement, from the sober New York Times: Does she contradict herself?Very well thenShe contradicts herselfShe is large, she contains multitudes. Of accounts of the alleged rape. Plus, a baby.* Duke Accuser Contradicts Herself [New York Times] * We realize that the alleged victim no longer “contains” a baby, since she recently […] -
Crime, Family Law, Hurricane Katrina, Morning Docket, Politics, Trials, Videos, Violence
Morning Docket: 01.12.07
* Jury selection begins in Atlanta courthouse shooting case. [Fulton County Daily Report ] * Jury rocks State Farm like a hurricane (complete with both wind and storm surge damage), awards $2.5 million in punitive damages. [CNN] * Houses passes stem cell bill; President promises a veto. [Jurist] * Second rule of Fight Club: Don’t […]
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Feldsuk, Jeannie Suk, Law Professors, Noah Feldman, Noajeannie
ATL Poll Results: Feldsuk It Is
We’ve already started using it, so this should come as no surprise. But just to make it official, we now declare FELDSUK the winner of our nickname contest for the fabulous Noah Feldman and Jeannie Suk (previously described as the “Brangelina of the legal academy”). We tried to defend our initial nickname selection, “Noahjeannie”; but […]
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Free Speech, Law Firm Names, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 01.11.07
* Is CBS attempting to redress any previous restraints on free speech? You know more than a few submissions will feature wardrobe malfunctions. [CBS] * Because the long-standing Dewey Cheatem & Howe joke is not fair to Dewey Ballantine, which is already feeling like the pathetic, STD-ridden dumpee that it is. [Concurring Opinions] * The […] -
Anderson Kill, Bad Ideas, Bar Exams, Biglaw, Brian Valery, Crime, Paralegals, Too Clever By Half
He's Not A Lawyer, He Just Plays One in Real Life
Back in November, we named Brian Valery an ATL Lawyer Paralegal of the Day. The enterprising and ingenious Mr. Valery, who had neither attended law school nor taken the bar exam, successfully posed as a lawyer for two years. He “practiced” at Anderson Kill in New York. Here’s the latest news about Brian Valery: A […] -
Musical Chairs, Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
Musical Chairs: 01.11.06 (postscript)
Oops, we left out new partner news from the MC post that we just published. And since half of you probably just made partner at Jones Day, that’s not a good thing. Here’s the news: * Jones Day: Forty-five (45!!!) new partners. Names here. * Kaye Scholer: Four new partners. Names here. * Stroock & […] -
Biglaw, Department of Justice, Howrey LLP, Law Professors, Law Schools, Musical Chairs
Musical Chairs: 01.11.06
From government to academia: * The brilliant Michelle Boardman is returning to teach at George Mason University School of Law. Professor Boardman had been on leave, serving as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel. From government to private practice: * Sue Ellen Wooldridge, assistant attorney general for environment and natural resources, […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Shanetta Cutlar, Ty Clevenger, Vicious Infighting
DOJ Diva of the Day (again): Shanetta Y. Cutlar!!!
Well knock us down with a feather redweld! The Justice Department’s Shanetta Cutlar, yesterday’s DOJ Diva of the Day, takes the prize for a second day in a row. Diva-licious! In order to be a true DOJ Diva, you need to pick on “the little people.” If you pick on people your own size, that’s […] - Sponsored
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Antonin Scalia, Benchslaps, Clarence Thomas, Intellectual Property, Patents, Rudeness, Sandra Day O'Connor, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Benchslapped: Scalia v. Thomas?
Who knew that jurisdiction in the patent context could cause judicial tempers to flare? In MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., an 8-1 decision handed down earlier this week, Justice Antonin Scalia and Justice Clarence Thomas — who voted together almost 90 percent of the time last Term — exchanged harsh words. Justice Scalia wrote the […] -
Blackberry-Crackberry, Donald Stout, Fabulosity, Fred Fielding, Intellectual Property, Money, Patents, Real Estate, Television
Lawyerly Lairs: Check Out "The Stouthouse"
Fred Fielding, the incoming White House counsel, did pretty well for himself when the Blackberry litigation was settled. His firm, Wiley Rein & Fielding, represented NTP, the patent holding company that won a $612.5 million settlement from Research in Motion, maker of the Blackberry. Wiley Rein took the case on a contingency-fee basis. Ka-ching! But […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Money
Associate Bonus Watch: Better Late Than Never
Law firm bonus season ended some time ago. Most Biglaw shops paid out bonuses to their associates weeks ago. But a few firms are still in the process of announcing and distributing the dough. For example, we hear that the Chicago office of Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw might not announce until next month. Hughes […] -
Deaths, Feminism, Gender, Law Professors, Litigatrix, Marsha Berzon, Plaintiffs Firms
Judith P. Vladeck, R.I.P.
Judith Vladeck, a top labor lawyer and advocate for women’s rights, passed away earlier this week. She was 83 and a resident of Manhattan. From the New York Times obituary: Proud of her courtroom contentiousness, Ms. Vladeck brought a combination of showmanship and detailed analysis of salary histories and job performance to her cases. She […] -
9th Circuit, Death Penalty, Intellectual Property, Morning Docket, Movies, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Trademarks
Morning Docket: 01.11.07
* Federal court lets the Alpha Dog out. [AP via How Appealing] * The negligence causation standard is the same under FELA for railroad negligence and employee contributory negligence. Norfolk Southern v. Sorrell. [U.S. Supreme Court (PDF)] * Execution in Oklahoma first of the year in the U.S. [Jurist] * iSuit. [Associated Press; WSJ Law […]
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Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Shanetta Cutlar, Ty Clevenger, Vicious Infighting
More About Shanetta Y. Cutlar
Shanetta Cutlar heads the Special Litigation Section of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. After we named her our DOJ Diva of the Day, a number of you asked for more information about her. Who is Shanetta Cutlar? How long has she been at the Civil Rights Division? Where did she go to law school? […] -
Celebrities, Deaths, Drinking, Jeanine Pirro, Legal Ethics, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Reality TV, Sex, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 01.10.07
* What the world really needs more than another lawyer is another talk-show host. Also, is it just me, or do you think Eva Longoria should play Jeanine Pirro in a Lifetime movie once she’s all washed up? [New York Post] * Ethics CLE credit is notoriously hard to come by, but the lucky attorneys […] -
1st Circuit, Federal Judges, Michael Boudin, Reader Polls, Sandra Lynch
ATL Poll Results: Everybody Loves a Feeder Judge
Nothing could win you over. Not Judge Bruce Selya’s impressive vocabulary, Judge Juan Torruella’s magnificent yacht, Judge Kermit Lipez’s niceness and decency, nor Judge Sandra Lynch’s personal charm steely intellect. In the end, you all turned into prestige whores. You succumbed to his fancy title of “Chief Judge,” as well as his strong track record […] -
Biglaw, Funny Headlines, Holy Crap, Law Schools, Media and Journalism
Breaking: Cravath Likes Harvard and Yale Grads?
No really, it does! The National Law Journal tells us so: Now where’s our Drudge siren gif? Largest law firms hire from elite schools [National Law Journal] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Paul McNulty, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, Shanetta Cutlar, Ty Clevenger, Vicious Infighting
DOJ Diva of the Day: Shanetta Y. Cutlar
The Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department — one of the DOJ’s most important arms, charged with enforcing our nation’s anti-discrimination laws — has been experiencing some upheaval over the past few years. Several articles in the Washington Post have examined some of the conflicts within the division. See, e.g., here, here, and here. […] -
Blogging, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Media and Journalism, Trials
Bloggers in the Court?
How do you get bloggers to change out of their proverbial pajamas? One strategy: give them press credentials. From the Media Bloggers Association (MBA): The U.S. District Court in Washington, DC has agreed to provide the MBA with two press credentials at the upcoming Scooter Libby Trial. I have been working with the folks at […] -
Feldsuk, Jeannie Suk, Law Professors, Lawyerly Lairs, Nauseating Things, Noah Feldman, Noajeannie, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: You're Sick of Noajeannie Feldsuk. We Don't Care.
The whole point of being a mono-monikered celebrity entity is that you get covered, and covered, and covered by the media. This coverage continues, long after the public claims to be sick of you and cries out for mercy. But really they’re not sick of you. This is why Brangelina still moves magazines. As for […]