January 2007
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Celebrities, Copyright, Crime, Cyberlaw, Education / Schools, Environment / Environmental Law, Intellectual Property, Movies, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Romance and Dating, Television, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 01.17.07
* If you support intelligent design, then these Inconvenient Truth-opposing parents want you in their PTA. [Seattle Times] * If he had thrown down the gauntlet beforehand, might that be a mitigating factor? We can see the headlines now: If the glove doesn’t fit… [TaxProf Blog] * Diana, you know the audience will be cheering […] -
Biglaw, Crime, Rape, Sex
Biglaw Boys Up To No Good
A reader brought our attention to this disturbing story out of the Midwest, which we hadn’t heard about previously. From the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Nobody but the two Chicago men and the woman from Berlin knows for certain exactly what happened at the private boat landing on Green Lake in early morning of Aug. 7, […] - Sponsored
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Akin Gump, Biglaw, Dewey Ballantine, Dorsey & Whitney, Eliot Spitzer, LeBoeuf Lamb, Musical Chairs, State Judges
Musical Chairs: 01.17.07
On the Way Out: * The U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California (San Francisco), Kevin Ryan, is stepping down. He cited “personal and professional reasons” for his departure. (Does this mean that ATL favorite Eumi Choi might be placed in charge of the office for a while, even if only in an acting […]
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Aaron Charney, ACLU, Biglaw, David Braff, Gay, Goldman Sachs, Pro Se Litigants, Reader Polls
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: 125 Broad Street Is a Gay Paradise!
Move over, Fire Island. See ya later, Provincetown. Rehoboth Beach, you’re all washed up. The gay destination of choice for summer 2007? This may come as a surprise to you, but it’s 125 Broad Street, New York, New York — home of the estimable law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell (plus the ACLU’s LGBT Rights […] -
Biglaw, Dewey Ballantine, Dewy Orifice, Law Firm Mergers, Money
The Dewy Orifice: A Post-Mortem
After the much ballyhooed merger between Dewey Ballantine and Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe fell apart, many theories were bandied about as to why the deal disintegrated. See, e.g., here. Now, from a British legal publication, The Lawyer, we get this fascinating report: Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe chairman Ralph Baxter demanded a guaranteed $25m (£12.92m) payout […] -
Benchslaps, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Vicious Infighting
Benchslapped: Michigan Supreme Court Justices -- Why Can't They All Just Get Along?
Whenever we make fun of state court judges for being kinda low-rent, we often get emails and comments defending members of the state judiciary. We realize, of course, that dismissing state court judges as “icky” is a huge overgeneralization. Sadly, it’s not without factual basis — at least in the state of Michigan. From the […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gay, Pro Se Litigants, Reader Polls
ATL Reader Poll: Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell
As the Times of London noted, reactions of Above the Law commenters to Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell have been all over the map, “var[ying] from encouragement to contempt.” Some of you have hailed Charney as a hero, while others have attacked him vociferously (using terms we won’t repeat here). But commenters aren’t necessarily representative […] -
3rd Circuit, 9th Circuit, Celebrities, Eyes of the Law, Fabulosity, Fashion, Federal Judges, Hotties, Marjorie Rendell, Music, Politics
Judge Rendell: She Gives Love a Bad Name
The latest item for Eyes of the Law, our legal celebrity sightings column, is a doozy. From the AP: Rock band Bon Jovi, Harrisburg restaurants and school bands from all over the state were part of yesterday’s daylong celebration of Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell’s inauguration for a second term…. Even more talented than Rendell was […] - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
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Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gay, H. Rodgin Cohen, Pro Se Litigants, Theodore Rogers
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: Charney's Response to the S&C Statement
It will take a while for Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell to pick up speed as a legal case. New York Supreme Court isn’t exactly a rocket docket. When we were in private practice, we worked on a New York Supreme Court case with a 1973 index number. That’s before we were born. But on […] -
Charles "Cully" Stimson, Department of Justice, Guantanamo Bay, Law School Deans, War on Terror, Washington Post
For Breakfast at Cully Stimson's House: Pop Tarts Filled With Crow
Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar. And sometimes a government official unwisely shooting his mouth off is just a government official unwisely shooting his mouth off. When Charles D. Stimson, deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs, criticized lawyers at top law firms for representing Guantánamo Bay detainees, we speculated that perhaps his […] -
Aaron Charney, Anal Sex / Butt Sex, Biglaw, David Braff, Eric Krautheimer, Gay, Media and Journalism, New York Times, Pro Se Litigants, Sex
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: Aaron Charney Has Left the Building
The lawsuit filed by an openly gay associate against his prestigious law firm, Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell, has been picked up by the mainstream media — big-time. We expect that, after this rash of articles, the MSM will move on from this story. Rest assured, dear reader, that ATL will not. We intend to […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Crime, Kids, Lawyer of the Day, Perverts, Sex Scandals
Lawyer of the Day: Larry Charles
People celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day in different ways. Some attended remembrance services for the slain civil rights leader. Some participated in public service projects. And some tried to get busy with adolescent girls: A criminal defense lawyer was arrested after a sheriff’s deputy found him naked with a 14-year-old girl in a courthouse […] -
9th Circuit, Aaron Charney, Drugs, Gay, Judicial Nominations, Law Firm Names, Morning Docket, Tax Law, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Morning Docket: 01.17.07
* Oh good, Cully says pro bono is ok again. [Washington Post; Washington Post (letter to the editor) via WSJ Law Blog] * “Two things made Christopher Willever’s drunken burglary of a Tobacco Hut even worse as he crawled across the store floor — a lousy belt and his camera-loving backside.” [MSNBC] * U.S. Attorneys’ […]
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Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Eric Krautheimer, Gay, Nauseating Things, Pro Se Litigants
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: A Quick Linkwrap
Here’s a trio of links from around the blogosphere concerning everyone’s favorite lawsuit, Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: 1. White Shoe Lawyers Probably Didn’t Like ‘Philadelphia’ Either [Gawker] 2. Associate Hits Major NYC Law Firm with Gay Discrimination Suit [Towleroad] 3. S&C Associate Files Complaint; S&C Chairman Fires Back [WSJ Law Blog] And here’s an […] -
Cyberlaw, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Non-Sequiturs: 01.16.07
* No one will be boning the cheerleaders after these games. (No lesbian coach jokes please! Title IX deserves some respect after all.) [New York Times via Overlawyered] * The Australian Open imposed the Extreme Heat Policy today. Even Sharapova admitted how hot she was. (Don’t we know it.) [AP via FoxSports] * Should you […] -
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Random Tuesday Open Thread
We have to step away from the computer for a bit. Normally we’d just go ahead and leave. But today has been an eventful day, and it might not be over just yet. So we’re creating this open comment thread. If anything interesting happens in our absence, please let us know, in the comments to […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gay, H. Rodgin Cohen, Litigators, Pro Se Litigants, Theodore Rogers
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: The S&C Empire Strikes Back
As you learn on your first day of law school, there are two sides to pretty much every case (or rather, every interesting case, or any case worth including in a casebook). It seems that Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell is no exception. In response to our email request for comment, we were contacted by […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Eric Krautheimer, Gay, Pro Se Litigants, Sexual Harassment
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: Our Interview with the Plaintiff
As we reported earlier today, Aaron Charney, an openly gay associate at Sullivan & Cromwell, is suing his firm for discrimination and retaliation. He filed his Complaint (PDF) in New York Supreme Court this morning. He alleges, among other things, that S&C partner Eric Krautheimer threw a document at his feet and told him to […] -
Books, Law Professors, Media and Journalism, SCOTUS, Seth Stern, Stephen Wermiel, Supreme Court, Tony Mauro
And You Thought You Had a Procrastination Problem
Would you trust this man to write your biography? If so, you might be waiting a long time. In fact, you might be DEAD before it’s finished (or even started). Professor Stephen Wermiel, of American University’s Washington College of Law, has been working on a biography of the late Justice William J.Brennan Jr. for some […] -
Aaron Charney, Anal Sex / Butt Sex, Biglaw, Canada, Eric Krautheimer, Gay, H. Rodgin Cohen, New York Observer, Pro Se Litigants, Sexual Harassment
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: Does S&C Hate Gays (and Canadians)?
Are you a gay law student or lawyer? Are you thinking about possibly working at the New York powerhouse law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell? Before you apply to S&C, you might want to first check out this complaint, filed today in the New York Supreme Court (a trial court, despite the misleading name). Allegations […]