February 2007
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 02.22.07
* I remember the days when wearing a t-shirt with “Porn Star” was considered edgy and ironic. But at least I never thought of my t-shirt as speech; if the principal had reprimanded me, I would have gladly changed into my “Talk Nerdy To Me” back-up tee. [De Novo] * The guy does deserve some […] -
Anna Nicole Smith, Celebrities, Deaths, Kids, Larry Seidlin, Trusts and Estates, Vicious Infighting
Anna Nicole Smith Is Bahamas-Bound
Judge Larry Seidlin has awarded custody of Anna Nicole Smith’s (rapidly decomposing) body to attorney Richard Milstein, guardian for Smith’s 5-month-old daughter, Dannielynn. From the AP: Blubbering as he announced his ruling, a judge said Thursday he hopes Anna Nicole Smith will be buried in the Bahamas, but he left the decision up to the […] - Sponsored
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Britney Spears, Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Drugs, Hair, Kids
Britney Spears: Not Out of the Legal Woods Yet
Here’s an update on the Britney Spears-Kevin Federline legal drama. The emergency court hearing that was supposed to take today, requested by K-Fed to discuss custody of their two children, was canceled. The reason, according to various media and tabloid reports, is that Spears is back in rehab. She has reportedly checked back into Promises […]
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Biglaw, Money, Vicious Infighting
Pillsbury Wants Its Dough, Boys (and Girls)
Divorces can get pretty darn ugly, be they personal — e.g., Britney Spears — or professional. Here’s an interesting story about Pillsbury Winthrop, from the Recorder: At least eight lawyers who left Pillsbury last year are being asked to return a portion or all of their 2006 earnings to the firm within 30 days — […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Fabulosity, Federal Government, Litigatrix, Shanetta Cutlar, Vicious Infighting, You Go Girl
Shanetta Cutlar: A Magnificent Machiavellian
In reacting to our worshipful coverage of Shanetta Y. Cutlar, Chief of the Special Litigation Section at the U.S. Department of Justice, some of you have questioned her “diva” status. It has been suggested that while Shanetta Cutlar may have the temperament of a diva, she lacks the talent or ability of one. We disagree. […] -
Biglaw, Cheapness, Weirdness
Umm, About That Paul Hastings Rumor...
We now have some reliable intelligence about yesterday’s Vague and Unsubstantiated Rumor About Paul Hastings. Here’s the original rumor: “Apparently today an entire department at Paul Hastings LA (attorneys, assistants, etc.) got escorted out of the office by security. No concrete details have surfaced yet.” As it turns out, reality is considerably less exciting than, […] -
Anna Nicole Smith, Celebrities, Deaths, Larry Seidlin, Ridiculousness, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Television
The Anna Nicole Smith Litigation: Every Case Gets the Judge That It Deserves
While we were in line at a coffee shop yesterday, footage from the Anna Nicole Smith case was playing on a television above the counter. The customer in front of us turned around and said: “That judge is CRAZY.” We agree. Judge Larry Seidlin, of Broward Circuit Court, has to be the most ridiculous judge […] -
Blogging, Breasts, Celebrities, Copyright, Document Review, Intellectual Property, Jennifer Aniston, Movies, Pictures
Are Jennifer Aniston's Breasts in Your Privilege Log?
More legal troubles for controversial celebrity gossip blogger Perez Hilton, aka Mario Lavandeira. The latest lawsuit against him, filed by Universal City Studios, asserts copyright infringement, arising out of Lavandeira’s publication of a topless photograph of Jennifer Aniston (taken from allegedly stolen footage from “The Break-Up”). The complaint is fairly straightforward. The most amusing part […] - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
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Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: More on Seyfarth Shaw; Open Thread
We have to step away for a bit. In the meantime, here’s an open thread to talk about a topic that never gets tired: associate compensation. We can’t keep track of the different “lists of shame” that have been developed. But if you can, please propound them in the comments. To provide some fodder for […] -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Politics, Racism
Stepping in Deep Duke-y: Maybe It's Not That Deep?
When we first posted about a Fulbright & Jaworski partner using “the n word” in a recruiting event at Duke Law School, we left open this possibility: [U]nless the story was about, say, the partner’s pro bono representation, in a civil action for damages, of a hate crime or police brutality victim who was attacked […] -
Abortion, Bankruptcy, Bar Exams, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 02.22.07
* Bad faith in a Chapter 7 filing forfeits the right to convert to Chapter 13. [U.S. Supreme Court (PDF)] * Statute of limitations for a Section 1983 action based on false arrest begins to run when claimant is detained pursuant to legal process. [U.S. Supreme Court (PDF)] * South Dakota abortion ban bill fails […]
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Ann Althouse, Blogging, Conferences / Symposia, James Lindgren, Law Professors, Lawrence Solum, Parties, Randy Barnett, Walter Olson
Writing About the Law: A Quick Linkwrap
We had a blast at last week’s Writing About the Law conference, at New York Law School. And we weren’t the only ones. Here’s a (rather belated) round-up of conference coverage from the blogosophere: 1. Social life of a blawger [Overlawyered] As you can see from his post, Walter Olson was a social butterfly at […] -
Fashion, Food, Hotties, Juris Kupris, Weddings
For the Record: Juris Kupris Is Thin and Pretty
Longtime readers of ATL may recall how, in an installment of Legal Eagle Wedding Watch back in September, we took a detour from the lawyers to discuss the rather curious wedding announcement of two non-lawyers. The digression was triggered by a reader email: Check out the Chandra Collier/Juris Kupris wedding announcement. It seems completely out […]
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Blogging, Legal Times, Media and Journalism
A Blog Good Enough to Eat: Open Wide for the BLT!
We must confess: we’ve never been huge fans of the bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich. And we don’t like dogs. In America, these are felonies. But we’ve finally found a BLT we can enjoy. Say hello to The BLT: The Blog of the Legal Times! From Jim Oliphant’s inaugural post: Hey look, it’s a blog. Not exactly revolutionary […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 02.21.07
* When I was in college, we played old-fashioned, provocation-free Assassin, where everybody (or at least anyone who signed up and paid the $10 fee) was a potential victim. Let’s see if this gimmick is next. [New York Daily News] * Once again, drugs and alcohol save the day. [Legal Profession Blog] * If this […] -
Crime, Judge of the Day, Perverts, Pornography, Sentencing Law, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: Ronald Kline
State court judges are still icky. From the Legal Reader: A former Orange County Superior Court judge collapsed in court Tuesday upon learning he was being sentenced to 27 months in prison for possessing child pornography on his home computer. Ronald Kline fell into his attorney’s arms as Judge Consuelo B. Marshall was announcing his […] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Here's the Hunton & Williams Memo
As noted by several commenters to this thread, Hunton & Williams — #43 on the AmLaw 100, and #70 on the Vault 100 — has taken itself off the LIST OF SHAME. We’ve posted their memo — which they endearingly marked “CONFIDENTIAL” and “FOR INTERNAL DISTRIBUTION ONLY” (cute, guys) — after the jump. -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Law Schools, Racism
Stepping in Deep Duke-y: More Details, Please
This morning we wrote about the recent scandal at Duke Law School, in which a Fulbright & Jaworski partner uttered “the n word” during the course of a recruiting event. We published an email from Dean Katharine T. Bartlett to the student body about the incident. Unfortunately, there’s still so much that we don’t know. […] -
Biglaw, Weirdness
Breaking: Vague and Unsubstantiated Rumor About Paul Hastings!
We have conducted no investigation whatsoever into this juicy rumor, which we just received by email: Apparently today an entire department at Paul Hastings LA (attorneys, assistants, etc.) got escorted out of the office by security. No concrete details have surfaced yet. Now our “investigation” will begin. If you know anything about this — whether […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gallion & Spielvogel, Gay, Gera Grinberg
Brokeback Lawfirm: A Status Conference Tomorrow
It looks like there’s going to be a status conference tomorrow in Sullivan & Cromwell v. Charney. Here’s the docket entry: Unfortunately, we won’t be able to travel up to New York for the festivities. If you work at 60 Centre Street or nearby, and might be able to attend the proceedings, we’d be most […]