March 2007
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Contests, Law Schools, Reader Polls, Sports
ATL March Madness: Closing In on the Final Four
If you’re tired of endlessly arguing over which law school is best, we have a suggestion for you: Cast your vote in ATL’s Law School March Madness!!! We’ll close the second round of the tournament on Tuesday, April 3, at 3 PM (Eastern time). The law schools in the lead at that point in time […] -
Breasts, Hotties, Jennifer Elrod, Judicial Nominations, State Judges
More About the Fabulous Jennifer Elrod
As we mentioned yesterday, Judge Jennifer W. Elrod, a state trial court judge in Texas, has been nominated to the Fifth Circuit. The Texas Lawyer has an interesting article about Judge Elrod: Houston lawyers who have tried cases before [Judge Elrod] say she has earned a reputation as a fair and smart state district judge. […] - Sponsored
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Law Schools, Media and Journalism
Happy Friday, Everyone!
We even got you a gift: the newest U.S. News & World Report law school rankings! We previously linked to coverage at several other blogs of the USNWR rankings, which were leaked earlier in the week. But now the official rankings are available to all, both on the magazine’s website and at newsstands. Enjoy! America’s […]
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Beyonce, Celebrities, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Movies, Non-Sequiturs, Television, Trademarks, War on Terror
Non-Sequiturs: 03.30.07
* Screenwriter mistaken for a terrorist saves his ass by pretending to have written an episode of Scrubs. I totally saw that on 24. [LA Weekly] * [Heart] anything without legal consequence. [WRAL] * I declare a moratorium on the word “songstress.” [New York Post] * If you’re a fan of the “long-lost classic” Killer […] -
Blogging, Copyright, Free Speech, Wall Street
Looks Like Our Big Sibling Is Getting Sued
The legal ninjas of Cobra Kai Kobre & Kim are coming after our friends at DealBreaker. Yikes. Good luck, guys! We’re pulling for you. P.S. Our esteemed colleague, DealBreaker editor John Carney, is also a lawyer (who practiced at Skadden for several years). So he’s not as easily intimidated by scary lawyer letters as most […] -
Aaron Charney, Arthur Leonard, Biglaw, Gandolfo "Vince" DiBlasi, Gay
Brokeback Lawfirm: More on S&C and the Nazis
In an interesting article in today’s Gay City News, Professor Arthur Leonard discusses the whole “Nazi-gate” controversy surrounding Sullivan & Cromwell partner Gandolfo “Vince” DiBlasi (at right). Much of the article will be familiar to those who have been following the case closely. But here’s some good background (which previously surfaced in the comments, but […] -
Biglaw, Blogging, Boutique Law Firms, Email Scandals, Screw-Ups
Our Favorite Skadden Associate Moves On
Remember Jonas Blank? He was the fellow who, while working at Skadden Arps as a summer associate in 2003, sent out this infamous email: “I’m busy doing jack shit. Went to a nice 2hr sushi lunch today at Sushi Zen. Nice place. Spent the rest of the day typing emails and bullshitting with people. Unfortunately, […] -
Law Schools, Vicious Infighting, Violence
Midwestern Law Students: Not So Nice After All?
Earlier this month, we paid a visit to the Indiana University School of Law, in Bloomington. We gave a talk to a group of law students, then went out to lunch with some of them. We were impressed by how cool and friendly everyone was. But IU Law may have a less pleasant side. Some […] - Sponsored
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Alberto Gonzales, D. Kyle Sampson, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Monica Goodling, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices, You Go Girl
Monica Goodling: Diva Is As Diva Does
We were planning to do a quick write-up on the Senate Judiciary Committee testimony of Kyle Sampson. But many such write-ups have already been done. And the Sampson testimony, while it had its moments, wasn’t quite as exciting as we were hoping. So forget about the decidedly unglamorous Kyle Sampson, accurately described by Emily Bazelon […] -
Blogging, Free Speech, Wall Street
Will Our Big Sibling Get Sued?
Our big sibling, the Wall Street tabloid DealBreaker.com, obtained and posted a promotional brochure for Solengo Capital, the new hedge fund being launched by former traders at the ill-fated Amaranth Advisors. Amaranth, you may recall, accomplished the impressive feat of losing $6 billion in a single week, before breathing its last. Apparently the Solengo Capital […] -
Britney Spears, Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Education / Schools, Guantanamo Bay, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 03.30.07
* SCOTUS considers whether to open new Gitmo appeals. [New York Times] * Meanwhile, Secretary of Defense Gates calls for Gitmo closure. [CNN] * Spears and Federline have reached a divorce settlement, so no crazy litigation for now. [MSNBC] * Sorority that allegedly kicked out unattractive members sues University for totally being not cool about […]
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5th Circuit, Janet Neff, Jennifer Elrod, Judicial Nominations, Lesbians, Plaintiffs Firms, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, State Judges, Vanessa Bryant
Some Judicial Nomination News
Time for a few updates on a subject near and dear to our heart, which we’ve been neglecting as of late: federal judicial nominations. Here’s the latest news: 1. Texas state court judge Jennifer Elrod (at right), whom we previously identified as a possible nominee to the Fifth Circuit (and compared to Jennifer Aniston), has […] -
7th Circuit, Birthdays, Celebrities, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Real Estate, Romance and Dating, Rudeness, Sexual Harassment, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 03.29.07
* A hilarious read if you’ve been there, even if I tell you that the punchline is that this 70-year-old rich lawyer dude with 40-year-old sheets now has a 22-year-old Russian girlfriend. [New York Times] * I think I heard a colleague at one of my first jobs say he wanted to f*&k me like […]
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Antonin Scalia, Arthur Miller, Benchslaps, Law Professors, Rudeness, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Arthur Miller Deals Justice Scalia a Reverse Bench-Slap
Oh no he didn’t… Oh yes he did! Check out this account of yesterday’s Supreme Court argument, by the AP: Longtime Harvard law professor Arthur Miller (at right)… was arguing on behalf of shareholders who want to sue companies for fraud. Miller is a frequent television commentator, prolific writer and possibly the inspiration for an […] -
Biglaw, Deaths, Jenkens & Gilchrist, Tax Law, Videos
Jenkens & Gilchrist, R.I.P.
Maybe you’re grumpy because your firm hasn’t matched the latest associate pay raises. Maybe your clerkship bonus isn’t as big as the $50,000 now offered by Sullivan & Cromwell. But at least you still have a job. From Bloomberg: Jenkens & Gilchrist, a Dallas-based firm that once had 600 lawyers, is shutting down after reaching […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gandolfo "Vince" DiBlasi, Gay, Hair, Stephen Kotran
Brokeback Lawfirm: More on Vince DiBlasi and Steve Kotran
In a post from last week, we solicited your tips about two major players in the Charney v. S&C saga: (1) litigation partner Gandolfo “Vince” DiBlasi, who allegedly intimidated Aaron Charney at a settlement meeting; and (2) M&A partner Stephen Kotran, cited by Aaron Charney as an ally of his at the firm. The post […] -
D. Kyle Sampson, Department of Justice, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Breaking: Sampson Hearings On Hold
Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT), chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, has just announced that the Republicans have objected, under Senate rules, to the Kyle Sampson hearings continuing any further. The committee, which returned from lunch at around 1:45, now stands in recess. We’ll keep you posted. Update (2:42 PM): And we’re back. Sen. Dick Durbin […] -
Politics, Ridiculousness, Videos
Say Hello to 'MC Rove'
At this morning’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, one of the Democratic senators invoked the bugaboo of Karl Rove. In arguing that the U.S. Attorney firings HAD to be politically motivated, the senator cited the involvement of Rove, whom he referred to darkly as “the ultimate political insider.” Demonizing Karl Rove is a favorite political pastime […] -
Food, Media and Journalism, Parties, Pictures, Politics
The Week Opinion Awards: A Photo Essay
Sir Harold Evans reaches out to choke Claire Shipman, while Jim Lehrer giggles girlishly. Tucker Carlson and Tom Friedman are bored off their gourds. Sometimes it feels like all we do is attend parties — it’s that time of year here in DC. On Tuesday night, we schlepped up to Georgetown for the annual Opinion […] -
Alberto Gonzales, D. Kyle Sampson, Department of Justice, Senate Judiciary Committee, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Kyle Sampson: Inside the Lions' Den (Part 2)
(We were a little distracted by a technical glitch with the site that some commenters pointed out. But we think it has been fixed now, so we’re back to blogging on the hearings.) Since our last post, there have been some exciting developments. Sen. Pat Leahy’s questioning was pretty boring; he walked Sampson through a […]