March 2007
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Drugs, Free Speech, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Videos
Bong Hits 4 ATL: Pro or Con?
It’s not as cute or amusing as the two young women we videotaped yesterday. But for those of you might be interested, another short video from our recent Supreme Court visit appears after the jump. -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Sullivan & Cromwell's Clerkship Bonus
Word on the street is that Sullivan & Cromwell is now paying a $50,000 clerkship bonus. In addition to Greedy Clerks, the news has surfaced in comments on this blog, and we’ve also heard about it via email. So the tip seems fairly reliable to us. We first learned the news from a tipster with […] - Sponsored
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Asians, Education / Schools, Parties, Public Interest
The Most Fun Tuesday Night You'll Have in a Long Time
What are you doing tomorrow night? If you are here in Washington, DC, and don’t already have plans, please consider attending the annual benefit dinner of the Asian Pacific American Bar Assocation Educational Fund (AEF). Here are some reasons you should go: 1. It’s for a good cause. Proceeds will benefit the organization’s charitable and […]
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Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Michael Chertoff, Politics
No, We Won't Use the Gone-Zales Pun
(Not because Alberto Gonzales is looking secure in his position as Attorney General, but because everyone else — the WSJ Law Blog, the Legal Times — has used it already.) In the past hour or so, the Justice Department released about 3,000 pages worth of documents relating to the U.S. Attorneys firing fiasco. The documents […] -
Food, Guantanamo Bay, Masturbation, Non-Sequiturs, Perverts
Non-Sequiturs: 03.19.07
* Unlike batting averages, Zagat numbers are not exactly accurate to begin with. And don’t you wonder who fills out those surveys anyway? [New York Post] * You defile it, you buy it. [Morning Call] * While this does merit more than a Non-Sequitur, a show of hands of those who really care about Phil […] -
SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Videos
Bong Hits 4 ATL: Even Brazilian Kids Love the SCOTUS
We interviewed a young woman from Brazil outside the U.S. Supreme Court today. We were quite impressed by her. She’s more into the Supreme Court than supermodels! (As you can see, this was a very “meta” exchange. She made a video of us, making a video of her, being interviewed by us.) A Taste of […] -
Advertising, Asians, Law Schools, Parties
Res Ipsa Loquitur
We could probably get away with an editorial comment or two, under the “Chris Rock Can Make Black Jokes” rule, since we’re Asian ourselves (and have numerous relatives and friends who don’t speak the Queen’s English). But we will restrain ourselves, and just pass this flyer along with the comment of our source: “I think […] -
Kids, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Videos
Bong Hits 4 ATL: Nine Supreme Court Justices vs. Seven Dwarfs
Remember this poll, showing that Americans are better acquainted with Snow White’s Seven Dwarfs than the nine U.S. Supreme Court justices? We did a little follow-up research this morning, while waiting outside the Supreme Court building at One First Street: Nine Supreme Court Justices vs. Seven Dwarves [YouTube] Seven Dwarfs vs. Supreme Court justices [UPI] - Sponsored
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SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Videos
Bong Hits 4 ATL: Our SCOTUS Field Trip
We were very excited for our SCOTUS field trip this morning. We had some friends in from out of town, and the four of us headed over to One First Street, to try and watch two Supreme Court arguments: Morse v. Frederick, the “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” student free speech case argued by former Whitewater […] -
D. Kyle Sampson
For the Record: D. Kyle Sampson Will Not Be Libby'd
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’s former chief of staff, D. Kyle Sampson, resigned from his CoS post effective March 12. Some news organizations reported that his resignation was due to a failure to keep senior Department of Justice officials in the loop about discussions he had with former White House counsel Harriet Miers concerning the controversial […] -
Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Apologies to Baker & McKenzie
Apologies to Baker & McKenzie, which has been incorrectly appearing on the LIST OF SHAME for about a month. A tipster tells us: B&M NY matched, but I guess we’re derelict in keeping up with the blog. In any case, it was effective March 1. It was announced informally some time in mid-February — there […] -
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Programming Note: Bong Hits 4 ATL
By the time you read this, we will (hopefully) be settling into the spectators’ gallery at One First Street, to watch oral arguments before the Supreme Court.* The cases to be argued this morning are Morse v. Frederick, aka the “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” case, and Wilkie v. Robbins, which we hope we can stay […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 03.19.07
* I don’t care what the Bluebook says, Howard Bashman, we’re not afraid to give you full credit here at ATL. [The Great Change: Turning Cathy into a Lawyer via How Appealing, by Howard Bashman] * Sounds like this guy missed jail. [CNN] * Gonzales apologizes to prosecutors; is he on his way out?. [Jurist] […]
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Hair, Janet Reno, Reader Polls
Janet Reno: You Like Her With Bangs, You Really Like Her
Our reader poll on Janet Reno’s hair is now closed. Here’s how you voted: We were impressed by the strength of the sentiments you expressed on the subject of Janet Reno’s hair. Here’s the view of “Team Janet With a Part”: Are you people blind??? Why is “Janet With a Part” not winning this in […] -
Books, Education / Schools, Hair, Law Professors, Law Schools, Movies, Nauseating Things, Non-Sequiturs, Nude Dancing, Rudeness
Non-Sequiturs: 03.16.07
* Strippers always have day jobs, so this is no small victory. [Des Moines Register] * Why the premium you pay for Fiji water (“untouched by man until you unscrew the cap”) is worth it. [Trentonian] * (Commercially successful) hipster writer gives it away for free, but will anyone want it? [Sivacracy.net] * But you […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, James Comey, Laurence Silberman, Patrick Fitzgerald, S.D.N.Y., U.S. Attorneys Offices
Who Should Be the Next Attorney General?
Yeah, we know: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales remains in office.* But his days are looking numbered. He’s received the kiss of death — a presidential expression of “confidence” — and even some Republicans are calling for his resignation. So we have to ask: If Alberto Gonzales steps (or gets pushed) aside, who should take his […] -
3rd Circuit, Fashion, Federal Judges, Food, Hotties, Judicial Divas, Marjorie Rendell, Reality TV, Television
Advice for Clerkship Seekers: Bring Duck and Apple Wontons to Your Interview With Judge Rendell
Yes, we did catch Judge Marjorie O. Rendell on the Food Network earlier this week (see screenshot above). As we previously mentioned, she recently appeared on Dinner: Impossible, in her capacity as First Lady of Pennsylvania. Chef Robert Invine was given a challenging task. He was directed “to prepare a stately array of hors d’oeuvres,” […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, LeGal, Parties, Pictures
Photos from Last Night's LeGal Dinner
“Okay everyone, smile and say “De-Equitized!” Lavi Soloway didn’t caption the photographs he took at last night’s LeGal dinner. So we decided to help him out. More photos, after the jump. -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: The Final Five
As we head into another weekend, here’s the latest LIST OF SHAME. We’re down to only five firms (Vault 100 ranking on the left, AmLaw 100 ranking on the right): 43. Baker & McKenzie (3) 82. Reed Smith (33) 83. Dorsey & Whitney (68) 86. McGuireWoods (65) 100. Seyfarth Shaw (66) If any of these […] -
Anthony Kennedy
The Supreme Court Hears the Trial of Hamlet (Part 1)
We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves at last night’s Kennedy Center event, The Trial of Hamlet, presided over by Justice Anthony M. Kennedy. It was highly entertaining and quite educational, on a number of subjects: Hamlet, literary criticism, psychiatry, and the art of advocacy, among others. We’re planning to write more about the evening later. For now, […]