Or maybe not, thanks to two pesky vigilant police officers. P.S. Don’t get your hopes up: the toker in question was Judge Lawrence Korda, who played a secondary role in the Anna Nicole Smith case. Judge Larry Seidlin, who handled the bulk of the proceedings, was not caught smoking pot. ‘Cause to get THAT crazy, […]
* They may not be Starbucks, but they sure act like it. Moonstruck chocolates, aren’t you happy MGM isn’t suing you? [SeattleTimes] * My parents are cousins, and LSAC didn’t give me extra time. I won’t sue because on top of being stupid (not my fault), I’m f-ing lazy (my fault). [Quiz Law] * How […]
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The story is moving very quickly, and there’s so much to keep track of. And we’re going to be away from our computer, attending the AEF dinner, when President Bush holds his press conference at 5:45 PM today. So here’s an open thread to discuss the controversy over the U.S. Attorney firings. Please share your […]
We covered the story extensively at the time, so we now bring you information about its resolution. See links collected below. Officer’s death was an accident [New Haven Register] Judge cleared in fatal accident [New Haven Register] Bush cousin is cleared in officer’s death [Boston Globe / AP]
We have to step away from the computer for a while, to get ready for our emcee gig at the AEF Annual Dinner. We’ve arranged for content to be posted while we’re gone, though, so please keep visiting. Also, we’d like to put in a final plug for the AEF dinner. In addition to the […]
OOPS!!! Sorry about that. The Court’s order vacating its December grant of review explains that it was “advised by Justice Kennedy that he now realizes that he should have recused himself from participation in this case, and does now recuse himself.” Justice Kennedy contemplated, but ultimately decided against, issuing a separate order explaining his belated […]
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The ranks of the Elect, while small, are constantly expanding. We have some new information about a few more folks hired to serve as Supreme Court law clerks for October Term 2007. Some of this news isn’t truly “new,” since the clerks in question were hired a while ago. But it’s new to ATL, since […]
We tried — we really did. We aggressively solicited reader comments about S&C M&A partner Eric Krautheimer, one of the principal players in Aaron Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell, to see if he could be made anywhere near as interesting a character as his colleague, Alexandra Korry (at right). The answer: NO. This comment is […]
Yesterday, while waiting in line outside the U.S. Supreme Court, we saw a tall gentleman and two younger associates walking down the street. His black hat was pulled far down, but there was something familiar about the eyes, the glasses…. Then it came to us: It’s Kenneth Starr! We’re huge fans of Ken Starr, because […]
That’s the question raised here, by Susan Hackett of the Association of Corporate Counsel, and here, by Andrew Ross Sorkin of the New York Times. Time for an ATL reader poll. Many of you are either first-year associates or law students who will soon become first-year associates. So we can guess how you’ll vote. But […]
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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.
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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
* 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 […]