April 2007
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Crime, Drugs, Marijuana, Non-Sequiturs, Old People, Sex Scandals, Tort Reform, Videos
Non-Sequiturs: 04.30.07
* No bad deed goes unrewarded. [Overlawyered] * Pay per view internet porn is a lot like bottled water — the industry has somehow convinced the collective masses that because it’s not free, it’s a better product with no funny aftertaste. [Yahoo! Finance] * I believe these are important developments for criminal lawyers, crack whores […] -
Aaron Charney, Arthur Leonard, Bernard Fried, Biglaw, Gay, Lavi Soloway
Brokeback Lawfirm: Good News for Aaron Charney
We’re having one of those days — computer problems, email troubles, etc. We never should have returned from vacation. It’s a bad time for us to be so distracted, because there’s breaking news in the Aaron Charney and Sullivan & Cromwell litigation — two decisions from Justice Bernard Fried. A tipster sums them up: FYI […] - Sponsored
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Celebrities, Crime, Media and Journalism, Pakistan, Ridiculousness, War on Terror
Sucks To Be This Guy
False arrests: they’re not just an American phenomenon. From ABC News (via Drudge, of course): An Afghan tribesman with an uncanny resemblance to Osama bin Laden has now been arrested twice, both times following reported sightings and massive manhunts for the al Qaeda leader, Pakistani intelligence officials tell ABC News. Over six feet tall and […]
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Deborah Tyner, Lawyer of the Day, Shoes, Shopping, You Go Girl
Lawyer of the Day: Cynthia D. Garris
Back in August, we named Judge Deborah Tyner our ATL Judge of the Day. The Honorable Debbie ditched her judicial duties to go shopping, which struck us as absolutely fabulous. Now Judge Tyner has a kindred spirit. Meet Cynthia Garris, a Virginia defense lawyer. From the Virginian Pilot: A local lawyer has been disciplined by […] -
Antonin Scalia, Cars, John Paul Stevens, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Videos
Online Video Clips: Not Just for Porn Anymore
An astute observation about today’s opinion in Scott v. Harris, from Howard Bashman: Here’s a first — A U.S. Supreme Court decision issued today has its own accompanying video: Talk about multimedia rulings! The Court’s opinion today in Scott v. Harris, No. 05-1631 — a dispute about the lawfulness of a high-speed police chase captured […] -
Biglaw, Money, Partner Profits, Robins Kaplan Miller & Ciresi, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Wiley Rein Dethrones Wachtell Lipton as America's Most Profitable Biglaw
Let the wailing and gnashing of teeth begin. The AmLaw 100 rankings — The American Lawyer’s closely watched, annual listing of the hundred largest law firms in the United States, ranked by revenue — are now available. We’ll have more to say on the rankings later. Their release is a big story, deserving of multiple […] -
SCOTUS, Supreme Court
A Quintet of Supreme Court Rulings
This morning brings ive new rulings from the Supreme Court. Check out SCOTUSblog for the details. There are some important ones among the bunch, including a decision in KSR v. Teleflex, a big-ticket IP case. But with one exception, the cases weren’t close. Two were decided by a unanimous Court, and two were almost unanimous […] -
Biglaw, Bonuses, Job Searches, Money, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Special Bonuses for D.C. Lateral Candidates?
Here’s an interesting rumor that’s making the rounds: I have heard through the grapevine that some large law firm(s) [possibly Hogan Hartson] in Washington are desparately in need of corporate associates — from junior associates on up. Apparently the idea is to offer around $30,000 as a bonus to lateral. This shows the real need […] - Sponsored
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Alberto Gonzales, Law Schools, Rudeness, Torture, War on Terror
Alberto Gonzales Can't Get No Respect
Poor Alberto Gonzales. Even Romy and Michele had a better time at their reunion. From the AP: A small group of student protesters, including one wearing a black hood and an orange jumpsuit, heckled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales as he posed with old classmates Saturday during their 25-year Harvard Law School reunion. “When the photographer […] -
Admin, Blogging
And We're Back
Did you miss us? We hope so. But we also know, from reader emails and comments, that you greatly enjoyed the efforts of Laurie Lin and Billy Merck, who held down the fort in our absence. We thank them for their fantastic work. We’re still in the process of catching up on legal news, blog […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 04.30.07
* Architect of Brown v. Board nears 100. [Richmond Times-Dispatch via How Appealing] * Companies seek $1 billion from JP Morgan for throwing copper. [AP via FindLaw] * Lawyers trying to gin up charges against Rummy take their case to Spain. [Jurist] * You think it’s hard seeing the puck on tv; try following all […]
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Biglaw, Bonuses, Clerkships, Money, Skaddenfreude
$50k Club: Weil Makes It the Fab Four
It didn’t take long for the $50k club to gain another member! Multiple sources tell us that Weil, Gotshal & Manges decided last night to match the $50,000 clerkship bonus being offered by Sullivan & Cromwell, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, and Paul Weiss. Who’ll be the next to join this exalted group? Programming Note: With […] -
Asians, Blogging, Celebrities, Education / Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Sex
Non-Sequiturs: 04.27.07
* Is this just a perverse case of giving them what they want? [Chicago Sun-Times] * Or, unless this guy is developmentally disabled or the kid in Mask, is it just about attention? [Des Moines Register] * Jesse James is the kind of guy you’d want around to deter stalkers. [People] * Note to father […]
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Lawsuit of the Day, Real Estate, Ridiculousness
Crashing on the Couch Provokes Lawsuit
Maybe that’s why they call it “crashing.” A roommate situation goes bad: Recently I moved out of an undocumented sublet. … [T]he three subletters, myself included, lived at the apartment. A friend of mine crashed on the couch while he established himself in NYC for about a month. He paid for professional cleaning, picked up […] -
Books, Feminism, Gender, Weddings
Gentlemen: Do You Have a Parasite?
No, we’re not talking about the penis fish in Assistant Director Skinner‘s member on “Grey’s Anatomy” last night. (Although that was seriously cool.) Via the Legal Times, we see that Judith Warner has weighed in on the “mommy wars” in her NYT blog, commenting on the genre of anti-stay-at-home-motherhood writing, of which Leslie Bennetts’ “The […] -
Biglaw, Jack Weiss, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools
LSU: Practitioner Versus Professoriate
A partner at Gibson Dunn is in the running to be the head of the LSU Law School. But shockingly, Jack Weiss, a media and entertainment lawyer in Gibson Dunn’s New York office, does not have the support of the faculty. The LSU search committee met in closed session for an hour Thursday before publicly […] -
Education / Schools, Hotties, Kids, Kiwi Camara, Law Schools
Prodigy Watch: The Next Kiwi Camara?
Some of you have questions about this CNN video report on a 19-year-old who’s about to graduate with a 4.0 GPA from the University of Michigan and head off to law school. Here are our thoughts on Nicole Matisse: * She’s amazingly attractive. Most of those child-prodigy spelling-bee-winner types have thick glasses and an overbite. […] -
Alex Kozinski, Benchslaps, Blogging, Eugene Volokh, Federal Judges, Howard Bashman
Kozinski on Blogs: "Hateful Things"
The brilliant and irascible Judge Alex Kozinski, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, has handed down his opinion on blogs, and it’s scathing. The audio link is down, but Orin Kerr helpfully gives us the juicy bits: ERIC GOLDMAN: So but what about blogs? . . . JUDGE ALEX KOZINSKI: I […] -
Celebrities, Deaths, Television
Law & Order: The Final Doink-Doink?
We don’t know about you, but we’re despondent about the news that NBC is considering pulling the plug on “Law & Order.” (And we know of at least one L&O fan on the federal judiciary who’d go into deep mourning if McCoy and company got the ax!) “The mothership is a real discussion,” NBC Entertainment […] -
Books, Celebrities, Clarence Thomas, Morning Docket, Politics, Ridiculousness, Tort Reform
Morning Docket: 04.27.07
* Texas legislature blocks mandatory HPV vaccine that fights cervical cancer. [MSNBC] * Indian court issues warrant for Richard Gere due to public kiss. [CNN] * Secretary Rice may assert executive privilege to avoid House subpoena. [MSNBC] * Review of new Justice Thomas biography. [Newsweek] * ALJ seeking $65 million in damages from his dry […]