April 2007

If Karl Rove’s rap performance has caused you to harbor grave doubts about the ability of white guys to rap, this video — a “Beastie Boys” parody, produced for the 2006 Virginia Law Libel Show — may restore your faith: The inside jokes will be lost on non-UVA types. But the dancing and rapping are […]

Are you an in-house counsel concerned about skyrocketing legal fees? Hire TMZ.com to audit the bills you get from outside counsel. Yes, TMZ — the celebrity gossip website. As they show in their recent dissection of the legal bills submitted by Debra Opri to Larry Birkhead — one of Anna Nicole Smith’s former lovers, who […]

* Supreme Court says EPA can regulate greenhouse gases. [U.S. Supreme Court (PDF)] * Fourth Circuit’s reading of PSD regulations did not comport with Clean Air Act’s limits on judicial review of EPA regulations for validity, so Duke Energy’s summary judgment gets reversed. [U.S. Supreme Court (PDF)] * More interminable Anna Nicole legal news: Howard […]

This past weekend’s NYT Week in Review had an interesting article on how they don’t make U.S. attorneys like they used to. Here’s the lede, which discusses the email habits of some of the fired United States Attorneys: The e-mail is pleading, imploring and often so very careful. In messages sent to their bosses at […]

* If you’re not spreading your music like herpes, then you’re just paying an extra 30 cents for the same product you’ve always been buying; as a side note, doesn’t Damon Alburn look dreamy these days? [New York Times] * The SEC wants to be more like a friend than a parent, but watch out […]

Last week, we asked you for information about the clerkship bonus policies of large law firms. We also made a few phone calls and sent out a few emails, to obtain information from the law firms themselves. A summary of our findings: 1. No large law firm has matched the new Sullivan & Cromwell clerkship […]

Earlier today, we shared with you two videos from the NYU Law Revue. In the comments to one of these posts, a vigorous “NYU vs. Columbia” debate ensued. If you’d like to compare NYU and Columbia on the quality of their law revue videos — a critical measure of law school quality, to be added […]

Here’s another video from the NYU Law Review Revue that we enjoyed. It reminded us of the Promiscuous Firm video that those Canadian law students did a while ago. The first minute is a little slow. But the fun kicks in at around the one-minute mark — and the sunglasses-wearing, Jacko-esque female partner is pretty […]

A summary of this morning’s Supreme Court decision in Massachusetts v. EPA, from SCOTUSblog: Ruling 5-4, the Supreme Court on Monday found that the federal government had the authority to regulate greenhouse gases that may contribute to global warming, and must examine anew the scientific evidence of a link between those gases contained in the […]

If you look up the term “private equity” in Black’s Law Dictionary, the entry reads: “Lucky bastards who make three times as much as you do, even though you graduated from college at the same time.” But perhaps lawyers should think warm-and-fuzzy thoughts, as opposed to envious and resentful ones, about private equity types. Today’s […]

In ATL’s March Madness, NYU currently enjoys a sizable lead over their uptown competition at Columbia. So they probably don’t need the electoral boost that might result from this delightful video, produced as part of the annual NYU Law Revue: Our observations: 1. It’s all in the casting: “Columbia” is a brilliant choice. She’s the […]

But so is the mainstream media. The articles about this high-ranking Justice Department official, at the heart of the controversial U.S. Attorney firings, just keep on coming. We can’t get enough of the coverage. We are completely intrigued — and quite taken by — Monica M. Goodling. She’s the most fascinating and appealing personality we’ve […]

Thanks to everyone who took the Above the Law reader survey (now closed). We appreciate your taking the time to tell us — and our advertisers — a little bit about yourselves. Special thanks to those of you who offered us comments and feedback on ATL. The survey results are similar to those from the […]

* Nichols’s family hopes six-month delay in trial caused by Georgia being broke will provide another opportunity for a plea bargain. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution via How Appealing] * America’s most wanted woman caught. [CNN] * Judge blocks Forest Service regulation. [Jurist] * Here’s your one chance, Fancy, don’t let me down. [CNN] * Congress Gone Wild! […]

We don’t post that much on the weekends — but this item is time-sensitive. We have some big news to share, and we don’t want to get scooped. So remember, you heard it here first: Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell is on the brink of settlement!!! We realize that we’ve prematurely predicted settlement before. But […]