April 2007
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Bad Ideas, Law Professors, Law Schools, Sports, Technology
TortsProf Blog Gets Golfing Gizmo as Gift
Oh, we long for the days before products liability suits took away our lawn darts and all the rest of our fun. Professor Bill Childs, professor at Western New England School of Law and author of TortsProf Blog, has this post, about receiving as a gift from a student a “Golfing Gizmo.” [It’s a] device […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices
You're Doing a Fine Job, Gonzo
Apparently the one guy that counts was satisfied with Alberto Gonzales’ testimony before Congress last week. From the New York Times: President Bush said Monday that the Congressional testimony of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales last week, roundly panned by members of both parties, had “increased my confidence in his ability to do the job.” […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Magic Circle, Money, Skaddenfreude, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Skaddenfreude: Salary Wars Jump Across the Pond
It appears that the salary wars have made their way to London. With London salaries rising into the neighborhood of £65,000, and with the current exchange rate over two $/£, the gap between New York and London salaries is narrowing considerably. This from the London Times Online: City sources said newly-qualified lawyers at A&O would […]
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Nude Dancing, Pictures, Pornography, Reality TV
The Apprentice, Lawyers, and Playboy
Time for another installment in ATL’s ongoing obsession with law students/lawyers posing nude for Playboy. This time it’s Kristine Lefebvre, a loser from The Apprentice: Los Angeles. From AP via CNN: Lefebvre will appear on the cover of the June issue of the magazine and is featured in nude photographs inside, her publicist, Howard Bragman, […] -
Bad Ideas, Bill Clinton, Politics, Robert Bennett, Romance and Dating
Wolfowitz Hires Robert Bennett to Save His Job
What’s that you say? You’re a major international political figure, and you’re embroiled in a scandal that could cost your job? What should you do? Why, hire a rock star lawyer of course! Paul Wolfowitz has done just that, hiring Robert Bennett to represent him in his fight to save his job as president of […] -
Bad Ideas, Sex, Sex Scandals, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Let's Get It On, Counselor!
Wow, that’s quite a ways to go just to get your way on a motion to suppress. A 57-year-old Douglas County, Colorado judge and a 29-year-old female prosecutor in the same county have admitted to having sex on multiple occasions in the courthouse. From the Rocky Mountain News (via How Appealing): As rumors of their […] -
Admin, Blogging
1/2 of MD is also Blog-Sitting!
We’re coming to you this morning from about three hours east of LEWW, in Athens, Georgia, home of the University of Georgia (my two-time alma mater), R.E.M., and well, to be honest, not much else that anyone except us cares about. We, like Laurie, are both honored to be filling in and not prone to […] -
Advertising, Crime, Football, Guns / Firearms, Morning Docket, Prisons, Trials, Violence
Morning Docket: 04.24.07
* Legal “loophole” with dangerous consequences. [CNN] * In defense of the defense. [WSJ] * DNA exonerates man after 25 years in prison. [MSNBC] * Dick Butkus files suit over rights to name top college linebacker. [AP via SI] * Law firms are paying more for advertisement exposure. [ABA Journal e-report]
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Lawyer of the Day, Rudeness
Lawyer of the Day: Kenneth Heller
We’ve got to dash up to DC for a couple of days to attend to our real job, so another guest blogger will be taking the controls now. We’ll return on Thursday. But we can’t leave without directing your attention to our Lawyer of the Day, Kenneth Heller. The Village Voice has a long piece […] -
Asians, Harold Koh, Racism, Reality TV, Romance and Dating, Survivor, Yul Kwon
Surviving Stereotypes: Yul Kwon Returns To Yale Law School
“Survivor” champ and YLS grad Yul Kwon made a triumphant return to his law school alma mater last week. In a speech entitled “How I Survived Survivor and Other Professional Challenges,” Kwon, who was introduced by YLS Dean Harold Koh, spoke about breaking down negative stereotypes about Asian Americans. At this point in his speech, […] -
Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Nude Dancing, Racism, Reality TV, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 04.23.07
* Good news from the Tier 3 trenches: Southwestern University School of Law graduate Stefani is the winner of The Apprentice: Los Angeles, even though she is a trial lawyer and probably 10 years older than she says. Although I have yet to watch an episode, I’m annoyed that she spells her name with an […] -
Don Imus, Free Speech, Litigators, Martin Garbus, Media and Journalism
Don Imus Hires "Ferocious Litigator"
Don Imus has hired a prominent litigator, prompting speculation that the dismissed DJ may be plotting legal action against his former employers (CBS and MSNBC). The lawyer is Davis & Gilbert partner Martin Garbus, named by Time Magazine as “legendary, one of the best trial lawyers in the country.” According to BusinessWeek: A brief sentence […] -
Bar Exams, Prisons, Rank Stupidity, Screw-Ups
Dateline Hickman: Bungling in the Bluegrass State
An inmate charged with beating an elderly man was mistakenly released from the Kentucky Correctional & Psychiatric Center in La Grange after a fake order was faxed to officials at the facility. The mistake went undetected for nearly two weeks. In hindsight, it might not have required bloodhound-like detective skills to smell something fishy about […]
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Duke Lacrosse Team Rape Case, Media and Journalism, New York Times
The Duke Lacrosse Case: Naming the Accuser?
The NYT’s public editor, Byron Calame, reviewed the paper’s coverage of the Duke lacrosse case yesterday, focusing on the review of the case that ran in the Times last August. Critics lambasted that piece for its uncritical reliance on a police officer’s memo written “from memory” four months after the witness interviews it described. (Among […] -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Kids, Old People, Torture
Law Firm Day Care: Can't Get Enough of You[r] Baby
The trend of on-site day care is catching on at law firms. Sounds like a good thing, right? But take a close look at this article. The intro anecdote is all about how when work gets “too intense,” a 61-year-old founding partner unwinds by visiting the firm’s nursery to hang out with other lawyers’ kids! […] -
Exercise, Food, Football, Litigators, Sports
Ed Hochuli: Football's Fabulously Fit Finder of Fact
Sunday’s NYT sports section features a short interview with our favorite NFL referee, Ed Hochuli. Hochuli is a minor celebrity among football fans for two things: his brawny physique and the commendably detailed on-field explanations he gives when announcing penalties and other calls. He’s also a partner in the Phoenix law firm of Jones, Skelton, […] -
AutoAdmit / Xoxohth, Bad Ideas, Boalt Hall, Crime, Law Schools, Violence
Troubling Story from the West Coast
A Boalt law student could be facing criminal charges after allegedly posting online threats toward Hastings: UC Hastings officials were alerted on Wednesday afternoon of a blog post threatening a copycat murder-suicide in reference to the events at Virginia Polytechnic Institute Monday, said UC Hastings spokesperson Lorri Ungaretti. “The threat did not specifically reference it, […] -
Admin, Announcements, Blogging
LEWW Is Blog-Sitting!
Good morning from Birmingham, which we’ve got all to ourselves because most of the state is in Tuscaloosa at football practice. We are honored to be filling in here while David takes a well-deserved vaycay. Recent readers know us as the neww LEWW, but while wedding commentary may be our specialty (well, that and tax […] -
4th Circuit, Animal Law, Bar Exams, Immigration, Morning Docket, Nude Dancing, Sports
Morning Docket: 04.23.07
* Sports agent busted for smuggling Cuban baseball players. [ESPN] * Is your bar licence up to date? [Law.com] * So a lawyer, an “oilman,” and a donkey named Buddy walk into a courtroom… [MSNBC] * Ohio strippers have to learn new dance steps. [AP via Dispatch] * UNC’s soccer coach uses some really rough […]
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Admin, Announcements, Blogging
Programming Note: See You Next Month
We’re going on vacation this week. It’s our first real vacation since we started at ATL (back in July 2006, a few weeks before the site launch in August). While we’re gone, two guest editors will fill in for us. Both of them already contribute to ATL: Laurie Lin, who writes Legal Eagle Wedding Watch; […]