April 2007

Robert Liptak is a lawyer in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. And he knows how to arrive at the courthouse in style. From WAFB 9NEWS: Sheriff’s deputies tell WAFB 9NEWS Robert Liptak arrived for court on his motorcycle and fell off it. Deputies took him in to the courthouse, where they say he then passed out in […]

The news cycle yesterday was dominated in the morning by coverage of the northeastern storm. In the afternoon, and continuing into today, the tragic events at Virginia Tech took center stage. (We’ll soon be setting up a new thread to discuss the VT shootings, which are dominating the morning headlines But there was some happier […]

* VT shooting moves Gonzales hearing to Thursday. [Washington Post via How Appealing] * Spector jurors asked how they feel about O.J., or something like that. [CNN] * Another hurricane-force verdict: $2.8 million for homeowner in second Katrina trial. [Jurist] * Good lawyer? Uncle Sam, specifically the IRS, needs you. [WSJ Law Blog] * I […]

Leaving New York Supreme Court after last week’s hearing in Aaron Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: Paul Caminiti of Sard Verbinnen, a former lawyer turned public relations guru, retained by S&C for the Charney matter; Vivia Chen of The American Lawyer, as stylish as ever; and Dan Alterman of Alterman & Boop, counsel to Aaron […]

* Jerry Maguire is chockful of memorable quotations and yet I cannot think of a single relevant one. [Reuters] * Cuba Libre! Each student, however, faces a potential $65,000 fine. [New York Post] * A 7-year-old public enemy #1? Maybe on The Wire. [Racialicious] * I love all of David Bowie’s past and present personas, […]

Congratulations to the Columbia Law Revue crew for putting on a great show, which we attended on Thursday night. We were lukewarm about some of their prior efforts, but our opinion has changed entirely. Check out this great clip, a parody of this SNL video, which is currently #61 on YouTube in today’s Top Favorites […]

We’re heading back to D.C. now. It seems that the spring northeaster has abated, so it’s time for us to make our move. We’ve arranged for some content to be posted while we’re gone; but obviously it won’t be responsive to any breaking news developments. So if anything big happens while we’re gone, this is […]

From the AP: A gunman opened fire in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech on Monday, killing 21 people and wounding another 21 before he was killed, police said. From the New York Times: At least 20 people were killed today, some of them students, and more were injured during shootings at Virginian Tech […]

The U.S. Attorney firing scandal rolls on. The WSJ Law Blog has a good linkwrap, highlighing the latest developments. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales is frantically preparing for his make-or-break testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee tomorrow. Remember the musical montage in Back to School, in which Rodney Dangerfield is shown cramming for his final exams […]

Former Solicitor General Ted Olson, now back at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, is one of the nation’s top appellate advocates. He’s an amazing lawyer and a distinguished public servant. And he — together with his wife, the beautiful and brilliant Lady Booth — knows how to throw a killer wedding. But Olson does seem to […]

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This is tragic rather than funny. But it’s the subject of much gossip right now, and several of you have written to us about it. So here’s a quick post. On Friday, Moshe Kanovsky, a 31-year-old lawyer from Brooklyn, jumped to his death, from the 69th floor of the Empire State Building. From the New […]

We spent a fair amount of time at Columbia Law School last week. We attended their moot court finals, gave a talk sponsored by the Federalist Society, and enjoyed ourselves at their Law Revue (more on that — including a video clip — later). Here are a few photographs we took while up at CLS. […]

* What do you want on your fake tombstone? The Supreme Court may not let you have it. [Chicago Tribune via How Appealing] * Gonzales has “nothing to hide”. [Jurist] * The preacher’s wife was writing checks her murdered husband couldn’t cash. [CNN] * Nope, this story is still not over. [CNN] * Cheney faces […]

This past Saturday, we attended our 15th high school reunion, at Regis High School. Here’s a brief blurb about the school: “Founded in 1914 by an anonymous benefactor and supported by the generosity of her family, its alumni and friends, Regis High School offers a tuition free Jesuit college preparatory education to Roman Catholic young […]

* Jailhouse rock beats making license plates all day. [The Times] * Seems like everyone is lactose-intolerant these days. [Edgware & Mill Hill Times] * There’s a place and time for B-movie headlines and slang captions–sometimes I forget the New York Post is a real newspaper. [New York Post] * By now, even the small […]

As we did previously, we have received a message from the offices of Michael Kennedy, the prominent criminal defense lawyer retained by Aaron Charney, with a request to transmit it to ATL readers. Here it is: IF ANYONE HAS INFORMATION ABOUT EFFORTS TO CREATE FALSE AFFIDAVITS IN THE CASE OF CHARNEY v. SULLIVAN & CROMWELL […]

Congratulations to the two finalists for ATL’s March Madness: Columbia and UVA! Both of them emerged victorious out of the Final Four, in hard-fought contests: And extra congratulations to Columbia for the excellent Law Revue they staged last night. We attended and enjoyed ourselves thoroughly — aided by a helpful 3L, who explained the inside […]

Paul Hastings partner Zachary Fasman, counsel to Sullivan & Cromwell, leaving New York Supreme Court after yesterday’s hearing. As he passed us, he called out, “Go back to Washington!” It seemed half-playful, half-sincere. As we mentioned yesterday, the Thursday morning hearing in Aaron Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell was a bit of a snoozefest. Nothing […]

This poster caught our eye when we visited Columbia Law School earlier this week: The point of the flyer is to encourage CLS students to participate in the upcoming blood drive (Monday, April 16, Drapkin Lounge, 11-5:30 — we encourage you to go). The strategy of the poster is to “shame” law students into participation, […]