May 2007
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Jed Rakoff, New Jersey, New York Times, Pierre Leval, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 5.20: Boy Meets Jersey Girl
First, how delectable is that Tiffany engagement ring currently being advertised all over the NYT wedding pages? So big, so sparkly, so inevitably overpriced! We pity the poor guys who’ll be shelling out their clerkship bonuses for that one. Second, memo to the New York Times: Since when does summer employment merit mention in the […] -
Monica Goodling
All Hail the Queen: Monica Goodling on Capitol Hill (Part 3)
12:25: We’re back from that “five minute” recess. (They run a tighter ship over on the Senate side of the Hill.) 12:27: Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is up. This is gonna be GOOD. SJL is one of our favorite Capitol Hill divas — and she qualifies as a diva under even the most stringent definition […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Goodwin Procter Gives Up the Goods
The House Judiciary Committee is taking a five-minute recess in the Monica Goodling testimony. We will resume our liveblogging of the hearing in a fresh post. Our two prior reports appear here and here. Meanwhile, we can confirm the rumor from the comments that Goodwin Procter has raised associate base salaries to the $160K scale, […]
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Department of Justice, Fabulosity, House Judiciary Committee, John Dowd, Monica Goodling, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices, You Go Girl
All Hail the Queen: Monica Goodling on Capitol Hill (Part 2)
This is a continuation of our earlier post, in which we kicked off our liveblogging of the Monica Goodling testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. 11:00: Some friendly questioning from Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX), Ranking Republican Member of the Judiciary Committee. We once sat next to him at a dinner party; he’s a very nice […] -
Monica Goodling
All Hail the Queen: Monica Goodling on Capitol Hill (Part 1)
The Democrats have gotten a lot of political mileage out of the U.S. Attorneys firing “scandal.” But their luck is about to run out. They never should have messed with the Magnificent Monica Goodling. We’re liveblogging the Monica Goodling’s appearance before the House Judiciary Committee, which is just getting underway. Our commentary will be added […] -
Crime, Judge of the Day, Trials, Violence
Judge of the Day: Patrick Brady
A news flash for criminal defendants, courtesy of a helpful tipster: “Apparently punching out an elderly juror is no longer a surefire way to get a mistrial in your case.” Or as a second reader quipped: “Did you see this? Defendant punches a juror. Mistrial? Not so much.” From the Boston Herald: A tough-as-nails judge […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.23.07
* The gem of this article is the last paragraph. [SI] * Doctors and lawyers…so happy together. [Health Law Blog via WSJ Law Blog] * Congressman seeks $880,000 in attorney fees from another Congressman. [BLT] * Monica testifies today! [CNN] [Ed. note: Of course we’ll be liveblogging Monica Goodling’s testimony before the House Judiciary Committee. […]
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Aaron Charney, Ann Althouse, Lolcats, Music, Pets, Reality TV, Ridiculousness, Weirdness
Brokeback Lawfirm: A Commemorative Lolcat!
Okay, this isn’t as amusing as the Alexandra Korry haikus that have been unleashed in the comments. But then again, few things are. Courtesy of ATL reader “Josef Stalin,” here’s a Lolcat graphic, in honor of Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: Lolcat [Wikipedia] P.S. Please vote for Jordin Sparks in American Idol!!! Call 1-866-IDOLS-02, or […] - Sponsored
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Asians, Crime, Deaths, Drugs, Education / Schools, Food, Immigration, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, Racism
Non-Sequiturs: 05.22.07
* Duke, race, and why the honor code is harder to understand than “Fuqua” is to pronounce. [CNN; The News & Observer] * When a woman rushes into the bathroom and emerges with no powder of any kind on her nose, it means she’s stealing your identity, fool. [Los Angeles Times] * If models can […] -
Biglaw, Books, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Hotties, Summer Associates
Summer Associate of the Day: Elizabeth Wurtzel
We reiterate last year’s request for funny or interesting stories about summer associates. We’ll use them for our new feature, Summer Associate of the Day. Like ATL’s Lawyer of the Day and Judge of the Day columns — which may be somewhat misnamed, since they don’t appear daily, but whatever — we’re most interested in […] -
Deborah Jeane Palfrey, Fabulosity, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Prostitution, Sex Scandals, You Go Girl
The D.C. Madam Endorses... Hillary!
Two great gals that go great together. From the Examiner’s delightful Yeas and Nays: First, we learned that adult movie star Jenna Jameson supports Sen. Hillary Clinton’s run for president of the United States. Now, we learn that another, um, Taboo Titleholder backs the New York senator’s White House ambitions: Deborah Jeane Palfrey, aka, the […] -
Aaron Charney, Arthur Leonard, Biglaw, Gay
Brokeback Lawfirm: Professor Art Leonard Weighs In
This morning we drew your attention to Lavi Soloway’s analysis of the amended complaint in Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell. See here. Now our other favorite Charneyblogger, Professor Arthur Leonard, has chimed in. You can access Professor Leonard’s substantive, detailed, and thoughtful post by clicking here. Update (2:45 PM): Some excerpts and discussion, after the […] -
8th Circuit, Antonin Scalia, Benchslaps, Death Penalty, Habeas Corpus, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Benchslap of the Day: Justice Scalia's Dissent in Roper
Okay, make that yesterday. A reader email drew our attention to the saucy conclusion of Justice Antonin Scalia’s dissent in Roper v. Weaver: The greatest harm is that done to AEDPA, since dismissing the writ of certiorari leaves the Eighth Circuit’s grossly erroneous precedent on the books. (That precedent, by the way, cannot be explained […]
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Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gay
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors. And Stop Cruising Aaron Charney.
Former Sullivan & Cromwell associate Aaron Charney is now unemployed. But should you feel sorry for him? No. Tons of Columbia Law School grads land Biglaw gigs. But very few CLS grads achieve what Aaron B. Charney has already secured, just a few years after his graduation: FAME. Aaron Brett Charney is probably the most […] -
Biglaw, LeBoeuf Lamb, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: LeBoeuf Lamb Raises in California
The crew over at La Bouche LeBoeuf Lamb, who recently showed some love to law clerks, just raised salaries in their California offices. They’re now on the $160K scale. The raise is retroactive to May 1, 2007. Memo appears after the jump. (If your firm recently raised associate base salaries and/or clerkship bonuses, and hasn’t […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gallion & Spielvogel, Gay, Lavi Soloway
Brokeback Lawfirm: Highlights from the Amended Complaint
The indefatigable Lavi Soloway has posted an excellent summary of the juiciest parts of the amended complaint just filed by Aaron Charney. The best stuff is in the lede (all caps in the original; emphases added): THE AMENDED COMPLAINT INCLUDES ALLEGATION THAT ON JANUARY 31, FORMER S&C ASSOCIATE, EDWARD GALLION, WHO HAD BEEN HIRED TO […] -
Harvard Law Review, Law Reviews, Law Schools, Vicious Infighting
Coming Attractions: Internecine Warfare at the Harvard Law Review
We’re going to be doing a series of posts about the world’s premier journal of legal scholarship: the Harvard Law Review. We’ve learned that there are some unhappy campers over at Gannett House (at right), who are less than thrilled with the Review’s new leadership. Here’s a preview of what’s on the way. From a […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gallion & Spielvogel, Gandolfo "Vince" DiBlasi, Gay, Gera Grinberg
Brokeback Lawfirm: Back in the Saddle
Yesterday Aaron Charney, the former Sullivan & Cromwell associate now suing his former employer for sexual orientation discrimination and retaliation, filed an amended complaint against the firm. To download copies of Charney’s latest filings, follow these handy instructions. Some background about the new complaint, from an article by Anthony Lin in this morning’s New York […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.22.07
* Coverage of yesterday’s Supreme Court ruling in Winkelman v. Parma School District. [How Appealing (linkwrap)] * Microsoft accuses open-source programs of 235 patent infringements. [MSNBC] * Alabama board nixes big Sunday football game. [SI] * “A Million Little Refunds” — nice.[WSJ Law Blog] * Everyone wants some of the booty, but they might lack […]
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Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: WilmerHale Raises
We’ve confirmed with sources here in DC that WilmerHale has raised associate base salaries in its Washington office. Associates were notified individually earlier this afternoon. Accordingly, there was no memo. (But if we’re wrong about that, or if a memo later materializes, please send it along.) Because associates received individual notification, we don’t have salary […]