June 2007
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Ann Althouse, Blogging, Shameless Plugs, Television, Videos
Programming Note: Ready for Our Close-Up?
We’re going to be offline for a bit. We’re taping a segment of Bloggingheads TV, in which we’ll be chatting with one of our all-time favorite bloggers, Ann Althouse. We’re planning to discuss a variety of fascinating topics — including that famous (or infamous?) Hillary Clinton campaign video, a parody of the final episode of […] -
Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Fashion
Skadden DC: Slumming It in the Nation's Capital?
What the heck is going on in the Washington office of Skadden Arps? First we read about the firm’s food stamp recipes, in the hallowed pages of the Washington Post. And now we read about the firm’s in-house fashion show, also in a Post piece: Legal secretaries, receptionists and an accounting supervisor strutted their stuff […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Lawyer of the Day
Some Updates on Recent Lawyers of the Day
Two Louisiana lawyers, Michael Fawer and Joseph Bartels — the brawling brothers-in-law we wrote about here — have been disciplined for their altercation. From the New Orleans Times-Picayune: After hearing about two hours of testimony, state Judge Raymond Childress found brothers-in-law Michael Fawer and Joseph Bartels in contempt of court for their brawl in the […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.26.07
* Saving Inmate Sizemore. [CNN] * Paris is once again free to flash her vag and make us wonder why she’s famous. Except that we hear she’s changed her life or something. What a drag. [CNN] * The EPA doesn’t have to consult with the FWS about the ESA before handing over the NPDES program […]
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Biglaw, Nauseating Things, Robert Link, Vermin / Rodents / Pests
Breaking: Cadwalader Overrun By Bed Bugs!!!
We hear that Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft is a tough place to work these days. Over the past few years, CTW’s profits per partner have skyrocketed — but such growth has come at a price. Today the firm is much more of a business, and much less of a partnership. Collegiality is down, and billable […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.25.07
* See lawyer. See lawyer commit career suicide on YouTube. Run lawyer run. [Threat Level / Wired Blogs] * “This is the type of case that a mentally challenged pro se plaintiff would file.” And no, this has nothing to do with Judge Roy Pearson’s $54 million lawsuit over a pair of pants. [New York […] -
5th Circuit, Fabulosity, Job Searches, Weirdness
A Special Job Opportunity for Texas Lawyers
Are you a Texas law firm associate who is sick of tired of working long hours for low pay? Are you looking for a more creative position, one that would offer you more “hands-on” experience? Then you might be interested in working for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit — still for […] -
Biglaw, Money, Skaddenfreude
Nationwide Pay Raise Watch: Texas, Take Two
We did a post on associate salaries in the Texas markets last month. But since a number of you have been clamoring for another, and we haven’t done one as part of our recent series on various non-New York markets, here’s another post going out to the Lone Star State. In our last Texas post, […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Gay, Lawsuit of the Day, Media and Journalism
Lawsuit of the Day: CBS Gets Charneyed
The plummeting ratings of Katie Couric aren’t the only problem for CBS these days. The network just got slapped with a $50 million lawsuit alleging sexual orientation discrimination and retaliation. From Towleroad (pronounced “toll road,” for those of you not familiar with it): Dick Jefferson, the CBS News producer who was gay bashed with a […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Gay, Litigatrix
Brokeback Lawfirm: S&C Adds Fabulous Litigatrix to Charney Team
If you’re looking for the latest scoop on Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell, there’s another site to check out in addition to the usual suspects. Please extend a warm welcome to the newest Charneyblogger: Keeping Up With Jonas! While we were away last week, Jonas reported on a fabulous new addition to the S&C legal […] -
Anna Nicole Smith, Drugs, Education / Schools, Marijuana, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Bong Hits 4 SCOTUS? No Thank You
They prefer crack, thank you very much. Because why else would the justices rule against noble, crusading students, and in favor of the mean old school officials, in Morse v. Frederick — aka the “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” case?* But free speech proponents shouldn’t despair. Over at SCOTUSblog, Marty Lederman notes: Morse is a very […] -
Roy Pearson
Breaking: No Justice, No Pants
Who cares about all those fancy-schmancy Supreme Court decisions that just got handed down? This morning brings news of a far more important legal development. This just in, from the Washington Post: The D.C. administrative law judge who sued his neighborhood dry cleaner for $54 million over a pair of lost pants found out today […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 06.25.07
* Nifong’s troubles not over. [CNN] * Write like a man; get convicted like a woman. [CNN] * I knew they were still a bunch of commies. [Jurist] * Is lethal injection constitutional in Georgia? We’ll find out today. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * “It’s just stunning and very ungovernment-like.” Indeed. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Anthony Kennedy, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Supreme Court's Last Penultimate Day: Say Goodbye to October Term 2006
David Souter is signing Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s yearbook. Sam Alito is hoping he’ll get a better locker next year. Nino Scalia is mapping out which European restaurants he’s going to hit this summer. Yes, that’s right: today is the last scheduled day of the Supreme Court’s Term. The justices are handing down opinions as we […] -
Announcements, Law Schools, Public Interest, Summer Associates
ATL Public Service Announcement: One Day's Work
We can’t publish all (or even most) of the announcements like this that we receive. But since we give those Harvard Law School kids such a hard time, airing lots of their dirty laundry, we figure we might as well do something nice for them for a change. We pass along this announcement, on behalf […] -
Douglas Ginsburg, Fashion, Kellogg Huber, New York Times, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 06.17: Picture This
LEWW is so devoted to you, dear readers, that we haul out our scanner every week so we can show you pictures that the Times doesn’t post in its online edition. But this week the NYT was showing no photographic love for the lawyers. All three of our featured couples are picture-less! We hate it […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 6.22.07
* This thing was filmed in a county adjacent to ours. [Augusta Chronicle] * Good riddance Gitmo. [NYT] * Six Flags has a lawsuit in their future. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * Don’t like oversight? Eliminate it. [CNN] -
Funniest Law Blog Contest: Another Plea for Votes
Ok, one last plug for ATL in the Funniest Law Blog Contest. For those of you who followed the link earlier, you will have noticed that the gap between us and Phila Lawyer has narrowed, although it is still quite wide. Luckily for us, there are now prizes for second and third places: three signed […] -
Friday Afternoon Humor
For your enjoyment on a slow-news-day-summer-Friday afternoon, here’s a hilarious bit from Muffie Benson-Perella at our sibling site Dealbreaker.com: Ask Muffie: Cause and Effect Muffie Benson-Perella (muffie AT dealbreaker.com) is an Associate in the Investment Banking Division of a “Bulge Bracket” bank. She holds a B.A. in French and Art from Vassar College and an […] -
Bad Ideas, Eavesdropping / Wiretapping, Lawsuit of the Day, Perverts
Lawsuit of the Day: Belk Cosmetics Contractors Win Damages for Being Watched Undressing
Four women who worked for a private cosmetics contractor, Makeup Art Cosmetics, in a Belk department store in our hometown of Athens, Georgia have each won six-figure verdicts this week after being watched undressing by security guards using a hidden camera in the stockroom of the store. Store managers installed a hidden camera in a […]