Forgive the misplaced link, but I am dying to share this video footage of (suspended) judge Halverson trying to convince the Nevada Supreme Court that the statute creating her 2 year judicial term should be judically construed to allow her a 6 year term as provided in the state constitution.

http://www.lasvegasnow.com/global/video/flash/popupplayer.asp?ClipID1=2589338&h1=WEB%20EXTRA%3A%20Judge%20Halverson%20Appears%20at%20Nevada%20Supreme%20Court&vt1=v&at1=News&d1=621100&LaunchPageAdTag=News&activePane=info&rnd=56907870

Halverson has ballooned to what looks like 700 pounds, and never leaves the scooter during the argument.

Note the sarcastic smile on the justice's face as he tells Halverson "I think we understand your argument'.

Maybe Misty was enchanted with the saga of Ulysses Everett McGill.

You guys should look into the grade snafu at GULC. Registrar promised grades by today; something went FUBAR in the back office. Students are up in arms.

90% of grades are up.

You are a tool.

Can somebody explain to me how/why a Harvard JD/MBA can't get a better job than at Lateral Link? Shouldn't she be doing something more lucrative/involved/helpful/etc. than working for a company that is, for all intents and purposes, just Monster.com, Esq.?

11:09 - my guess is that she didn't deserve to be at Harvard but only gained acceptance because they hold reserved spots for people of her "background." When OCI season rolled around (after she crashed and burned as a SA), employers saw through the affirmative-action acceptance, and have relegated her to the jobs she is capable of performing.

Disclosure: URM @ T10, and I hate that the hard work I put in to get here goes uncredited because people around me assume the same thing about me as I do about the lady in the Lateral Link add. I admit that I am guilty of hypocrisy, but that is the point- policies like those of law schools that hold different groups of people to different standards are hypocritical and breed hypocrisy in their students (Caucasians, URMs, and non-URMs alike). Down with affirmative action! If we are really as smart as we consider ourselves, we ought to be able to earn opportunities based on merit and not skin color.

Lat: future post idea? I'd love to see the contentious discussion after a pro/con post about this.

11:09 - Headhunters earn six-figure salaries and have much better hours (and less stress) than Big Law attorneys.

Lat should feature them in the "Career Alternatives" series.

Israel just turned himself in! http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=6240810