Morning Docket: 07.18.08

Friday, July 18, 2008 10:10 AM - By B Clerker

Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver Hedges associate salary Abovethelaw Above the Law blog.jpg * Is the billable hour system sustainable? [Am Law Daily]

* Spitzer’s call girl sued for identity theft. [CNN]

* Mattel prevails in trial over $1B Bratz dolls. Congratulations to John Quinn and Quinn Emanuel. [MSNBC]

* Ashcroft testifies in defense of interrogation tactics. [Washington Post]

* Gitmo detainee’s trial to proceed in rules D.C. District Court. Hamdan’s claims that the military commission is unconstitutional can be appealed to a civilian court post-trial. [New York Times]

* Ban on HIV-positive visitors or immigrants to the U.S. may end soon. [AP]

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1 Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, July 18, 2008 10:14 AM

the sloooowest fiiiiirrrrrrrst in memory

2 Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, July 18, 2008 10:22 AM

ARGh, can't believe you beat me to it!

3 Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, July 18, 2008 10:24 AM

The NY Times article says the Gitmo detainee's trial by a military commission at Gitmo will proceed, and the DC District Court rejected his effort to stop it.

4 Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, July 18, 2008 10:25 AM

The NY Times article says the Gitmo detainee's trial by a military commission at Gitmo will proceed, and the DC District Court rejected his effort to stop it.

5 Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, July 18, 2008 10:27 AM

Quinn = TTT

6 Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, July 18, 2008 10:29 AM

"Congratulations to John Quinn and Quinn Emanuel."

I think the correct way to write that is:

congratulations to john quinn and quinn emanuel

7 Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, July 18, 2008 10:30 AM

"Congratulations to John Quinn and Quinn Emanuel."

I think the correct way to write that is:

congratulations to john quinn and quinn emanuel

8 Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, July 18, 2008 10:43 AM

Are you kidding me? We're going to willingly allow carriers of a deadly disease into the country?

9 Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, July 18, 2008 11:10 AM

What about this gem?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/07/AR2008070702247.html

10 Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, July 18, 2008 11:13 AM

What about this gem?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/07/AR2008070702247.html

11 Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, July 18, 2008 11:33 AM

I'll stop billing by the hour once my plumber does

12 Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, July 18, 2008 12:26 PM

Plumbers charge $50 just to show up. Then the fun starts. Apparently I need a flux capacitor to fix my garbage disposal. On the sunny side, I got to see his butt crack.

13 Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, July 18, 2008 12:49 PM

12:26 where do you live? by me they charge $100just to show

14 Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, July 18, 2008 12:51 PM

12:26 oh i did not mean to show the butt-crack

15 Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, July 18, 2008 1:29 PM

The first article has nothing to do with whether the billable hour system is sustainable. It's about flextime.