Morning Docket 03.02.09
* An update on everyone’s favorite beauty queen turned law student turned alleged kidnapper, Kumari Fulbright. She will not be walking the Arizona courtroom catwalk until August. The attorney of one of Fulbright’s co-defendants needs more time. [Arizona Daily Star]
* Sen. Joe Lieberman sent a letter to the Judicial Conference on Friday saying, “Dudes, what’s up with PACER costing eight cents a page? That’s whack, yo.” Or something along those lines. [Threat Level/Wired]
* The GOP is back to loving the USAO. Lots of U.S. attorneys will be running on the Republican ticket next year. U.S. attorneys naturally lend themselves to “the perception of the guy who’s riding in to clean up Dodge City,” said Patrick Meehan, former U.S. attorney for eastern Pennsylvania, who may make a run for governor. [Politico]
* A Kentucky Tennessee judge is not stepping to the defense of a murder defense team who asked that comments about them on local newspaper and television websites be deleted. Anonymous commenters like Monkeybutt and Stumpy are saying things like, “I could never live with myself if I were a public defender,” and questioning whether the lawyers will “live long enough to walk to your car. A good snyper (sic) would do the job quickly, quietly and painlessly.” And we thought ATL commenters were harsh. [Nashville Scene]
* A look at the fate of laid-off lawyers in Boston. One has turned to selling furniture. [Boston Globe]
* The uber-secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court is quietly moving from the Justice Department to a new $2 million home in a D.C. federal courthouse. [Washington Post]
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forst!
From the boston article:
"And not every firm is shrinking. For instance, those specializing in employment law could see demand rise as companies seek to stave off lawsuits from former employees. Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, an employment and labor law firm, just opened a new office on Boston last month with six attorneys and three other employees. Also, Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, which has a Boston office, has hired a half-dozen lawyers in the past few months in its employment practice around the country."
"In addition, demand has increased for lawyers with experience handling bankruptcies, foreclosures, and patent litigation, according to a legal staffing firm."
threatening public defenders? I can't wait for th indictment in this case...wack job will be defending pro se.
A Kentucky judge? Did you even read the article Elie? It is a Knox County judge in Tennessee. All the events in that story happened in Tennessee. Not all place names that start with "K" are Kentucky.
5 - Morning Docket by Kash. 5 = FAIL.
Bah. If it isn't about Orrick and whether my friends are still employed, it just doesn't matter...
I know phrase about lobsters that begins with a "K".
I heard a rumor there will be layoffs at a big firm today. I heard it will involve attorneys and support staff. I heard it will signal the end of BigLaw as we know it, and trigger 500 comments from law students.
BigLaw isn't so big any more. It is now FlacidLaw.
Nice to see you, Kumari!
this is terrible news for UPenn State's satellite campus in Philly!
Pillsbury Clams are still fat.
Dow to 6666 today. Time to rosin up the old fiddle strings.
Now thats a good look'n woman.
Jamal Lewis
That Dealbreaker chic in that animated ad is cute.
Pillsbury Clams are still fat.
I am in love with Messy Bessy Levin. Is this wrong? Will I only get hurt in the end?
Sure she is attractive, but do you want to wake up with her for the next 50 years? I don't think so.
Sure she is attractive, but do you want to wake up with her for the next 50 years? I don't think so.