Unclassy Action Lawsuit?
Filed this month in the Southern District of New York: Given the defendants in the lawsuit, we’re unsure if that’s a spelling or homophone mistake.
Lawsuit of the Day: Jersey Shore Victim Wants DVDs Suppressed
The MTV reality series Jersey Shore revolved around drinking, hook-ups, muscles, and physical altercations. The antics of Snooki (pictured), J-Woww, Pauly D, and the rest of the crew captured the nation’s imagination. The series DVD collection, to be released soon, will likely sell well. But one of the victims of a Ronnie beatdown hopes to […]
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Morning Docket 02.22.10
* The DOJ decision to reject sanctions against John Yoo and Jay Bybee set off a legal debate this weekend… [Washington Post] * … along the lines of “Justice Department Will Not Punish Yoo and Bybee Because Most Lawyers Are Scum Anyway.” [Balkinization] * The woes of law grads in Philadelphia. [Philadelphia Business Journal] * […]
Jenner & Block Associate Killed in a Snowmobile Accident
We have tragic news from Jenner & Block this weekend. Grant Folland, 29, a litigation associate in the firm’s Chicago office, was killed in a snowmobile accident on Saturday. According to the Associated Press, which first reported on the accident, he “lost control of his snowmobile and struck a tree next to the trail.” Jenner […]
Quote of the Day: Crazy Is As Crazy Does
I am Dr. Amy Bishop! — Amy Bishop, the biology professor accused of shooting six of her colleagues at the University of Alabama, to a woman she punched in the head at the International House of Pancakes. (The woman had tried to take a booster seat that Bishop wanted for one of her children. Bishop […]
This Week in Layoffs: 02.21.10
Ed. note: Above the Law has teamed up with Law Shucks, which has done excellent work translating all of the layoff news into user-friendly charts and graphs: the Layoff Tracker. Here we are, a year after enactment of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and still facing unemployment in the 10% range. That […]
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
FantasySCOTUS: Testing the Partisan Waters
Ed. note: ATL has teamed up with the 10th Justice to predict how the Supreme Court may decide upcoming cases. CNN has called FantasySCOTUS the “hottest new fantasy-league game.” Is the Supreme Court partisan? Although many perceive the Justices as mere political aids, do the numbers support this assertion? In this installment of 10th Justice, […]
Crazy Spammer Maligns San Francisco Law Firm and Berkeley 3L
Attorneys and law students across the country have been on the receiving end of emails from a rabid activist named Leslie Brodie this month. Brodie is waging a crusade to “end racism/sexism in U.S. law firms” by starting a petition. In a mass email about the petition, she directed her attack specifically at one firm, […]
Non-Sequiturs: 02.19.10
* System for bail = EPIC FAIL. [Beacon Broadside] * A review of the new blog: The Life of a Law School Wife. Enjoy the blog now. When it becomes The Life of a Biglaw Wife, it will be more depressing. [Legal Blog Watch] * Do not mess with old white dudes — and we’re […]
The Austin Suicide Pilot: Legal Linkages
How many manifestos-cum-suicide-notes contain citations to the Internal Revenue Code? As it turns out, Joseph Stack — the man who allegedly crashed a plane into an Austin building housing the IRS — had some issues with the Code. And he expressed them in his rambling manifesto, replete with statutory citations (although not in Bluebook form). […]
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The Pennsylvania School Spycam Story Grows More Complicated
Yesterday, we reported on the lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania high schooler Blake Robbins against his school for invasion of privacy. Robbins was one of 1,800 students given a laptop for home use by the Lower Merion School District. When Robbins was punished by a vice principal at Harriton High School for “improper behavior at home,” […]
Barack Obama: Yes, He Can — Nominate Himself to the Supreme Court?
Justice Barack Hussein Obama? No, that’s not a joke. Professor Jeffrey Rosen makes a serious case for President Obama to become Justice Obama, in the Washington Post: Though Obama has struggled to find his footing in the White House, his education, temperament and experience make him ideally suited to lead the liberal wing of the […]
‘Why Chase Ambulances If You Can Bring Them To You?’
If you’re a terrible driver, you’re in the right profession. According to Insurance.com, “Judge / Attorney” is the most dangerous driver by profession. From the Columbus Dispatch: Legal eagles — both attorneys and judges — top the list of the most dangerous drivers, according to a study by Insurance.com, an online independent insurance agency in […]
New Details Emerge in the Robert Wone Murder Case
What the heck is the EROSTEK ET302R electrical shockwave generator?
We’ve written before about the tragic murder of Robert Wone, a promising young Asian-American attorney in Washington. At the time of his death, Wone, 32, was the general counsel of Radio Free Asia; prior to that, he was an associate at Covington & Burling. We would have written more about the Wone murder, but one […]
Law Student of the Day: Adrielle Churchill
Adrielle Churchill is not just “law school hot.” The third-year student at the University of Arkansas School of Law was recently crowned Miss Arkansas USA. It’s a good thing she’s a 3L and that exams don’t matter, since she’ll be competing for the national title this May in Las Vegas. There’s some synergy in practicing […]