October 2010
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Breasts, Clarence Thomas, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Clarence & Ginni Thomas Learn About Karma the Hard Way
Payback may be a bitch, but she rarely moves so swiftly. As we just mentioned in Fame Brief, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is fielding more allegations about his sexual preferences today, after former girlfriend Lillian McEwen made some “explosive” statements to the Washington Post about her time with the Supreme Court justice. I put […] -
Celebrities, Clarence Thomas, Fame Brief, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Weirdness
Fame Brief: Seven Theories on Ginni Thomas's Call to Anita Hill & A Reader Poll
By now it’s ancient news that Virginia “Ginni” Thomas — wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, Tea Party-er, and Heritage Club Foundation member — lost her damn mind and called Anita Hill. Many news outlets have speculated as to what in God’s name could possibly have motivated Ginni to “reach across the airwaves and the years” […] - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Alan Dershowitz, Book Deals, Books, Career Alternatives, Crime, Department of Justice, U.S. Attorneys Offices, Violence
Law of Attraction: Meet Allison Leotta, Novelist and Federal Prosecutor
I don’t want to step on Oprah’s toes, but I have a book recommendation for you: Law of Attraction. No, it has nothing to do with this law of attraction. Yes, you will enjoy it. This Law of Attraction is a novel by Allison Leotta, a federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. It’s a fun, fast-paced […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.22.10
* Robert Gates has now issued a memo saying only the heads of the Army, Navy, and Air Force may approve discharges under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Gates’ predecessor was right. Democracy is messy. [CNN] * Ginni Thomas did not intend to call Obamacare unconstitutional. But if the health care law would like to apologize, […]
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Job Searches
Video Resume of a Rapping Lawyer
What you are about to see will entertain you. It will make you feel good about yourself. It will make you thankful that, despite whatever hurdles you have faced in your life, it never came to this. In fact, the first comment on the YouTube clip I’m about to show you was written by the […] -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 10.21.10
* Hallowed ground is not sacred? [Simple Justice] * … Here are some things you can and cannot do around graves. [Infamy or Praise] * I didn’t know this till I saw this happening outside the ATL offices this summer, but apparently it’s completely legal for women to go topless in New York City. Will […] -
Benchslaps, Judge of the Day
Minute Order of the Day: Etymological Benchslap from California Superior Court
We don’t usually have a lot of time to scour minute orders from the Orange County Superior Court. But our readers do, and we rely on you guys to bring us the excellent news nobody knows about. Today, a loyal reader sent us some rulings from the Orange County last month. And one ruling caught […] -
Blogging, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Pranks
Syracuse College of Law Tries to Learn the Difference Between Satire and Libel
Yesterday I was busy trying to keep bullies out of jail. Check out my editorial in the New York Daily News for a full discussion on how I would handle mean children. But while I was away, news broke that the Syracuse College of Law is conducting its very own witch hunt, which could lead […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Lawyer Advertising, Legal Ethics, Social Networking Websites, Technology
LinkedIn Recommendations: Yay or Nay?
I’d like to believe we live on a planet where reason dictates the choices we make as well as the policies of law firms. As numerous personal experiences and Above the Law articles have demonstrated to me, this isn’t always the case. And nowhere is this irrationality more perplexing than firm policies towards LinkedIn recommendations. […] -
Small Law Firms
The Inevitable Future of the Legal Profession: Connecticut Firms Open Drive-Thru Law Firm
We all knew it would come to this eventually. The legal profession — once reserved for studious minds who diligently ponder the most complex moral, ethical, and legal issues of the day — has been reduced to a collection of short-order cooks, who whip up documents instead of eggs and toast. Actually, that change probably […] -
Associate Salaries, Bonuses, Boutique Law Firms, Job Survey, Money, Small Law Firms
A Small Firm Salary Survey: The Results (Part 1)
Over 650 of you responded to last week’s salary survey. In poring over the results, I learned several lessons: (1) Don’t make salary questions fill-in-the-blank. It creates a host of problems, including the inadvertent omitting/adding of zeroes, and makes data compilation and analysis unnecessarily difficult. (2) Do include open-ended “anything else” questions; people write all […] -
Drinking, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Student Loans
Quote of the Day: You Can Drink Away Your Sorrows, But Not Your Student Loans
I just bought 4 bottles of wine in sweats at 530 on a monday night. F**k law school. — a poster at Texts From Last Night -
Job Searches, Law Schools
Quick Question: Does Almost Every 2010 Columbia Student Have a Job?
1Ls are getting settled into their routine at Columbia Law School. Apparently, that routine includes receiving super positive messages from Columbia Law Dean, David Schizer. The dean emailed all of the new 1Ls and communicated some very positive stats about the law school. It’s never too early for law students to think about their employment […]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.21.10
* A three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit spells justice, P-S-Y-C-H-E. [New York Times] * The Arizona Supreme Court refused to order the state to disclose where they got the lethal mixture that will put Jeffrey Landrigan to death, even though it likely came from a foreign source. While Landrigan […]
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Crime, Suicide, Television, Videos
Don't Put Bullies in Jail: Now With Video!
I had the opportunity to take my surprisingly controversial argument that bullies shouldn’t be thrown in jail to a television audience. Megyn Kelly, the host of America Live on Fox News and a former litigator at Jones Day, invited me on her program and gave my argument a fair hearing. Once again, I think my […] -
Clarence Thomas, Non-Sequiturs, Stephen Dillard
Non-Sequiturs: 10.20.10
* Ginni Thomas cancels a radio appearance in the wake of the controversy over her phone call to Anita Hill. [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times] * Consistent with its name, TheDirty website takes the view that you can’t keep (nude photos of) a good woman down. [The Not-So-Private Parts / Forbes] * Congratulations […] -
Clarence Thomas, SCOTUS, Sexual Harassment, Supreme Court, Weirdness
Ginni Thomas Sets the Bar for the Most Bizarre Thing Ever Done by the Spouse of a Sitting Supreme Court Justice
As I tweeted last night, and we mentioned in Morning Docket earlier today, this Ginni Thomas story is the most ridiculous thing ever. In case you’ve been excommunicated from the internet all day, here’s what happened. Virginia Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, called up Anita Hill — the woman Justice Thomas allegedly […] -
Advertising, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Thanks to This Week's Advertisers
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Crime, Education / Schools, Kids, Technology
Cyberbullying of LGBT Students: A National Conference Call
As we mentioned in our response to the recent Above the Law boycott — which is apparently over, happily — cyberbullying is a serious problem. But dealing with it, especially in legal terms, raises serious questions. Is criminalizing cyberbullying the best solution? If so, how should the law define cyberbullying? What role should be played […] -
Eliot Spitzer, Harvard, Media and Journalism, Politics
Harvard Club Rejects Eliot Spitzer (aka Client No. 9)
In April, we reported that Eliot Spitzer — former governor and attorney general of New York, until he resigned from office in the wake of a prostitution scandal — was applying for admission to the Harvard Club of New York. Spitzer graduated from Harvard Law School in 1984. Well, the jury has reached a verdict […]