April 2012
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Anthony Kennedy, Jeffrey Toobin, Orin Kerr, Rudy Giuliani, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: The Conspiracy
This week, Legal Eagle Wedding Watch salutes some tender new lawyer marriages. Read on for all the juicy details on these newlyweds, plus a recap of all the recent legal-eagle nuptials…. -
Clarence Thomas, Media and Journalism, New York Times, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Why Are Conservatives So Eager to Tell People What They Don't Read?
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California, Fabulosity, Lawyerly Lairs, Litigators, Loyola Law School, Money, Partner Issues, Real Estate
Lawyerly Lairs: Litigator Laps Up Malibu Mansion(For A Cool $10 Million)
The seller of this $10 million Malibu mansion is a famous music mogul. But we're more interested in the lawyer-purchaser. Who is he?
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Bloomberg, Caption Contests, Celebrities, Contests, Pictures, Weirdness
Caption Contest Winner: Tough Rebound from Katy Perry?
Apparently Russell Brand watches Bloomberg Law. Who knew? -
Admin, Advertising, Announcements, Document Review, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
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Affirmative Action, Law Schools, LSAT, Minority Issues, Privacy, Racism, Screw-Ups
The Baylor Law Data Dump, Now With Race and Scholarships
If we look at the Baylor Law raw data, we can really see what this affirmative action debate is all about... -
In-House Counsel
Moonlighting: You Know You Work In-House If…
Columnist Susan Moon conceived a top ten list for things that make us think, “Toto, we’re not in Biglaw anymore.” That being said, You Know You Work In-House If… -
Law Schools, Morning Docket, Murder, Politics, Racism, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Travel / Vacation
Morning Docket: 04.06.12
* “We can’t engage the public in a seminar about health law.” Justice Sonia Sotomayor informed the public at Penn Law that she would not be taking up a post as a Wise Latina civics instructor. [Wall Street Journal]
* Next on Meltdown with Keith Olbermann: this liberal commentator has sued Current TV over getting fired. It is clearly the most irresponsible, homophobic, racist, reactionary, tea-bagging network ever. [Businessweek]
* George Zimmerman has added another lawyer to his soon-to-be defense team — a “veteran criminal defense” lawyer. Why did he need to hire such a hot shot if what he did to Trayvon Martin was legal? [Reuters]
* Step aside TSA: what kinds of rights do cruise passengers have at sea? How about the right not to be interrogated, strip searched, and then forced to pee in front of security guards? [Overhead Bin / MSNBC]
* Jordan Wallick has been convicted of second degree murder in the shooting death of James Wallmuth III, a University of Pittsburgh law student. Wallick is now looking at life behind bars for his crime. [CBS 21 News]
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California, Law Schools, Reader Polls, Texas
The Decision: Georgetown v. Texas v. UCLA -- An ATL Debate
As we move deeper into spring, more aspiring law students will have to make up their minds about matriculation destinations. Today we’ll look at the case of a student who’s choosing between a trio of very fine schools. Where should this person go? -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 04.05.12
* Being our most honest law school apparently doesn’t stop school administrators from feeling comfortable with lying. [Inside the Law School Scam] * You can’t will the death of your pets. [Chicago Tribune] * Somebody needs to get these mutherf**kin snakes off these mutherf**king planes. No, seriously, I’m not making a joke or anything. [Washington Post] * Dirty secret time: Lord of War is one of my favorite Nic Cage movies. Even more dirty secret time: I have a list of favorite Nic Cage movies that has multiple entries. [International Business Times] * My, it’s not just the Fifth Circuit that is engaging in breathless hyperbole about Obama’s admonishment to the Supreme Court. [Truth on the Market] * Honestly, why are so many states afraid of having their own citizens vote? [Election Law Weekly] * A fascinating look at how we access the web. [Ross's Law Marketing Blog] -
Antonin Scalia, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the the Day: Do It Rope-A-Dope Style
How do Supreme Court justices respond to criticism? Simple. They don't... -
Advertising, Career Center, Job Searches, Shameless Plugs, This Is an Ad
Career Center: Conducting A Stealth Job Search (Part 3)
We offer our last tip on conducting a stealth job search... -
Abortion, Animal Law, Money, Pictures, Public Interest, Women's Issues
PETA Offers to Spay and Neuter Tucker Max
Another organization that is certainly worthy of Tucker Max’s half-million has stepped up to the plate. This organization wants Max’s money badly, so badly that its executives have turned around to take it like a desperate dog in heat....
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Boutique Law Firms, Legal Ethics, Money, Small Law Firms
From Biglaw to Boutique: Just Say No
When is it appropriate to turn down a client who is willing and able to pay your fees? -
Biglaw, Christopher Christie, Contests, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Email Scandals, Health Care / Medicine, Lawyer of the Day, New Jersey, Paul Clement, Reader Polls, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Lawyer of the Month: March Reader Poll
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5th Circuit, Barack Obama, Benchslaps, Constitutional Law, Department of Justice, Election 2012, Eric Holder, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Health Care / Medicine, Judicial Divas, Politics
Attorney General Eric Holder Responds to Judge Jerry Smith's Homework Assignment
Attorney General Eric Holder has filed his reply to the Fifth Circuit's "homework assignment" -- a single-spaced, three-page letter discussing judicial review. What did he have to say? -
Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dewey Ballantine, Lateral Moves, Law Firm Mergers, LeBoeuf Lamb, Money, Partner Issues, Reader Polls
Legacy Dewey Ballantine and Legacy LeBoeuf Lamb: Choose Your Weapon
Who is to blame for the troubles currently afflicting Dewey & LeBoeuf? There's a whole lot of finger-pointing going on between legacy Dewey and legacy LeBoeuf lawyers. -
Biglaw, In-House Counsel
Inside Straight: When You Do Not Ask For A Better Draft
What should you do when someone - a junior colleague, a law firm you work with - turns in a draft document of poor quality? -
Abortion, Books, Money, Public Interest, Texas, Women's Issues
The Trials and Tribulations of Tucker Max: Did He Try to Pull a Fast One on Planned Parenthood?
Why did Tucker Max wait so long to start spreading the news about his Planned Parenthood donation fiasco? Maybe it’s because he was scamming us all along…. -
Barack Obama, Biglaw, California, Department of Justice, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Eric Holder, Facebook, Fast Food, Food, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Partner Issues, Texas
Morning Docket: 04.05.12
* “I think that you know what the president said … was appropriate.” While the DOJ scrambles to meet Judge Smith’s memo deadline, Attorney General Eric Holder is busy defending Obama’s con law faux pas. [CNN]
* Six more partners have fled from Dewey & LeBoeuf, bringing the grand total of partner defections to at least 46 since January. Good Lord, somebody needs to get this firm a freakin’ tourniquet. [Wall Street Journal]
* Facebook filed a motion to dismiss Paul Ceglia’s ownership claims, but he isn’t going anywhere soon. Ceglia’s got two months to submit expert reports as to the authenticity of his fake contract. [Associated Press]
* Joe Jamail, America’s richest practicing lawyer, donated his $3M law library to TSU’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Now students can learn more so they don’t have to sue over being graded on a curve. [Fox]
* McDonald’s doesn’t have to worry about its G-rated Happy Meal toys in California anymore. It’s that XXX-rated lawsuit over a former employee’s “Filet-O-Fish” that the company’s really got to keep an eye on. [Reuters]