September 2012
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Antonin Scalia, Benchslaps, Books, Constitutional Law, Federal Judges, Federalist Society, Richard Posner, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: The New Republic Isn't That Glossy....
Justice Scalia recently spoke before a packed house in New York -- and Above the Law was there to cover it. What did he have to say -- about Judge Richard Posner, among other things? -
General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Job Searches, LSAT
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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… -
Pictures, Privacy, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Judge Orders Tabloid to Hand Over Topless Kate Middleton Pics; Rest of Internet Laughs and Right-Clicks 'Save Image As'
Kate MIddleton wins a French court ruling protecting the privacy of those topless sunbathing photos.
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Election 2012, Election Law
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Says Not So Fast On Controversial Voter ID Laws
Pennsylvania's controversial voter ID isn't a done deal yet... -
Cellphones, Cyberlaw, FCC, iPhone, Technology
AT&T's New Restriction on iPhone FaceTime Gets Hit With FCC Complaint, As It Should
AT&T is facing an FCC complaint over the way it's handled Apple's decision to allow FaceTime over cell networks. -
Kids, Plaintiffs Firms, Sex, Sex Scandals
Scouts Dishonor
The latest institution to get caught up in allegations of child sexual abuse: the Boy Scouts. -
Career Alternatives, Craigslist, Job Searches, Pregnancy / Paternity
Terrible Job Potpourri: Your Womb Is More Useful Than Your Law Degree
Speaking of terrible jobs, does having a J.D. mean you can charge a higher fee when renting out your womb? -
Gender, Judge of the Day, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: What's in a (Traditionally Gender Appropriate) Name?
Why does this Oklahoma judge have a problem with a transgendered man who wants to change his name, along with his gender? - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Books, Clarence Thomas, Department of Justice, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Football, Law Professors, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Pro Bono, Religion, SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee, Sentencing Law, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 09.18.12
* “We’re all from the Ivy League. That seems to be more relevant than what faith we are.” SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas really knows how to make Article III Groupie’s heart sing. [New York Times]
* Dewey know why this failed firm’s bankruptcy team is cutting special deals with the former D&Lers who worked on the sale of the Dodgers? Like all things Biglaw, it all circles back to money. [WSJ Law Blog]
* What in William Baer’s past might lead the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold a closed meeting on his candidacy to lead the DOJ’s Antitrust Division? [Blog of Legal Times]
* In a heartwarming pro bono project, Proskauer Rose will be representing NYC in its attempts to evict an elderly newsstand operator from his kiosk in Greenwich Village. It really brings a tear to your eye, doesn’t it? [New York Post]
* Jerry Sandusky will be sentenced on October 9, and prosecutors are asking that he be classified as a sexually violent predator. Boy, that’ll be a fun title to have while he’s in jail for the rest of his life. [Bloomberg]
* “[A]t present, the large majority of law graduates — perhaps 80 percent — end up worse off after going to law school that they were before they enrolled.” Paul Campos is so cheerful in his book. [National Law Journal]
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Biglaw, Citigroup, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Wells Fargo
Dewey Know Who's Next? (Reprise)
Which major law firm might follow in the footsteps of Dewey and LeBoeuf? Let's discuss.... -
Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Pornography, Racism, Texas, Wal-Mart
Non-Sequiturs: 09.17.12
* Wal-Mart allegedly ripped up a woman’s hundos because a cashier thought they were fake. The bills were, in fact, real, and now the woman, who just wanted to do some Christmas shopping, is suing. Beat that, Ebenezer Scrooge! [Daily Mail] * A few weeks back, we challenged law professors to come up with 50 Shades of Grey-based hypos. This fellow took us up on it. So here you go: 50 Shades of Admin Law. [Lawprawfblog] * Hey Romney, you can take our lives health care, but you’ll never take our pornography! [Forbes] * “Now enterng the Klu Klux Klan Memorial Highway.” Yeah, I agree, that really doesn’t have such a great ring to it. [Thomson Reuters News and Insight] * If you just started your 1L year and are already thinking, “I’ve made a huge mistake,” you may still have time to escape with your bank account intact. [Texas Lawyer] * Speaking of, a recent Delaware Supreme Court opinion worked out to $35,000 per hour for winning attorneys in the case. Now the losers, Grupo Mexico, have appealed by arguing, “You guys made a huge mistake!” [WSJ Deal Journal] * Remember that HLS grad and former prosecutor who went a little bonkers in an airport Peet’s Coffee? Yeah, well, this time, the bar threw her out. [State Bar of California via Daily Journal (subs. req.)] -
Comment of the Day, Musical Chairs, Pets
Comment of the Week: I Don't Think Adopted Means What You Think It Means
Who won the award for Comment of the Week? -
Constitutional Law, Election 2012, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
On Constitution Day, Americans Like The Constitution Just The Way It Is, So Long As It Says What They Like
On Constitution Day, the day when Americans get to show how much they love the Constitution that they barely understand...
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Canada, Media and Journalism, Quote of the Day, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Lock 'Em Up and Throw Away the Key
Perhaps fewer journalistic errors would occur if SCOTUS adopted this practice in the United States... -
California, Crime, Money, New York Times
Blurring the Line Between DAs and Debt Collectors
A recent New York Times article investigates district attorneys that give a helping hand to debt collection agencies. -
Practice Pointers, Small Law Firms
The Practice: Other Things Essential to Your Law Practice -- People
Here’s a list of people that have been important in small-firm columnist Brian Tannebaum's practice. Perhaps it will be helpful to you... -
Biglaw, Reader Polls, Sex
Is Your Biglaw Job Destroying Your Sex Life?
Let's talk about sex, baby. Is your Biglaw job killing your sex life? -
Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, William and Mary School of Law
Scared Law Student Jumps The Gun
Student reports gun on campus, but it wasn't a gun, it wasn't even a toy gun... -
In-House Counsel, Jury Duty, Litigators, State Judges
Inside Straight: Turning Lawyers Into Liars
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann asks: Why do we create rules that force otherwise honest people to lie? -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Breasts, Dewey & LeBoeuf, H. Rodgin Cohen, Morning Docket, Pictures, Privacy, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Morning Docket: 09.17.12
* Come on, people, Dewey really think that it’s fair that these proposed partnership clawback settlements blame only us for the firm’s implosion? The Steves and ex-CFO Joel Sanders don’t think so. [Bloomberg]
* “[E]ven if partners’ capital contributions were used to repay Dewey’s indebtedness—so what?” Well, that’s certainly one way to defend a suit alleging Citibank’s participation in a Ponzi-like scheme. [Am Law Daily]
* A $280K bonus sure seems nice, but do all Supreme Court clerks choose life in Biglaw once they’ve completed their stints at the high court? As it turns out, the answer is no — some view the money as “golden handcuffs.” [Wall Street Journal]
* Because nobody can ogle these crown jewels except Prince William: the royals’ potential suit against Closer magazine over topless pics of Kate Middleton has turned into full-blown privacy proceeding. [New York Times]
* If you’re struggling in law school, it may be wise to take some advice from those who’ve been there before you, like SullCrom’s Rodge Cohen, the Ninth Circuit’s Chief Judge Alex Kozinski. [National Law Journal]