2nd Circuit
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2nd Circuit, Benchslaps, Guido Calabresi
Chief Judge Dennis Jacobs: Not Running for Student Body President
Chief Judge Dennis Jacobs of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals engages in some impressive benchslappery in a dissent released today. He’s not attacking the court’s majority opinion, just ignoring it: I concede that this short opinion of mine does not consider or take into account the majority opinion. So I should disclose at the […] -
2nd Circuit, Barry Ostrager, Biglaw, Rudeness, S.D.N.Y., Screw-Ups
Barry Ostrager of Simpson Thacher: Bad at Deadlines, Bathroom Etiquette
We now interrupt your regularly scheduled programming of Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell to bring you some embarrassing news about another ultra-prestigious New York law firm: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. From Decision of the Day: From the “it can happen to anyone” file, the Second Circuit dismisses a cross-appeal by Travelers Insurance Company because its […] - Sponsored
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2nd Circuit, Fashion, Fat People, Hotties, Plaintiffs Firms, Tort Reform
Be Grateful for Our Litigious American Ways
Some people, like the Overlawyered crew, can’t stop bitching about our ridiculously litigious society. They complain that here in the United States, people sue at the drop of a hat, for the most stupid or frivolous of reasons. But there may be an upside to our culture of litigation. From the AFP: The leading association […]
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2nd Circuit, Biglaw, Blogging, Death Penalty, Deaths, John Paul Stevens, Morning Docket, Perverts, Saddam Hussein, SCOTUS, Sex Scandals, Supreme Court, Videos
Morning Daily Docket: 12.28.06
(Yes, this is ridiculously late. But we hope, for the love of God, that you don’t rely upon us for real legal news. News aggregation is not our primary purpose, and there are many other sites that do it better and faster.) * Now that President Ford has passed away, everyone must write the obligatory […]
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2nd Circuit, Blogging, Book Deals, Books, Carter Phillips, Contests, Education / Schools, Eugene Volokh, FCC, Howard Bashman, Intellectual Property, Money, Morning Docket, Music, O.J. Simpson
Morning Docket: 12.21.06
* The Volokh Conspiracy wins Best Law Blog. Congrats to the VC crew! [The Weblog Awards 2006 via 2nd Place Winner How Appealing] * F&@% you, FCC!. [CNN.com] * And in my-home-state-is-not-completely-backward news… [Jurist] * If he sold it, Ron Goldman wants the money. [AP via FindLaw] * Internet illiterate NY Mom, who doesn’t know […]
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2nd Circuit, Erwin Chemerinsky, Gender, Goldman Sachs, Hotties, Money, Wall Street, WSJ Law Blog
Shouldn't That Be "Mistress" of the Universe?
Our big sibling reports on the departure of high-finance hottie Suzanne Nora Johnson from Goldman Sachs, the obscenely profitable investment bank. Johnson, who served on the firm’s 23-member management committee, was the highest-ranking woman at Goldman Sachs.* And as the WSJ Law Blog notes, in a post entitled Associates, You Too Can Become a Master […] -
2nd Circuit, Cars, Deaths, Federal Judges, John Walker, Traffic Accidents
Officer Dan Picagli, R.I.P.
Over the weekend, after spending several days in critical condition, New Haven police officer Dan Picagli passed away. Officer Picagli was the officer who was struck last Tuesday in a traffic accident by Judge John M. Walker, Jr. Judge Walker sits on the Second Circuit and maintains his chambers in New Haven (where he also […] -
2nd Circuit, Cars, Guido Calabresi, John Walker, Jon Newman, Pierre Leval, Traffic Accidents
More on Judge John Walker
More details have emerged concerning the accident in which Judge John Walker (2d Cir.) hit a police officer with his SUV. Here’s the latest news: A federal judge in a sport utility ran into a police officer directing traffic in the rain, critically injuring the officer, authorities said Thursday. New Haven police Chief Francisco Ortiz […] - Sponsored
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2nd Circuit, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Enron, Jeffrey Skilling, John Roberts, Morning Docket, Samuel Alito, Sandra Day O'Connor, State Judges, Supreme Court, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 10.12.06
* Buttons — isn’t that the new song by the Pussycat Dolls? Yes; but it’s also the issue in a case argued before the Supreme Court yesterday. Question Presented: Was a murder defendant’s right to a fair trial violated when the judge allowed relatives of the victim to sit behind the prosecutor, sporting buttons with […]
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2nd Circuit, 9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Fabulosity, Fashion, Project Runway
The Latest Legal Fashion Craze: Expressive T-Shirts
Another day, another circuit court decision involving a school kid with a wise-ass t-shirt. Earlier this year, the Ninth Circuit dealt with the case of a kid who wore a T-shirt to school that read, “Be ashamed, our school embraced what God has condemned. Homosexuality is shameful.” (The kid lost; and that’s why they call […] -
2nd Circuit, Court of Federal Claims, Judith Rogers, Shira Scheindlin, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: August 20, 2006
Wow — a whole lot of lawyers got married last weekend. And some of them are very impressive people. Like William Michael, a Yale law grad who will be clerking for the prestige-oozing Second Circuit. And Matthew Schwartz, who clerked for Judge Shira Scheindlin (S.D.N.Y.) from 2002 to 2004 — and lived to tell the […]