9th Circuit
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9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Benchslaps, Constitutional Law, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Gay, Gay Marriage, Lesbians, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: A Reverse Benchslap... of Chief Judge Kozinski?
Whoa -- did Chief Judge Kozinski of the Ninth Circuit just get reverse benchslapped? By a district court judge out of San Francisco? -
9th Circuit, Gay, Gay Marriage, Golf, Non-Sequiturs, Sports
Non-Sequiturs: 02.21.12
* It looks like Marcus Epstein landed on his feet. [One People’s Project] * A cop in Akron says he found a female judge and a female lawyer “half-naked, late at night in back of car reeking of booze.” Clearly, this is LeBron James’s fault. [Daily Mail] * An NYU Law grad and former WilmerHale […] - Sponsored
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9th Circuit, Benchslaps, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Federal Judges, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Benchslap of the Day: Say My Name, Say My Name
Judge Carlos Bea is one of Lat's favorite members of the Ninth Circuit. He's refreshingly conservative, on a famously (or infamously) liberal court. He has a fascinating personal history, and he tools about town in a vintage Rolls-Royce (which, rumor has it, he received as payment for legal work before he took the bench). Well, it looks like one assistant U.S. attorney has some expensive tire marks on his back. Check out the epic benchslap that Judge Bea just dished out -- not just to the poor prosecutor, but to the United States Department of Justice....
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9th Circuit, Document Review, Drinking, Gay Marriage, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 02.07.12
* The fact that this guy got so drunk off of beer pong means he’s probably the best pong competitor who has ever lived. [New York Post] * This is the best document review job ever. I’m not joking. Does $85/hour sound like a joke? You might need to learn Japanese, though. [Constitutional Daily] * […] -
9th Circuit, Anthony Kennedy, California, David Boies, Gay, Gay Marriage, Stephen Reinhardt, Ted Olson
Breaking: Ninth Circuit Issues Landmark Ruling on Gay Marriage
The Ninth Circuit has issued a landmark ruling on gay marriage. Or, if you prefer, a ruling on marriage equality. We knew this ruling was coming because the Ninth Circuit kindly informed us in advance that its opinion would be issued. Now, let's find out how the three-judge panel ruled in Perry v. Brown (formerly known as Perry v. Schwarzenegger).... -
9th Circuit, American Bar Association / ABA, Antitrust, Arnold & Porter, Biglaw, California, Department of Justice, Election 2012, Election Law, Morning Docket, Politics, Summer Associates
Morning Docket: 02.07.12
* Obama has officially nominated William Baer, an Arnold & Porter partner, to run the DOJ’s antitrust division. Get ready for an election year confirmation showdown between the parties. [New York Times] * Newt Gingrich has dropped out of the Virginia ballot lawsuit that was originally filed by Rick Perry. What does this mean for […]
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9th Circuit, Bloomberg, Drinking, Drugs, Election 2012, Gay, Gay Marriage, Media and Journalism, Money, New York Times, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Rape, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants, Videos, YouTube
Non-Sequiturs: 01.26.12
* Greg Kelly stands accused of an alleged rape that supposedly took place at a “lower Manhattan law firm.” While we wait for the tips machine to fire up, who’s up for kegs and eggs and Good Day New York tomorrow morning? [Gothamist] * Classes in space colony law coming in 3… 2… 1… [Buzzfeed] […] -
9th Circuit, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Are you sure this wasn't a Ninth Circuit decision?
Striking down the judicial precedent that established the legal supremacy of right over wrong more than two centuries ago, the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday overturned Right v. Wrong. The landmark reversal — a bitterly contested 5-4 decision that has been widely praised by murderers, rapists, bigots, usurers, and pro-wrong advocates nationwide — nullifies all […] - Sponsored
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9th Circuit, Constitutional Law, Election 2012, Federal Judges, Politics
Rick Santorum: Google Him, Please
Rick Santorum is taking his turn as the non-Romney Republican choice. Rick Santorum. Yeah, that Rick Santorum -- the self-same Rick Santorum who thinks Griswold was wrongly decided and wants to ban birth control -- is now the "real conservative" alternate to Mitt Romney. Ladies and gentlemen, we present your 2012 Republican Party.... -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Federal Judges, Holidays and Seasons, Music, Religion, Videos, YouTube
How the Ninth Circuit Stole Christmas
Let’s play a quick game (which we might return to later if there’s interest). If we were to give out awards to the different federal judicial circuits, in the manner of a high school yearbook, which awards would go to the different circuits? Here are some of my nominations: Most Prestigious: D.C. Circuit Biggest Brainiac: […] -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, California, Federal Judges, Movies, Pictures, Sports, Stephen Breyer
Judge Kozinski Occupies Oakland
These days, mentioning the California city of Oakland conjures up images of tear gas and violence. It's not a place that people associate with innocent fun right now. But Oakland isn't all protesters and police. We bring you a report from a recent visitor to that city, Chief Judge Alex Kozinski, of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.... -
9th Circuit, Asians, Health Care / Medicine, Kasowitz Benson, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Shopping, Shopping For Others, Silicon Valley, Supreme Court, Ted Frank
Non-Sequiturs: 11.22.11
* Are Asian American lawyers too nerdy to climb the Biglaw or corporate ladder — or is this just an outdated stereotype? [The Careerist] * Does having your law school sob story featured on national television count as “employed upon graduation”? (Or, more seriously, here’s an opportunity for an unemployed law school grad.) [Inside the […] -
9th Circuit, Benchslaps, Clerkships, Federal Judges, Feeder Judges, Quote of the Day, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Benchslap of the Day: Justice Alito on the Ninth Circuit
If Learned Hand’s opinions are like the products of a bespoke tailor, the opinions coming out of the Ninth Circuit are like the products of a factory that is staffed by machines and menial workers who are overseen from afar by a handful of overworked managers. — Justice Samuel Alito, in a recent speech at […]
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9th Circuit, Bar Exams, Baseball, Basketball, Breasts, Facebook, Fat People, Morning Docket, Texas
Morning Docket: 11.03.11
* Only in Texas can a judge get paid leave after a video of him beating his daughter’s ass goes viral. Makes you wonder about the kind of crazy sh*t you’d need to do to get stuck with unpaid leave. [KRIS TV] * A federal judge has ordered Paul Ceglia to return from Ireland to […]
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9th Circuit, Election 2012, Politics, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Doing It in the Dark Makes Citation Sexy
Congress can say, “All right, in the future, the Ninth Circuit can meet, but it will have no clerks. By the way, we aren’t going to pay the electric bill for two years. And since you seem to be rendering justice in the dark, you don’t seem to need your law library, either.” — Newt […] -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Antitrust, Biglaw, Blind Item, Department of Justice, Facebook, Federal Judges, Free Speech, Lindsay Lohan, Morning Docket, Munger Tolles & Olson, Music
Morning Docket: 10.19.11
* The AT&T/T-Mobile antitrust suit is so big that not even Big Government law can handle it. The DOJ is bringing in even bigger guns with a partner from Biglaw firm Munger Tolles. [Bloomberg] * Obama has nominated former Kozinski clerk, Paul Watford, to the Ninth Circuit. Way to go, because he’s kind of cute. […]
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9th Circuit, American Bar Association / ABA, Banking Law, Crime, Department of Justice, Fat People, Health Care / Medicine, Insider Trading, Military / Military Law, Money, Morning Docket, U.S. News
Morning Docket: 09.30.11
* Now that DADT has been repealed, the Ninth Circuit has tossed the Log Cabin Republicans case. How does that Paula Abdul song go? Two steps forward, two steps back? [Los Angeles Times] * Is this a new way of protecting taxpayers? In early 2012, Bank of America is going to start charging $5 a […]
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9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Clerkships, Federal Judges, Job Searches, New York Times, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: The Early Bird Gets the Worm
At birth. — Chief Judge Alex Kozinski of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, explaining when he begins recruiting law clerks. (Chief Judge Kozinski is quoted in a very interesting New York Times article on the chaotic state of the clerkship application process, which we’ll have more to say about later.) UPDATE […] -
9th Circuit, Antitrust, Biglaw, Cars, Celebrities, Crime, Deaths, Family Law, Federal Judges, Kellogg Huber, Law Schools, Lindsay Lohan, Litigators, Mergers and Acquisitions, Morning Docket, Pamela Ann Rymer, Violence
Morning Docket: 09.23.11
* Police suspect that a client may have been the one to plant a bomb in attorney Erik G. Chappell’s car. Stay far away from family law, folks. [New York Daily News] * “How come there’s not a school where people can go if they want to become trial lawyers?” How come you don’t know […]
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9th Circuit, Clerkships, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Money
Federal Law Clerks: No Pay Raise for You!
People don't clerk for the money. Sure, clerkship bonuses can be considerable -- but in most cases, a graduate who goes straight into a law firm will do better financially than her classmate who clerks after graduation. If you're planning to clerk or interested in clerking for a federal judge, you should be aware of the latest news about law clerk compensation....