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Ann Althouse, ATL Idol, Blogging, Contests, Dahlia Lithwick, Thomas Goldstein
ATL Idol: The Judges Speak (Week 2)
Happy Friday! You know what that means: time to hear from the celebrity judges in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition in which you will select the next editor of Above the Law. And time to vote, when the polls open later today. Your judges need no introduction, but for the record: Ann Althouse, Robert […] -
Aaron Charney, Alex Kozinski, Ann Althouse, ATL Idol, Eliot Spitzer, Elizabeth Halverson, H. Rodgin Cohen, Jeremy Pitcock, Pictures, Thomas Goldstein
What if They Mated: Legal All-Stars Edition
[Ed. note: This post is by MARIN, one of the finalists in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition that will determine ATL’s next editor. It is marked with Marin’s avatar (at right).] From ergonomic wrist supports to dual computer monitors, law firms wring every ounce of productivity from the attorneys they haven’t axed (yet). But […] - Sponsored
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Ann Althouse, ATL Idol, Blogging, Contests, Dahlia Lithwick, Thomas Goldstein
ATL Idol: The Judges Speak (Week 1)
Later today, we will open the reader polls in ATL Idol, the “reality blogging” competition in which you will select the next editor of Above the Law. Before we do that, however, we’d like to give our panel of “celebrity judges” the chance to weigh in on the contestants. Reader opinions on the competitors have […]
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Ann Althouse, Announcements, ATL Idol, Blog Wars, Blogging, Contests, Dahlia Lithwick, Media and Journalism, Reader Polls, Reality TV, Thomas Goldstein
Welcome to... ATL Idol!New site editor to be picked by readers in a 'reality blogging' competition.
Six lawyers, currently or formerly at large law firms, hoping to make the jump to the writing life (read: working in pajamas). One leading legal tabloid, in need of its next lead editor. A mass of angry anonymous commenters, looking for someone new with whom to have a love-hate relationship. “THIS…. is ATL Idol.” It’s […] -
Ann Althouse, Blogging, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Law Professors, Law Reviews, Law School Deans, Linda Greenhouse, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Tax Law
Non-Sequiturs: 02.28.08
* Linda Greenhouse to $300K! [New York Observer via ABA Journal] * Duties of a law school dean: attend parties, appear at conferences, talk to alums. And don’t forget the herding of cats — aka law professors. [TJ’s Double Play] * Even law review editors screw up sometimes. “Constructive acceptance”? [Concurring Opinions] * Who’d have […] -
Ann Althouse, Blogging, Google / Search Engines, Guns / Firearms, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Tim Wu, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 11.09.07
It’s Friday, just shy of 5 PM Eastern time. Where are the bonus announcements? The silence is suspicious. If you’re sitting on bonus news that we haven’t reported, please reach out to us by email (subject line: “Associate Bonus Watch”). Thanks. * Ann Althouse: We love it when she gets medieval — or should we […] -
Ann Althouse, Law Schools, Michael Mukasey, Money, Non-Sequiturs, Securities and Exchange Commission, Wall Street
Non-Sequiturs: 09.28.07
* Ann Althouse on the Chelsea Clinton restaurant photo controversy from earlier this week: “‘We reserve the right to exercise any and all options available to us.’ What kind of crap is that?” [Althouse] * Our apologies to Brian Dalton of Vault for the snark from earlier today. How were we to know that a […] -
Ann Althouse, Jose Padilla, Non-Sequiturs, Orin Kerr, Real Estate, Religion, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Non-Sequiturs: 08.17.07
* Ann Althouse is a visiting professor at Brooklyn Law School this year — and they’ve put her up in an apartment with some pretty sweet views. (Perhaps she can see 125 Broad Street, home of Sullivan & Cromwell, where she once worked as an associate.) [Althouse] * Pope Benedict: Tax evasion is sinful (in […] - Sponsored
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2nd Circuit, Advertising, Ann Althouse, Bruce Kovner, Malpractice, Non-Sequiturs, Rachel Kovner, Technology, Wall Street
Non-Sequiturs: 08.09.07
* Lawyer opinions solicited: Is this an effective ad for malpractice insurance? [Copyranter] * Another ugly day for the stock market. [Volokh Conspiracy] * On that subject: Is the vast family fortune of Rachel Kovner, ATL’s official It girl, in jeopardy — as recently rumored by our sibling site? Not exactly. But if Bruce Kovner’s […] -
Ann Althouse, Bad Ideas, Education / Schools, Law Schools, Money, Politics
Wisconsin Lawmaker Seeks Death Penalty for Law School
Ann Althouse, call your dean! A Wisconsin lawmaker wants to address what he thinks is an overpopulation of lawyers in the state — by ending state funding for the University of Wisconsin Law School. State Representative Frank Lasee (Lah-SAY’) says the state doesn’t need any more ambulance chasers or frivolous lawsuits. The Green Bay Republican […] -
Ann Althouse, Blogging, Shameless Plugs, Television, Videos
Bong Hits 4 Lawyers: Our Bloggingheads Appearance with Ann Althouse
Our Bloggingheads TV appearance with the fabulous Ann Althouse, previously discussed here, is now online: David Lat & Ann Althouse [Bloggingheads.tv] “Bong Hits 4 Lawyers” [Althouse] Earlier: Programming Note: Ready for Our Close-Up? -
Ann Althouse, Blogging, Shameless Plugs, Television, Videos
Programming Note: Ready for Our Close-Up?
We’re going to be offline for a bit. We’re taping a segment of Bloggingheads TV, in which we’ll be chatting with one of our all-time favorite bloggers, Ann Althouse. We’re planning to discuss a variety of fascinating topics — including that famous (or infamous?) Hillary Clinton campaign video, a parody of the final episode of […] -
Ann Althouse, AutoAdmit / Xoxohth, Biglaw, Blogging, Daniel Solove, Defamation, Eugene Volokh, Free Speech, Glenn Reynolds, Law Schools, Rudeness, Technology
More on the AutoAdmit Lawsuit: An Update on Doe v. Ciolli
The blogosphere is ablaze with discussion of the AutoAdmit lawsuit. We collect and summarize the commentary in this linkwrap. (We read all the blogs, so you don’t have to! You can thank us later.) 1. Students File Suit Against Ex-AutoAdmit Director, Others [WSJ Law Blog] If you haven’t done so already, read this post first. […]
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Aaron Charney, Ann Althouse, Lolcats, Music, Pets, Reality TV, Ridiculousness, Weirdness
Brokeback Lawfirm: A Commemorative Lolcat!
Okay, this isn’t as amusing as the Alexandra Korry haikus that have been unleashed in the comments. But then again, few things are. Courtesy of ATL reader “Josef Stalin,” here’s a Lolcat graphic, in honor of Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: Lolcat [Wikipedia] P.S. Please vote for Jordin Sparks in American Idol!!! Call 1-866-IDOLS-02, or […] -
Akin Gump, Ann Althouse, Biglaw, Crime, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, Fashion, John Dowd, Media and Journalism, Monica Goodling, Prostitution, Sex Scandals
That Brian Ross Is Such A Tease
Apparently we weren’t the only ones who got blue balls from felt cheated by 20/20’s report last Friday on the alleged DC madam, Deborah Jeane Palfrey. Professor Ann Althouse writes: Were you, like me duped into watching “20/20” last night to hear what names they’d name based on the big list forked over to them […] -
Ann Althouse, Cars, Celebrities, Crime, Drinking, DUI / DWI, Lesbians, Paris Hilton, Prisons, Sentencing Law, You Go Girl
Prison Makes Even a Hampton Inn Look Luxurious
Hampton Inn is the dumpy and unacceptable no frills, budget-oriented brand within the Hilton Hotel family. But compared to the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, California, where Paris Hilton will be serving out a 45-day sentence for violating the terms of her probation, a Hampton Inn looks like the Waldorf Towers. At this grim […] -
Ann Althouse, Arthur Leonard, Blogging, Conferences / Symposia, Dahlia Lithwick, Fashion, James Lindgren, Law Professors, Lawrence Solum, Media and Journalism, Pictures, Randy Barnett
Writing About the Law: A Correction, and Photographs
A pair of Volokh Conspirators, Professors James Lindgren and Randy Barnett, at last week’s NYLS conference on writing about the law. Inset: Professor Cameron Stracher, who organized the symposium. In our write-up of the NYLS conference panel on law reviews, we offered the following fashion commentary: Professors Barnett and Stracher are both rockin’ the “downtown […] -
Ann Althouse, Blogging, Conferences / Symposia, James Lindgren, Law Professors, Lawrence Solum, Parties, Randy Barnett, Walter Olson
Writing About the Law: A Quick Linkwrap
We had a blast at last week’s Writing About the Law conference, at New York Law School. And we weren’t the only ones. Here’s a (rather belated) round-up of conference coverage from the blogosophere: 1. Social life of a blawger [Overlawyered] As you can see from his post, Walter Olson was a social butterfly at […] -
Ann Althouse, Books, Conferences / Symposia, John Osborn, Law Professors, Law Schools, Pictures, Scott Turow
Ann Althouse Defends Scott Turow's Honor
Last week we wrote about how John Jay Osborn, a law professor and author of The Paper Chase, sniffily dismissed One L, by Scott Turow. “One L is competent,” he said. “But it doesn’t have a HEART.” Now a prominent blogger has come to Turow’s defense. In this Times Select column, grande blogress diva Ann […] -
5th Circuit, Ann Althouse, Blogging, Crime, Duke Lacrosse Team Rape Case, Eugene Volokh, Harriet Miers, Judicial Nominations, Money, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Rachel Brand, White House Counsel
Non-Sequiturs: 01.04.07
* Some interesting comments about Harriet Miers getting a Fifth Circuit nomination, as well as speculation about who might replace her as White House counsel. [ConfirmThem] (We second the suggestion of Rachel Brand (at right). Brand previously worked in the White House counsel’s office, before her appointment to head the Office of Legal Policy at […]