Kashmir Hill
Posts by Kashmir Hill
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Kids, Politics, State Judges
Daddy Issues Now on the Platform in a Judicial Race in Oklahoma
Meet John Mantooth. The University of Oklahoma Law School grad and former JAG is running for a district judgeship in Oklahoma. Now meet John Mantooth’s daughter and son-in-law, Jan and Andrew Schill, creators of a website called Do Not Vote for my Dad. On July 20, Jan Schill wrote: District 21 judicial candidate John Mantooth […] -
4th Circuit, Blogging, Daniel Solove, Eugene Volokh, Free Speech, Privacy
Fourth Circuit Decides First Amendment Trumps Social Security Number Privacy
Court clerks in Virginia may be shaking their fists at the Fourth Circuit today. In an interesting ruling on free speech, privacy, and public records, the court ruled that an angry blogger has the right to publish public officials’ and court clerks’ Social Security numbers in order to protest the fact that Virginia puts records […] - Sponsored
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Labor / Employment, Technology
A Website That Laid-Off Associates Might Like To Know About
When you apply for a job, your potential employer gets to check you out — running background checks and credit checks, calling up past employers, asking for your measurements and a demonstration of your sexual prowess… What? Is that not normal? But what do you find out about your potential boss? You get a sense […]
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Movies, Old People, Rankings, Television
The 25 Greatest Fictional Lawyers
The courtroom lends itself to dramatization. A trial has a natural story arc: The adversarial system makes for a clear conflict between characters. There’s a natural end point when both sides rest their cases and the verdict comes down. Plus, lawyers are such loveable characters. And so there are many great movies and TV shows […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.27.10
* The Tennessee Titans sue USC and football coach Lane Kiffin over offensive move. [CBS News] * Congrats to non-AT&T subscribers. The Library of Congress has issued a “Get Out of Jail” card for the iPhone. You may now pass Go and pay $200 at your local Apple store. [San Francisco Chronicle] * Blago’s defense […]
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Caption Contests, Contests, Pictures, Reader Polls
Caption Contest Finalists: Stalling?
Last week, we gave you a photo from Georgetown Law School of a bar exam studier whose performance anxiety appeared to extend to the bathroom. We asked for captions for the photo and you showered us with them. We’ve chosen our favorites, after the jump. Check them out and vote for the best. (We’ll flush […] -
Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: More Bad News for Military Recruiters at HLS?
I went to Harvard. They didn’t teach war there. — Tom, a trial lawyer “that Fortune 100 companies and hedge funds bring in when billions are at stake.” -
Pepper Hamilton, Summer Associates
Pepper Hamilton Surprises Its Philly Summers with a 100% Offer Rate
We’ve had our first report of summer offer rates. The news comes to us from the cheesesteak city. Pepper Hamilton gave out offers in its Philadelphia office on Friday, and it did it with style. We’re told that the office’s 11 summer associates — 8 2Ls and 3 1Ls — went to lunch together on […] - Sponsored
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Crime, Lawyer of the Day, Partner Issues, Pornography
Partner of the Day: Samuel Logan Allegedly Sent Child Porn From the Office
Federal agents played a little game of “To Catch a Law Firm Partner” last week. After a few weeks of online chatting with Samuel P. Logan, 45, they lured the Foulston Siefkin partner to a mall to meet the 14-year-old girl named “stazie” to whom he thought he had been sending naked photos. Instead of […] -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.26.10
* A lawyer with an interesting business model in Florida: When a client didn’t pay his fees, he burglarized his home. [Orlando Sentinel] * Can you sue me now? Mobile phone industry association files a lawsuit against San Francisco over its requirement that cell phones have radiation warnings. [San Francisco Chronicle; Ars Technica] * Pentagon […]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 07.23.10
* How long before the anonymous lawyer behind Ask a Korean! is outed? We think it’ll be faster than you can say dolsot bibimbap. [City Room/New York Times] * MBE mash-up to entertain bar studiers. [YouTube] * More exam-inspired music, but this will entertain and educate. [YouTube] * If you got a gene in a […] -
Caption Contests, Contests, Pictures
Caption Contest: Stalling?
An ATL reader studying for the bar at Georgetown Law sent along this photo yesterday. This person’s performance anxiety seems to apply to both the bar exam and the bathroom… -
3rd Circuit, Gender, Parties, Partner Issues, Women's Issues
Third Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Female Partner's Discrimination Case
There’s a serious gender-based wage gap in the legal profession. Female partners make $66K less than male partners on average. If you’re a female partner who has thought about tackling that gap with a lawsuit, you may be interested in the case of Alyson J. Kirleis. Kirleis, a shareholder at Dickie McCamey in Pennsylvania, has […]
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Layoffs, Reality TV, Television
Another Legal Eagle on the Upcoming 'Laid-off' Edition of 'The Apprentice'
Earlier this week, we told you to look out for a former Clifford Chance associate — Georgetown Law grad James Weir — on the upcoming recession-inspired edition of “The Apprentice.” We lamented that Donald Trump was providing work to only one unemployed lawyer. Shortly thereafter, we found out that the Donald had in fact been […] -
Benchslaps, Quote of the Day, Television
Quote of the Day: 'The People's Court' gets benchslapped.
“The People’s Court” is not a court, body, agency, public servant or other person authorized by law to conduct a proceeding and to administer the oath or cause it to be administered… [T]he statements made on the show have no more probative force than the words of an actor reading from a script in a […] -
Law Schools, Skaddenfreude
Law School Orientation According to a Jaded 2L
In my day (circa 2003), to be discouraged from going to law school, you had to make the effort to apply to a Biglaw firm for a paralegal job. After a year or two of working with disgruntled corporate lawyers, there was a good chance that your desire to become one of them would wither […] -
Public Interest, Weirdness
Why Public and Private Defense Lawyers Shouldn't Date Each Other
Usually, we find conversations with lawyers to be very engaging. But in this video short, Ron Livingston does not: The video was produced as part of a corporate undertaking — The Responsibility Project — devoted to “exploring what it means to do the right thing.” So, what is it trying to say exactly? -
9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Alex Kozinski gives Barbie a spanking
America thrives on competition; Barbie, the all-American girl, will too. — Alex Kozinski in a Ninth Circuit opinion [PDF] throwing out the Mattel victory in Barbie v. Bratz. Gavel bang: FedCourtJunkie. -
Biglaw, Blogging, Social Networking Websites, Technology
Social Media Policies for Legal Types
After CNN editor Octavia Nasr got the boot for an indiscreet tweet, Fast Company was inspired to do a series of stories on companies’ social media policies: “guidelines about how its employees (and freelancers and interns) should represent themselves on Twitter, Facebook, and other social media destinations.” In the most recent piece in the series, […] -
Comment of the Day, Quote of the Day
Comment of the Day: The ATL Operator
From Morning Docket: Welcome to Above the Law’s telephone message service. This service is for people who do not have internet access from their cellular phones. Comments made through this system will be placed randomly in each thread, because really, who gives a s**t anymore? To make a “TTT” accusation, press 1. To make a […]