Baseball
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Baseball, Sports
Free Legal Advice For Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig
Last night, I was momentarily distracted from watching the Mets blow another Johan Santana start by the game between the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians. As most sports fans already know, Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga threw a perfect game last night — only he didn’t get credit for it, because umpire Jim Joyce blew the […] -
Baseball, Samuel Alito, Sports
Justice Sam Alito, The Phillies Fan
Let’s take a brief break from covering people leaving the Supreme Court and potential replacements, and focus on somebody who is not going anywhere any time soon. In a sports-centric interview with the Philadelphia Daily News, Justice Samuel Alito goes into some depth about his love for the game of baseball and the Philadelphia Phillies. […] - Sponsored
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Baseball, Sports, Tax Law
It's Opening Day: Why Can't I Afford to Go to the Ballpark?
The Major League Baseball Season started last night and gets underway in earnest today. Football might be the biggest sport on the American landscape, but baseball is still America’s pastime. It’s a favorite of lawyers and judges — and according to a recent poll, baseball is the sport that draws a nearly equal percentage of […]
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Baseball, Law Schools, Sports
Thomas M. Cooley Law School Buys Stadium Naming Rights
Okay, the legal economy is in the tank. Recent law graduates are having a tough time finding jobs. Graduates from lower tier law schools are getting squeezed as top tier law students and deferred associates compete for jobs and opportunities. You get the picture. Now enter Thomas M. Cooley Law School. The school that’s ranked […] -
Baseball, Education / Schools, Lawsuit of the Day, Sports
Lawsuit of the Day a Couple of Days Ago: Softballer Can't Slide, Wants Money
This story actually broke last week, but I wanted to make sure you guys saw it. The Daily News reports: A Queens softball player is suing the city, claiming she busted her ankle because her high school coach never taught her how to slide. Alina Cerda, 15, says she’s been sidelined for seven months and […] -
Baseball, Prostitution, Sports
Cop Claims Phillies Fan Said She Was a Whore
In October, we told you that a Philadelphia Phillies superfan, Susan Finkelstein, allegedly attempted to trade sex for World Series tickets. Her preliminary hearing was yesterday, and … well, I’ll let the Philadelphia Inquirer explain it to you: “I admit it. I’m a prostitute. I love sex. I’m a whore,” the Bensalem police officer testified […] -
Baseball, Sports, Tort Reform
Do Baseball Bats Need Warning Labels?
At first blush, the judgment awarded to the parents of a fallen baseball player is enough to make a tort reformer vomit. The Helena Independent Record reports (gavel bang: Overlawyered): After 12 hours of deliberation, a jury sided with the parents of former Miles City American Legion baseball pitcher Brandon Patch in a civil suit […] -
Baseball, Prostitution, Sports
Female Phillies Fans are Easy
What would you do to score World Series tickets? If you aren’t willing to do what this Philadelphia Phillies fan had in mind, then you aren’t really trying. Earlier this week, the New York Post reported: A rabid Philadelphia fan — apparently believing the “P” on the team’s cap stands for “prostitution” — was busted […] - Sponsored
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9th Circuit, Barrington Parker, Baseball, Chuck Schumer, Morning Docket, Sports
Morning Docket 02.12.09
*Some important notes about Cyber-Bullying from David Lat. [Portfolio] * Senator Schumer has recommended that Obama choose his chief counsel Preet Bharara as Manhattan’s next U.S. attorney. [The New York Times] * In other New York news, the state senate confirmed Judge Johnathan Lippman to replace Judith Kaye as chief judge. [Newsday] * South Africa’s […]
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Antonin Scalia, Baseball, Eavesdropping / Wiretapping, Larry Craig, Morning Docket, Politics, Sports, Torture
Morning Docket: 02.14.08
* House Democrats oppose Senate spy bill’s telecom immunity. [Washington Post] * Justice Scalia approves of “so-called torture” under some circumstances. [MSNBC] * Just a few months later, Senate committee gets around to admonishing Sen. Craig. [CNN] * Clemens and McNamee go head to head before Congress. [ESPN] * City’s scantily clad cowboy sues candy-coated […]
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Baseball, Celebrities, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Television
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Saved By the Bell Star To Clerk for Justice O'Connor!(And another OT 2009 hire, by Justice Breyer)
Taken as a group, Supreme Court clerks can claim pretty much every honor under the sun. At One First Street, Rhodes and Marshall scholars are commonplace, law review editors-in-chief are a dime a dozen, and law school valedictorians abound. But how many SCOTUS clerks have their own IMDb entry? Meet Isaac Lidsky (Harvard 2004 / […] -
Admin, Announcements, Baseball, Sports
Sports and the Law: Meet Marc Edelman(and John Montgomery Ward)
[Ed. note: As you may recall, last month we solicited applications for the position of ATL’s sports columnist. We thank the many fine applicants who threw their hats into the ring. Today we’re pleased to introduce you to this site’s new sportswriter: Marc Edelman, a sports lawyer and law professor. You can reach him directly […] -
Baseball, Drugs, Sports
Roger Clemens Injects A Defamation Suit Into the Mix
Thanks to the many readers who have alerted us to the lawsuit that Roger Clemens just filed against his ex-trainer. From the AP: Roger Clemens beat Brian McNamee to court, filing a defamation suit against the former trainer who claimed to have injected him with performance-enhancing drugs. Clemens filed the suit Sunday night in Harris […]
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Baseball, Guns / Firearms, Morning Docket, Rape, Sentencing Law, Sports, Television, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 12.17.07
* Bush administration seeks greater power over promotions of military lawyers. [Boston Globe via How Appealing] * Saudi king pardons rape victim who had been sentenced to 200 lashes (for being alone with a man at the time of the attack). [AP via New York Times] * Limited effects of recent SCOTUS sentencing decision? [Chicago […]
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Admin, Announcements, Baseball, Sports
Open Thread About the Mitchell Report
A major legal story that’s related to sports? Oh noes! We are completely ignorant. But we’ve collected some links about former Senator George Mitchell’s report on steroid use in major legal baseball. Feel free to discuss in the comments. P.S. Would any of you be interested in writing a column for ATL on sports and […]