Books
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Advertising, Books, Craigslist, Howard Bashman, Richard Posner, Sex, Weirdness
Help Wanted: Legal Sexpert Sought
You can find the weirdest s**t on Craigslist: I’m creating a proposal for a downtown performance art show based on US sex laws – the quirkier the better. There are many lists online of these laws, but it’s really hard to find the actual statute or case number. In some cases, they either don’t exist […] -
Biglaw, Books, Elizabeth Wurtzel, Hotties, Summer Associates
Elizabeth Wurtzel: All Grown Up Now
When we previously wrote about author-turned-lawyer Elizabeth Wurtzel, whom we honored as a Summer Associate of the Day, you had some strong reactions. Now Ms. Wurtzel, a Yale Law School student who summered at WilmerHale, is in the news once again. We expect no shortage of reader opinions. Wurtzel is the subject of a generally […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Books, Libraries / Librarians, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Samuel Alito
Biglaw Perk Watch: Librarians (Especially Cool Ones)
In case you haven’t noticed, we have thing for law librarians around here. We’ve given them their own category tag, and we previously held a law librarian hotties contest (male nominees here, female nominees here, and winners here). In our recent New York Observer column about Cadwalader, we also tried to include a shout-out to […]
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Barack Obama, Blogging, Books, Hillary Clinton, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Morning Docket, Politics, Sentencing Law, Violence
Morning Docket: 10.22.07
* Who, Exactly, Is A Journalist? [Concurring Opinions] * Law Student May Have Shot At Textbook With Assault Rifle [JournalGazette] * Nixon Peabody Links Up With Boutique for London Launch — Everyone’s A Winner! [Law.com] * Man gets life in ‘Curious George’ killing [CNN] * “I’m not a morning person.” Child Abuse Excuse Riles Judge […]
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Books, Clarence Thomas, Death Penalty, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, State Judges, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 10.18.07
* Clarence Darrow? How cliche. Anywho, this guy is now a New Mexico Supreme Court justice. [Albuquerque Journal (free trial pass required) and New Mexico Business Weekly, via How Appealing] * Step 1: Stop killing monks. [Jurist] * Death for the death penalty? [New York Times] * Latham lawyer DQ’ed in KPMG trial. [WSJ Law […]
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Akin Gump, Biglaw, Books, Perks / Fringe Benefits, Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
Biglaw Perk Watch: Secretaries / Administrative Assistants
During one of our darkest hours as a law firm associate, when we were at our most stressed and depressed, we tried to boost our morale by typing up a Word document entitled “Things I Like About My Job.” Here’s an excerpt: — My Blackberry and (free) cell phone. — My laptop. — Really good […] -
Books, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Violence
Law Student Arrested in Shooting Incident (No, Not Adam Key)
Earlier this year, we visited Bloomington, Indiana, where we spoke at the Indiana University School of Law. We enjoyed our visit. The students we met were cool, friendly, and well-adjusted (especially for law students). But we never met this guy. From the Indy Star: An Indiana University law student suspected of firing shots outside of […] -
Antonin Scalia, Arlen Specter, Books, Clarence Thomas, David Souter, Dick Cheney, Fabulosity, John Roberts, Michael Chertoff, Parties, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Television
Liveblogging the Clarence Thomas Book Party
Welcome. If you’re at home, tune in to C-SPAN, which is rebroadcasting the recent book party for Justice Clarence Thomas. Justice Thomas’s eagerly anticipated memoir, My Grandfather’s Son, is now in bookstores — and topping the bestseller charts (to the relief of his publisher, HarperCollins, which reportedly paid him a $1.5 million advance). 7:05: The […] - Sponsored
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Books, Charlie Savage, Clarence Thomas, Federal Judges, Non-Sequiturs, Samuel Kent, Tax Law, Television
More Non-Sequiturs: 10.01.07
* Humor for tax lawyers. [TaxProf Blog] * Additional thoughts on the Judge Samuel Kent case, from Ilya Somin. [Volokh Conspiracy] * Best magistrate judgeship ever? [San Jose Mercury News] * Charlie Savage, whose book party we recently attended, is on the Colbert Report tonight. [Comedy Central] * Also on television tonight (opposite the Colbert […] -
Books, Dahlia Lithwick, Federal Judges, Jeffrey Toobin, Media and Journalism, SCOTUS, Shameless Plugs, Supreme Court
More Delicious SCOTUS Press Corps Navel-Gazing
More good press for Jeffrey Toobin’s new book, The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court. It scored a front-page review in the New York Times Book Review, which is the Holy Grail of the publishing industry. But we’re partial to this great Slate piece, by Emily Bazelon and Dahlia Lithwick (two of […] -
Advertising, Books, Colbert Report, Jeffrey Toobin, O.J. Simpson, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Television, Videos
A Colbert Report for Legal Geeks
Last night’s Colbert Report was a bonanza for law nerds. The featured guest was Jeffrey Toobin, who spoke about his new book, The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court. Toobin and Colbert had a relaxed and easy rapport, and their conversation was highly entertaining — perhaps the best CR appearance since Neal […] -
Biglaw, Books, Ex-Lawyer of the Day, Job Searches
Happily-Not-A-Lawyer of the Day: Rudolph Delson
We continue our occasional series on Ex-Lawyers of the Day, with this interesting email from a Biglaw tipster: In the interest of lawyers turned novelists turned vigilantes — this is for all of us who have received several calls an hour from headhunters — the email below deserves a mention in your blog. Rudy Delson […] -
Books, Carter Phillips, Celebrities, Dahlia Lithwick, Erwin Chemerinsky, Eyes of the Law, Jeffrey Rosen, John Yoo, Law Schools
The Eyes of the Law: Legal Celebrities Descend on William & Mary
Okay, so the folks over at TMZ.com don’t chase them around yet. But here at ATL, we adore legal celebrities — and invite you to send in your encounters with them, for our Eyes of the Law sightings column. Last Friday, for lovers of legal boldface names from the left or the right, William & […]
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Books, Jan Crawford Greenburg, Jeffrey Toobin, Media and Journalism, Nina Totenberg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Catfight at One First Street! Nina Totenberg Lays the Smackdown on Jan Crawford Greenburg
New Yorker writer Jeffrey Toobin’s exciting new book, The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court, is being released tomorrow. But it’s already provoking some interesting discussion in the blogosphere. See, e.g., this post by Professor Rick Garnett (esp. the comments). And it’s garnering some favorable reviews. The dean of the Supreme Court […] -
Books, Charlie Savage, Jan Crawford Greenburg, Linda Greenhouse, Media and Journalism, Neal Katyal, Parties, Pictures, Politics, Tony Mauro
'Takeover' by Charlie Savage: A Fabulous Book Party
“Dear Jim: Thanks for the great job you do pushing the mail cart around the office. You truly are a special person!” [Charlie Savage signs a copy of his book for Aaron Zitner, politics editor for the Los Angeles Times.] Earlier this week, we attended a delightful book party for Takeover: The Return of the […] -
Books, Jeffrey Toobin, Non-Sequiturs, Real Estate, Social Networking Websites, YouTube
Non-Sequiturs: 09.11.07
* More lawyers — no, not Nixon Peabody — have a bone to pick with YouTube. [Michael Geist] * UK study: “Workers who spend time on sites such as Facebook could be costing firms over £130m a day.” [BBC via Dealbreaker] * Speaking of Facebook, here’s some advice that’s so obvious, yet so frequently ignored: […] -
Books, Jeffrey Toobin, Neal Katyal, Rachel Brand, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Under the Robes: More from 'The Nine'
We’ve been writing a fair amount about Jeffrey Toobin’s exciting new book, The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court. Its scheduled publication date is September 18, but we’ve gotten our grubby paws on a copy. We’ll have more to say after we’ve read it. In the meantime, check out this great report […] -
Books, David Souter, Election Law, Jeffrey Toobin, Media and Journalism, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Bush v. Gore: Enough to Make a Grown Justice Cry?
Another day, another controversy involving New Yorker scribe Jeffrey Toobin and his eagerly anticipated book, The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court (to be published on September 18). Yesterday we wrote about Toobin weighing in on who deserved the blame for Harriet Miers. Today we bring you a new drama (first noted […] -
Books, Drugs, Glenn Reynolds, Health Care / Medicine, Law Professors, Non-Sequiturs, Saira Rao, Sex
Non-Sequiturs: 08.24.07
* A rave review for Saira Rao’s Chambermaid. [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] * How could we NOT link to a post entitled “Do Faculty Have a Constitutional Right to Sleep With Their Students?” [TaxProf Blog] * A very interesting installment of The Glenn and Helen Show, in which they speak with Professor Richard Epstein about drugs and […] -
Books, Kids, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Ted Olson
All I Want For Christmas Is...
The U.S. Supreme Court Coloring and Activity Book. Crayons included! Here’s the product description, from the ABA website: Have fun and learn about the Supreme Court! It’s a coloring book with a surprising educational twist. This 32-page coloring book features expertly rendered illustrations depicting significant Supreme Court Justices of the United States to color in–including […]