Books
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Books, Celebrities, Law Schools, LLMs
LLM Students: The Gift That Keeps On Giving
It seems that LLM students are an endless source of stories — and not just those continually squabbling Harvard LLMs. In advance of our upcoming visit to Columbia Law School, here’s an amusing little anecdote about LLMs at CLS: I was amused to learn last semester that Columbia Law Professor John Coffee is a rock-star […] -
Bar Exams, Books, Celebrities, Deaths, Lesbians, Murder, Non-Sequiturs, Perverts, Sexual Harassment, Tax Law
Non-Sequiturs: 03.21.07
* May we recommend that the IRS get a myspace page? [TaxProf Blog] * Quirkiness belies dysfunction: Woody Harrelson’s father, convicted of murdering a federal judge, dies in prison. [AP via MSN] * You may think people who buy hardbacks on an Oprah endorsement deserve their fate as victims of the great James Frey Swindle, […] - Sponsored
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Books, Education / Schools, Hair, Law Professors, Law Schools, Movies, Nauseating Things, Non-Sequiturs, Nude Dancing, Rudeness
Non-Sequiturs: 03.16.07
* Strippers always have day jobs, so this is no small victory. [Des Moines Register] * Why the premium you pay for Fiji water (“untouched by man until you unscrew the cap”) is worth it. [Trentonian] * (Commercially successful) hipster writer gives it away for free, but will anyone want it? [Sivacracy.net] * But you […]
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Advertising, Books, Fashion, Law Firm Names, Law Schools, Money, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 03.12.07
* Even in Berkeley, it’s a little bit about the money. And by a little bit, I mean a lot. If you want to be a PD in spite of higher student loans, just apply for a Sandy Cohen Public Defender Fellowship. The OC may be off the air, but some indie law kid is […] -
Books, Drinking, Education / Schools, Intellectual Property, Non-Sequiturs, Pornography, Pranks, Trademarks
Non-Sequiturs: 03.08.07
* Would you drink this if you knew it was named after someone who choked on his own drug and alcohol-induced vomit? Yeah, probably, if you were out of Grey Goose. [TMZ] * I bet it’s Jim and Pam. My best prank? The classic Frozen Underwear I set up in my brother’s room before he […] -
Books, Jan Crawford Greenburg, Jeffrey Rosen, Neal Katyal, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Hanging Out at Georgetown with Jan and Jeff
“Hee-hee, this book of mine is TOO FUNNY! Every time I read the story about Souter drinking all of Luttig’s wine, I completely lose my s**t. I can’t figure out who was the bigger a**hole: Souter for drinking the wine, or Luttig for offering it?” (Lest there be any confusion, the caption above is fictionalized. […] -
Aaron Charney, Arthur Leonard, Biglaw, Books, Gay, Media and Journalism
Brokeback Lawfirm: More Ancient History
Yesterday we posted an interesting excerpt from Lincoln Caplan’s book, Skadden: Power, Money, and the Rise of a Legal Empire, which discussed Sullivan & Cromwell. The excerpt concerned a closeted gay associate at S&C who committed suicide after being passed over for partner. A comment on that post: “Does this anecdote show anti-gay bias, or […] -
Books, Jan Crawford Greenburg, Jeffrey Rosen, Media and Journalism, Neal Katyal, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Programming Note: Off to Georgetown Law, for 'Fire and Music'
We’re stepping away from our computer for bit, to attend an event at Georgetown Law School featuring two of the best writers about the Supreme Court working today: Jan Crawford Greenburg, of ABC News, and Jeffrey Rosen, of The New Republic. It will be moderated by the brilliant Professor Neal Katyal (who also happens to […] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Books, David Braff, Gay
Brokeback Lawfirm: A Walk Down Memory Lane
We love our tipsters. You’re the best research team anyone could ask for. Several years ago, we read Lincoln Caplan’s excellent book, Skadden: Power, Money, and the Rise of a Legal Empire. Unfortunately, we don’t remember as much from the book as we might like. (Our memory problems, as well as our typing skills, have […] -
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 […] -
Books, John Osborn, Law Professors, Law Schools, Movies, Scott Turow
John Osborn to Scott Turow: "Game On, Bitch"
We just got back from a most engaging luncheon talk at the NYLS legal writing conference by John Jay Osborn, a law professor at the University of San Francisco and author of the 1973 novel, The Paper Chase (which led to a movie and television series). Here’s the Westlaw headnotes version of John Osborn’s talk: […] -
Animal Law, Books, Cars, Copyright, Crime, Fashion, Fat People, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Television, Trademarks
Non-Sequiturs: 01.31.07
* The point of this fluff piece feature is that Ferraris are not always penis substitutes. [Legal Times] * Is there actually a rental market (Netbux?) for books-on-tape? [Patry Copyright Blog] * New York fashion week starts soon, and I will yet again be reminded that as a woman living in the cultural capital of […] -
Books, Law Professors, Media and Journalism, SCOTUS, Seth Stern, Stephen Wermiel, Supreme Court, Tony Mauro
And You Thought You Had a Procrastination Problem
Would you trust this man to write your biography? If so, you might be waiting a long time. In fact, you might be DEAD before it’s finished (or even started). Professor Stephen Wermiel, of American University’s Washington College of Law, has been working on a biography of the late Justice William J.Brennan Jr. for some […]
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Book Deals, Books, Football, Money, Morning Docket, O.J. Simpson, Politics, Religion, Sex Scandals, War on Terror, YouTube
Morning Docket: 01.15.07
* So apparently the feds knew about law firm bonuses before ATL. [MSNBC] * Guess which party just picked up two swing states. [CNN] * Shutting down YouTube: the ultimate jealous boyfriend move. [MSNBC] * OJ’s money is going nowhere for now. [AP] * Federal court allows suit against Vatican. [MSNBC]
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1st Circuit, Biglaw, Blogging, Book Deals, Books, D.C. Circuit, David Levi, Dewey Ballantine, Dewy Orifice, Drugs, Federal Judges, Harriet Miers, Jan Crawford Greenburg, John Beerbower, John Paul Stevens, Law Firm Mergers, Law Professors, Linda Greenhouse, Parties, Pictures, Real Estate, Saira Rao, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Week in Review, White House Counsel, William Rehnquist
ATL Week in Review: January 1-5
Last week was short, thanks to the New Year’s holiday; but it sure was busy. Here are some highlights from a very momentous week: * No more jokes about Harriet Miers: the ill-fated ex-SCOTUS nominee has resigned as White House counsel. Speculation about her successor abounds. * No more jokes about the Dewy Orifice: the […] -
3rd Circuit, Book Deals, Books, Clerkships, Dolores Sloviter, Judicial Divas, Saira Rao
A "Devil Wears Prada" for the Law Clerk Set
Saira Rao, who wrote the New York Post article we discussed this morning, has a juicy debut novel coming out this summer. Check out the blurb for Chambermaid: The devil holds a gavel in this wickedly entertaining debut novel about a young attorney’s eventful year clerking for a federal judge. Sheila Raj is a recent […] -
2nd Circuit, Blogging, Book Deals, Books, Carter Phillips, Contests, Education / Schools, Eugene Volokh, FCC, Howard Bashman, Intellectual Property, Money, Morning Docket, Music, O.J. Simpson
Morning Docket: 12.21.06
* The Volokh Conspiracy wins Best Law Blog. Congrats to the VC crew! [The Weblog Awards 2006 via 2nd Place Winner How Appealing] * F&@% you, FCC!. [CNN.com] * And in my-home-state-is-not-completely-backward news… [Jurist] * If he sold it, Ron Goldman wants the money. [AP via FindLaw] * Internet illiterate NY Mom, who doesn’t know […]
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ACLU, Books, Celebrities, Crime, Defamation, Feminism, Food, Gender, Immigration, Jack Abramoff, Law Professors, Movies, Native Americans, Non-Sequiturs, Prisons, Pro Se Litigants, Weddings
Non-Sequiturs: 12.19.06
* All may not be genetically sound with Suri babies of holoprosencephaly sufferers. (But does genetic perfection really exist?) And once again, wordplay gets us out of the woods of potential litigation by a crazy actor midget. [Overlawyered] * Jack Abramoff has been hitting the books in the prison law library and will represent himself […] -
Blogging, Books, Charles Fried, Constitutional Law, Free Speech, Gay Marriage, Neal Katyal, Politics, SCOTUS, Sentencing Law, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
The Breyer-Fried Discussion: Some Highlights (Part 2)
This is a continuation of our prior post about an event we recently attended at Georgetown Law School, “On Liberty: A conversation between Justice Stephen Breyer and Professor Charles Fried.” For more background about the event, click here. For the conclusion to our write-up, keep on reading. We bring you a “true confession” from Justice […] -
Ben Wittes, Books, Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Shameless Plugs, Washington Post
Legal Writers Who Lunch
Hey, guess what? In our best impression of Howard Bashman, we’re going to tell you all about a recent lunch of ours. On Tuesday, we had an absolutely delightful lunch with Benjamin Wittes. He’s an editorial writer for the Washington Post, specializing in legal affairs, and the author of a new book about the judicial […]