Civil Rights
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Biglaw, Civil Rights, Holidays and Seasons, Job Survey, Reader Polls
Featured Job Survey: Did You Work on MLK?
Last month we asked you which holidays you worked on, or expected to work on, during 2007. About half of you reported that you had worked on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In today’s ATL / Lateral Link survey, we see how you fared last week. Did you take the day off to honor a […] -
Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Deaths, Election Law, Hillary Clinton, Malpractice, Morning Docket, Politics, Sports, Tax Law
Morning Docket: 01.28.08
* Top candidates turn to trial lawyers for support. [Washington Post] * More recusal requests expected in WV Supreme Court. [WSJ Law Blog] * Former NFL player’s wife files malpractice suit over surgery. [ESPN] * Suffrage suffers in Mexico. [MSNBC] * How to count primary delegates (and an explanation of the “superdelegates”). [New York Times; […]
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Admin, Civil Rights, Holidays and Seasons, Public Interest
Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Today we celebrate the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the pioneering civil rights leader. Dr. King’s birthday was actually on January 15th, but the holiday is observed on the third Monday of January each year. Many of you are not in the office today, in honor of the holiday. If you’re not at […]
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Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Election Law, Fabulosity, Hotties, You Go Girl
For DOJ Diva, Work Is a Day at the Beach
If you’re thinking of moving from private practice to government, you should be prepared to take a hit in perks as well as pay. Sure, your hours will be better — just avoid the S.D.N.Y. — and you might even get a free flu shot. But you won’t have the fancy offices, the swanky lunches, […] -
Biglaw, Civil Rights, Gay, Job Searches, Lesbians
Which Law Firms Are Down With the Gays?
The Human Rights Campaign has some answers. HRC, which is the largest national gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights organization, recently released its annual list of Best Places to Work. And law firms were prominently represented: [T]he Human Rights Campaign Foundation released a report showing that numerous large U.S. law firms are providing important […] -
Civil Rights, Clarence Thomas, Election Law, John Edwards, Morning Docket, Politics, Racism, Television, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 09.28.07
Ed. notes: First, B. Clerker is unavailable this morning, so we’re doing Morning Docket ourselves. Second, by the time you read this, we’ll be attending this event. But we’ve arranged for previously written posts (like this one) to be published in our absence. * John Edwards tries to put a noble spin on the financial […]
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Asians, Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Musical Chairs, Wan Kim
Musical Chairs: Wan Kim Leaves the Civil Rights Division
We’re deep into the lazy days of August — and today is Friday. So of course there’s news of a high-profile resignation from the Department of Justice. From the New York Times: The head of the Justice Department’s civil rights division announced Thursday that he was resigning, the latest in a long string of departures […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Job Searches, Litigatrix, Shanetta Cutlar
What's Up With Shanetta Cutlar?
Some of you have been asking for updates on Shanetta Cutlar, the high-powered Department of Justice lawyer who has generated some colorful stories in the past. If you’re not familiar with her, click here, and browse through the archives. We don’t have anything terribly new to report on her. We hear that she has been […] - Sponsored
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Asians, Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Musical Chairs, Senate Judiciary Committee, Wan Kim
Musical Chairs: Another Rumored DOJ Departure
Thanks for the reminder. In an earlier post, we wrote: “We’ve been hearing interesting rumors about some possible departures at the Assistant Attorney General (AAG) level.” And since today is Friday, the favored day for DOJ resignations, we figured we might as well squeeze this in before lunchtime. Some of the rumors have already come […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Drugs, Guns / Firearms, Morning Docket, Pornography, Prostitution
Morning Docket: 06.14.07
* It’s hard out here for a suburban, country club dwelling, former porn star pimp. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * And by “reshape” we mean “slowly eliminate altogether.” [New York Times] * House closes VT gun background check loophole. [Jurist] * Only difference is, once I get my pants on, I make gold records! [CNN] * It’s […]
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Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Paul McNulty, Shanetta Cutlar, Ty Clevenger
Shanetta Cutlar: Viva La Diva!
Ty Clevenger, a former attorney in the Special Litigation Section (“SPL”) of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, is the one who got the ball rolling with respect to colorful anecdotes about Shanetta Cutlar, the charismatic and strong-willed chief of the Section. Clevenger sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty raising concerns about […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, House Judiciary Committee, Litigatrix, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, Shanetta Cutlar
Shanetta Cutlar: Will We See Her on C-SPAN?
Some of you have wondered about the drop-off in ATL coverage of our favorite DOJ diva: Shanetta Y. Cutlar, Chief of the Special Litigation Section at the U.S. Department of Justice (“SPL”). Cutlar has been previously described in these pages as “deliciously imperious” and “a great diva,” and we’ve published a number of colorful stories […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Fabulosity, Federal Government, Litigatrix, Shanetta Cutlar, Vicious Infighting, You Go Girl
Shanetta Cutlar: A Magnificent Machiavellian
In reacting to our worshipful coverage of Shanetta Y. Cutlar, Chief of the Special Litigation Section at the U.S. Department of Justice, some of you have questioned her “diva” status. It has been suggested that while Shanetta Cutlar may have the temperament of a diva, she lacks the talent or ability of one. We disagree. […]
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Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Job Searches, Litigatrix, Shanetta Cutlar
How Do You Solve A Problem Like Shanetta?
As we’ve discussed in these pages, certain concerns have been raised with respect to the diva-licious Shanetta Y. Cutlar’s management of the Special Litigation Section, in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. But figuring out how to deal with the Shanetta Cutlar situation is a bit tricky. We recently learned of […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Fabulosity, Fashion, Litigatrix, Shanetta Cutlar, You Go Girl
Wherein Shanetta Cutlar Laughs Her Ass Off At Her Detractors
As regular ATL readers well know, we’ve been offering wall-to-wall coverage of Shanetta Y. Cutlar. If you’re not familiar with her, Ms. Cutlar is the nightmarish awesomely overachieving diva who oversees the Special Litigation Section (SPL), part of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. Shanetta Cutlar is a strong leader with a distinctive managerial style. […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Litigatrix, Shanetta Cutlar, Ty Clevenger
Shanetta Cutlar: The Perspective of an SPL Escapee
We feel like we’re running an online group therapy session. Pretty much every week, another ex-employee of the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section (SPL) writes in to us, so he or she can vent their justifiable frustrations whine about the horrific challenging experience of working under super-diva Shanetta Y. Cutlar. Writing in to ATL seems […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Kids, Litigatrix, Rudeness, Shanetta Cutlar
A Digression from Aaron Charney: An Update on Shanetta Cutlar
We’ll get back to Aaron Charney and Sullivan & Cromwell in a minute. Here’s a quick update on our coverage of Shanetta Cutlar, the embattled fantabulous chief of the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section. After our last post, we received some interesting tips: “When SYC brought her sons into work, one walked around the floor, […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Religion, Shanetta Cutlar
Shanetta Cutlar's Defender: We're Not Sayin', We're Just Sayin'
Late last month, one “Thailour Preston” posted an awesome defense of Shanetta Cutlar, the high-powered chief of the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section. It read, in pertinent part, as follows: I am sick and tired of all of you jelly-backed spineless weasels who write in with your “anonymous” monikers. Even you cowards who used to […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Rudeness, Shanetta Cutlar
More About Docket Review With Shanetta Cutlar
Last month we wrote about how Docket Review is conducted over at the Justice Department’s Special Litigation Section (SPL). Attorneys who have worked under Shanetta Cutlar, chief of the section, have described Docket Review with her as an excruciating experience. Since then, we’ve received some more information about the process. A recent email from a […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Movies, Shanetta Cutlar
Shanetta Cutlar: Some Disappointing News
Not surprisingly, we loved The Devil Wears Prada (both the movie and the book). In the film, we ate up every last crumb of Meryl Streep’s delicious performance. But it wasn’t perfect. For example, we hated the scene in the Paris hotel room when Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), looking dreadful in a bathrobe and without […]