Civil Rights
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Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Litigatrix, Paul McNulty, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, Shanetta Cutlar, Ty Clevenger, Vicious Infighting
DOJ Diva of the Day: Shanetta Y. Cutlar
The Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department — one of the DOJ’s most important arms, charged with enforcing our nation’s anti-discrimination laws — has been experiencing some upheaval over the past few years. Several articles in the Washington Post have examined some of the conflicts within the division. See, e.g., here, here, and here. […] -
ACLU, Asians, Civil Rights, Lawsuit of the Day, Lesbians, Sex, Television
Lawsuit of the Day: Lesbians in the OC
No, we’re not talking about that time on “The OC” when Marissa Cooper (Mischa Barton) shared a girl-on-girl kiss with Alex (Olivia Wilde). Rather, we’re referring to a civil rights case currently pending before Judge James Selna, in the Central District of California. From the L.A. Times (via How Appealing): Two high schoolers are caught […] 
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Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Orrin Hatch, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee
Senator Hatch Really Is Leaving Judiciary
The Legal Times is wondering about the Senate committee plans of Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT). They speculate that he might take over the Antitrust Subcommittee of the judiciary panel. But as we previously reported, Hatch is actually leaving the Senate Judiciary Committee altogether. And now other sources, from the mainstream media, are repeating what we […]
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Arlen Specter, Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Orrin Hatch, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee
Juicy News from the Senate Judiciary Committee
Two pieces of news from the Senate Judiciary Committee: 1. Orrin Is Outie. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) is said to be leaving the Judiciary Committee. Senator Hatch served as committee chairman for many years, before he was replaced as chairman by Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA), due to the Republicans’ system of term limits for committee […] -
Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: September 3, 2006
On the whole, this past weekend was a disappointing one for attorney nuptials. There were hardly any lawyer-lawyer weddings in the New York Times weddings-and-celebrations section — we counted just one. And most of the couples involving a lawyer weren’t super-exciting. Perhaps the Labor Day holiday is to blame. But Legal Eagle Wedding Watch, in […]
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