Conspiracy Theories
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Conspiracy Theories
Law Firm Partner Calls Mask Wearing 'Demonic' And Tries To Ban Masks In Office
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Conspiracy Theories
Alex Jones And The Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Year
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The Ethical use of Generative AI
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Biglaw, Conspiracy Theories, Law Schools, Weirdness
Alien Conspiracy Theorists Expect Biglaw To Uncover The Truth, Bill For It
Dewey believe in aliens?
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Conspiracy Theories, Election Law, Politics, Screw-Ups, White People
Election Snafu Hurts 'Whitey'
Sometimes, typos matter — a lot. We’ve seen typos get law firms into all kinds of trouble. And now a typo might ruin the already slim gubernatorial chances of a Green Party candidate. Running on the Green Party line, Rich Whitney wasn’t likely to become the next Governor of Illinois anyway. But an error at […] -
Conspiracy Theories, Constitutional Law, Credit Crisis, Laurence Tribe
Bill of Attainder? Communist Revolution? Fire Bad?
Let’s take a closer look at the torches and pitchforks the U.S. Congress is brandishing. As you have undoubtedly heard, Congress overwhelming passed the 90% tax on “things we don’t like.” 85 Republicans joined the fracas, so this is a bipartisan ex post facto effort. Our sister site, Dealbreaker, has already weighed in on the […] -
Conspiracy Theories, Constitutional Law, Election Law
Is There Any Way to "Fix" The Electoral College?
My new colleague over at Dealbreaker has written a somewhat modest proposal. John Carney proposes creating an auction market for Electoral College votes, so that states which are traditionally overlooked during presidential elections (like New York) can recoup some political relevance in the free market. Among general concerns about the fundamental nature of democracy, I’m […] -
Conspiracy Theories, Lunacy, Pro Se Litigants
Looks Like Jonathan Lee Riches Has Some Competition(P.S. And the earth is a nuclear bomb.)
It appears that Jonathan Lee Riches — ATL’s favorite pro se litigant, who filed that famous $63,000,000,000.00 Billion lawsuit against Michael Vick — has some competition in the contest for craziest complaint. Pro se litigant Gregory Newman has filed a lawsuit against “Covert Action Air Operations.” This entity does not exist. But that hasn’t stopped […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Conspiracy Theories, Free Speech, Gay, Media and Journalism, Peter Lattman
And Lindsay Lohan Really Was Suffering From 'Exhaustion'
One of the allegations in Sullivan & Cromwell’s countersuit against its former associate, Aaron Charney, is that Charney leaked sensitive internal documents to the Wall Street Journal. The firm’s Complaint implies that Charney physically removed — i.e., stole — confidential documents from the files of a partner. S&C alleges that Charney then leaked these materials […] - Sponsored
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7th Circuit, ACLU, Cars, Conspiracy Theories, Crime, Deaths, Immigration, Morning Docket, Politics, S.D.N.Y., Sex, Tax Law, Videos
Morning Docket: 12.14.06
* The feds and the ACLU wrangle over a classified document. Is such use of the grand jury subpoena creative, or improper? [New York Times] * A Swift (& Co.) crackdown: federal raids on meatpacking plants in six states result in over 1,200 arrests on immigration charges. [Associated Press] * MoveOn and those Swift Boat […]
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Antonin Scalia, Conspiracy Theories, Fabulosity, Fashion, Federalist Society, John Roberts, Judicial Nominations, Samuel Alito, Senate Judiciary Committee, Supreme Court
From the Belly of the Beast: An Evening With Scalito (Part 2)
This is a continuation of our prior post about the annual dinner of the Federalist Society. You can read the rest of it after the jump. -
Conspiracy Theories, Tax Law, Wesley Snipes
Wesley Snipes Is Still Looking for the Real Tax Cheat (in Namibia)
Ah, Wesley Snipes. Not only is he an alleged tax cheat, as well as a possible fugitive from justice; he’s also practically illiterate a rather poor writer. In an email to Scott Maxwell, a writer for the Orlando Sentinel (huh?), Snipes wrote: Hi Scott, guess you can imagine I’ve been a little busy. Wow this […] -
Antonin Scalia, Cars, Conspiracy Theories, Federal Judges, John Walker, Robert Gettleman, Sandra Day O'Connor, Traffic Accidents
The Wheels of Justice: Judge John M. Walker Hits Police Officer in Traffic Accident
Federal judges are brilliant people. But they aren’t always the best, or the safest, of drivers. We’ve had the privilege of riding in cars with federal judges, so we know this firsthand. Let’s just say that the reasoning in their opinions is often tighter than their left-hand turns. Rumor has it that Justice Antonin Scalia […] -
Bankruptcy, Celebrities, Conspiracy Theories, Malpractice, Michael Jackson, Money
Michael Jackson Can Get Into Bankruptcy on His Own, Thank You Very Much
The past few days have been full of law-related news about celebrities. E.g., Lindsay Lohan, Wesley Snipes, and Madonna. And no menagerie of stars would be complete without the King of Pop himself: Michael Jackson. Things are getting majorly “meta” for Michael. He’s retained new lawyers to sue his former lawyers, against whom he makes […]
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