David Souter
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Anthony Kennedy, Brett Kavanaugh, David Souter, Guido Calabresi, Harvard, J. Michael Luttig, John Paul Stevens, Merrick Garland, Munger Tolles & Olson, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Term of Endearment
This latest Legal Eagle Wedding Watch features crazy competition: five Supreme Court clerks, a former White House counsel, and more prestige than you shake a stick at. -
Clarence Thomas, David Souter, English Grammar and Usage, John Paul Stevens, John Roberts, Reader Polls, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Grammer Pole of the Weak: Getting Possessive with SCOTUS
Welcome to the latest edition of Above the Law’s Grammer Pole of the Weak, a column where we turn questions of English grammar and usage over to our readers for discussion and debate. Last week, we found out that 52% of our readers thought it was acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition, but […] - Sponsored
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Adam Liptak, Books, David Souter, John Paul Stevens, Quote of the Day, Sandra Day O'Connor, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Can You Blame Him?
David and Sandra have enjoyed it. I kind of like not having to read a lot of briefs and get reversed by my former colleagues. — Justice John Paul Stevens, in a humorous quip about the willingness of his fellow retired justices, Sandra Day O’Connor and David H. Souter, to sit by designation on the […]
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David Souter, Duane Morris, Election Law, Musical Chairs, Non-Sequiturs, Politics
Non-Sequiturs: 12.29.10
* Warning to criminal defendants: if you say “f–k, y’all” in open court, it might be you who ends up getting f**ked. [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times via WSJ Law Blog] * Musical chairs: Epstein Becker & Green closes up shop in Miami, after managing partner Michael Casey defects to Duane Morris (with […] -
American Constitution Society (ACS), David Souter, Department of Justice, Gay, New York Times, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Best of Spring
Yes, we’ve been gone. Where we’ve been — poetry workshop, rehab, hiking the Appalachian Trail? — doesn’t matter. What matters is that we’re back, and our team of interns has diligently kept track of the nuptial triumphs and travesties that have occurred in our absence. We’ve identified the very best of the best couples from […] -
David Souter, Eyes of the Law, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
The Eyes of the Law: Justices Souter and Sotomayor
Justice David H. Souter may be gone from the Supreme Court, but he has not been forgotten. He still gets recognized in public, for example. From an ATL reader in Beantown: After a day of toil for a client adamantly opposed to paying for nighttime cab rides home, I walked to Boston’s Park Street subway […] -
David Souter, Nina Totenberg, Old People, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Justice Ginsburg's Dozing During SOTU
Here’s one talk that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg didn’t fall asleep during: her own, a conversation with Nina Totenberg at the 92nd Street Y on Thursday night. We took note of the fact that RBG dozed off a bit during President Obama’s State of the Union address. As it turns out, Justice Ginsburg has an […] -
David Souter, New York Times, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 8.17 and 8.24: Astrophysical
LEWW is fascinated by ATL’s Douchiest Law School contest. Official results haven’t been announced yet, but based on our preliminary read, Yale seems to have notched a decisive first-round victory over the University of Texas, and it looks like Harvard has trounced UCLA. Stanford Law School, however, appears to have been decisively out-douched by lowly […] - Sponsored
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David Souter, Lawyerly Lairs, Real Estate, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Lawyerly Lairs: Souter's Upgrade
I guess Justice Souter no longer has to play the role of humble civil servant, and can now start living the life of a former uber-powerful person. Yesterday, the New York Times reported that Souter is getting new digs: When he retired from the Supreme Court in June, it was expected that Justice David H. […] -
Barack Obama, David Souter, Morning Docket
Morning Docket 5.21.09
* President Obama will talk about his plans to close Guantanamo in a national address in order to rally support from the public after getting shut down by members of Congress. [CNN] * After quietly accepting charges from several states, Craiglist is fighting back. The company sued South Carolina’s attorney general for violating free speech […]
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David Souter, Diane Wood, Elena Kagan, Jeffrey Rosen, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
Supreme Speculation
The upcoming retirement of Justice David Souter has led to lots of speculation about the next Supreme. We held a poll here at ATL, including some of the potential nominees that have been mentioned most often by the legal press. Almost 10,000 ATL readers put Sonia Sotomayor, with 28% of the vote, and Elena Kagan, […] -
David Souter, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket 5.07.09
* A Los Angeles Judge accused an asbestos litigation firm of playing “a grisly game of asbestos litigation” after they refiled a Texas case in California because it has more exacting standards for a defendant to obtain summary judgment. Perhaps, judge, you’ve lost a little perspective? [ABA Journal] * A German court rejected a woman’s […]
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Bankruptcy, David Souter, Jury Duty, Morning Docket, Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Morning Docket 05.06.09
* President of San Francisco’s Federal Reserve says the economy is getting better. “For the first time in a while, there is some good news to savor.” If by good news, you mean that laid-off lawyers have taken to wearing track suits around the house “savoring” comfort food instead of 6-figure salaries, then yes, there […]
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Bankruptcy, Craigslist, David Souter, Morning Docket
Morning Docket 5.05.09
* The bankruptcy judge has made several decisions to keep Chrysler afloat including allowing a $4.5 billion credit line from the U.S. and Canadian governments. [The Detroit Free Press] * State attorneys general will meet with Craiglist to discuss the elimination of advertisements for “illegal sexual activities.” [The Associated Press] * In the Court’s first […]
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David Souter, Reader Polls, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
ATL Poll: Who Should Replace SCOTUS Justice David Souter?
ATL readers, there are many names being bandied about as potential nominees for the Supreme Court. We’ve narrowed the list to nine people who have been mentioned by at least two of the following outlets: BLT, AP, and the SCOTUSblog. That the next Supreme Court justice will lack a Y chromosome is a virtual certainty, […] -
David Souter, Morning Docket, Supreme Court
Morning Docket 05.01.09
* As we told you last night, Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a 1990 Bush appointee, plans to bid One First Street farewell in June. Last night, we pointed you to BLT’s speculation on possible nominees. Here’s speculation from the AP. [Associated Press] * The Supreme Court experts at SCOTUSblog write with the most insight […]
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David Souter, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Breaking: Justice Souter Retiring
According to NPR, Justice David Souter is planning to retire from the U.S. Supreme Court at the end of the current Term. Souter is expected to remain on the bench until a successor has been chosen and confirmed, which may or may not be accomplished before the court reconvenes in October. Arlen Specter’s switch from […] -
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 […] -
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 […] -
Aquagirl, David Souter, Fabulosity, Noah Feldman, Parties, Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court Clerks, Tim Wu
The Coolest Party E-vah: An E-vite for the E-lect
Whatcha doin’ for New Year’s? Unless your plans include the words “Diddy” and “yacht,” they’re not as fabulous as this fête: Some explanation is in order. This party is being brought to you by one of America’s brightest legal minds: celebrity law professor Tim Wu, of Columbia Law School. (We don’t know who this “Sue” […]