Divorce Train Wrecks
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D. Kyle Sampson, Department of Justice, Divorce Train Wrecks, Feminism, Gender, Morning Docket, Torture, U.S. Attorneys Offices, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 03.28.07
* Return of the Equal Rights Amendment? [Washington Post via How Appealing] * Rumsfeld torture charges dropped because his actions were related to his government position. [CNN] * DOJ: Monica mum, but Sampson speaking. [MSNBC] * On that subject, here’s a chart and timeline with links for all you need to know about “Attorneygate.” [Slate] […]
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Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Kids, Rap
Slim Shady's Thin Skin?
People in certain lines of work — e.g., litigation, rapping, blogging — develop pretty thick skins. If you get attacked, insulted, and criticized on a daily basis, you stop noticing it pretty quickly. So why is Eminem so sensitive? (He claims he’s going to court to protect his 11-year-old daughter, Hailie, from being exposed to […] - Sponsored
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Blackberry-Crackberry, Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Football, Romance and Dating, Sex, Weddings
Lawyerly Lives and Loves: A Linkwrap
In the past week or so, the romantic exploits (and misadventures) of lawyers and law students have been in the news. Here are a few noteworthy links: 1. ‘ABORT’ SHOCK IN GIANT DIVORCE [New York Post] Football star Amani Toomer (at right), a wide receiver for the Giants, is divorcing his wife, Dr. Yola Dabrowski. […]
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Britney Spears, Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Drugs, Hair, Kids
Britney Spears: Not Out of the Legal Woods Yet
Here’s an update on the Britney Spears-Kevin Federline legal drama. The emergency court hearing that was supposed to take today, requested by K-Fed to discuss custody of their two children, was canceled. The reason, according to various media and tabloid reports, is that Spears is back in rehab. She has reportedly checked back into Promises […] -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Lunacy, Pro Se Litigants, Vicious Infighting
Lawyer Pro Se Litigant of the Day: Michael Melnitzky
We sure do love pro se litigants. Like the guy who filed this notice of appeal. Or the loon who filed this lawsuit against Arm & Hammer. And, of course, there’s Aaron Charney (although he now has counsel). Today we introduce you to Michael Melnitzky, who served as the principal art conservator at Sotheby’s for […] -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Raoul Felder, Weddings
Raoul Felder Has Nice Cufflinks
Check out this very interesting interview, conducted by LX.TV, with celebrity divorce lawyer Raoul Felder (who was, interestingly enough, an assistant U.S. attorney before he ventured into matrimonial law). Some questions that Felder answers in the course of the interview: 1. What time does he start work? (Digression: We’re fascinated by the work habits and […] -
Affirmative Action, Barack Obama, Biglaw, Deaths, Divorce Train Wrecks, Football, Murder, Non-Sequiturs, Prisons, Racism, Religion, Sports, Tobacco / Smoking, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 02.01.07
* His world may have collapsed, but his lung won’t. [MSN] * They probably weren’t staying together for the kids. [Judicial Reports (third item)] * Some African-American college students are, in fact, just African. Another way to summarize this “finding” is that “Not All [insert color here] People Are the Same” (or, as many a […] -
Borat, Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Hersh Mannis & Bogen, Judy Bogen
We're Trying Hard To Care About This Story
But we can’t bring ourselves to do it. Maybe this guy can do some caring for us. Actually, the Borat connection may be the only vaguely interesting thing about the Pamela Anderson/Kid Rock divorce (court papers filed yesterday). From Page Six: [Hollywood producer] “Ron Meyer held a screening of ‘Borat’ at his house for a […] - Sponsored
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Britney Spears, Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Sex, Videos
Sorry, Folks -- You'll Have To Settle for That Video of Britney Belching
After details of Britney Spears’s “airtight” prenuptial agreement were disclosed, revealing that her soon-to-be ex-husband, Kevin Federline, wouldn’t get much in the divorce, we began hearing this rumor: Fed-Ex will be a hero to stragglers everywhere, moreso even than Kato, in his leveraging: [Britney] made an air-tight prenup; he made a videotape of his adventures […] -
Announcements, Britney Spears, Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Laura Wasser
ATL Public Service Announcement: Better Get a Prenup
To any single celebrities out there who happen to frequent legal gossip blogs, we offer you this piece of friendly advice: Before getting hitched, make your future spouse sign a prenup. Sounds pretty obvious, right? But consider this, from Forbes’s Prenup Primer: Last week, Britney Spears filed for divorce from her two-year marriage to Kevin […] -
Biglaw, Borat, Britney Spears, Celebrities, Dewey Ballantine, Divorce Train Wrecks, John Paul Stevens, Money, Movies, Music, Politics, Robert Bork, SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee, Shakira, Supreme Court, Wall Street, Week in Review
ATL Week in Review: November 6-10
* The Democrats are in the House — and Senate, too. Say hello to the new chairmen of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the House Judiciary Committee. (And goodbye to Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.) * It was a big week for politics — and celebrity divorces. Parting ways: Britney Spears and Kevin Federline. * Dewey Ballantine […] -
Biglaw, Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge
The Edwards Angell / Palmer & Dodge Merger: Because Size Does Matter
In light of the recent spate of law firm mergers, one can’t help wondering: How do these unions generally turn out? Are they storybook romances, in which the two law firms live happily ever after? Or do they turn into dysfunctional relationships, which the partners regret getting into? In its weddings pages, the New York […] -
Celebrities, Crime, Death Penalty, Deaths, Divorce Train Wrecks, Election Law, Family Law, Kids, Morning Docket, Murder, Politics, Rape, Sentencing Law, Sex
Morning Docket: 11.09.06
* Democrats likely to officially declare victory today in the Senate; Allen “has no intention of dragging this out.” [CNN; Election Law Blog] * Thank you sir may I have another… .life sentence; Malvo gets life in Maryland. [CNN; Washington Post; Baltimore Sun] * Another one bites the KCl in Texas. [CourtTV] * KFed wants […]
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Britney Spears, Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Laura Wasser
Mark Vincent Kaplan: Lawyer to Layabout Lovers
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Britney Spears, Celebrities, Copyright, Deaths, Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Intellectual Property, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Perverts, Politics, Sex
Non-Sequiturs: 11.07.06
* It’s becoming a trend. Another member of the bar takes his own life after being accused of sexual misconduct. [New York Times] * Let’s keep it light, shall we? Yup, Britney has finally wised up. The bad news is that she lost her lawsuit against US Magazine; the court held that Britney asked for […] -
Britney Spears, Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Holy Crap, Laura Wasser, Litigatrix
Breaking: Britney Spears Files for Divorce!!!
Midterm elections, consider yourselves upstaged. Pop princess Britney Spiers is divorcing her wastrel husband, Kevin Federline. More details, from TMZ (which broke the story, and has a copy of the divorce petition (PDF)): [T]he legal papers, filed today in Los Angeles County Superior Court, [cite] “irreconcilable differences.” In her petition, Spears asks for both legal […] -
Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law
Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe: Splitting Up, Lawyering Up
After enduring copious coverage of Heather Mills’s and Sara Evans’s marital woes, we finally get to read about an A-lister’s split. From TMZ.com: Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe have separated. The couple’s rep released a statement to TMZ Monday morning that says “We are saddened to announce that Reese & Ryan have decided to formally […] -
Art, Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Drugs, Non-Sequiturs, Sex, Sex Scandals
Non-Sequiturs: 10.27.06
* Look at us, we’re patrons in training! Our law firms are getting funky with their art. But let’s hope they draw the line at installation art. [New York Observer] * If you want something dirty, keep up with the Heather Mills / Paul McCartney divorce. The divorce papers were leaked, and everybody’s getting sued. […] -
Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Family Law, Vicious Infighting
Wherein We Break Down and Write About Sara Evans
Some things are too trashy even for us. Neither publication is The Economist; but there IS a difference between what US Weekly will cover and what Hello! will stoop to. This reader email has been sitting in our inbox for, like, a week: I know it’s not highbrow legal world information like who the most […] -
Colbert Report, Divorce Train Wrecks, Feminism, Jews, Merck, Non-Sequiturs, Oy, Parties, Ridiculousness, Sex, Shameless Plugs, Shopping, Ted Frank
Non Sequiturs: 09.29.06
* Bill Childs disses AEI’s parties. He just doesn’t appreciate a good formal gala. [TortsProf Blog] * FAA regulations: comply with weirded-out flight attendant at all times, no matter how irrational she is. [Prettier Than Napoleon] * Apple claims right to word “podcast”; next: all soundwaves between 4500 and 6000 MHz. [Overlawyered] * Blogs can […]