Education / Schools
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Deaths, Education / Schools, Judicial Nominations, Kids, Murder, Non-Sequiturs, Politics
Non-Sequiturs: 03.26.07
* This isn’t Wim Wenders’s Paris, Texas, but in a way, people are still lost. [Chicago Tribune] * Speaking of Paris, Texas, here’s some trivia for you: the brother of one of its stars’ former partners (and father of one of her children as well as Pam’s new competition on The Office) was nominated to […] -
Education / Schools, Feminism, Free Speech, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, Screw-Ups
Non-Sequiturs: 03.22.07
* And you think Angelina’s babies will have issues. [New York Daily News; New York Post] * Why no one dress coded the cut-off denim shorts/Uggs combination at my Southern California high school in the early 90s is beyond me. [New York Times] * This is not remotely law-minded, but I just know some member […] - Sponsored
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Education / Schools, Free Speech, Kenneth Starr, Pictures, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Bong Hits 4 ATL: A Photo Essay (Part 2)
On the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court, after his oral argument in Morse v. Frederick, Dean Kenneth W. Starr has an epiphany. He realizes why he decided to take on this case, pro bono. It’s because his client, petitioner Deborah Morse — a curvaceous, dark-haired beauty — reminded him of a young woman he […]
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Asians, Education / Schools, Parties, Public Interest
The Most Fun Tuesday Night You'll Have in a Long Time
What are you doing tomorrow night? If you are here in Washington, DC, and don’t already have plans, please consider attending the annual benefit dinner of the Asian Pacific American Bar Assocation Educational Fund (AEF). Here are some reasons you should go: 1. It’s for a good cause. Proceeds will benefit the organization’s charitable and […] -
Books, Education / Schools, Hair, Law Professors, Law Schools, Movies, Nauseating Things, Non-Sequiturs, Nude Dancing, Rudeness
Non-Sequiturs: 03.16.07
* Strippers always have day jobs, so this is no small victory. [Des Moines Register] * Why the premium you pay for Fiji water (“untouched by man until you unscrew the cap”) is worth it. [Trentonian] * (Commercially successful) hipster writer gives it away for free, but will anyone want it? [Sivacracy.net] * But you […] -
Books, Drinking, Education / Schools, Intellectual Property, Non-Sequiturs, Pornography, Pranks, Trademarks
Non-Sequiturs: 03.08.07
* Would you drink this if you knew it was named after someone who choked on his own drug and alcohol-induced vomit? Yeah, probably, if you were out of Grey Goose. [TMZ] * I bet it’s Jim and Pam. My best prank? The classic Frozen Underwear I set up in my brother’s room before he […] -
Airplanes / Aviation, Crime, Drugs, Education / Schools, Immigration, Kids, Labor / Employment, Marijuana, Non-Sequiturs, Sex Scandals, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 03.06.07
* Will Yalies respond with an NYU-esque gimmick? [Balkinization] * And some people say raising kids and taking care of the house is a full-time job. Looks like the monetized value of a stay-at-home mom is not always so inflated after all. [Christian Science Monitor via CrimProf Blog] * You just know that after a […] -
Clarence Thomas, Education / Schools, Media and Journalism, Reader Polls, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Justice Thomas: The Sphinx Breaks His Silence
Justice Clarence Thomas is one of the quieter Supreme Court justices, at least at oral argument and in terms of media appearances. (He can be quite gregarious and charming in smaller settings.) But Justice Thomas recently sat down for a chat with Business Week, which you can read here. The interview focuses on Justice Thomas’s […] - Sponsored
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Celebrities, Education / Schools, Jury Duty, Kids, Movies, Non-Sequiturs, Prostitution, Trials
Non-Sequiturs: 02.27.07
* This is in no way an admission that MTV is somehow partially responsible for your laziness and/or learning disabilities. [New York Daily News] * More Heidi Fleiss-inspired antics! I keep forgetting this kind of thing is illegal — there should be a carve-out for the C-listed and below. [Los Angeles Times] * This mom-of-the-year […] -
7th Circuit, Art, Benchslaps, Education / Schools, Fashion, Kids, Lawsuit of the Day, Richard Posner
We Hope This Makes It Into F.3d
A quick follow-up to yesterday’s post about Judge Richard Posner’s opinion in the “Giftes” free speech T-shirt case. Thanks to the commenter who brought the two drawings in the opinion exhibits to our attention. We reprint them after the jump. And we look forward to seeing them in the august pages of the Federal Reporter. -
7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Education / Schools, Fashion, Free Speech, Kids, Lawsuit of the Day, Richard Posner
Judge Posner Gives the 'Gifties' an Appellate Wedgie
A detailed excerpt, plus a link to the full opinion, can be accessed here (via How Appealing). Money quote: [T]he picture and the few words imprinted on the Brandt T-shirt are no more expressive of an idea or opinion that the First Amendment might be thought to protect than a young child’s talentless infantile drawing […] -
Affirmative Action, Airplanes / Aviation, Celebrities, Education / Schools, Law Schools, Movies, Non-Sequiturs, Sex, Sex Scandals
Non-Sequiturs: 02.12.07
* A flight attendant was suspended for merely taking a bathroom break. Of course, this “break” involved Ralph Fiennes’s penis. Wrongful termination or not, it would have been worth it. [The Daily Telegraph] * Was this a way out of CLE requirements? [San Francisco Chronicle] * Too many lawyers, not enough nuts, fruits or flakes. […] -
Crime, Education / Schools, Free Speech, Intellectual Property, Kids, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Perverts, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 02.07.07
* Music without DRM is like Esperanto, a worthwhile dream that had its moments, but never gained enough momentum to carry it through globalization. So isn’t I-Tunes, like English, close enough? [CNET News] * I applaud StopSylviaBrowne.com’s creator for exercising his First Amendment rights, but part of me hopes he is forced to shut down […]
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Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Continuing Legal Education / CLE, Education / Schools, Eric Krautheimer, Gay, Theodore Rogers, Zachary Fasman
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: Best. CLE. Ever.
(Yes, we know. According to Gawker, the formulation “Best. [X]. Ever.” is a blog-media cliché. But we don’t care. And we doubt that this cliché has ever been deployed in the context of Continuing Legal Education — so we get a free pass.) If you’re (1) short on New York CLE credits, and (2) as […] -
Antitrust, Bar Exams, BARBRI, Education / Schools, Money
Breaking: You Are Probably $125 Richer Right Now
This news isn’t as exciting as a holiday bonus or a pay raise. But it does mean that if you took the Bar/Bri bar review course between 1997 and 2006 — hey, that includes us! — you can buy a round of $12 martinis for you and a few friends. According to a tipster: According […] -
Education / Schools, Intellectual Property, Jews, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Paralegals, Pornography, Religion, Ridiculousness, Trademarks, Trials
Non-Sequiturs: 01.30.07
* The Guber Downward-Facing Dog Trial coming soon. [De Novo; MSN] * If you don’t know who’s the “real lawyer” at the table, it’s you. [PrawfsBlawg] * Kosher-ness may be inapplicable to porn, but I would not want to venture a guess as to Mr. Cohen’s idea behind his trademark. [Likelihood of Confusion] * Another […] -
6th Circuit, ACLU, Eavesdropping / Wiretapping, Education / Schools, John Roberts, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Tax Law, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 01.29.07
* With tax law, the sky’s the limit. Seriously. [CNN; TaxProf Blog] * Slow… Typist… Sues… His… Law… School. Must have taken forever to type the complaint (especially with a last name like “Zachariasewycz”). [WSJ Law Blog] * ACLU seeks disclosure on NSA wiretaps in the Sixth Circuit. [SCOTUSblog] * Vote Roberts for Chief Justice! […]
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Asians, Blogging, Crime, Dewey Ballantine, Education / Schools, Free Speech, Job Searches, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, Old People, Politics, Racism, Rank Stupidity, Romance and Dating, Sex
Non-Sequiturs: 1.19.07
* Too soon, Daily Princetonian, too soon. And what’s more, you budding SNL-writers are so completely unfunny that you might consider law school instead. Dewey Ballantine would probably hire you. [IvyGate Blog] * Retiree sick of junk mail claims that (literal) poo-slinging is constitutionally protected. [AP via Forbes] * If only Jason were just a […] -
Abortion, Crime, Drugs, Education / Schools, Food, Kids, Mergers and Acquisitions, Non-Sequiturs, Sexual Harassment, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 01.18.07
* Another high-profile discrimination case, but this time in the world of haute cuisine. Daniel Boulud’s defense? He’s an immigrant himself — we bet the whole “Freedom Fries” anti-French sentiment really hurt. [New York Times] * A gentleman should not be required to excuse himself for European civility. [AP via Lowering the Bar] * I […] -
Affirmative Action, Alberto Gonzales, Crime, Dahlia Lithwick, Death Penalty, Department of Justice, Eavesdropping / Wiretapping, Education / Schools, Federal Judges, Habeas Corpus, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Jury Duty, Linda Greenhouse, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee, Sentencing Law, Supreme Court, Trials, War on Terror, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 01.18.07
* AG Gonzales: Federal judges are unqualified to make national security decisions. [MSNBC] * AG Gonzales: Federal judges should be making national security decisions. [MSNBC; Washington Post] * Affirmative action takes center stage at Boalt. [WSJ Law Blog] * Dahlia asks, “Have the Supreme Court’s opinions become suggestions in Texas?” [Slate] * Linda discusses the […]