Football
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Deborah Jeane Palfrey, Football, Morning Docket, Parties, Pregnancy / Paternity, Prostitution, Violence
Morning Docket: 07.06.07
* NCIS investigating Marines in alleged killings of unarmed civilians. [CNN] * Gives a new meaning to “Queen Mum.” [CNN] * Ohio AG, others looking into credit-rating agency investigations. [Fortune] * Developments in DC madam case. [WSJ Law Blog; The BLT: Blog of the Legal Times] * TO sues nightclub for using his name to […]
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Alberto Gonzales, Football, Habeas Corpus, Immigration, Morning Docket, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, SCOTUS, Sentencing Law, Sports, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 06.12.07
* Really, Baker, you’re gonna appeal? Listen, let it go. Nobody wants this guy in jail. [New York Times via How Appealing] * Who will patrol the guardsmen? [New York Times] * Senate seven votes shy on expressing no confidence in Gonzales. [Jurist] * Rum and coke at a Bears game? [WSJ Law Blog] * […]
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ACLU, Football, Milberg Weiss, Morning Docket, Sports, Torture, Violence, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 05.31.07
* Cleared Duke lacrosse players given extra year of eligibility. [New York Times] * ACLU v. Boeing over alleged CIA torture flights. [Jurist] * Save it for the field, fellas. [Reno Gazette-Journal] * Milberg partner may plea in class-action kickback case. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Football, Law Reviews, Law Schools, Pictures, Sports
A Report on the First Annual Bluebook Invitational
This past weekend witnessed an historic event: the first annual BLUEBOOK INVITATIONAL!!! And we were on hand for the competition. On Saturday, May 12, the four august publications that publish the Bluebook — the Columbia Law Review, the Harvard Law Review, the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, and the Yale Law Journal — vied for […] -
Blogging, Football, Sports, William Birdthistle
The Internal Law of Soccer
If you’re a sucker for soccer — which is one of the world’s most popular sports, and which may soon take off on these shores, thanks to the arrival of David Beckham — then you should definitely check out the Volokh Conspiracy guest-blogging of our good friend and former co-clerk, Professor William Birdthistle. Here’s a […] -
Art, Crime, Education / Schools, Football, Morning Docket, Patents, Sentencing Law, Sports, Supreme Court, Technology
Morning Docket: 04.25.07
* Alaskan attorney survives icy spill. [CNN] * “Scream” thieves sentenced in Norway court. [MSNBC] * ABA hosts legal technology expo. [ABA] * Supreme Court hears arguments in high school sports recruitment case. [Washington Post] * Timetable of VOIP litigation. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Advertising, Crime, Football, Guns / Firearms, Morning Docket, Prisons, Trials, Violence
Morning Docket: 04.24.07
* Legal “loophole” with dangerous consequences. [CNN] * In defense of the defense. [WSJ] * DNA exonerates man after 25 years in prison. [MSNBC] * Dick Butkus files suit over rights to name top college linebacker. [AP via SI] * Law firms are paying more for advertisement exposure. [ABA Journal e-report]
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Exercise, Food, Football, Litigators, Sports
Ed Hochuli: Football's Fabulously Fit Finder of Fact
Sunday’s NYT sports section features a short interview with our favorite NFL referee, Ed Hochuli. Hochuli is a minor celebrity among football fans for two things: his brawny physique and the commendably detailed on-field explanations he gives when announcing penalties and other calls. He’s also a partner in the Phoenix law firm of Jones, Skelton, […] - Sponsored
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Advertising, Crime, Football, Immigration, Iraq, Monica Goodling, Morning Docket, U.S. Attorneys Offices, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 03.27.07
* Officers face sanctions in Pat Tillman death in Afghanistan. [CNN; Sportsline] * Australian at Gitmo pleads guilty to terror charges. [New York Times] * Is Coke suing itself… for taste infringement? [Law.com] * DOJ’s Monica Goodling to plead the 5th. [CNN] * Border protection agent gets jail time for taking bribes. [MSNBC]
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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. […] -
Anna Nicole Smith, Anthony Kennedy, Federal Judges, Football, Malpractice, Money, Morning Docket, Sports, Weddings
Morning Docket: 02.15.07
* Lawyer was grand jury leak in BALCO case. [MSNBC] * Justice Kennedy: Pay the judges! [Law.com] * Notre Dame’s Coach Weis testifies in gastric bypass malpractice case. Tom Brady may testify. [CBS Sportsline] * Judge allows burial of Anna Nicole Smith. [MSNBC] * Should you marry a lawyer? [WSJ Law Blog]
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Anna Nicole Smith, Bad Ideas, Crime, Football, Intellectual Property, Iraq, Morning Docket, Sports, Technology
Morning Docket: 02.12.07
* The next great chapter in first-year Contracts: stupid sports bets. [CBS] * What’s a little software piracy between post-Cold War friends, right? [CNN] * Soldiers busted for bribes in Iraq contracts. [MSNBC] * Lawyer takes advantage of that First Amendment right to petition the government for a redress of grievances… And it works! [WSJ […]
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Bad Ideas, Copyright, Football, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Intellectual Property, Morning Docket, Sports, Trials, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 02.02.07
* More details constantly emerging from the Scooter Libby trial [CNN] * That Boston duo is out of custody for ATHF ads that caused a bomb scare. They gave a bizarre press conference, insisting on speaking only about ’70s haircuts. One reporter asked, “[Lawyer], are you disappointed by your client’s behavior?” to which the attorney […]
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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 […] -
Aaron Charney, Barry Ostrager, Biglaw, Charles "Cully" Stimson, Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Dewey Ballantine, Dewy Orifice, Football, Litigatrix, Marjorie Rendell, Money, Music, New Orleans, Rudeness, Shanetta Cutlar, Sports, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Week in Review
ATL Week in Review: January 15 - 19
* Last Tuesday, a civil action captioned Aaron Brett Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell LLP was filed in New York Supreme Court — and the world of Biglaw has never been the same ever since. Click here to access the complete archives of our Aaron Charney coverage. * Of course, Sullivan & Cromwell partners aren’t […] -
Football, State Judges, Trials, Weirdness
Some Good News for New Orleans Saints Fans
In case you’re wondering, the motion to reschedule a trial to accommodate football fans, which we wrote about yesterday, has been granted. Here is the signed order. Note, however, that the trial must be completed by Friday, February 2 — the Friday before the Super Bowl. Earlier: This Is the Kind of Motion That Gets […] -
Football, State Judges, Trials, Weirdness, WSJ Law Blog
This Is the Kind of Motion That Gets Filed in State Court. In Louisiana.
We’re not really that up on sports. There’s a reason we’ve delegated the provision of fantasy football advice to B Clerker. Despite our ignorance of athletic pursuits, several readers have emailed us copies of this rather unusual motion. So, for your amusement, here it is: More background over at the WSJ Law Blog. Law Blog […] -
Book Deals, Books, Football, Money, Morning Docket, O.J. Simpson, Politics, Religion, Sex Scandals, War on Terror, YouTube
Morning Docket: 01.15.07
* So apparently the feds knew about law firm bonuses before ATL. [MSNBC] * Guess which party just picked up two swing states. [CNN] * Shutting down YouTube: the ultimate jealous boyfriend move. [MSNBC] * OJ’s money is going nowhere for now. [AP] * Federal court allows suit against Vatican. [MSNBC]
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9th Circuit, Crime, Drinking, Enron, Football, Holidays and Seasons, Jeffrey Skilling, Jews, Morning Docket, Politics, Religion, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 12.12.06
* A unanimous Supreme Court overturns a Ninth Circuit ruling in a criminal (habeas) case. In other news, this morning the sun rose from the east. [New York Times; Washington Post] * Enron’s Jeff Skilling may get to pass “Go” on his way to jail after all. [WSJ Law Blog] * BCS vs. the Electoral […]
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Celebrities, Football, Holidays and Seasons, Jews, Morning Docket, Prisons, Religion, Sentencing Law, WSJ Law Blog
Morning Docket: 12.11.06
* Congrats to Troy Smith on winning the Heisman. As always, there’s a legal connection, which this time involves Ohio State, the Heisman, Archie Griffin, and Woody Hayes. [WSJ Law Blog] * All Christmas trees have been removed from the Seattle airport, after a rabbi threatened to sue unless an eight-foot menorah was put up. […]