Hillary Clinton
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Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Hillary Clinton, Media and Journalism, Rankings
Say Hello To The Most Influential Lawyers On Earth
Lawyers represent 14 percent of the list. Which legal eagles soared into the Time 100 this year? -
Biglaw, Clerkships, D.C. Circuit, David Boies, Department of Justice, Fabulosity, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Hillary Clinton, Litigators, Litigatrix, Media and Journalism, Politics, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, U.S. Attorneys Offices, White House Counsel
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Hillary Clinton, Non-Sequiturs, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 01.24.14
* Everything you wanted to know about the Breaking Bad prequel, Better Call Saul. [Latin Post] * Well, we made fun of him in the past, but now Rob Greenstein has been sworn into office by none other than Hillary Clinton. Good for him. The ads were still stupid, though. [New York Personal Injury Blog] * Really, Seattle? Blow dart attacks? [Seattle Times] * Clay Aiken is thinking about running for Congress? Bad move, bro. Ruben Studdard has that district locked up. [Roll Call] * It’s a very civil world where evidence spoliation earns you a nice compliment from the judge. [IT-Lex] * Joe was on Legalese It! on HuffPo Live to discuss everything from gay marriage to threats made against the President. And you get to see Joe forget the name of Mail Goggles. Video embedded below... [HuffPo Live]
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Hillary Clinton, Law Professors, Law Schools, Politics, Weirdness
A Law Professor Announces For Vice President?
Which prominent law professor has declared himself "Ready For Hillary" -- to be his 2016 running mate? -
Anthony Kennedy, Barack Obama, Fabulosity, Hillary Clinton, Media and Journalism, Pakistan, Politics, Rankings, S.D.N.Y., Ted Olson, Viet Dinh
The Most Influential Lawyers in the World: Attorneys on the Time 100
Earlier this week, Time magazine released its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Lawyers represent over 10 percent of the list. Which legal eagles soared into the Time 100 this year? -
Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Religion
Quote of the Day: The Maltese Falcon Flies Away
In the weeks since the [Inspector General]’s flawed and narrow vision of our diplomatic mission, people of good will in the middle ranks of our Department have seen it as their calling to strictly enforce it. As a consequence, my voice has been prevented from speaking; my pen has been enjoined from writing; and my […] -
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Celebrities, Gay, Gay Marriage, Hillary Clinton, Morning Docket, Wall Street
Morning Docket: 10.13.09
* Bank of America’s board votes to waive privilege and disclose the legal advice it received on the Merrill Lynch merger, which could spell trouble for B of A’s outside counsel at Wachtell (depending on the advice given). [New York Times] * Meanwhile, B of A expands its team for the SEC litigation in the […]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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9th Circuit, Free Speech, Hillary Clinton, John Ashcroft, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket 09.08.09
* Free speech goes head to head with campaign finance laws at the Supreme Court today. [Washington Independent] * The 9th Circuit ruled that John Ashcroft can be sued by a Muslim man who suffered under the former AG’s anti-terrorism strategies. [Washington Post] * An Ohio judge makes his scarlet letter neon yellow. [New York […]
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Adam Liptak, Dreier, Gay, Hillary Clinton, Morning Docket, Rod Blagojevich, Supreme Court
Morning Docket 3.25.09
* A U.S. District Judge in Virginia, Rebecca Beach Smith, will soon decide whether preserved Titanic artifacts must remain available to the public. [The San Francisco Chronicle] * Adam Liptak gives us a lively look into the Supreme Court discussion about the highly critical Hillary documentary. [The New York Times] * Obama’s lawyers were in […]
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Free Speech, Hillary Clinton, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
A Free Speech Hypothetical: Campaign Buttons Outside the Supreme Court
While standing outside the U.S. Supreme Court building this morning, Georgetown Law student Sam Arora sent us this message (with photo): I’m #2 in line for the SCOTUS 11 AM argument. A policewoman standing at front told me I wasn’t allowed to wear my Hillary button “on the plaza.” She said it was rules. I […] -
Barack Obama, Cass Sunstein, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Samantha Power
Update: Cass Sunstein's 'Power' Resigns
We updated our original post from this morning about Samantha Power calling Hillary Clinton a “monster,” but it’s a big enough development to cover in a separate post. So here we go. Professor Power, rumored love interest of Cass Sunstein, resigned from the Obama campaign because of her tawdry remarks about Hillary Clinton in an […] -
Barack Obama, Cass Sunstein, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Rudeness, Samantha Power, Screw-Ups
'Hillary Clinton's a monster.'
That statement was made by Samantha Power, a top foreign policy adviser to Barack Obama and new-ish love interest of Professor Cass Sunstein. Sunstein recently accepted a position at Harvard Law, leaving behind in Chicago his ex, philosopher Martha Nussbaum. Bossman David Lat posted all the gossip about the academic love triangle here. Power, pictured, […]
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Ann Althouse, Blogging, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Law Professors, Law Reviews, Law School Deans, Linda Greenhouse, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Tax Law
Non-Sequiturs: 02.28.08
* Linda Greenhouse to $300K! [New York Observer via ABA Journal] * Duties of a law school dean: attend parties, appear at conferences, talk to alums. And don’t forget the herding of cats — aka law professors. [TJ’s Double Play] * Even law review editors screw up sometimes. “Constructive acceptance”? [Concurring Opinions] * Who’d have […] -
Biglaw, Hillary Clinton, Money, Politics, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Hillary to 190K?
An article for the McClatchy newspapers, evaluating the truth of Senator Hillary Clinton’s claim of “35 years of change,” has some interesting background about her legal career at the Rose Law Firm in Arkansas. It does suggest, for those of you interested in political careers, that you might not want to cool your heels too […] -
Barack Obama, Death Penalty, Google / Search Engines, Hillary Clinton, Kramer Levin, Media and Journalism, Microsoft, Morning Docket, Munger Tolles & Olson, New York Times, Pictures, Politics, Sports
Morning Docket: 02.01.08
* NFL Union president prepared for strike. [ESPN] * Microsoft offers to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 billion to compete with Google. [MSNBC] * Times reporter subpoenaed over “State of War” source. [New York Times] * French President and supermodel girlfriend sue over pictures. [Washington Post via WSJ Law Blog] * HLS grad Obama and YLS […]
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Aaron Charney, Barack Obama, Blog Wars, Hillary Clinton, Job Survey, Loyola Law School, Reader Polls, WSJ Law Blog
Featured Survey Results: And The Winners Are . . .
The time has come, and the crowning of ATL’s Lawyer of the Year and Second Favorite Blog After ATL, both of which are sponsored by ATL and Lateral Link, is at last upon us. In all, a whopping 4,186 votes were cast, with 2,683 of you voting for Lawyer of the Year and 1,503 weighing […] -
Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Law Schools, Politics, Rudy Giuliani
The Presidential Race Loses Two More Lawyers
Official announcements haven’t been made yet, but they’re imminent. Two prominent attorneys are about to drop out of the presidential race: former U.S. Attorney and Associate Attorney General Rudy Giuliani, and super-successful trial lawyer John Edwards. Random factoid: Giuliani and Edwards both attended top law schools, NYU and UNC – Chapel Hill, respectively. These schools […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Barack Obama, Blog Wars, Hillary Clinton, Job Searches, Job Survey, Loyola Law School, Reader Polls, Wall Street Journal
Featured Survey Results: Polls, Bloggers and Job Searches
Time is running out on this month’s ATL Lawyer of the Year and Second Favorite Blog After ATL polls, both sponsored by ATL and Lateral Link. So far, we’re up to just over 2,600 votes for Lawyer of the Year, and Wall Street Journal pick Loyola 2L is still going strong. Meanwhile, Barack Obama has […] -
Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Deaths, Election Law, Hillary Clinton, Malpractice, Morning Docket, Politics, Sports, Tax Law
Morning Docket: 01.28.08
* Top candidates turn to trial lawyers for support. [Washington Post] * More recusal requests expected in WV Supreme Court. [WSJ Law Blog] * Former NFL player’s wife files malpractice suit over surgery. [ESPN] * Suffrage suffers in Mexico. [MSNBC] * How to count primary delegates (and an explanation of the “superdelegates”). [New York Times; […]