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Holy Crap, Nauseating Things, War on Terror
Breaking: Smell of Gas Envelops Much of Manhattan
Like the mystery smell that took over the NYU law school library last month, the cause is unknown. This sounds worrisome. Con Edison is investigating. This natural-gas odor is being detected in midtown and downtown Manhattan, home to countless law firms. If you’re noticing this smell in your workplace, feel free to share your firsthand […] -
Harriet Miers, Holy Crap, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, White House Counsel
Breaking: Harriet Miers Has Resigned As White House Counsel!
For those of you who enjoyed poking fun at Harriet Miers during her ill-fated Supreme Court nomination, you won’t have her to kick around anymore. (Yes, we know. When it comes to mockery of Harriet Miers, we have somewhat unclean hands.) We must step away from our computer now. As Howard Bashman might say, we […] - Sponsored
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9th Circuit, CIA, Drugs, Holy Crap, Lunacy, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Tony Mauro, William Rehnquist
Breaking: Was Chief Justice Rehnquist Addicted to Painkillers?
We’re reading Tony Mauro’s super-juicy article as fast as we can. Highlights and discussion will follow shortly. Okay, we’re done. Here are some excerpts: The late Chief Justice William Rehnquist’s Senate confirmation battles in 1971 and 1986 were more intense and political than previously known, according to a newly released FBI file that also offers […]
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Holy Crap, Law Schools, Nauseating Things
Breaking: Mystery Smell Hits NYU Law Library!!!
And at the peak of final exam studying, too! Our Greenwich Village correspondent reports: I don’t know what it is, but it smells like the law library is in a dump. I gave up and left an hour ago. The whole basement of the library was EMPTY. But there were holdouts in the corners and […] -
Holy Crap, Maritime Law, Politics, War on Terror
Breaking: Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld Is Resigning!!!
That’s what CNN and the Associated Press are reporting. President Bush is holding a press conference at 1 p.m. This is obviously big news. Is it law-related? Yes, insofar as the global “war on terror” has raised a whole host of thorny legal issues: treatment of terror detainees, appropriate interrogation methods under the Geneva Convention, […] -
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 […] -
Gay, Gay Marriage, Holy Crap, New Jersey
Breaking: New Jersey Supreme Court Upholds Gay Unions
The court rules that the State of New Jersey must provide for some way for gay couples to enter into legally-recognized unions. * Committed same-sex couples “must be afforded on equal terms the same rights and benefits enjoyed by opposite-sex couples under the civil marriage statutes.” * The 4-3 ruling rests upon the New Jersey […] -
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You Really Shouldn't Be Reading ATL Right Now
Instead, you should be reading about the small plane aircraft that just crashed into a residential high-rise building in New York City. Actually, we take that back. You can read about the crash right here; we’re following the story on the cable news networks. Refresh your browser for our updates on this developing story. Update […]
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