I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby
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Department of Justice, Federal Government, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Job Searches, Musical Chairs, Patrick Fitzgerald, Rod Blagojevich, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Musical Chairs: Patrick Fitzgerald Steps Down As U.S. Attorney
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I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby
Breaking: "Scooter" Libby Disbarred
CNN reports that I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby has been disbarred in the District of Columbia: The former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney was convicted last year of lying to a grand jury and federal agents probing the leak of the identity of a CIA agent, Valerie Plame Wilson. “When a member of […] - Sponsored
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Alberto Gonzales, American Bar Association / ABA, Contests, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Media and Journalism, Monica Goodling, Patrick Fitzgerald, Reader Polls, WSJ Law Blog
ATL Lawyer of the Year: Nominations, Please
Part of a blogger’s job description is to shamelessly rip off stuff from the mainstream media. So we’re going to follow in the footsteps of the ABA Journal and the WSJ Law Blog, and name ATL’s first annual Lawyer of the Year. (Of course, it’s not that original an idea to begin with, insofar as […]
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China, Crime, Death Penalty, Deaths, Habeas Corpus, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Morning Docket, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Sentencing Law
Morning Docket: 07.10.07
* Georgia Supreme Court expedites Genarlow Wilson hearing. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * Libby gets supervised release to wrap up his sentencing. [WSJ Law Blog] * Off with their food safety head. [BBC] * Georgia judge dies after beating received during robbery two weeks ago. [Fulton County Daily Report]
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I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Politics, Prisons
Mom! Mom! It's Not Right!
From The BLT, shortly before 2:00 p.m.: From Emma Schwartz, inside the courtroom: Scooter Libby’s stable of legal thoroughbreds failed him. Moments ago Judge Reggie Walton ruled that Libby does not get bail pending appeal. It’s jail time. Update / clarification: Libby wasn’t taken into custody today. It will take at least six to eight […] -
Alan Dershowitz, Benchslaps, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Robert Bork
Benchslap of the Day Last Week: Judge Walton Smacks Some Academics
Last Friday, in the Scooter Libby case, Judge Reggie Walton delivered quite the benchslap. Some brief background, from Ana Marie Cox: A group of exceedingly prominent law professors (including Alan Dershowitz and Robert Bork) filed an amicus brief to Judge Reggie Walton [on Friday], arguing that the Libby verdict could possibly be overturned on appeal […] -
ACLU, Books, Copyright, Free Speech, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Intellectual Property, Morning Docket, Movies, Politics
Morning Docket: 06.07.07
* Banned children’s book about Cuba, “Vamos a Cuba,” now in court. [Miami Herald] * “Hit Movie ‘Knocked Up’ With a Lawsuit.” [WSJ Law Blog] * Should Libby be pardoned? [LA Times via BLT] * More pardoning analysis from NYT. [New York ]
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Crime, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Politics, Sentencing Law
Thirty Months for Scooter Libby
Thirty months? Judge Walton, that was way harsh. Paris Hilton won’t even serve thirty days. Guess the mash notes from former Administration officials like Donald Rumsfeld and Paul Wolfowitz, or Beltway insiders like Mary Matalin and James Carville, didn’t help much. Thoughts on the Libby sentence from Guidelines guru Doug Berman are available here and […] - Sponsored
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Attorney Misconduct, Divorce Train Wrecks, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, Paris Hilton, Raoul Felder, Sentencing Law, Trials
Morning Docket: 06.05.07
* Yawn… [MSNBC] * Job opportunities for the disbarred. [ABANet] * Libby sentencing today. [CNN] * Advice for Paris. [WSJ Law Blog] * Polsky divorce settlement hits $184 million. [CNN]
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Bad Ideas, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Legal Ethics, Media and Journalism, Ted Olson
Ted Olson's Odd Sense of Client Conflicts
Former Solicitor General Ted Olson, now back at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher, is one of the nation’s top appellate advocates. He’s an amazing lawyer and a distinguished public servant. And he — together with his wife, the beautiful and brilliant Lady Booth — knows how to throw a killer wedding. But Olson does seem to […] -
Crime, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Jeffrey Toobin, Media and Journalism, Trials
The Scooter Libby Trial: A Post-Verdict Primer
Okay, ‘fess up. You didn’t follow the Scooter Libby trial that closely. It struck you as kinda confusing, kinda boring. You didn’t read that much about the trial while it was going on — maybe an article on the day of opening arguments, and an article or two after the verdict. Whenever the Libby case […] -
CIA, Crime, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Politics, Sentencing Law, White-Collar Crime
Scooter Libby Guilty on Four of Five Counts
Every time we step away from our computer, big news breaks. Here’s a thread for discussion of the verdict in the Scooter Libby case. We’ll update this post with comments and links as we read the coverage. *************************** Okay, so here’s the Washington Post lede (which we like better than the NYT and AP ledes […] -
I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Jury Duty, Trials
Least Ridiculous Member Removed from Scooter Libby Jury
We’ve given it almost no coverage here at ATL (largely because it doesn’t seem very amusing). But yes, in case you haven’t heard, former White House aide I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby is being tried on perjury charges. The jury has been deliberating for over two days. And they’ve just lost a member: The presiding judge […]
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Dick Cheney, Federal Judges, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.14.07
Happy Valentine’s Day! * Miss Brazil wins lawsuit competition. [CNN] * ABA: Pay the judges! [Law.com] * Cheney and Libby will not testify in CIA leak trial. [CNN] * What makes a good or bad law school exam answer? [Volokh]
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7th Circuit, Dahlia Lithwick, Death Penalty, Feeder Judges, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Law Firm Mergers, Money, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 02.13.07
* Dahlia Lithwick on SCOTUS and the death penalty. [Slate] * A panel of the Seventh Circuit is made up entirely of Sixth Circuit judges sitting by designation. Of course, recusal seems to make sense when the defendant plotted to attack the Seventh Circuit’s courthouse. [How Appealing] * Novak testifies: he got the info from […]
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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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Copyright, Cyberlaw, Death Penalty, Enron, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Ken Lay, Morning Docket, Television, Trials, Wal-Mart, YouTube
Morning Docket: 01.26.07
* When you use YouTube to bootleg 24, the terrorists win. [WSJ Law Blog] * North Carolina doctors refuse to play executioner; executions temporarily blocked. [Jurist] * Wal-Mart agrees to cough up $33 million for overtime violations. [FindLaw] * This wasn’t the law already?. [AP via Yahoo!] * Seven defendants, including the estate of Kenneth […]
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Blogging, Cyberlaw, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Non-Sequiturs, Solo Practitioners, Trials
Non-Sequiturs: 01.24.07
[Ed. note: We’ll get back to associate pay raises shortly. But for those of you with no interest in the staggeringly high sums being earned by your Biglaw buddies, Stella Q has some Non-Sequiturs for you.] * I’m not sure how they do it, but Reputation Defender can rid cyberspace of slanderous detritus, even if […] -
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 […]
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Crime, Duke Lacrosse Team Rape Case, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Guantanamo Bay, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Michael Nifong, Morning Docket, Politics, State Judges, U.S. Attorneys Offices, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 01.16.07
* “Utah’s highest court says don’t diss the judiciary, or else it might diss-miss your case.” [How Appealing] * Major legal issues continue to arise at Gitmo. [Washington Post] * Libby trial jury selection should take a few quick…months. [MSNBC] * Should district judges appoint prosecutors? [New York Times via Concurring Opinions] * North Carolina’s […]