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Bar Exams, Books, Celebrities, Deaths, Lesbians, Murder, Non-Sequiturs, Perverts, Sexual Harassment, Tax Law
Non-Sequiturs: 03.21.07
* May we recommend that the IRS get a myspace page? [TaxProf Blog] * Quirkiness belies dysfunction: Woody Harrelson’s father, convicted of murdering a federal judge, dies in prison. [AP via MSN] * You may think people who buy hardbacks on an Oprah endorsement deserve their fate as victims of the great James Frey Swindle, […] -
Anna Nicole Smith, Celebrities, Deaths, Drugs, Guantanamo Bay, Morning Docket, Murder, Racism, Sports
Morning Docket: 02.27.07
* Southern Poverty Law Center’s getting it done. [CNN] * NLJ reports that Camp 6 at Gitmo shows little improvement for cleared prisoners. [Law.com] * Bobby Brown has to stay downtown (until he throws down about nineteen thou’). [CNN] * Barry Bonds won’t cooperate in steroids investigation. [Sportsline] * Anna Nicole Smith’s mom appeals. [CNN]
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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 […]
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Crime, Deaths, Federal Judges, Money, Morning Docket, Murder, New Jersey, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, War on Terror, Weirdness
Morning Docket: 01.09.07
* “Supreme Court Refuses Case Challenging Group’s Designation as Terrorists”. [New York Times via How Appealing] * Similar transaction evidence key to Georgia prosecutors in antifreeze murder case. [CNN] * Lawyers talk trash to the Supreme Court. [Jurist] * COLA unfrozen for federal judges. [AP via Yahoo!] * The “mystery smell” that hit New York […]
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Affirmative Action, Celebrities, Constitutional Law, Environment / Environmental Law, Morning Docket, Murder, Sentencing Law
Morning Docket: 12.19.06
* Affirmative action not gone quite yet for Michigan schools. [AP via How Appealing] * Convicted debutante killers not so happy at sentencing. [CNN] * Nebraska corporate farming ban violates dormant commerce clause; Nebraska will appeal to the Supreme Court. [Jurist] * Dracula Jr.’s a lawyer. [WSJ Law Blog] * 13 States and DC sue […]
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Crime, Deaths, Fashion, FCC, Kids, Murder, Native Americans, Non-Sequiturs, Prostitution
Non-Sequiturs: 12.18.06
* The FCC has eliminated the requirement for Amateur Radio Operators to know Morse code. That is the actual headline of this blog entry, for those of you who complain of the wasted five seconds it takes to click on a link, only to realize you were completely misled. [Jim N Texas!] * I never […] -
Crime, Deaths, Intellectual Property, Kids, Murder, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Patents, Pets, Sex, Shopping, Violence, White-Collar Crime
Non-Sequiturs: 12.15.06
* It helps the People’s case when an alleged polygamist doesn’t look like Brad Pitt or, you know, anyone non-creepy. [AP via Yahoo! News] * “Low blood sugar” is to an opera singer what “exhaustion” is to an anorexic poppet du jour. [International Herald Tribune] * What would the holidays be without a child left […] -
Antonin Scalia, Deaths, Duke Lacrosse Team Rape Case, Eavesdropping / Wiretapping, Federal Judges, HP, Larry Sonsini, Money, Morning Docket, Murder, Politics, State Judges
Morning Docket: 12.15.06
* Justice Scalia on judicial paychecks. [Associated Press] And meanwhile… * “It was just a matter of time before well-heeled business and other interests would expand their influence-peddling efforts, and begin pouring large amounts of money into previously sleepy judicial campaigns.” [TimesSelect (pass-through link) via How Appealing] * No more melting coins for the value […]
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Book Deals, Books, Celebrities, Deaths, Media and Journalism, Murder, Nauseating Things, O.J. Simpson, Violence
This Is Why the Founding Fathers Gave Us the Double Jeopardy Clause
Because if people could be tried for the same crime twice, then we’d probably never be gifted with O.J. Simpson’s forthcoming magnum opus, “If I Did It.” Yes, that’s right: “If I Did It.” Here are the details: Fox plans to broadcast an interview with O.J. Simpson in which the former football star discusses “how […] -
Biglaw, Crime, Fast Food, Feminism, Food, Interview Stories, Murder, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Nude Dancing, Racism, Supreme Court, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 11.13.06
* In law school, a burrito was not only a sandwich, but breakfast, lunch and dinner. And midnight snack. [AP via Yahoo! News] * When you have too much self-respect for a reunion tour, or another farewell tour is just not feasible, or you haven’t securitized your music catalog, then this may be your last […] -
Crime, Deaths, Fast Food, Murder, Violence
Burger King: Vector for Criminality
What is in the frying oil over at Burger King? First they’re accused by cops of lacing their burgers with marijuana. And now, this: A Burger King restaurant manager is being charged with shooting a teenage boy dead the two argued, and the boy spit in the manager’s face. Police say 16-year-old Shaka Walcott and […] -
Andrew Fastow, Depositions, Enron, Murder
Now That Would Have Been the Most Exciting Depo Ever
Depositions can be pretty boring affairs. Back when we were in private practice, we once fell asleep during one. But the deposition of Andrew Fastow, former chief financial officer of Enron, appears to have kept people awake. The Times offers an interesting and detailed account of Fastow’s “moment in the sun.” This was our favorite […] -
Art, Cablevision, Deaths, Morning Docket, Murder, Options Backdating, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 11.10.06
* German citizen files state action to block sale of Picasso painting after federal action was dismissed earlier this week. [CNN] * Talk about court tv: Cablevision is involved in a little bit of litigation. [WSJ Law Blog] * Prosecutors file 12 murder counts in Reno Halloween hotel fire. [Reno Gazette-Journal] * Must not have […]
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Celebrities, Crime, Death Penalty, Deaths, Divorce Train Wrecks, Election Law, Family Law, Kids, Morning Docket, Murder, Politics, Rape, Sentencing Law, Sex
Morning Docket: 11.09.06
* Democrats likely to officially declare victory today in the Senate; Allen “has no intention of dragging this out.” [CNN; Election Law Blog] * Thank you sir may I have another… .life sentence; Malvo gets life in Maryland. [CNN; Washington Post; Baltimore Sun] * Another one bites the KCl in Texas. [CourtTV] * KFed wants […]
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10th Circuit, Federal Judges, Lesbians, Morning Docket, Murder, Robert Wone, Sentencing Law
Morning Docket: 10.09.06
North Korea now has nukes. Happy Columbus Day! A number of you — e.g., federal government employees — are probably enjoying a day off right now. But for those of you who are stuck in the office and looking for distraction, you can always count on us to provide it. * A California appeals court […]