Music
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Contests, Kids, Law Professors, Law Schools, Music
Some Random Friday Fun: A Law Professor Turned Songwriter
Some people — for example, Chief Justice John Roberts — are not fans of contemporary legal scholarship. These critics might say, “You’d have to pay me to read the writings of a law professor!” Well, what if a law professor were willing to pay you to check out his writings? And what if the writings […] -
Music, Old People, United Kingdom / Great Britain, Weddings
This Bride Had No Desire to Be a 'Dancing Queen,' So She Sued
Old people are so cute. From the way they don’t understand how to use modern technology, to the way they cringe at the music of our times, it just makes you want to squeeze their wrinkly, little cheeks. And old people in love? Well, that’s even cuter. So when we heard about a British couple […] - Sponsored
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Copyright, Eavesdropping / Wiretapping, Facebook, Law School Deans, Lindsay Lohan, Mergers and Acquisitions, Money, Morning Docket, Music, Pictures, Sex, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Morning Docket: 10.20.11
* You know you’re screwed when law school folks are coming after you. A University of Hawaii Law dean has jumped aboard the “sue Facebook for wiretapping” bandwagon. [The Republic] * Walk like an Egyptian? Emory Law student, Ilan Grapel — who was detained by Egypt on espionage charges — may soon be released in […]
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9th Circuit, Alex Kozinski, Antitrust, Biglaw, Blind Item, Department of Justice, Facebook, Federal Judges, Free Speech, Lindsay Lohan, Morning Docket, Munger Tolles & Olson, Music
Morning Docket: 10.19.11
* The AT&T/T-Mobile antitrust suit is so big that not even Big Government law can handle it. The DOJ is bringing in even bigger guns with a partner from Biglaw firm Munger Tolles. [Bloomberg] * Obama has nominated former Kozinski clerk, Paul Watford, to the Ninth Circuit. Way to go, because he’s kind of cute. […]
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American Bar Association / ABA, Breasts, Career Alternatives, Michael Jackson, Money, Morning Docket, Music, Nude Dancing, Rap
Morning Docket: 10.13.11
* People seriously need to stop complaining about alternative careers for attorneys. Having a JD can lead to a fulfilling career outside of the law, assuming you can make partner at Cravath first. [DealBook / New York Times] * Due to a decline in filing fees on the killing of the American dream, the Florida […]
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Breasts, D.C. Circuit, Guns / Firearms, Health Care / Medicine, Morning Docket, Music, Racism, Rap, Wall Street
Morning Docket: 10.05.11
* An EEOC lawsuit claims that white workers were fired for being muy perezoso, and Hispanic workers were hired instead. Well, that’s a reverse stereotype if I’ve ever heard one before. [Businessweek] * Guns only have two enemies: rust and liberals. And apparently there are a lot of liberals in the nation’s capital, because the […]
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Biglaw, Kasowitz Benson, Litigators, Music, Pro Se Litigants, Ridiculousness, Summer Associates
In Defense of Gregory Berry (Plus a few more funny stories.)
One of the most compelling characters to populate our pages lately is Gregory S. Berry. As you surely recall, Berry is the ex-associate at Kasowitz Benson who is now suing his former firm for a whopping $77 million. Thus far, reader sentiment doesn't seem favorable towards Berry, but now a source has contacted us to defend Berry -- and to criticize Berry's former employer, Kasowitz Benson.... -
Biglaw, Celebrities, Crime, Legal Ethics, Lindsay Lohan, Money, Morning Docket, Music, Partner Profits, Pictures
Morning Docket: 08.22.11
* Unfortunately, it looks like law schools aren’t the only ones cooking the books. According to Citigroup, partner profits in the Am Law 100 may have been a teensy bit overstated last year. [Wall Street Journal] * A perp walk is a terrible thing to waste. Prosecutors may be dropping the charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn […]
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Celebrities, Facebook, Lunacy, Music, Prostitution
And I Was Like Baby, Baby, Baby I'll Trade You My Virginity for Bieber Tickets
Teenagers today are obsessing over Justin Bieber. These Bieber fan girls are die-hard, and even have a name for themselves: Beliebers. And in Mexico, one Belieber chica is truly going loca in an attempt to score a ticket to Justin Bieber's Mexico City concert. She's so loca, in fact, that she's willing to trade her virginidad for him.... -
Asians, Boutique Law Firms, Celebrities, Law Schools, Music, Small Law Firms
Celebrity Summer Associate: An International Pop Music Star
Our latest celebrity summer associate is an international rock star -- quite literally. Who is she, and where is she working? -
Celebrities, Crime, Fame Brief, Guns / Firearms, Music, Rap, Violence
Fame Brief: Is This the Man Who Shot Tupac?
Back when things were real, musicians didn’t get hurt jet skiing. They got shot. And if realness can be measured in bullet wounds, nobody was as real as rapper extraordinare and do-rag styling visionary Tupac Shakur, who was shot five times in 1994 and then again, fatally, in 1996. None of the gunmen from either […] -
Celebrities, Copyright, Fame Brief, Intellectual Property, Music
Fame Brief: Weird Al, Fair Use, and the Lady Gaga Saga
On Wednesday, white and nerdy musical genius Weird Al released “Perform This Way,” to his Twitter followers for free download, after Lady Gaga supposedly refused to approve it for inclusion on his upcoming album. The song parodies Gaga’s “Born This Way” and, while certainly no “Another One Rides The Bus” or “Rye or the Kaiser,” […] -
Biglaw, Celebrities, In-House Counsel, Money, Music, Student Loans
Hipster. And Lawyer.
Ed. note: This post is by Will Meyerhofer, a former Sullivan & Cromwell attorney turned psychotherapist. He holds degrees from Harvard, NYU Law, and The Hunter College School of Social Work, and he blogs at The People’s Therapist. His new book, Life is a Brief Opportunity for Joy, is available on Amazon (affiliate link). Two […]
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Celebrities, Morning Docket, Music, Rap
Morning Docket: 03.29.11
* In Louisiana, girls must wear traditional dresses to the prom. Another tradition for girls in Louisiana is to marry your brother. Maybe traditions aren’t that great. [Daily Comet] * Double bagging it: not just for skanky girls and groceries. A lawyer divulges the details of his love affair with plastic bags. [Wall Street Journal] […]
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Job Searches, Law Schools, Music, Rap
Leader in the Clubhouse for Worst Job of the Year
This has not been a great weekend for the University of Pittsburgh community. As many of you know, the school’s college basketball team choked disappointed fans with an early round exit from the NCAA tournament. You should always avoid comparing a school’s basketball team with its law school, but it appears that things aren’t going […] -
Breasts, Celebrities, Food, Intellectual Property, Music, Trademarks, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Lady Gaga, There's No Use Crying Over Spilled Breast Milk(Or: Another intellectual-property hypothetical.)
Under normal circumstances, Lady Gaga can do no wrong in my eyes. After all, she’s done a lot for me. When I was sad, she advised me to just dance, because it would be okay. When I was drunk, she reminded me that I can’t text with a drink in my hand. When I was […] -
Crime, Drugs, Music, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Race Is Just a State of Mind
Don’t watch nothing say him white. Him blacker than me and you. — Buju Banton, the celebrated reggae musician, speaking about his lawyer, David Oscar Markus — whom he called up to the stage and hugged at a recent concert. (Markus, who is also a legal blogger as well as a prominent criminal defense lawyer, […] -
Career Alternatives, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Plaintiffs Firms, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Non-Sequiturs: 12.20.10
* Looking for a last-minute gift idea for the civil-liberties-loving lawyer in your life? Kash recommends this underwear. [Forbes] * Actress Zooey Deschanel is suing footwear maker Steve Madden. Does her lawsuit have legs? [Fashionista] * Law professors might not excel at practicing law, but “they often are pretty good at the enterprise of being […] -
Copyright, Intellectual Property, Kiwi Camara, Music
Sorry File Sharing Lady, Looks Like You Just Have to Take One for the Team
The crappy thing about being a martyr is that you have to die. Just ask Obama how the whole “savior” thing is working out for him. The recording industry has set out to make an example out of Jammie Thomas-Rasset, a woman guilty of illegally downloading 24 songs. We mentioned her third trial this week […] -
Benchslaps, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Law Professors, Music
Before Thomas-Rassert Gets Tried a Third Time, Charles Nesson Receives 'Instantaneous' Benchslap.
Tomorrow, Jammie Thomas-Rasset goes to trial for a third time over her illegal downloads of 24 songs. As we’ve reported before, the music industry is determined to make an example of her, and tomorrow they’ll be fighting over damages the Thomas-Rasset should pay for stealing things valued at $1 on iTunes. But what should and […]