New York Times
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Crime, Law Professors, New York Times, Prisons, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: A Call for Reform
[T]he never-ending stream of futile petitions suggests that habeas corpus is a wasteful nuisance. By almost any measure, the use, and abuse, of habeas by convicted state prisoners is a failure, one that could corrode one of the most revered pillars of our legal system. — Professors Joseph Hoffmann and Nancy King, in an interesting […] -
Law Schools, New York Times
Law School Applications Down... At Yale?
We’ve talked about how there’s been a general decrease in law school applications. I’d like to interpret that as a sign that people are being more prudent about making the investment in legal education, but the decline could also be an indicator of more general economic recovery in America. Hey, if fewer people are applying […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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California, Kids, Law Schools, New York Times
In Five Years, Will the Endless March Of New Lawyers Finally Stop?
A reader sent in an encouraging list from the New York Times. Well, encouraging to me and others who want the demand for legal education to decrease to levels the legal economy can sustain. According to this story, the Times asked 18 high school seniors in San Diego to predict their futures over the next […]
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Federal Judges, Food, New York Times, Quote of the Day, Richard Posner, Romance and Dating, Weddings
Quote of the Day: Relationship Advice from Judge Richard Posner
Plus, you always surrender in an argument with your wife, right? Isn’t that the formula for marital happiness? — Judge Richard Posner, quoted recently in the New York Times in an article about “sell by” or “use by” dates for food. -
McKool Smith, New York Times, Weddings, Willkie Farr
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: The Turman Show
LEWW is back, plus one more adorable kid and minus a lot of sleep. Prime wedding season is nearly upon us, but today our task is to get you caught up on some of the nuptial fabulosity that occurred in our absence. (And by the way, if you missed the NYT’s December feature on the […] -
Law Professors, New York Times, Noah Feldman, Politics, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: But Black Is So Slimming!
The justices are human — and the more we let them be human, the better job they will do. Let the unthinkable be said! If the medieval vestments are making people think the justices should be monks, then maybe, just maybe, we should to do away with those robes. — Noah Feldman — professor at […] -
Ann Althouse, Blogging, Media and Journalism, New York Times, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 02.04.11
* A Valentine’s Day deportation that separates a loving couple sounds exactly like something that would make Jesus happy. Oh wait a minute, that’s not right at all. [Stop the Deportations: The DOMA Project] * Virginia Thomas, Clarence Thomas’s wife, is now a lobbyist. Well, one of them has to talk, I guess. [Politico] * […] -
Asians, Books, Jed Rubenfeld, Law Professors, New York Times, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Behind Every Great Woman....
Jed? Yes, Jed. Ms. Chua’s husband plays a large role in this story, even if he is made to sound like her hapless foil. He is presented as a handsome, charming and amazingly patient man, especially since his mother and wife had some similar traits. (His mother, according to the book, was once “aghast” at […] - Sponsored
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Fashion, New York Times, Quote of the Day, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Television
Quote of the Day: Thanks for That Mental Image, Ginia
The costuming department has put Kate in clothing so tight and heels so high, they make Ally McBeal’s notorious miniskirt suits seem like something you would expect to find on Ruth Bader Ginsburg. — New York Times television critic Ginia Bellafante, referring to Kate Reed, the protagonist of the new legal drama Fairly Legal (in […] -
Education / Schools, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, New York Times, Student Loans
A Notable Correction to the New York Times Article on Law School
It isn’t easy to wring a correction out of the New York Times. The Gray Lady is notoriously stingy when it comes to confessing error. [FN1] But David Segal’s very interesting and widely read article about the perils of going to law school — which still sits at the top of the NYT’s list of […] -
Job Searches, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, New York Times, Student Loans
Now That the New York Times Acknowledges the Perils of Law School Debt, the Next Question Is How to Recover From the Ruin
Like many of you, I read the epic New York Times article on law school debt over the weekend. To answer the most consistent question I’ve received in the past 36 hours: no, I don’t feel like I’ve “won.” And I don’t feel like the NYT has somehow validated some of my commentary over the […] -
New York Times, UVA Law, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Jews Versus Episcopalians
We were somewhat surprised to learn that this actually isn’t the most depressing day of the year. That honor goes to the third Monday in January, not the first. There’s a whole mathematical formula about it. Anyway, here’s some LEWW cheer to brighten your gray Monday. Administrative note: Signs are indicating that LEWW will soon […] -
Family Law, Gay, Gay Marriage, Law Professors, New York Times, Quote of the Day, Weddings
Quote of the Day: Is Marriage Overrated?
[T]he supposed legal benefits of marriage are often illusory, and in any event they are probably more than offset by legally created burdens. Marriage confers fewer rights now, but still many obligations. The question for any mature couple then is simple: Why do it? — Stanford law professor Ralph Richard Banks, in a Room for […]
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Antonin Scalia, Cardozo Law School, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, New York Times, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Registry Error
And just like that, it’s December. Flurries fill the sky, Wham’s “Last Christmas” saturates the airwaves, and the list of weddings in the New York Times shortens dramatically. Quality tends to decline along with quantity, but we’ve been pleasantly surprised to find plenty of comment-worthy nuptials (and attractive brides!) over the past couple of weeks. […] -
Guns / Firearms, New York Times, Quote of the Day, Sarah Palin
Quote of the Day: Actually, Doesn't HLS Have a Shooting Club?
Sarah’s view of America is primitive. You’re either a pointy-headed graduate of Harvard Law School or you’re eviscerating animals for fun, which she presents as somehow more authentic. — Maureen Dowd of the New York Times, discussing Sarah Palin. -
Department of Justice, New York Times, Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court Clerks, Vanderbilt, Wall Street, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Buffeted
People, here at LEWW we hate reality TV. Really, really, really hate it. It makes us feel bored, uncomfortable, and grossed-out by humanity, all at the same time. We can watch sports, which we suppose is “reality” in some sense, but other non-scripted programming sends us lunging for the remote. Dancing with the Stars? Gagging […] -
Gay, Gay Marriage, New York Times, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Thunder in the Night
Our last installment of the Wedding Watch was almost unbearably non-elite, but we’re happy to announce that the Times weddings section has bounced back. Three prestigious law firms beautify our wedding update today: Jenner & Block, Boies Schiller, and the ever-fabulous Skadden Arps. And two of our grooms (there are four) are partners! Here are […] -
New York Times, Washington Post, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Firm Yet Supple
October is typically a prime wedding month, yet we’ve seen a precipitous and unaccountable prestige drop-off in the NYT over the past couple of weeks. You know it’s lean times when the only Ivy in the batch is UPenn, which has a big-time football program and therefore can’t be academically serious. Also, witness this rare […] -
Lesbians, New York Times, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Green Day
First, a couple of notable non-legal nuptials: Kelly McGillis (of Top Gun and Witness) married her long-time girlfriend. Short ceremony, long write-up. There’s also perhaps the most painfully stylish wedding we’ve ever come across. The bride is the daughter of modernist architect Richard Meier, who keeps his homes “very relaxed and casual but everything has […] -
Federal Judges, New York Times, Old People
Judge of the Day: Wesley Brown -- He's 103!
What’s the judge wearing underneath his robe? In the case of Judge Wesley E. Brown of the District of Kansas, the oldest living federal judge, the smart money is on these. Judge Brown, the subject of a front-page profile in the New York Times (the news cycle is a little slow right now), is a […]