Orin Kerr
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Bar Exams, Law Professors, Law Schools, Orin Kerr
Former Law Prof Says, 'The Socratic Method Is A Sh**ty Method Of Teaching'
The fact that some students manage to figure out the Socratic method is no reason for professors to pat themselves on the backs. -
Adam Liptak, Harvard Law Review, Law Professors, Law Reviews, Law Schools, Orin Kerr, Rankings, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Twittering
America's Next Top Law Review: New Rankings!
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
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Antonin Scalia, Benchslaps, Books, Constitutional Law, Federal Judges, Federalist Society, J. Harvie Wilkinson III, Law Professors, Law Schools, Orin Kerr, Richard Posner, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Judge Posner on Statutory Interpretation: This Is How We Do It
Judge Richard Posner of the Seventh Circuit shares his thoughts on two recent law books. Warning: benchslaps ahead....
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Anthony Kennedy, Jeffrey Toobin, Orin Kerr, Rudy Giuliani, Supreme Court Clerks, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: The Conspiracy
This week, Legal Eagle Wedding Watch salutes some tender new lawyer marriages. Read on for all the juicy details on these newlyweds, plus a recap of all the recent legal-eagle nuptials…. -
Daniel Solove, Law Professors, Law Schools, New York Times, Orin Kerr, Politics, Quote of the Day, Walter Olson
Quote of the Day: Law Professors Rule (Literally)
[T]he dislike [for legal academics] is a result of law professors being too much in the world. You see, law professors — and I should disclose here that I am one — very nearly run the world, or at least certain parts of the U.S. government. When you include Justice Anthony Kennedy, who taught nights, […] -
Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Orin Kerr, Quote of the Day, S.D.N.Y., Supreme Court Clerks
Quote of the Day: Members of the Elect Stick Together
That’s very impressive support. Off the top of my head, I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything quite like it. Washington is a small place, and informal channels will generally get word back to the relevant folks in the Senate without a public letter…. But the fact that so many conservative former clerks publicly support […] -
Email Scandals, Law Professors, Law Schools, Orin Kerr, Technology
HLS Potpourri: Professor Nesson Victim of Phishing, While Students Fish for Constitutional Protection from the TSA
First of all, Happy Chanukah. May your candles burn bright. It is certainly possible that some lowly internet hacker was trying to take advantage of some holiday compassion when he or she hacked the email of Harvard Law School Professor Charles Nesson. Nesson is a well-known figure in “internet and the law” circles — as […] -
Anna Nicole Smith, Boutique Law Firms, Celebrities, Holland & Knight, Hotties, Orin Kerr, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Estate of Ms. Smith Goes to Washington (Again)
Anna Nicole Smith: her candle burned out long before her legend ever did. And the great beauty’s legend continues to grow, over three years after her untimely death in February 2007, as litigation involving her estate contributes to the development of a rich body of law regarding bankruptcy and probate law — in a tribunal […] - Sponsored
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Non-Sequiturs, Orin Kerr
Non-Sequiturs: 05.17.10
* If your sandwich is a “footlong,” come up with something else to call it. [WSJ Law Journal] * Orin Kerr’s heading to the Hill to help Senator John Cornyn come up with some questions for Elena Kagan. [Volokh Conspiracy; Politico] * BLT has posted the Senate Judiciary Committee’s questionnaire for Kagan, while Slate has […] -
Clerkships, John Paul Stevens, Old People, Orin Kerr, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Thomas Goldstein
Supreme Court Retirement Watch: Justice Stevens?
A few weeks ago, we were emailing with one of our sources about an interesting fact we noticed, based on Above the Law’s real-time coverage of Supreme Court clerk hiring. The fact: thus far, Justice John Paul Stevens has hired just one law clerk for October Term 2010 (Sam Erman (Michigan 2007 / Garland)). We […] -
Announcements, Blogging, Contests, Eugene Volokh, Orin Kerr, Shameless Plugs
Everyone's a Winner at Above the Law(And Thanks to Everyone Who Voted)
Sigh. It’s Monday, and it’s also a quasi-holiday (Veterans Day). Government lawyers, a significant chunk of our readership, generally aren’t in the office today. So maybe that’s one reason we’re feeling lazy and unmotivated today. Another possible reason: we’re resting on our laurels. Late last week, Above the Law was named Best Law Blog, in […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Blogging, Cars, Drinking, Law Professors, Non-Sequiturs, Orin Kerr, Sports, Tax Law
Non-Sequiturs: 10.17.07
* It’s hard to believe this car was parked in Brooklyn, of all places. [Althouse] * The law school hiring process privileges glibness — and is that a bad thing? Law professors are hired (1) to train lawyers, of all people, and (2) to write articles that sound like they’re saying a lot, even when […] -
Ann Althouse, Jose Padilla, Non-Sequiturs, Orin Kerr, Real Estate, Religion, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Non-Sequiturs: 08.17.07
* Ann Althouse is a visiting professor at Brooklyn Law School this year — and they’ve put her up in an apartment with some pretty sweet views. (Perhaps she can see 125 Broad Street, home of Sullivan & Cromwell, where she once worked as an associate.) [Althouse] * Pope Benedict: Tax evasion is sinful (in […]
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Guantanamo Bay, Orin Kerr, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, War on Terror
The Supreme Court's Gitmo Fake-Out
After yesterday, we thought they were all done for the Term. We thought wrong. Some notable news from the Supreme Court today. Lyle Denniston of the invaluable SCOTUSblog reports: In a startling turn of events in the legal combat over the war on terrorism, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to reconsider the appeals in […] -
Crime, Department of Justice, Monica Goodling, Orin Kerr, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices, You Go Girl
Monica Goodling: Damsel in Distress?
Our bestest gal pal, Monica M. Goodling, is in the news once again. From the AP (via the Volokh Conspiracy): The Justice Department is investigating whether its former White House liaison used political affiliation in deciding who to hire as entry-level prosecutors in U.S. attorneys’ offices around the country, The Associated Press has learned. Doing […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, Media and Journalism, Monica Goodling, Monica Lewinsky, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Orin Kerr, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Do You Know Monica Goodling?
If so, we’d love to hear from you — please email us (subject line: “Monica Goodling”). Now that Goodling, who served as the Justice Department’s White House liaison (she’s currently on leave), has announced her intention to invoke the Fifth Amendment privilege, the public is hungry for more details about this mystery woman of the […] -
9th Circuit, David Levi, Federal Judges, Gender, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Orin Kerr, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Potential, Sex, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Weirdness
Musical Chairs: Chief Judge David Levi To Become Dean David Levi
Big news for both the federal bench and legal academia: Chief Judge David F. Levi, of the Eastern District of California, has been picked as the next dean of Duke Law School. If approved by the trustees, Levi will replace Dean Katharine Bartlett on July 1. Here’s the official press release.* Chief Judge David Levi […] -
9th Circuit, Blog Wars, Douglas Berman, Habeas Corpus, Harry Pregerson, Law Professors, Orin Kerr, SCOTUS, Sentencing Law, Supreme Court
Sentencing Law Smackdown: Berman v. Kerr
It is SO ON. More on Judge Pregerson’s Opinion in Carrington v. United States [Volokh Conspiracy] More Kerr on Carrington and mandate recall discretion [Sentencing Law and Policy] Distinguishing finality interests between convictions and sentences [Sentencing Law and Policy] Earlier: Sentencing Law Smackdown: Berman v. Kerr? Judge Harry Pregerson Is Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’ -
9th Circuit, Advertising, Blog Wars, Douglas Berman, Harry Pregerson, Law Professors, Orin Kerr, Sentencing Law
Sentencing Law Smackdown: Berman v. Kerr?
On Wednesday, Professor Orin Kerr sarcastically mocked — and also analytically attacked — the Ninth Circuit’s recent decision in Carrington v. United States (PDF). In an opinion by liberal stalwart Harry Pregerson, the court authorized resentencing in two cases from the Mesozoic Era the 1990’s. We wrote about the decision here. We expressed interest in […] -
9th Circuit, Benchslaps, Consuelo Callahan, Douglas Berman, Harry Pregerson, Howard Bashman, Orin Kerr, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Potential, Sentencing Law, Stephen Reinhardt, Supreme Court
Judge Harry Pregerson Is Cruisin' for a Bruisin'
Or at least a big benchslap upside the head, courtesy of the Supreme Court. Per Orin Kerr: A lot of people have talked about the Supreme Court’s small docket; Judge Harry Pregerson of the Ninth Circuit is actually doing something about it. He handed down an opinion today in Carrington v. United States that has […]