Paul Clement
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Constitutional Law, Gay, Gay Marriage, King & Spalding, Media and Journalism, Paul Clement, Politics, Quote of the Day
Quote of the Day: Defending the Defense of the Defense of Marriage Act
[A] lawyer who defends an individual or a law, no matter how unpopular or distasteful, helps ensure that the outcome is viewed as fair. If DOMA is struck down, the fact that it was defended effectively will make the victory for its opponents more credible…. We hope [Paul] Clement loses, but we don’t begrudge him […] -
Biglaw, Billable Hours, Constitutional Law, Gay, Gay Marriage, King & Spalding, Money, Paul Clement, Politics
Paul Clement and King & Spalding Defend DOMA -- at a Discount
They say that everyone is entitled to a lawyer. [FN1] But is everyone entitled to the services of former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement, one of our nation’s finest appellate advocates? At a discounted rate, no less? As we mentioned in yesterday’s Non-Sequiturs, the U.S. House of Representatives has hired Paul Clement and Clement’s law […] - Sponsored
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Facebook, Gay, Gay Marriage, Holidays and Seasons, Job Searches, King & Spalding, Non-Sequiturs, Paul Clement, Tax Law
Non-Sequiturs: 04.18.11
* House Speaker John Boehner and former U.S. Solicitor General Paul Clement, now at King & Spalding, have joined forces to fight marriage equality by defending DOMA. Talk about two people who will not be taking their talents to South Beach. [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times] * The tax returns of Barack Obama […]
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Paul Clement, SCOTUS, Solicitor General's Office, Supreme Court
A Mayer Brown Associate's Supreme Court Debut:A Post-Argument Recap
As we mentioned earlier this week, Steve Sanders — a fourth-year associate at Mayer Brown, no relation to the 90210 character — argued before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday. When we emailed him on Wednesday to set up an interview, we received this rather straightforward Out of Office message: I’ll be traveling on client […] -
Paul Clement, SCOTUS, Solicitor General's Office, Supreme Court
Mayer Brown Associate Makes His Supreme Court Debut
As we mentioned in our recent open thread on appellate work, Mayer Brown has one of the best appellate and Supreme Court practices in the country. The firm is also known for being rather democratic when distributing SCOTUS arguments; they tend to spread the argument wealth around, instead of funneling all the arguments to a […] -
Email Scandals, Paul Clement, Solicitor General's Office, Weirdness
An Email From the Former Solicitor General?
Could it be? A message for ATL from Paul Clement, the 43rd Solicitor General of the United States? (It’s not completely out of the question. We have written about Clement a fair amount, and we have also met him in person.) The lowercase type for his name seemed a little odd. But some very prominent […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Department of Justice, George J. Terwilliger III, Larry Thompson, Michael Chertoff, Orrin Hatch, Paul Clement, Politics, Ted Olson
The Short List
The Associated Press (via the Washington Post) reported Tuesday that the short list to replace Alberto Gonzales as AG is the following five names: Ted Olson George J. Terwilliger, III Sen. Orrin Hatch Larry D. Thompson Paul D. Clement Ted Olson seems like a solid, non-controversial choice. Terwilliger would definitely be the most fun name […] -
Alberto Gonzales, Ben Wittes, Department of Justice, James Comey, Larry Thompson, Laurence Silberman, Orrin Hatch, Paul Clement, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee, Ted Olson
Possible Replacements for Alberto Gonzales
Attorney General Alberto Gonzales may be slightly more secure in his position these days than in the recent past, when it was looking like “Gonzales” was Spanish for “canned.” But he’s not out of the woods yet — which is why speculation about possible successors continues. Ben Wittes, writing for TNR Online, has some excellent […] - Sponsored
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5th Circuit, Alice Fisher, Contests, Department of Justice, Enron, Eugene Scalia, Fabulosity, Gregory Coleman, Gregory Garre, Jeffrey Fisher, Kevin Newsom, Kids, Litigators, Neal Katyal, Paul Clement, R. Ted Cruz
Congratulations to the Fab Fifty: A Constellation of Young Legal Superstars
We love lists: the Forbes 400, the U.S. News college and law school rankings, or Washingtonian magazine’s list of 40 top lawyers under 40. We love lawyers — which is good, since we spend all day writing about them. And we love fabulous things. So you can imagine our delight upon seeing this feature from […] -
Affirmative Action, Anthony Kennedy, Constitutional Law, John Roberts, Paul Clement, Racism, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Dispatch from One First Street: The Race in Public School Cases
Yesterday the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases concerning the use of race as a factor in assigning students to public schools: Parents Involved in Community Schools v. Seattle School District #1, out of the Ninth Circuit, and Meredith v. Jefferson County Board of Education, out of the Sixth Circuit. It appears that […] -
David Boies, Fashion, Oy, Paul Clement, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Amateur Hour at One First Street?
In about fifteen minutes, the Supreme Court will start hearing oral argument in two big-ticket cases about the use of race as a factor in assigning students to public schools. One case comes from Louisville, Kentucky, and the other from Seattle, Washington. Expect a packed courtroom — the cases are sexy enough to merit same-day […] -
Federalist Society, Paul Clement, Solicitor General's Office
From the Belly of the Beast: Paul Clement
Throughout the Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention, which we attended last week, various members and leaders of the group revelled in its reputation for being part of the “vast right-wing conspiracy” (in the immortal words of Senatrix Hillary Rodham Clinton). We’re going to play along. We have a few write-ups of conference events that we’ll […] -
Fashion, Federalist Society, Paul Clement, Tony Mauro
A Quick Update from the Fed Soc Convention
Alas, celebrity professor Tim Wu — who was originally scheduled to appear on the Federalist Society Convention panel we just returned from, addressing net neutrality — was not there. We were graced by the presence of Professor Christopher Yoo, however, and his presentation was excellent. Alas, due to the time constraints, he had to cover […]
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Anthony Kennedy, Bush v. Gore, David Boies, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Eyes of the Law, J. Harvie Wilkinson III, Kenneth Starr, Laurence Silberman, Michael Chertoff, Nina Totenberg, Paul Clement, Robert Bork, Sandra Day O'Connor, Ted Olson, Weddings
The Eyes of the Law: Ted Olson's Star-Studded Nuptials
This past Saturday, October 21, Washington superlawyer Ted Olson and his fiancee, Lady Booth, were married. The wedding ceremony took place at the stunningly beautiful Meadowood resort, in Napa Valley, California. Olson, a giant of the Supreme Court bar, served as Solicitor General — the federal government’s top lawyer before the Supreme Court — from […] -
Alice Fisher, Confirmations, Department of Justice, Jack Abramoff, Litigatrix, Michael Chertoff, Paul Clement, White-Collar Crime
Congratulations to Alice Fisher!
ATL extends its warmest congratulations to Alice S. Fisher, who was just confirmed by the Senate as Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division — one of the most important and high-ranking posts at the Department of Justice. The vote was 61-35, with 7 Democrats crossing the aisle to support her.* The Senate sure took […]