Pets
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Celebrities, Crime, Federal Judges, Football, Gambling / Gaming, Michael Vick, Pets, Sentencing Law
Michael Vick: His Bark Is Worse Than His Betting
The plea agreement (PDF) for star quarterback Michael Vick has been filed in federal court. In the statement of facts (PDF) accompanying the agreement, Vick admits involvement in the dogfighting conspiracy (including funding it), but declines to admit a number of other allegations. According to ESPN, Vick claims that he “did not place side bets […] -
Celebrities, Crime, Football, Michael Vick, Pets, Sports
Breaking (a Dog's Neck): Michael Vick Pleads Guilty
Woof woof! This just in, from Fox News (via AFP via Drudge): The lead attorney for pro football star Michael Vick said Monday that the Atlanta Falcons quarterback will plead guilty to dogfighting and related charges and will “accept full responsibility for his actions and the mistakes he has made.” Billy Martin, heading up Vick’s […] - Sponsored
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Crime, Michael Vick, Pets, Sentencing Law, Violence
Michael Vick: His Co-Defendants Are Barking Up A Storm
Things aren’t look so hot for football star Michael Vick right now. See here and here. Despite the incriminating statements of his co-defendants, Vick still hasn’t reached a plea agreement with the government. Rumor has it that there’s a split among Vick’s lawyers about whether to take a plea deal. After the jump, we post […]
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Attorney Misconduct, Duke Lacrosse Team Rape Case, Legal Ethics, Michael Nifong, Pets
Mike Nifong to N.C. State Bar: The Dog Ate My Law License
Quite literally. From TSG: In a pathetic end to the Mike Nifong saga, the disgraced North Carolina prosecutor who handled the Duke rape investigation has turned in his law license, noting that he never framed or displayed the document because it had been damaged “by a puppy in her chewing stage.” Additionally, in an August […] -
Bar Exams, Pets
Good Luck to All Bar Exam Takers
To everyone sitting for the bar exam today (or later this week): Good luck! Relax; you’ll be just fine. We’re sure that you’ll pass, with flying colors. Even if you don’t, no worries. You can take the bar again. Lots of famous and successful people didn’t pass the first time around. (Or even, say, the […] -
Animal Law, Crime, Football, Michael Vick, Pets, Sports, Violence
WilmerHale for Michael Vick: Barking Up the Wrong Tree?
From ESPN.com (gavel bang: commenter): In another [Michael] Vick-related matter, the quarterback’s camp has begun interviewing candidates to beef up his legal defense team in the event he goes to trial [on federal charges of conspiracy related to an alleged dogfighting venture]. Vick’s longtime personal attorney, Lawrence Woodward, is expected to remain part of the […] -
BARBRI, Crime, Death Penalty, Education / Schools, Football, India, Manuel Real, Michael Vick, Morning Docket, Pets, Violence, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 07.18.07
* Who let the dogs fight? Who? Who? Feds say: football star Michael Vick. [CNN; TSG] * Bar-Bri class reps (no, different class reps): No incentive payments for you. [The Recorder] * Seven-figure legal bills: par for the course for white-collar criminal defendants. [WSJ Law Blog] * India market hot for law firms. [Law.com] * […]
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Animal Law, FTC, Non-Sequiturs, Pets, Sexual Harassment, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 06.11.07
* Wow, talk about passive-aggressive behavior. (The husband, not the wife.) [Island Packet] * The FTC may be good at many things, but creative punny language is not one of them. [Truth on the Market] * Sexual harassment: once a dog, always a dog. [Reuters / Oddly Enough] * I blame the same wiring responsible […] - Sponsored
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Crime, Free Speech, Holy Crap, Pets, Politics, Rudeness
A Hypothetical for Next Year's Crim Law Final Exam
Here’s a development that has Colorado prosecutors saying “oh crap” — quite literally. From the Rocky Mountain News: A former Democratic Party activist who left dog feces on the doorstep of U.S. Rep. Marilyn Musgrave’s Greeley office during last year’s 4th Congressional District campaign was found not guilty Wednesday of criminal use of a noxious […] -
Aaron Charney, Ann Althouse, Lolcats, Music, Pets, Reality TV, Ridiculousness, Weirdness
Brokeback Lawfirm: A Commemorative Lolcat!
Okay, this isn’t as amusing as the Alexandra Korry haikus that have been unleashed in the comments. But then again, few things are. Courtesy of ATL reader “Josef Stalin,” here’s a Lolcat graphic, in honor of Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: Lolcat [Wikipedia] P.S. Please vote for Jordin Sparks in American Idol!!! Call 1-866-IDOLS-02, or […] -
Lawsuit of the Day, Pets, Trusts and Estates, Vicious Infighting
Lawsuit of the Day: You Can Keep the Dog, We'll Take the $2 Million
We’re not really big on pets. Taking care of them is a lot of work, and we can barely keep our houseplant alive. So stories like this one strike us as almost insane: A man who had not written a will left a $2 million estate, but the most hotly contested item in court has […] -
Animal Law, Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Environment / Environmental Law, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Perverts, Pets, War on Terror
Non-Sequiturs: 03.28.07
* Since charges have been dropped, we can only hope nothing more severe than spray painting occurred. Those poor goats and sheep, always such pervert-magnets. [LoHud.com (The Journal News)] * I think the Vietnamese president lost a bet to our president. [Jurist] * This, hopefully, will not offend anyone. [New York Times] * The upside […] -
Bad Ideas, Canada, Food, Pets
ATL Public Service Announcement: Pet Food Is for Pets, Not People
[Insert pro forma “dumb Canadians” joke here.] (And if you’re a plaintiffs’ lawyer who would love to turn this into a class action, you’re too late — a class action lawsuit was filed last week.) Woman Sick After Eating Recalled Pet Food [Canadian Press] Class action suit filed against Menu foods [CNN]
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Celebrities, Cyberlaw, Hair, Non-Sequiturs, Perverts, Pets, Sex
Non-Sequiturs: 02.26.07
* Maybe you read this over Sunday brunch. I was going to make a crack about barely educated sorority girls in schools I’ve never heard of in states I’ve barely heard of, but then I thought of this, or this, or this. You know who should shed some light on this? Tyra. [New York Times] […] -
Animal Law, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Non-Sequiturs, Paris Hilton, Pets
Non-Sequiturs: 01.25.07
* When do you lose control of your copyright? The Unabomber wants to know. Paris Hilton [NSFW], on the other hand, doesn’t care. [Slate] * I am not a dog-hater, but you don’t see people bringing their babies to bars. (Although I hear you, dog-lovers — at least, there’s no law against it.) [Seattle Times] […] -
Adoption, Angelina Jolie, Deaths, Federal Judges, Food, Intellectual Property, Job Searches, Kids, Money, Non-Sequiturs, Pets, Supreme Court Clerks, Television, Trademarks, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 01.09.07
* It’s that time of the year, when you yet again resolve to no longer be an attorney. You have one more chance to make this same futile resolution when Chinese New Year rolls around. [The Complete Lawyer] * Any food substance that sustains armies and people still living in Y2K bunkers deserves nothing less […] -
3rd Circuit, Clerkships, Department of Justice, Federalist Society, Kids, New Jersey, Office of Legal Policy, Pets, Pictures, Religion, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Clerks Are Fair Game, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, UVA Law
Justice Alito's OT 2006 Law Clerks
Sorry it has taken us so long. As promised months ago, we now begin our series profiling current Supreme Court clerks (aka the “October Term 2006” or “OT 2006” law clerks). We’ll be going chambers by chambers, starting with the most junior justice. Here are the four law clerks to Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.: […] -
Celebrities, Crime, Perverts, Pets, Sex
Why You Shouldn't Hire Natasha Lyonne as Your Dog Walker
We’re late in writing about this story. But given our commitment to covering celebrity legal woes, we must at least mention it: Actress Natasha Lyonne, the star of “American Pie” accused of threatening to sexually molest a dog, turned herself in at a New York court on Friday. A bench warrant was issued for her […] -
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 […] -
Crime, Disability Law, Federal Government, Football, Free Speech, Intellectual Property, Money, Morning Docket, Pets, Politics, Religion, Trademarks, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 11.30.06
* Judge: Paper money violates the Rehabilitation Act because blind people cannot distinguish between bills. [CNN; USA Today] * John Turley digs into recent comments by (presidential candidate?) Newt Gingrich on freedom of speech. [MSNBC] * “Oregon Lawyer Wrongly Arrested After Madrid Bombings Settles Lawsuit for $2 Million.” [Law.com; New York Times; Washington Post] * […]