Politics
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Election Law, Lawyer of the Day, Politics, Williams Mullen
Former Lawyer of the Day: Temporarily Homeless, Currently on Unemployment
A few months ago, we reported on the saga of Mark Hardman. He was an attorney for the commonwealth in Portsmouth, VA. But he was fired after only five months on the job. He claims that his termination stemmed from his decision to run for public office, against his boss. Back in March, we noted: […] -
Deaths, Old People, Politics, UVA Law
Breaking: Ted Kennedy, RIP
Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) passed away shortly before midnight on Tuesday, while at home in Hyannis Port, Massachusetts. He was 77. From CNN: “We’ve lost the irreplaceable center of our family and joyous light in our lives, but the inspiration of his faith, optimism and perseverance will live on in our hearts forever,” a family […] - Sponsored
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Barack Obama, Ken Feinberg, Politics, Wall Street
Хороший день, Comrade Pay Czar. Не снимите нас
Friday was the last day for companies on the government dole to submit their pay plans to Kenneth Feinberg, our nation’s new Pay Czar. The new compensation commissar is as powerful as a mid-winter blizzard on the Eurasian Steppe. According to Law.com: The Obama administration’s “pay czar” is embarking on a review of proposed compensation […]
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Health Care / Medicine, Politics
Musical Chairs: Dick Armey Out at DLA Piper
A Friday afternoon in August — the perfect time for a resignation. As first reported by Politico: Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey (R-Texas) is resigning from DLA Piper law firm amid a wave of negative attention his grassroots organization, Freedom Works, has drawn for helping to organize protesters at health care town hall meetings […] -
Money, Politics, Wall Street
All your Merrill Lynch docs are belong to us.
A U.S. House member wants Bank of America to turn over extensive documentation relating to its Merrill Lynch deal (with a focus on lossess and loss projections at Merrill). We wonder which law firm is representing B of A in this matter — there’s nothing like a good old-fashioned congressional investigation to get the billable-hour […] -
Politics, SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
Liveblogging the Sonia Sotomayor Confirmation VoteUpdate: Sotomayor Confirmed, 68-31
The U.S. Senate is now voting on the nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor (2d Cir.) to serve as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Senator Al Franken presiding. It’s interesting and weird to see him in this role. Are we watching an SNL skit? The normally empty Senate chamber is […] -
Politics
New Jersey Corruption Has Seton Hall Law Connection
Twitter is a twitter with news about the corruption scandal in New Jersey. To this point, 30 people have been taken into custody. The Newark-Star Ledger reports: The arrests are the result of a two-year FBI and IRS probe that began with an investigation of money transfers by members of the Syrian enclaves in Deal […] -
Book Deals, Politics, Sarah Palin, Williams & Connolly
Sarah Palin To Resign as Alaska Governor
Governor Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, announced today that she is resigning as governor of Alaska on July 25. “We know we can effect positive change outside government at this moment in time on another scale and actually make a difference for our priorities,” said Palin. Check out her full statement here […] - Sponsored
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Politics
Breaking: Minnesota Supreme Court Orders Al Franken Certified
We’re getting very close to having 100 U.S. Senators. The AP reports: The Minnesota Supreme Court has ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state’s long-running Senate race. The state’s top court rejected a legal challenge from Republican Norm Coleman, whose options for regaining the Senate seat are dwindling. Minnesota […] -
Crime, Politics
Monica Conyers Brings Good News To Detroit
Wednesday, I openly begged for some good news coming out of Detroit. It appears somebody was listening. Today, Detroit City Councilwoman Monica Conyers pleaded guilty to bribery. I know what you are thinking, how could a public official admitting to selling her vote be a good thing? Well, it’s great news for the city because […] -
9th Circuit, Federal Judges, Politics, Sex Scandals
The Ninth Circuit Curse Strikes Again
Remember the Ninth Circuit Curse? We wrote about it back in 2007, noting that “anyone who tries to mess with the Mighty Ninth eventually finds himself (or herself) in deep doo-doo.” Several politicians who have advocated splitting the Ninth Circuit — a sprawling court that can be challenging to administer, to be sure — have […] -
Money, Politics, State Judges
Public Financing of Judicial Elections? Only if Lawyers Pay For It.
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn, the guy who replaced Rod Blagojevich, wants to institute public financing for judicial elections. He’s set up a commission and everything! The latest proposal floating around the Illinois statehouse would require lawyers to foot the bill on behalf of campaigning judges. A tipster reports: [Pat Quinn] has proposed public financing of […] -
Non-Sequiturs, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Non-Sequiturs: 05.15.09
* I would have no problem at all if potential SCOTUS justices had to answer this questionnaire and those answers had to be published and discussed during the confirmation hearing. [Daily News] * Married men looking for sex slaves might want to consider the words of the wise Falstaff. Discretion is the better part of […]
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Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Judicial Nominations, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee
Arlen Specter, Ranking Republican Member on Senate Judiciary, Switches Parties
Arlen Specter (R-PA), is switching parties. Politico reports: Republican Sen. Arlen Specter is switching parties so he can run in the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary, abandoning his party because he does not want to be “judged by the Pennsylvania Republican primary electorate.” Specter is the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee (chaired by Patrick […] -
Cass Sunstein, Celebrities, Fabulosity, Law Professors, Pictures, Politics, Samantha Power, Slideshows
ATL World Exclusive: Paparazzi Photos of Cass Sunstein and Samantha Power!
The world is obsessed with celebrity professors Cass Sunstein and Samantha Power, who recently left the ivory tower to take high-ranking positions in the Obama Administration. He might someday sit on the Supreme Court; she’s a winner of the Pulitzer Prize; and together, as we previously reported (see the update), they’re creating the World’s Smartest […] -
Barack Obama, Eric Holder, Federal Government, Politics, White House Counsel
Musical Chairs: More Additions to the White House Legal Dream Team
Yes We Can…. Hire lots and lots of Supreme Court clerks? In prior posts (here and here), we reported on the impressive legal team that President Barack Obama has assembled to staff key positions in his administration. Like many of the Bush Administration lawyers they’re replacing, the Obama lawyers have impressive pedigrees: degrees from top […] -
Politics
Are We Ready For What Harvard Law School Is Selling?
America, welcome to your new national nightmare: a country run on the thinking instilled by Harvard Law School. Noam Scheiber’s brilliant article in the New Republic takes the first stab at capturing what this turn of events could mean for the direction of the country. After pointing out some obvious differences between the Bush 41-Clinton […] -
Barack Obama, Politics
Barack Hussein Obama: 44th President of the United States of America
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Department of Justice, Eric Holder, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee
Eric Holder: It's On
The confirmation hearings for Eric Holder as attorney general just started. We’ll try to keep an eye on it for you and update you with interesting news and notes. Especially when the Specter in the punch bowl speaks up. So far Holder has said the word “independent” twice and now we’re going through the list […] -
Politics
Breaking: Roland Burris can carve 'Senator' into his mausoleum
Illinois, your long senatorial nightmare is over. Senate Democrats will seat Roland Burris. The Politico reports: In a statement issued after a 45-minute meeting between Senate officials and Burris’ lawyers, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said Burris is now the senator-designate from Illinois after the secretary of […]