Politics
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Barack Obama, Blogging, Celebrities, Dan Markel, Media and Journalism, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Prostitution, Social Networking Websites
Non-Sequiturs: 01.29.08
* A PSA for Blackberry Pearl users on the T-Mobile network. Also, Theresa sounds deliciously evil. [PrawfsBlawg] * “Senator Obama, we knew Jack Kennedy, and you, Senator, are–well, dude, you were two-years-old….” [What About Clients?] * “Lessons from Mary-Kategate: Why Lawyers Should Not Engage in Media Relations.” And we agree wholeheartedly with this statement: “the […] -
Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Deaths, Election Law, Hillary Clinton, Malpractice, Morning Docket, Politics, Sports, Tax Law
Morning Docket: 01.28.08
* Top candidates turn to trial lawyers for support. [Washington Post] * More recusal requests expected in WV Supreme Court. [WSJ Law Blog] * Former NFL player’s wife files malpractice suit over surgery. [ESPN] * Suffrage suffers in Mexico. [MSNBC] * How to count primary delegates (and an explanation of the “superdelegates”). [New York Times; […]
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D.C. Circuit, Douglas Ginsburg, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Morning Docket, Politics, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Morning Docket: 01.25.08
* Does the Bush Administration have Blackwater’s back? The U.S. pushes for specific legal protections from Iraqi law for civilian contractors. [New York Times] * West Virginia: a little less corrupt than last week? WV Supreme Court agrees to rehear Massey Energy case (previously discussed here). [AP; WSJ Law Blog] * D.C. Circuit Chief Judge […]
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Kwame Kilpatrick, Lawyer of the Day, Politics, Sex, Sex Scandals
Lawyer and Law Student of the Day: Kwame Kilpatrick and Christine Beatty
The great state of Michigan, recent host to presidential primaries, is also the home of our Lawyer of the Day. A correspondent writes: The mayor of Detroit was sexing up his chief of staff, who just happened to be a Wayne State Law Student. The mayor happens to be married with three kids. They may […] -
6th Circuit, Department of Justice, Dick Cheney, George Ryan, Morning Docket, Politics, Real Estate, Sports, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 01.24.08
* Renomination of Steven Bradbury to head OLC seen as diss to Dems. [New York Times] * Barry Bonds seeks dismissal of perjury charges. Depends on what the meaning of “is” is? [San Francisco Chronicle via How Appealing] * Senate debates whether to grant phone companies immunity from suits arising out of their helping out […]
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Anderson Kill, Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Celebrities, Enron, Hillary Clinton, Jose Padilla, Morning Docket, Politics, Pornography, Ted Frank
Morning Docket: 01.23.08
* Jose Padilla gets 17 years. [New York Times; Washington Post] * A merger between Anderson Kill and Reed Smith? Maybe not. But 55 of Anderson Kill’s 126 lawyers have decamped for Reed Smith. [WSJ Law Blog; WSJ Law Blog] * Ted Frank on yesterday’s Enron cert denial: Extortion, interrupted? [New York Sun] * China […]
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Celebrities, Politics, Television
Breaking: One Fewer Lawyer in the Presidential Race
Former Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN) — who has played a lawyer on television, as well as in real life — is dropping out of the presidential race. Look for an official announcement by the close of business today. Update: Here is Fred Thompson’s statement on his withdrawal from the 2008 presidential race. Additional thoughts on […] -
5th Circuit, Barack Obama, Enron, Food, Hillary Clinton, Morning Docket, Politics, Prisons, Supreme Court, Wall Street
Morning Docket: 01.22.08
* Fed cuts fed funds rate by 0.75%, but stocks are still lower. [AP; New York Times; Washington Post] * Clinton and Obama get snippy with each other in debate, raising questions about each other’s legal work. [Washington Post; New York Times; WSJ Law Blog] * SCOTUS denies review in gigantic Enron-related investors’ lawsuit. [SCOTUSblog […]
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Morning Docket, O.J. Simpson, Politics, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court, Trials, Violence, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 01.17.08
* Former congressman indicted in connection with group that allegedly funded terrorism. [Washington Post; CNN] * Randy Moss denies battery allegations. [SI.com] * SCOTUS upholds NY judicial selection. [New York Times] * OJ released on doubled bail. [AP; Reuters] * Delicious, buttery lawsuit pops up in Colorado. [MSNBC] * Big award round-up: Apollo Group must […]
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Canada, Douglas Berman, Drinking, Federal Judges, Hillary Clinton, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Sex Scandals, Yul Kwon
Non-Sequiturs: 01.16.08
* Calling all cougars — and the young studs who love them. If you’re a single female who earns more than $500,000 a year (e.g., a Biglaw partner), you should check out this event. [DealBreaker] * Canadian lawyers are horndogs, too. [Legal Blog Watch] * “Though I did not think Judge Kopf owed me anything, […] -
Animal Law, CIA, Crime, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Morning Docket, Politics, SCOTUS, Securities Law, Sports, Supreme Court, Television
Morning Docket: 01.16.08
* Gov. Romney wins Michigan. [CNN] * Sen. Clinton faces challenge from “uncommitted.” [CNN] * NV Supreme Court overturns decision allowing Rep. Kucinich to debate. [MSNBC] * Criminal prosecutions of Blackwater security guards would not be easy. [New York Times] * Did CIA lawyers and officials implicitly sign off on the destruction of interrogation tapes? […]
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Bad Ideas, Blogging, Drudge Report, Law Professors, Law Schools, Movies, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Tax Law
Non-Sequiturs: 01.10.08
* Actually, Judge Lamberth, calling a presidential candidate as “a European socialist” constitutes an endorsement — at least at most American law schools. [AP via WSJ Law Blog] * News you can use: under the “Free File” program, opening tomorrow, the IRS and its private-sector partners will provide free tax preparation and electronic filing services […] -
Barack Obama, Book Deals, Books, Fabulosity, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Videos, You Go Girl
The Audacity of Hope Barack Obama's Book Deal
We’re tired of the national lovefest for Barack Obama that is currently underway. It seems that Senator Obama, barely halfway through his first term in the U.S. Senate, can do no wrong — and the divalicious Hillary Clinton, the fabulous former first lady who also has a complete (and highly successful) Senate term under the […]
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Attorney Misconduct, Celebrities, Deaths, Hillary Clinton, Hotties, Murder, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, White-Collar Crime
Non-Sequiturs: 01.04.07
* Hot lawyers make more money. And we needed a study to tell us this? [Legal Blog Watch via ABA Journal; WSJ Law Blog] * A truly insane murder case. And yes, Debra Opri — who has represented Michael Jackson and Larry Birkhead, among other boldface names — is on the scene. [DealBreaker; HedgeFund.net] * […] -
Jeffrey Epstein, Law Schools, Politics, Sex, Sex Scandals, UVA Law
A Sex Scandal Round-Up
Some quick updates on law-related sex scandals previously covered in these pages: First, Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison, a recent Lawyer of the Day, is resigning. We’d say that this is pretty lame; what prominent public official hasn’t had an affair? But there are other allegations in the mix, including a claim that he tried […] -
Advertising, Job of the Week, Job Searches, Politics, Shameless Plugs
Job of the Week
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Crime, Gay, Hurricane Katrina, Lawyer of the Day, Plaintiffs Firms, Politics, Richard Scruggs, Sex Scandals, White-Collar Crime
Lawyer of the Day: Dickie Scruggs
Yesterday the FBI executed a search warrant on the Scruggs Law Firm in Oxford, Mississippi — the shop of high-flying plaintiffs’ lawyer Dickie Scruggs. It wasn’t immediately clear what investigation the search was related to. Here’s some commentary on the situation that we enjoyed, from David Rossmiller (in brackets, following excerpt from news article): “This […] -
Biglaw, Fabulosity, Feminism, Heller Ehrman, Hillary Clinton, Politics
Heller Ehrman (Los Angeles) Has a Diva-licious New Leader
Some of our prior coverage of Heller Ehrman has been a bit gloomy. We take it all back. Now that the firm’s Los Angeles office is under a magnificent new leader — Nancy Sher Cohen, whom we have previously praised in these pages — we see nothing but good things ahead. Legal Pad conducts a […] -
Free Speech, Judicial Nominations, Michael Vick, Morning Docket, Politics, Tort Reform
Morning Docket: 11.27.07
* Apparently the President of the United States is somehow involved in the judicial nomination process. [The Weekly Standard via How Appealing] * Too much litigation? Blame all those conservative trial lawyers. [WSJ Law Blog] * Vick’s state trial date will be set today. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * Nevada tries to smoke out some justice. [Reno […]
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Boutique Law Firms, Hillary Clinton, Politics, Summer Associates
A Portrait of Hillary Clinton as a Young Woman (and Summer Associate)
Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s time as a summer associate may come back to haunt her. And not because she stripped down to her undies and took a swan dive into the Hudson. Rather, it’s because she worked for a bunch of Commies. From a piece by Josh Gerstein in the New York Sun: In a […]