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Advertising, Bad Ideas, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Music, Rank Stupidity, YouTube
Nixon Peabody: This Is Not a Love Theme Song
We’ve been in touch with representatives of the Nixon Peabody law firm about the musical composition that we posted (mp3) and wrote about this morning. First they sent us a statement by email: “This song was put together in celebration of Nixon Peabody’s Fortune 100 ‘Best Places to Work’ recognition. Nixon Peabody aims to be […] -
Breasts, Hillary Clinton, New Jersey, Non-Sequiturs, Rank Stupidity, William Birdthistle
Non-Sequiturs: 08.14.07
* Scott Moss wants to know: What’s the weakest legal argument you’ve ever heard? [PrawfsBlawg] * William Birdthistle wants to know: What financial and legal regimes are most conducive to the development of French-fry-selling Thai restaurants? [Conglomerate] * NBS wants to know: Is Hillary Clinton channeling Eva Peron? Bonus observation: “Dolly Madison had a decent […] - Sponsored
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Rank Stupidity, Summer Associates
Summer Associate Story, or Dumb Blonde Joke?
We haven’t given this cute little anecdote the full X-Summers treatment, since it doesn’t involve scandal, and it doesn’t conclude with anyone getting fired or no-offered. But we pass it along in case some of you might find it entertaining. From a source at Wiley Rein in Washington: We have an excellent summer class with […]
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Bad Ideas, Biglaw, Drinking, Lord, Bissell & Brook, Rank Stupidity, Summer Associates
X-Summers: The Swiss Mister
Thanks to everyone who has responded thus far to our call for summer associate stories. We’ve received a number of colorful anecdotes, which we’ll be publishing over the next few days (or weeks, if the supply holds up). If you have a story you’d like to share, please check out the submission guidelines. We like […] -
Bad Ideas, Bar Exams, BARBRI, Law Schools, Lunacy, Paulina Bandy, Rank Stupidity, Ridiculousness
The Bar Exam: If At First You Don't Succeed...
Try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, try, and try again. And maybe the 14th time will be the charm! For those of you freaking out over the bar exam next week, chillax. You will probably pass. If you don’t pass this time, surely you’ll pass the next time. Or the […] -
Bad Ideas, Gay, Jury Duty, Racism, Rank Stupidity
How Not To Get Out of Jury Duty
Don’t try this strategy, which didn’t turn out that well for one Daniel Ellis, of Cape Cod. (Unless you want to get taken into custody. And face possible perjury charges.) Jury duty excuse: I’m a racist, homophobic liar [AP via CNN.com] -
Jose Padilla, Rank Stupidity, Trials, War on Terror
Jose Padilla Rode the Short Bus to Terrorist Camp
From the NYT Reporter’s Notebook on the Jose Padilla trial (previously linked to here): Prosecutors have tried to prove Mr. Padilla’s guilt with a training camp application they say he filled out and wiretapped phone conversations in which he took part or was discussed. But they have no witnesses who saw Mr. Padilla fill out […] -
Lunacy, Oy, Rank Stupidity, Ridiculousness, Roy Pearson, Tort Reform, Trials
Pearson v. Custom Cleaners: Liveblogging the Case of the $54 Million Pants
Over at the Washington Post’s Offbeat blog, Emil Steiner is liveblogging Pearson v. Custom Cleaners — aka “The Case of the $54 Million Pants.” Check it out by clicking here (and scrolling down — no, farther down). Here’s Steiner’s account of the plaintiff’s testimony: If I had $54 million in my pocket, I’d almost give […] - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
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Rank Stupidity, Ridiculousness, Roy Pearson, Tort Reform
Judge Roy Pearson: What A Prince
Remember administrative law judge Roy L. Pearson? He filed a $67 million lawsuit against his dry cleaners. Over a pair of pants. Well, the judge has decided to show some mercy upon the defendants. He has reduced his demand in the case: A judge who was seeking $67 million from a dry cleaners that lost […] -
Asians, Attorney Misconduct, Rank Stupidity
Why Did the Lawyer Cross the Road?
Chinese judges: they’re just like ours. They lament how profit pressures are making the practice of law much more of a business and much less of a profession. At a recent conference, Hong Kong judge Andrew Li Kwok-nang stated: “To put it bluntly, mercenary considerations have assumed much greater prominence at the expense of ethical […] -
Education / Schools, Kids, Lawsuit of the Day, Movies, Rank Stupidity, Violence
Lawsuit of the Day: Yeoww, Indeed
Teacher sues kids over teddy bear movie [CNN] -
Judge of the Day, Rank Stupidity, Technology, Trials, United Kingdom / Great Britain, War on Terror
Judge of the Day: Peter Openshaw
Today’s Judge of the Day hails from the other side of the pond. From Reuters: A British judge admitted on Wednesday he was struggling to cope with basic terms like “Web site” in the trial of three men accused of inciting terrorism via the Internet. Judge Peter Openshaw broke into the questioning of a witness […] -
Divorce Train Wrecks, Judge of the Day, Rank Stupidity, Ridiculousness, Roy Pearson, Tort Reform
'Judge' of the Day: Roy Pearson, Jr.
JEEZ. What a tool. An administrative law judge, Roy L. Pearson, is suing his dry cleaners. Over a missing pair of pants (subsequently found). For the insane sum of $65 million. We kid you not. More details here. Okay, we’re not completely shocked. Clownish antics from an ALJ? Heaven forfend. No, we don’t have the […]
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Bar Exams, Prisons, Rank Stupidity, Screw-Ups
Dateline Hickman: Bungling in the Bluegrass State
An inmate charged with beating an elderly man was mistakenly released from the Kentucky Correctional & Psychiatric Center in La Grange after a fake order was faxed to officials at the facility. The mistake went undetected for nearly two weeks. In hindsight, it might not have required bloodhound-like detective skills to smell something fishy about […] -
Aaron Charney, Boutique Law Firms, Gallion & Spielvogel, Rank Stupidity, Technology
Gallion & Spielvogel: We Killed Kenny!!!
And he was VERY prestigious… In case you don’t visit ATL in the evenings (even though we post at all hours), please check out this post from last night: Please Stop Forwarding the Gallion & Spielvogel Link To All Your Friends, While Laughing Your Ass Off. It concerns the website of Gallion & Spielvogel, a […] -
Aaron Charney, Boutique Law Firms, Gallion & Spielvogel, Rank Stupidity, Technology
Please Stop Forwarding the Gallion & Spielvogel Link To All Your Friends, While Laughing Your Ass Off
Sadly, it appears that hordes of Above the Law readers may have taken down Gallion & Spielvogel’s exceedingly prestigious, highly coveted server: This is shocking. The server in question, which has handled all numbers of site visitors in the past, is a top-of-the-line piece of equipment. It was purchased — secondhand, but in near-mint condition […] -
Asians, Blogging, Crime, Dewey Ballantine, Education / Schools, Free Speech, Job Searches, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, Old People, Politics, Racism, Rank Stupidity, Romance and Dating, Sex
Non-Sequiturs: 1.19.07
* Too soon, Daily Princetonian, too soon. And what’s more, you budding SNL-writers are so completely unfunny that you might consider law school instead. Dewey Ballantine would probably hire you. [IvyGate Blog] * Retiree sick of junk mail claims that (literal) poo-slinging is constitutionally protected. [AP via Forbes] * If only Jason were just a […] -
Andrew Gardner, Biglaw, Bonuses, Gay, Money, Rank Stupidity, Sex
Associate Bonus Watch: Waiting for the White Shoe To Drop
Sigh. We’re still waiting for the first big announcement of law firm associate bonuses — and we’re getting impatient. As soon as you hear something, please let us know. We’ve visited the message boards this morning, to see if there’s any news, and to kill some time. They didn’t offer any enlightenment. But they did […] -
Celebrities, Movies, Rank Stupidity, Tax Law, Wesley Snipes, White-Collar Crime
Non-Sequiturs: 11.21.06
* Woo-hoo!!! Good news for online rumor-mongerers like ourselves. [Volokh Conspiracy; Instapundit] * And a bit of bad news, too. [Concurring Opinions] * We weren’t the only ones who had fun at Federalistapalooza. [Southern Appeal] * “Conservative civil war”: Not just at the Federalist Society. [Andrew Sullivan; Instapundit; Ryan Sager] * When the subject of […] -
Ann Coulter, Crime, Food, John Paul Stevens, Lunacy, Rank Stupidity, Sandra Day O'Connor, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
And Stay Away from Ann Coulter's Creme Brulee
Earlier this year, controversial blonde pundit Ann Coulter joked about putting rat poison in Justice John Paul Stevens’s creme brulee. Did Coulter give someone an idea? Check out this story, from the Star-Telegram of Forth Worth: When federal appellate Judge Danny Boggs said at a Friday legal conference at Las Colinas that physical assaults aimed […]