Richard Posner
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Advertising, Books, Craigslist, Howard Bashman, Richard Posner, Sex, Weirdness
Help Wanted: Legal Sexpert Sought
You can find the weirdest s**t on Craigslist: I’m creating a proposal for a downtown performance art show based on US sex laws – the quirkier the better. There are many lists online of these laws, but it’s really hard to find the actual statute or case number. In some cases, they either don’t exist […] -
7th Circuit, Animal Law, Food, Nauseating Things, Richard Posner, Weirdness
They Eat Horses, Don't They?
Well, not in Illinois. In Cavel International v. Madigan (PDF; via How Appealing), the Seventh Circuit upheld an Illinois law making it unlawful to “slaughter a horse if that person knows or should know that any of the horse meat will be used for human consumption.” It’s a quirky and interesting case. Howard Bashman provides […] - Sponsored
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7th Circuit, Fast Food, Fat People, Food, Frank Easterbrook, Richard Posner
The Seventh Circuit: The Fittest Court in the Country?
The rail-thin Judge Richard Posner (7th Cir.), who favors grapefruit for dessert, has this to say about fat people over at his blog: It makes sense, as the recent article in the New England Journal of Medicine finds, that friends’ fatness would have an influence distinct from that of the culture as a whole…. In […]
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7th Circuit, Diane Wood, Frank Easterbrook, Gay, Lawsuit of the Day, Perverts, Richard Posner, Sexual Harassment, Weirdness
Lawsuit of the Day: Bernier v. Morningstar
What do you get when you put the three smartest judges on the Seventh Circuit — Frank Easterbrook, Richard Posner, and Diane Wood — on the same panel? In this case, something weird. Very weird. It’s amusing to imagine this trio of legal geniuses wrapping their minds around such a bizarre fact pattern. Questions Presented: […] -
Hotties, Law Schools, Pictures, Richard Posner, You Go Girl
If BC Law Goes Up Five Spots in U.S. News Next Year, Here's Why
Meet Adrienne (at right), a 22-year-old hottie from South Carolina — and a current student at Boston College Law School. Adrienne graces the cover of the current issue of Barstool Sports. We are not familiar with this publication, but we are advised that it is “a prestigious biweekly magazine.” In our opinion, the cover photograph […] -
7th Circuit, Art, Benchslaps, Education / Schools, Fashion, Kids, Lawsuit of the Day, Richard Posner
We Hope This Makes It Into F.3d
A quick follow-up to yesterday’s post about Judge Richard Posner’s opinion in the “Giftes” free speech T-shirt case. Thanks to the commenter who brought the two drawings in the opinion exhibits to our attention. We reprint them after the jump. And we look forward to seeing them in the august pages of the Federal Reporter. -
7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Education / Schools, Fashion, Free Speech, Kids, Lawsuit of the Day, Richard Posner
Judge Posner Gives the 'Gifties' an Appellate Wedgie
A detailed excerpt, plus a link to the full opinion, can be accessed here (via How Appealing). Money quote: [T]he picture and the few words imprinted on the Brandt T-shirt are no more expressive of an idea or opinion that the First Amendment might be thought to protect than a young child’s talentless infantile drawing […] -
7th Circuit, Education / Schools, Fashion, Free Speech, Kids, Lawsuit of the Day, Richard Posner
Lawsuit of the Day: Gifties v. Tards
Here’s an interesting appeal that was recently argued before the Seventh Circuit. From the Chicago Sun-Times (via Ted Frank): Four years ago, the “Gifties” of Beaubien School lost in the principal’s office. Then, this class of gifted eighth-grade students lost in U.S. district court. Undeterred, Thursday the group went before one of the highest courts […] - Sponsored
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Eliot Spitzer, Food, Hillary Clinton, Martin Lipton, Money, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Richard Posner, Sex, State Judges, Tort Reform
Non-Sequiturs: 01.03.07
* Having your cake — and screwing it, too? [Overlawyered] * If your cake contains trans fats, Judge Posner — who’s rumored to enjoy grapefruit for dessert — will take it away from you, and dump it in the trash. [Becker-Posner Blog] * Marty Lipton’s theory of executive compensation: “I make tons of money, and […] -
7th Circuit, Chadbourne & Parke, Department of Justice, Fast Food, Food, Frank Easterbrook, Morning Docket, Peter Lattman, Richard Posner, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, WSJ Law Blog
Morning Docket: 12.26.06
As previously mentioned, we’re on a reduced publication schedule this week. We’ll be doing a daily news round-up (and maybe a few other random posts here and there). We’ll return to our normal diarrhea of the keyboard publishing schedule on January 2. * Civil libertarians, just raise the white flag. The Justice Department knows what […]
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Cyberlaw, Richard Posner, Weirdness
This Is Cool: Judge Posner In Cyberspace
Check it out here. We haven’t had a chance to read the whole transcript yet. We’ve spent the afternoon chasing down bonus news and mystery smells. But if you have read it, and have some reactions or favorite parts, please share them in the comments. Thanks! Update: The Washington Post comments on Judge Posner’s foray […] -
5th Circuit, 7th Circuit, Biglaw, Bonuses, Books, Frank Easterbrook, Hotties, Judicial Nominations, Lee Rosenthal, Money, Morris Arnold, Politics, Richard Posner, SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee, Sex, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Supreme Court, Weddings, Week in Review
ATL Week in Review: November 27 - December 1
* It’s all about the benjamins, baby. Bonus season is upon us. And we’re standing by to broadcast every move. So please email us with any news, rumors, and leaked memos about bonuses. * Truthful tips are especially welcome. Look for the first wave of bonus announcements in the coming week. * And check out […] -
7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Frank Easterbrook, Jurisdiction, Richard Posner, Ted Frank, Terence Evans
Benchslapped: Is Judge Posner Getting Enough Fiber These Days?
Because this distinguished and brilliant jurist seems rather grumpy as of late. Last week, in a published opinion, he slapped around the IRS. And now Judge Richard Posner — who, by the way, will be assuming virtual form later this month — delivers stinging benchslaps to lawyers for playing fast and loose with jurisdiction: [T]he […]
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Bill Mathesius, Death Penalty, James M. Brooks, Judge of the Day, Lunacy, New Jersey, Richard Posner, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judges of the Day: Wilbur Mathesius and James Brooks
Today we have TWO judges of the day. Both win the prize for their honesty and fearlessness. These jurists aren’t afraid to speak their minds, and for that we salute them. First, there’s Judge James Brooks, of “the O.C.” — Orange County, California. An Orange County judge with a sharp tongue and a history of […] -
Anna Schneider-Mayerson, Law Professors, New York Observer, Richard Posner, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court Clerks, Tim Wu
Wherein We Receive An Email from Celebrity Law Prof Tim Wu
Although we mentioned it in passing, we didn’t give adequate attention to Anna Schneider-Mayerson’s delightful profile of Tim Wu when it appeared earlier this month in the New York Observer. (It was discussed on several other prominent blogs.) Now we have an excuse to double back and correct the error: We’ve received an email from […] -
Advertising, Books, Borat, Britney Spears, Celebrities, Edith Jones, Federalist Society, Movies, O.J. Simpson, Richard Posner, Sex, Tax Law, Vicious Infighting, Videos, Week in Review, Wesley Snipes
ATL Week in Review: November 20-24
* Another week, another Borat lawsuit. * Wow — it doesn’t take much to get lawyers all hot and bothered. But ATL readers were evidently untroubled. * Merry Christmas. There will be no O.J. Simpson book. * But no Britney sex tape, either. * Wesley Snipes has some harsh words for the IRS. And Judge […] -
7th Circuit, Benchslaps, Richard Posner, Tax Law
Benchslapped: Judge Posner Gets Medieval on the IRS
Few things make us happier than when judges administer benchslaps to either colleagues or litigants. When the judicial power of the United States is deployed to diss, the result is fun for the whole family. Heck, bench-slaps can even make tax law enjoyable! If you doubt this proposition, check out Judge Posner’s recent opinion in […] -
Adoption, Celebrities, Family Law, Fashion, Non-Sequiturs, Richard Posner
Non-Sequiturs: 10.16.06
* So it’s official. I’m not going to get into my spiel about western paternalism, but celebrities, please note: there are countless children in THIS country who need a family. [Associated Press] * Can you say “Oh no he didn’t!”, when he doesn’t even know that he did? Note to anonymous Australian professional — colonial […] -
Alex Kozinski, Ann Althouse, Celebrities, Federal Judges, Jeffrey Toobin, New Yorker, Richard Posner, Stephen Breyer
A Bit More On Justice Breyer, and Judicial 'Rock Stars'
It’s another amazingly beautiful day here in New York, and we’re blogging from Bryant Park. The temperature is in the low 70’s, there’s not a cloud in the sky, and a slight breeze is blowing. Life is good. We don’t have much time — we’re about to run off to another New Yorker Festival event […] -
Fashion, Federal Judges, Frank Easterbrook, Richard Posner
A Rather Random Meditation on Techne
Gee, we sure wandered off the reservation. We started off intending to write about this interesting Wall Street Journal article, discussing the lawsuit filed by high-end handbag maker Coach against big-box retailer Target (pronounced by some “tar-ZHAY”). Sure, the news is a few days old. But we couldn’t resist writing about it, since it combines […]