Romance and Dating
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Asians, Harold Koh, Racism, Reality TV, Romance and Dating, Survivor, Yul Kwon
Surviving Stereotypes: Yul Kwon Returns To Yale Law School
“Survivor” champ and YLS grad Yul Kwon made a triumphant return to his law school alma mater last week. In a speech entitled “How I Survived Survivor and Other Professional Challenges,” Kwon, who was introduced by YLS Dean Harold Koh, spoke about breaking down negative stereotypes about Asian Americans. At this point in his speech, […] -
7th Circuit, Birthdays, Celebrities, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Real Estate, Romance and Dating, Rudeness, Sexual Harassment, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 03.29.07
* A hilarious read if you’ve been there, even if I tell you that the punchline is that this 70-year-old rich lawyer dude with 40-year-old sheets now has a 22-year-old Russian girlfriend. [New York Times] * I think I heard a colleague at one of my first jobs say he wanted to f*&k me like […] - Sponsored
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Crime, Lunacy, Media and Journalism, Morning Docket, Native Americans, Pictures, Politics, Romance and Dating, Stephen Breyer, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Morning Docket: 03.05.07
* Domenici asked for ousting of New Mexico U.S. Attorney. [New York Times via How Appealing] * Descendants of ex-slaves not welcome in Cherokee Nation. [Jurist] * Prosecutors decide to pass on attempted murder charge for astronaut in kidnapping case; CNN decides to use a more flattering picture. [CNN; compare with CNN (2/05/07)] * And […]
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Blackberry-Crackberry, Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Football, Romance and Dating, Sex, Weddings
Lawyerly Lives and Loves: A Linkwrap
In the past week or so, the romantic exploits (and misadventures) of lawyers and law students have been in the news. Here are a few noteworthy links: 1. ‘ABORT’ SHOCK IN GIANT DIVORCE [New York Post] Football star Amani Toomer (at right), a wide receiver for the Giants, is divorcing his wife, Dr. Yola Dabrowski. […] -
Crime, Holidays and Seasons, Lawyer of the Day, New Jersey, Romance and Dating
Lawyer of the Day: Malik Cupid
We’re bestowing this honor upon Malik Cupid, and not just because today is Valentine’s Day. He actually did something to earn this award. From the NJ Blog (emphasis in original): Malik Cupid, an attorney, Democrat party activist and current aide to Governor Jon S. Corzine’s administration, was arraigned in Westchester County (New York) Supreme Court […] -
Federal Judges, Jon Newman, Old People, Romance and Dating, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: January 7, 2007
For those of you who are new to ATL, welcome to Legal Eagle Wedding Watch. In this recurring feature, we review the wedding announcements in the storied society pages of the New York Times, pick out three couples in which one spouse is a lawyer, and then score them numerically — on their credentials, families, […] -
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 […] -
Celebrities, Copyright, Crime, Cyberlaw, Education / Schools, Environment / Environmental Law, Intellectual Property, Movies, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Romance and Dating, Television, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 01.17.07
* If you support intelligent design, then these Inconvenient Truth-opposing parents want you in their PTA. [Seattle Times] * If he had thrown down the gauntlet beforehand, might that be a mitigating factor? We can see the headlines now: If the glove doesn’t fit… [TaxProf Blog] * Diana, you know the audience will be cheering […] - Sponsored
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Enron, Media and Journalism, Money, Pictures, Romance and Dating, Shopping
"And You Say He's Just a Friend..."
Last year, Jesse Oxfeld — formerly of Gawker, now of New York Magazine — delivered this fun scoop: Bethany McLean, the Enron-busting Fortune reporter who co-wrote The Smartest Guys in the Room, is dating the man who put Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling away. The fetching, recently divorced McLean, who covered the trial, is now […] -
Federal Judges, Pierre Leval, Romance and Dating, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: We're in Good Company
We’re not the only ones who spend way too much time curled up with the New York Times wedding announcements. So does NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams. Here’s his amusing (and true) commentary on the “Vows” column, aka “the Big Box,” from his blog: In my experience, brides in the Big Box have some […] -
Blogging, Jessica Cutler, Prostitution, Robert Steinbuch, Romance and Dating, Sex, Sex Scandals, Trials
More on Steinbuch v. Cutler
We were pretty lazy in our recent discussion of the upcoming trial in Steinbuch v. Cutler. And even our former colleagues at Wonkette were kind of phoning it in.* But not everyone is so unmotivated. Over at Eat the Press, Melissa Lafsky — of Opinionistas fame — has penned an excellent analysis of this case […] -
Blogging, Jessica Cutler, Prostitution, Robert Steinbuch, Romance and Dating, Sex, Sex Scandals, Trials
Steinbuch v. Cutler: The Blogospheric Trial of the Century
Since we’re feeling lazy and under the weather, we’re not going to do anything more than provide you with a bunch of links (collected below). Also, we don’t get want to get sued by the famously litigious* Professor Steinbuch. Happy Reading! * Please note that our characterization of Robert Steinbuch as “famously litigious” is merely […] -
Antonin Scalia, Art, Celebrities, Federal Judges, Intellectual Property, Law Schools, Money, Movies, Non-Sequiturs, Rap, Romance and Dating, Trademarks
Non-Sequiturs: 12.13.06
* This is beautiful and noble. Painting with your butt — or, rather, using your butt as a type of giant rubber stamp — not so much. [Richmond Times Dispatch] * Not all law students are holed up in the library 24/7, but it’s clear that cramming has taken a lot out of Legal Bachelor’s […]
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Bad Ideas, Email Scandals, Romance and Dating, SCOTUS Clerks Are Fair Game, Supreme Court Clerks
The Messy Love Lives of Supreme Court Clerks
Normally we might think twice about posting an e-mail like this, since it’s somewhat personal in nature. But it has been making its way around the D.C. law firm email circuit, and we’ve received it from multiple sources. By now, dozens of Biglaw associates in Washington have a copy of this email in their inbox. […] -
5th Circuit, Confirmations, Craigslist, Crime, Federal Judges, Holidays and Seasons, Kids, Romance and Dating
A Quick Post-Halloween Linkwrap
We hope that you’ve recovered from any Halloween festivities you attended last night. For those of you who took your children trick-or-treating, we hope the kids have come down from their sugar highs. We didn’t receive much in response to our request for funny, law-related Halloween stories. But we can offer you a few random […] -
Harriet Miers, Judicial Nominations, Legal Ethics, Nathan Hecht, Romance and Dating, State Judges, Supreme Court
Love Conquers All: Justice Nathan Hecht Cleared on Ethics Charges
When White House Counsel Harriet Miers was nominated to the United States Supreme Court, her friend and ex-boyfriend, Texas Supreme Court Justice Nathan Hecht, rushed to her side. In numerous interviews with the news media, he praised his former paramour to the heavens. Justice Hecht’s reward for such loyalty? Being haled before the Texas State […] -
Arnold & Porter, Court of Federal Claims, Federal Judges, Harold Baer, Holland & Knight, Marna Tucker, Maryanne Trump Barry, Romance and Dating, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: August 27, 2006
Another summer weekend, another raft of attorney weddings. Plenty of fodder for this week’s edition of Legal Eagle Wedding Watch, in which we review selected lawyer nuptials from the New York Times wedding announcements — and assign numerical scores to each couple. We rate them in three to four categories: on their résumés, their families, […]