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Celebrities, Jeffrey Toobin, Media and Journalism, Rudeness, Sex, Sex Scandals
Is Jeffrey Toobin the Tiger Woods of Legal Journalism?
Leading legal journalist Jeffrey Toobin — this year’s commencement speaker at Penn Law and Golden Gate Law, by the way — has been making headlines rather than writing them as of late. Last week we covered his family court showdown with Casey Greenfield, an associate at Gibson Dunn and the daughter of television pundit Jeff […] -
Blog Wars, LSAT, Rudeness
Flame War: Testmasters v. Top Law Schools
Internet message boards tend to be rough-and-tumble places. Enter at your own risk. (This includes Above the Law comments — if you don’t like them, don’t read them.) There may be employment risks for posters at Top Law Schools (“TLS”), a message board for gunners planning to apply to law school. This is one of […] - Sponsored
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Education / Schools, Lawsuit of the Day, Rudeness
Lawsuit of the Day Last Week: Neighborhood Sues Frat Boys for Being Frat Boys
A neighborhood association in Berkeley has filed a class action suit against the University of California – Berkeley’s many fraternities, accusing them of being, well, total frat boys. This lawsuit got wasted in the Californian press last week, but we’re funneling it for the first time today thanks to Courthouse News Service. As one would […]
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Boalt Hall, Free Speech, John Yoo, Law Schools, Rudeness
John Yoo's 'Secret Class': The Professor Responds
Berkeley law professor John Yoo, author of the so-called “torture memos” — as well as a new book on executive power, Crisis and Command, which has been getting very good reviews (even from such outlets as the New York Times and the Washington Post) — once again finds himself in the hot seat. And we’re […] -
Associate Advice, pls hndle thx, Rudeness, Sexual Harassment
Pls Bring Back Marin Thx
Marin is away this week. She’s on vacation. But don’t worry, she reports that she’s having a miserable time. She wilts when people aren’t constantly asking her to fix their miserable lives. Without Marin, a confused law student turned to Slate’s Dear Prudence to help her out with some troubles. Apparently this law student spent […] -
Law Schools, Reader Polls, Rudeness
Proof That Duke Deserved Douchiest Title?
Duke Law School dominated our Douchiest Law School contest earlier this year, beating out Harvard to take home the title. At the time, some complained that Duke Law and Duke’s undergrad population were being conflated. [Ed. note: As a Duke ’03 grad, Kash is mildly offended by that argument.] One commenter wrote: Does no one […] -
Gay, Law Schools, Minority Issues, Politics, Rudeness, Women's Issues
The PC Police Ride Strong at Northwestern
It’s exam time. As we all know, stressed out law students tend to have colorful phrases about difficult exams. There’s a common, sometimes sexually charged vernacular. “That exam raped me,” or “I made property my bitch,” are things you’re likely to hear on campus around this time. Well, the Student Bar Association at Northwestern University […] -
Health Care / Medicine, Rudeness, Swine Flu
Peter Kalis Wants K&L Gates Associates To Show Common Sense
Many law firms have figured out that the best way to stop the spread of swine flu is to have their sick people stay home from work. Last week, we mentioned that Akerman Senterfitt had explicitly told its associates that staying home because of swine flu would not count against their vacation time. The stay […] - Sponsored
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Lawsuit of the Day, Rudeness, Sex, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Lawsuit of the Day (from Across the Pond): Climactic Noise Pollution
English couple Caroline and Steve Cartwright have a healthy sex life. But it doesn’t sound healthy. According to BBC News, their love-making sounds to neighbors like “murder” and has been described as “unnatural.” So prudish, those Brits. Neighbors complained the noise kept them up all night, making them oversleep in the morning and arrive late […] -
Media and Journalism, Reader Polls, Rudeness, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
The Sidley Brief in the McKinney Matter:Was It Appropriate?
In today’s Morning Docket, we mentioned the recent benchslap administered to Sidley Austin by Judge Diane Cannon (pictured), an Illinois state court judge. Lynne Marek of the NLJ reports: A court hearing on Tuesday in Chicago at which former Northwestern University journalism students planned to fight a subpoena for their records and grades turned into […] -
Libraries / Librarians, Rudeness, Sex
UC Davis Law Students Need to Get a Room
I have criticized U.S. News for caring about the number of books available in a law school library. I’ve criticized the Thomas Cooley law school rankings for caring about the size of a law school library. Clearly, I don’t know what a law school library should be used for. But students at UC Davis do. -
Health Care / Medicine, Rudeness, Swine Flu
Ropes & Gray: Stockpiling Swine Flu Drugs
According to the Center for Disease Control, these are the groups most at risk for swine flu: * Children younger than 2 years old; * Adults 65 years of age or older; * Pregnant women and women up to 2 weeks postpartum (including following pregnancy loss) * Persons with the following conditions: * Chronic pulmonary […] -
AutoAdmit / Xoxohth, Defamation, Free Speech, Rudeness, Technology
AutoAdmit Case Ends Not With a Bang, But With a Whimper
If you were hoping for the AutoAdmit lawsuit to result in courtroom drama, with Cheese Eating Surrender Monkey breaking down in tears on the stand, then we’re sorry to disappoint you. The case has ended, somewhat anticlimactically. Last week, the plaintiffs voluntarily dismissed their case against the remaining defendants. From the Hartford Courant: Two former […]
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Email Scandals, Law Schools, Rudeness, Screw-Ups
JD / MBA of the Day: This Guy Gives A Big FU to SMU
SMU Dedman School of Law in Texas has turned out at least one charmer. We now have evidence that it can produce the not-so-charming type as well. Multiple readers alerted us to this thread on Reddit.com: How to Get Kicked Out of Grad School Before You Even Start. It’s an email conversation between an SMU […] -
Drinking, Nauseating Things, Parties, Rudeness, Summer Associates
Does a Perfect 'Boot & Rally' Net You An Offer at Weil?
Last month, we asked you to share your stories of summer associate craziness. Based on the responses we received, I feel very sorry for the 2009 summer associates. Obviously the days of summers peeing off the side of a Duck Boat are long gone. This story we received from summers at Weil Gotshal in New […] -
Crime, Law Schools, Libraries / Librarians, Masturbation, Rudeness, Sexual Harassment
Attack of the Stack Whacker at American University - Washington College of Law
A female law student at American University – Washington College of Law had an unpleasant Yom Kippur. First, she was at the library at 11 p.m. on a Monday night. Second, she had some unexpected company. From an e-mail that went out to WCL students earlier this week: TO ALL STUDENTS, FACULTY & STAFFINCIDENT REPORT […] -
Cellphones, Lawyer of the Day, Layoffs, Rudeness, Technology
OMG. So sorry, but u r fired. :-(
This is a blind item, since we don’t know the identity of the attorney. Yesterday, this unknown attorney sent an employee a text message. It wasn’t to wish the employee a happy Labor Day. From Reddit: “Sexting” was the latest hot cell phone trend. Maybe the new trend will be “diSMSing.” Dear Reddit. It is […] -
Nauseating Things, Rudeness, Sheppard Mullin
Sheppard Mullin Potty Puddle Watch: Make sure to wipe the seat, ladies.
The executive director of Sheppard Mullin sent out an email to the Los Angeles office yesterday with the following subject: “Copycat Urinater.” Here’s an excerpt: A few weeks ago, someone urinated on the floor and two of the toilet seats in women’s room on the 43rd Floor. I reviewed the security tapes and interviewed those […] -
Biglaw, Job Searches, NALP, Rudeness, Summer Associates
Accept Your Offers: All of Them
Last recruiting season, Above the Law was the first publication to warn law students to accept their offers for summer employment as soon as possible. This year that advice is so obvious that even law school career service professionals are telling students to accept offers quickly. William A. Chamberlain, assistant dean for law career strategy […] -
Exercise, Federal Judges, Rudeness, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
Good thing the Supreme Court has its own gym!
When Justice Sonia Sotomayor needs to work off all the rice, beans and pork she’s consumed, she hits the gym. Alas, it appears that Her Honor’s Equinox gym membership was canceled, after she apparently refused to show identification when trying to enter the premises. We’re with Justice Sotomayor on this: she’s a frickin’ federal judge, […]