SCOTUS
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Antonin Scalia, Benchslaps, Clarence Thomas, Intellectual Property, Patents, Rudeness, Sandra Day O'Connor, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Benchslapped: Scalia v. Thomas?
Who knew that jurisdiction in the patent context could cause judicial tempers to flare? In MedImmune, Inc. v. Genentech, Inc., an 8-1 decision handed down earlier this week, Justice Antonin Scalia and Justice Clarence Thomas — who voted together almost 90 percent of the time last Term — exchanged harsh words. Justice Scalia wrote the […] -
9th Circuit, Death Penalty, Intellectual Property, Morning Docket, Movies, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Trademarks
Morning Docket: 01.11.07
* Federal court lets the Alpha Dog out. [AP via How Appealing] * The negligence causation standard is the same under FELA for railroad negligence and employee contributory negligence. Norfolk Southern v. Sorrell. [U.S. Supreme Court (PDF)] * Execution in Oklahoma first of the year in the U.S. [Jurist] * iSuit. [Associated Press; WSJ Law […]
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Alex Kozinski, Blogging, Clerkships, Douglas Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
SCOTUS Clerk Hiring News: An Errata Sheet
Yesterday we put up a list of all the Supreme Court clerk hiring news that we have so far (for October Term 2007). We will update this post, or republish the list in a full post, as we receive more information. After we put up the list, we received several corrections and additions (for which […]
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Aditya Bamzai, Anthony Kronman, Antonin Scalia, Clerkships, John Bash, Rachel Kovner, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, Sandra Day O'Connor, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
More SCOTUS Clerk Hiring News: October Term 2007 Hires
We’re continuing to profile the current class of Supreme Court law clerks. We’ve written up the Alito clerks for October Term 2006 already, and we’re working on profiles of the Breyer clerks. (We reiterate our prior request for tips about the SGB crew, especially Thiru Vignarajah. We probably have enough material about the other three.) […] -
Crime, Deaths, Federal Judges, Money, Morning Docket, Murder, New Jersey, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, War on Terror, Weirdness
Morning Docket: 01.09.07
* “Supreme Court Refuses Case Challenging Group’s Designation as Terrorists”. [New York Times via How Appealing] * Similar transaction evidence key to Georgia prosecutors in antifreeze murder case. [CNN] * Lawyers talk trash to the Supreme Court. [Jurist] * COLA unfrozen for federal judges. [AP via Yahoo!] * The “mystery smell” that hit New York […]
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Bad Ideas, Carter Phillips, Harriet Miers, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Television
Carter Phillips: No Fan of SCOTUS Shows
In our report earlier today about Supreme Courtships, a forthcoming television show about “the personal and professional lives of six Supreme Court clerks and their supervisors,” we looked back on two failed TV shows about the Supreme Court: “First Monday” and “The Court.” We wrote: Judicial groupies were thrilled to see two shows about the […] -
Bad Ideas, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Television
"Supreme Courtships": A Show About SCOTUS Clerks, Take Three
Do any of you remember The Court or First Monday? If not, we don’t blame you. These shows were two very short-lived television dramas about the U.S. Supreme Court. They focused on the weighty issues presented to the Court, as well as the interpersonal relationships between the justices and the law clerks. Judicial groupies were […] -
1st Circuit, Biglaw, Blogging, Book Deals, Books, D.C. Circuit, David Levi, Dewey Ballantine, Dewy Orifice, Drugs, Federal Judges, Harriet Miers, Jan Crawford Greenburg, John Beerbower, John Paul Stevens, Law Firm Mergers, Law Professors, Linda Greenhouse, Parties, Pictures, Real Estate, Saira Rao, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Week in Review, White House Counsel, William Rehnquist
ATL Week in Review: January 1-5
Last week was short, thanks to the New Year’s holiday; but it sure was busy. Here are some highlights from a very momentous week: * No more jokes about Harriet Miers: the ill-fated ex-SCOTUS nominee has resigned as White House counsel. Speculation about her successor abounds. * No more jokes about the Dewy Orifice: the […] - Sponsored
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Dahlia Lithwick, Hotties, Howard Bashman, Jan Crawford Greenburg, Linda Greenhouse, Media and Journalism, Movies, Nina Totenberg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Tony Mauro
All About... Jan?
Our favorite movie of all time is All About Eve (1950). It’s the story of a brilliant but aging stage diva, Margo Channing (Bette Davis), and an aspiring actress, Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter). Margo befriends Eve, taking the star-struck youngster under her wing. But then the exceedingly ambitious Eve starts to threaten her mentor’s reign […] -
Harriet Miers, Holy Crap, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, White House Counsel
Breaking: Harriet Miers Has Resigned As White House Counsel!
For those of you who enjoyed poking fun at Harriet Miers during her ill-fated Supreme Court nomination, you won’t have her to kick around anymore. (Yes, we know. When it comes to mockery of Harriet Miers, we have somewhat unclean hands.) We must step away from our computer now. As Howard Bashman might say, we […] -
9th Circuit, CIA, Drugs, Holy Crap, Lunacy, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Tony Mauro, William Rehnquist
Breaking: Was Chief Justice Rehnquist Addicted to Painkillers?
We’re reading Tony Mauro’s super-juicy article as fast as we can. Highlights and discussion will follow shortly. Okay, we’re done. Here are some excerpts: The late Chief Justice William Rehnquist’s Senate confirmation battles in 1971 and 1986 were more intense and political than previously known, according to a newly released FBI file that also offers […] -
9th Circuit, David Levi, Federal Judges, Gender, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Orin Kerr, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Potential, Sex, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Weirdness
Musical Chairs: Chief Judge David Levi To Become Dean David Levi
Big news for both the federal bench and legal academia: Chief Judge David F. Levi, of the Eastern District of California, has been picked as the next dean of Duke Law School. If approved by the trustees, Levi will replace Dean Katharine Bartlett on July 1. Here’s the official press release.* Chief Judge David Levi […] -
Fashion, Gerald Ford, Jan Crawford Greenburg, John Paul Stevens, Media and Journalism, Old People, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Justice John Paul Stevens: And He's Telling You He's Not Going
Well, not in so many words. But in his interview last night with Jan Crawford Greenburg of ABC News — his first television appearance network television interview ever — Justice John Paul Stevens seemed healthy, lucid, and far from death’s door. (Our apologies to the ConfirmThem crew. We hate to be the bearers of bad […]
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Copyright, Drugs, Intellectual Property, Morning Docket, Music, Public Interest, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 01.03.07
* A setback for people trying to download in the land down under. [ZDNet] * MP3 mom is off the hook, but the kids are still very much on it. [MSNBC] * “[F]ederal investigators probing steroids in sports can now use the names and urine samples of about 100 Major League Baseball players who tested […]
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2nd Circuit, Biglaw, Blogging, Death Penalty, Deaths, John Paul Stevens, Morning Docket, Perverts, Saddam Hussein, SCOTUS, Sex Scandals, Supreme Court, Videos
Morning Daily Docket: 12.28.06
(Yes, this is ridiculously late. But we hope, for the love of God, that you don’t rely upon us for real legal news. News aggregation is not our primary purpose, and there are many other sites that do it better and faster.) * Now that President Ford has passed away, everyone must write the obligatory […]
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Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Clerks Are Fair Game, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Justice Breyer's Clerks: Tidbits, Please
In case you missed it, yesterday we profiled the four current clerks to Justice Samuel Alito. Click here to read that post. Moving up the seniority chain brings us to Justice Stephen G. Breyer. According to Wikipedia, these are Justice Breyer’s four law clerks for October Term 2006 (please notify us of any errors you […] -
3rd Circuit, Clerkships, Department of Justice, Federalist Society, Kids, New Jersey, Office of Legal Policy, Pets, Pictures, Religion, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Clerks Are Fair Game, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, UVA Law
Justice Alito's OT 2006 Law Clerks
Sorry it has taken us so long. As promised months ago, we now begin our series profiling current Supreme Court clerks (aka the “October Term 2006” or “OT 2006” law clerks). We’ll be going chambers by chambers, starting with the most junior justice. Here are the four law clerks to Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr.: […] -
9th Circuit, Blog Wars, Douglas Berman, Habeas Corpus, Harry Pregerson, Law Professors, Orin Kerr, SCOTUS, Sentencing Law, Supreme Court
Sentencing Law Smackdown: Berman v. Kerr
It is SO ON. More on Judge Pregerson’s Opinion in Carrington v. United States [Volokh Conspiracy] More Kerr on Carrington and mandate recall discretion [Sentencing Law and Policy] Distinguishing finality interests between convictions and sentences [Sentencing Law and Policy] Earlier: Sentencing Law Smackdown: Berman v. Kerr? Judge Harry Pregerson Is Cruisin’ for a Bruisin’ -
9th Circuit, Benchslaps, Consuelo Callahan, Douglas Berman, Harry Pregerson, Howard Bashman, Orin Kerr, SCOTUS, SCOTUS Potential, Sentencing Law, Stephen Reinhardt, Supreme Court
Judge Harry Pregerson Is Cruisin' for a Bruisin'
Or at least a big benchslap upside the head, courtesy of the Supreme Court. Per Orin Kerr: A lot of people have talked about the Supreme Court’s small docket; Judge Harry Pregerson of the Ninth Circuit is actually doing something about it. He handed down an opinion today in Carrington v. United States that has […] -
5th Circuit, Advertising, Announcements, Job Searches, R. Ted Cruz, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Ted Cruz Is Looking for a Few Good... Appellate Lawyers
Many of you, especially those of you about to deposit Biglaw bonus checks, will update your résumés at the start of the new year. It’s a common time to jump to a new job, or to start looking for one. In the first few weeks of 2007, expect departure memos to go around like the […]