Sex
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Crime, Dubious Defenses, Rape, Sex, Weirdness
From the Department of Dubious Defenses: If the Trojan Mangum Don't Fit, You Must Acquit
Check out this rather odd appeal from Florida, arising out of a prosecution for sexual assault charges. The defendant was originally charged with three counts of sexual battery, but was convicted on lesser included charges of misdemeanor battery. One of the issues was whether the trial court should have granted a continuance based on the […] -
Crime, Ridiculousness, Sex, You Go Girl
Texas and Alabama Still Hot and Bothered Over Sex Toys; Guns OK
Marc J. Randazza fills us in on the Texas sex toy ban, just struck down by the Fifth Circuit. According to Marc, the arguments for outlawing the sale of toys for your pleasure-parts are thus: (1) If the Texas dildo law is invalidated as an improper encroachment upon personal liberty, this will open the floodgates, […] - Sponsored
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Cass Sunstein, Celebrities, Harvard, Hotties, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Martha Nussbaum, Musical Chairs, Romance and Dating, Samantha Power, Sex
The Real Reason Cass Sunstein's Going to Harvard? He's Got the Power
We greatly enjoyed our recent visit to the University of Chicago Law School. The U. Chicago students were very welcoming and made us feel right at home, even inviting us to their law school musical — which, by the way, was delightful. (We added many of them as friends on Facebook before we were mysteriously […]
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Sex
An Update on Michael 'Three-Way' Inglimo
One of our favorite lawyers, Michael Inglimo, is back in the headlines. You may remember him from this post on the Volokh Conspiracy, linked to on ATL, which raised the following question: Does “engaging in a three-way sexual encounter with [a current client] and [the client’s] girlfriend” count as having sex “with a current client” […] -
SCOTUS, Sex
All Rise! Dildos in the Court?
Hey, if they can make it past the metal detector at One First Street, it’s all good. Is that a gavel under your robe, Your Honor — or are you just reviewing the Joint Appendix? This is certainly one of the more interesting circuit splits out there. Let’s hope for a cert petition and a […] -
Crime, Lawyer of the Day, Sex, Weirdness
Lawyer of the Day: Lawrence J. Goldstein
UPDATE (5/14/2014): The charge discussed in this story was refused on April 28, 2008, and the arrest record was expunged; see end of story below. We do not intend to diminish the seriousness of attempted rape charges. But the bizarreness of this fact pattern cannot be denied. From WBRZ News: A New Orleans lawyer sporting […] -
Andrew Cuomo, Celebrities, Dan Markel, New York Times, Non-Sequiturs, Pets, Politics, Sex, Sports, Tax Law, Vicious Infighting
Non-Sequiturs: 02.07.08
* The NYT’s official statement on L’Affaire Berenson. [Starkman & Associates] * A slew of law school hypotheticals about sex with and between minors, triggered by Carl Stanley McGee, our Lawyer of the Day. [PrawfsBlawg] * Second runner-up for Lawyer of the Day? And a punitive damages award of $33 million. Ouch. [How Appealing] * […] -
Gay, Gay Marriage, Kids, Lawyer of the Day, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Politics, Sex, Sex Scandals
Lawyer of the Day: Carl Stanley McGee
The day is still young, but we already have our Lawyer of the Day — and we doubt that anyone we hear about later today can steal this honor away from him. Via the Boston Globe: A top official in the [Gov. Deval] Patrick administration has been placed on unpaid leave because he was arrested […] - Sponsored
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Job Survey, Sex
Featured Survey Results: You Cancelled What?
In last week’s ATL / Lateral Link survey, we asked you about how often you cancelled your personal plans for work. We received 633 responses, and, by and large, you should just stop making personal plans. Thirty-six percent of respondents had cancelled plans “too many times to count” last year, while another 17% had cancelled […] -
Crime, Drinking, Kids, Lawyer of the Day, Marijuana, Parties, Sex, Sex Scandals, You Go Girl
Lawyer of the Day, People's Choice: Beth Modica
For Monday’s Lawyer of the Day, we faced an embarrassment of riches — of embarrassment. So we nominated a quintet of contenders: a North Carolina lawyer caught reading Maxim in court, a former prosecutor who allegedly had sex with two teenage boys, an AUSA arrested on DUI charges, a Canadian lawyer/politician who allegedly overbilled an […] -
Kwame Kilpatrick, Lawyer of the Day, Politics, Sex, Sex Scandals
Lawyer and Law Student of the Day: Kwame Kilpatrick and Christine Beatty
The great state of Michigan, recent host to presidential primaries, is also the home of our Lawyer of the Day. A correspondent writes: The mayor of Detroit was sexing up his chief of staff, who just happened to be a Wayne State Law Student. The mayor happens to be married with three kids. They may […] -
9th Circuit, Clerkships, Email Scandals, Masturbation, Romance and Dating, Sex
Where Do Broken Hearts Go?
To San Francisco, apparently, to clerk on the Ninth Circuit. We hope that the author of this email is clerking for one of court’s slave-driver judges. He needs to be kept busy, so he won’t have time for any more literary endeavors. “Pleaded” or “pled” may be a matter of personal preference. But turns of […] -
Judge of the Day, Legal Ethics, Sex, Sex Scandals, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: Colleen Hartl
Municipal court is not exactly the pinnacle of judicial office. But we think that Colleen Hartl, until recently a (rather attractive) municipal court judge in Washington state, is still a worthy Judge of the Day. From the AP: A Federal Way [that’s a WA city name] Municipal Court judge has resigned after hosting a holiday […]
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James Colliton, Kids, Lawsuit of the Day, Lunacy, Perverts, Sex, Sex Scandals
Lawsuit of the Day Last Month: Talk About a 'Special' Bonus(The bonus you claim after pleading guilty to paying a mom so you can have sex with her two underage daughters)
(We missed this case because it happened over the holidays, when we were away from ATL. But we’ve received several requests to cover this super-juicy story, so we’ll go for it, despite being so late to the party.) We described Schoenfeld v. Allen & Overy, a lawsuit by a Jewish associate against his former law […] -
Advertising, Lawsuit of the Day, Sex, Sex Scandals, Tort Reform, Videos
Lawsuit of the Day: Model Files Suit Over Super-Sexy Spot(No, Not That Spot. Jeez. You're Such a Sicko.)
We weren’t surprised to see this case get a shout-out on I Am Lawsuit Abuse. From the AP: A model who says she has worked hard to maintain a wholesome image has filed a $5 million lawsuit complaining that a jewelry company’s video advertisement in which she writhes and moans looks pornographic. The commercial, seen […] -
Judge of the Day, Perverts, Sex, Sex Scandals, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Torture, Weirdness
Judge of the Day: John Hagler
Last month, Judge John B. Hagler, a state court judge in Tennessee, stepped down from the bench. Here’s why, from the AP: A Tennessee judge resigned last month after making a recording of fantasies so lurid that when the tape fell into the hands of the police and FBI, they thought they were listening to […] -
Judge of the Day, Sex, Sex Scandals, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: Grafton Biddle
Colorado judge Grafton M. Biddle has been the subject of a prior ATL shout-out. But he has never been officially named a Judge of the Day. We think it’s about time. From the Rocky Mountain News: A former Douglas County judge who had an affair with a prosecutor that included a rendezvous in his chambers […] -
Jeffrey Epstein, Law Schools, Politics, Sex, Sex Scandals, UVA Law
A Sex Scandal Round-Up
Some quick updates on law-related sex scandals previously covered in these pages: First, Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison, a recent Lawyer of the Day, is resigning. We’d say that this is pretty lame; what prominent public official hasn’t had an affair? But there are other allegations in the mix, including a claim that he tried […] -
Gender, Jeffrey Epstein, Media and Journalism, Nude Dancing, Sex, Sex Scandals, Wall Street, Weirdness
Maximilia Cordero: Maybe Not a Man - and Ready To Prove It
The story of Cordero v. Epstein — the lawsuit filed by an aspiring model against prominent Wall Street financier Jeffrey Epstein, alleging that he took advantage of her when she was underage — gets weirder by the day. The New York Post reported that the model, Maximilia Cordero, was actually born a man — one […] -
Gender, Jeffrey Epstein, Sex, Sex Scandals, Wall Street, Weirdness
Maximilia Cordero: Maybe Not a Man?
We’re confused. And we’re guessing we’re not alone. We have provided extensive coverage of Cordero v. Epstein, in which model Maximilia Cordero alleges that high-profile financier Jeffrey Epstein took advantage of her when she was underage. To add to the suit’s salaciousness, the New York Post previously claimed that Maximilia Cordero was born a man […]