Sports
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Morning Docket, O.J. Simpson, Politics, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court, Trials, Violence, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 01.17.08
* Former congressman indicted in connection with group that allegedly funded terrorism. [Washington Post; CNN] * Randy Moss denies battery allegations. [SI.com] * SCOTUS upholds NY judicial selection. [New York Times] * OJ released on doubled bail. [AP; Reuters] * Delicious, buttery lawsuit pops up in Colorado. [MSNBC] * Big award round-up: Apollo Group must […]
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Animal Law, CIA, Crime, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Morning Docket, Politics, SCOTUS, Securities Law, Sports, Supreme Court, Television
Morning Docket: 01.16.08
* Gov. Romney wins Michigan. [CNN] * Sen. Clinton faces challenge from “uncommitted.” [CNN] * NV Supreme Court overturns decision allowing Rep. Kucinich to debate. [MSNBC] * Criminal prosecutions of Blackwater security guards would not be easy. [New York Times] * Did CIA lawyers and officials implicitly sign off on the destruction of interrogation tapes? […]
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Football, Lawyer of the Day, Sports, Violence
Lawyer of the Day: Wanda Jackson
Sometimes being named Lawyer of the Day is a matter of being in the right place at the right time. From the AP: A woman is seeking an arrest warrant against suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam “Pacman” Jones [pictured], claiming he punched her at an Atlanta strip club. Fulton County Magistrate Court officials told The […]
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Baseball, Drugs, Sports
Roger Clemens Injects A Defamation Suit Into the Mix
Thanks to the many readers who have alerted us to the lawsuit that Roger Clemens just filed against his ex-trainer. From the AP: Roger Clemens beat Brian McNamee to court, filing a defamation suit against the former trainer who claimed to have injected him with performance-enhancing drugs. Clemens filed the suit Sunday night in Harris […] -
Kids, Lawsuit of the Day, Old People, Sports
Lawsuit of the Day: The Old Man and the Skis
The late Pope John Paul II was an expert skier. Even after he became Pope, and into his 60’s, the Holy Father would slip away from the Vatican for secret ski trips. So, although we’d like them removed from all interstate highways, we have no problem with oldies on the slopes. This, however, is more […] -
Football, Sports, Trials
Motion to Continue Trial Due to Conflict with the LSU Tigers National Championship Game
Check out this continuance motion (PDF), filed yesterday in Louisiana state court. It’s pretty great — especially the footnotes. Update: As noted in the comments, there is precedent for this motion in Louisiana state court. See Danos v. Avondale Industries, Inc. (unpublished order). P.S. We’re still accepting applications for the position of ATL “Sports and […] -
Baseball, Guns / Firearms, Morning Docket, Rape, Sentencing Law, Sports, Television, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 12.17.07
* Bush administration seeks greater power over promotions of military lawyers. [Boston Globe via How Appealing] * Saudi king pardons rape victim who had been sentenced to 200 lashes (for being alone with a man at the time of the attack). [AP via New York Times] * Limited effects of recent SCOTUS sentencing decision? [Chicago […]
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Bonuses, Cheapness, Money, Sports
Morgan Lewis to... Free Ski Trips?
Last month, Morgan Lewis & Bockius issued a bonus non-announcement — a placeholder memo, indicating that bonus news would be forthcoming. Perhaps MLB associates have reason to be optimistic. The firm must be saving some money, since it’s making associates pay their own way on the ski trip of Business and Finance Practice Group. Our […] - Sponsored
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Admin, Announcements, Baseball, Sports
Open Thread About the Mitchell Report
A major legal story that’s related to sports? Oh noes! We are completely ignorant. But we’ve collected some links about former Senator George Mitchell’s report on steroid use in major legal baseball. Feel free to discuss in the comments. P.S. Would any of you be interested in writing a column for ATL on sports and […] -
John Paul Stevens, Media and Journalism, Morning Docket, Politics, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 11.23.07
* Feds use real-time tracking data from cellphones to locate criminal suspects. It’s like Dodgeball for the bad guys. [Washington Post] * Barry Bonds to bulk up… his legal team. [New York Times] * Spotlight on Justice Stevens — and the SCOTUS post-JPS. [Los Angeles Times via How Appealing] * Interview with neo-Nazi triggers German […]
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Crime, Sports
Who Is This Barry Bonds You Speak Of?
As we’ve stated before, we are very ignorant about sports. We don’t know anyone more ignorant than we are. Whenever a professional athlete’s name is mentioned, our typical response is, “He plays what again?” Fortunately, there are people around who do know about sports. Like Matt Brown, who has an excellent and edifying post about […] -
Hotties, Law Schools, Sports, Weirdness
University of Miami Law School Strikes Again
What’s our favorite law school? Not Harvard, not Yale — at least not for blogging purposes. When it comes to generating ATL material, the University of Miami School of Law tops the rankings. We previously addressed the U. Miami Law community as follows: Thanks to your many mentions in these pages — in addition to […] -
Email Scandals, Guns / Firearms, Melvyn Weiss, Milberg Weiss, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court, Trials
Morning Docket: 11.13.07
* You’ve got mail! And you better hold on to it. [CNN] * Both sides shooting to get SCOTUS to hear D.C. gun case. [New York Times] * Milberg Weiss asking for home court advantage in trial. [WSJ Law Blog] * Can anybody do anything based on the Mitchell Report? [Sports Illustrated]
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Cars, Celebrities, Morning Docket, Sports, Violence
Morning Docket: 11.06.07
* Lockdown of Pakistani legal system intensifies. [CNN] * Reggie Bush investigated for receiving gifts while at USC. [Los Angeles Times] * Keanu sued for Porschal assault. [MSNBC] * Peter Lattman on the charms of the dormant Commerce Clause. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Lawyer of the Day, Money, Sports
Lawyer of the Day: Scott Boras
We don’t know anything about sports. Who just played in the World Series? Thankfully, some of you are more informed. From a reader: Scott Boras should be featured on ATL today, perhaps as “lawyer of the day” or whatever. [T]his story is hot, and should start a comment clusterf**k for you. Baseball players’ agent Scott […] -
Football, Gay, Larry Seidlin, Marilyn Milian, Rudeness, Screw-Ups, Sports, Television
Shouldn't a Black Robe Mean Never Having to Say You're Sorry?
Actually, as it turns out, Judge Jeffrey Levenson DID say he was sorry — immediately after making the ill-considered gay football / “wide receiver” crack that made him our Judge of the Day. And he apologized repeatedly during the course of the hearing, too. But that hasn’t stopped the hue and cry. From the Daily […] -
Crime, Eavesdropping / Wiretapping, Morning Docket, Politics, Rank Stupidity, Sports, War on Terror, Weirdness
Morning Docket: 10.25.07
* Dems to propose new surveillance bill? [Newsweek] * Only a Garrison Keillor stalker would call it “transcendental love.” [CNN] * Pearl drops lawsuit against terrorists. [MSNBC] * Law firm World Series. [WSJ Law Blog] * Today’s stupid crimes from Court TV. [CourtTV]
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Football, Gay, Judge of the Day, Screw-Ups, Sports, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: Jeffrey Levenson
One of the perks of being a judge is that everyone has to laugh at your jokes. Except when they’re in poor taste and arguably offensive. If you’re going to make an attempt at humor in the courtroom, proceed with caution — even if you’re the one wearing the robe. From Rumpole (via S.D. Fla. […] -
Antitrust, Barack Obama, Cars, Celebrities, Email Scandals, Hillary Clinton, Jed Rubenfeld, Michael Mukasey, Morning Docket, Politics, Sports, Violence
Morning Docket: 10.23.07
* Some Fahrvergnügen for Porsche, courtesy of the European Court of Justice. [How Appealing (linkwrap)] * Surprise surprise: a Yale law professor has issues with Michael Mukasey. Professor (and novelist) Jed Rubenfeld questions the nominee’s views of executive power. [New York Times via WSJ Law Blog] * If confirmed, Mukasey has his work cut out […]
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Death Penalty, Michael Mukasey, Michael Vick, Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 10.18.07
* So how did Michael Mukasey do yesterday? Here’s a collection of some coverage. [How Appealing (linkwrap)] * He totally should have mailed it to himself before faxing it to the Ravens. Also, not a joke, just a fact: the caption is over half of this 37-page opinion. [U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth […]