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Advertising, Disability Law, Divorce Train Wrecks, Education / Schools, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, Sports, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 05.09.07
* Like an aging babyboomer, L&O might be spending its golden years with its progeny… at TNT. Loyal fans, you will always find L&O-related news here. (And when I say “here”, I mean in Non-Sequiturs, because Lat does what he wants.) [Los Angeles Times] * Oops, they f**ked up. (And when I say “they”, I […] -
Celebrities, Department of Justice, Disability Law, Drinking, Family Law, Kids, Morning Docket, Politics, Sports, Videos, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 05.09.07
* $3.19 a gallon for this? [CNN] * Hasselhoff videotape (no, not the German music video) leads to loss of custody rights. [CNN] * Bat-ban Begins — groups sue to overturn NYC ordinance.[SI] * Senators expand Attorneygate probe. [MSNBC] * Ethics of “pillow angel” surgery called unlawful. [CNN]
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Crime, Education / Schools, Fat People, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, Parties, Racism, Sports
Non-Sequiturs: 05.08.07
* It’s prom season, when schools discriminate against singles (and misguided girls hope that a “prom baby” will save them from the trials and tribulations of college). [Boston.com] * Decent folks (and despite all my hating, that’s most of us) have a visceral reaction to hate crimes — but out on the horizon also loom […]
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Crime, Gambling / Gaming, Morning Docket, Politics, Rap, Sex, Sports, Trials
Morning Docket: 05.08.07
* Still excited about last weekend’s Kentucky Derby? Here are the rules for betting on the Iowa and NH Derbies. [Slate] * NBA playoffs as a metaphor for the presidential race. [SI] * World Bank panel finds Wolfowitz violated rules in getting his girlfriend a job. [MSNBC] * Prominent U.S. lawyers to dine with Queen […]
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Anthony Kennedy, Celebrities, Don Imus, Fast Food, Martin Garbus, Morning Docket, Racism, Sports
Morning Docket: 05.07.07
* Justice Kennedy profile: “The Sphinx of Sacramento.” [Slate] * NBA refs give a new meaning to DWB. [SI] * Imus plans lawsuit based on contractual language that acknowledged irreverence. [MSNBC] * Trans fat lawsuit against KFC deep fried, disposed of properly. [CNN] * Indian judge who issued Gere warrant transferred. “Routine”? [MSNBC]
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Crime, Deaths, Gambling / Gaming, Hurricane Katrina, Intellectual Property, Morning Docket, Patents, Prisons, Sports, Trials
Morning Docket: 05.04.07
* No do-over for Vonage. [c|net via How Appealing] * Legislature approves $5 million settlement in Florida boot camp death case. [CNN] * Katrina wrongful death claims blown away by judge. [Jurist] * Reno trial lawyer faces his own trial. [Reno Gazette-Journal] * Fen-Phen plaintiffs have a horse in Saturday’s race. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Canada, Lawyer of the Day, Sports
Lawyer of the Day: James Creighton
In an homage to the start of the NHL conference semifinals today, the Lawyer of the Day is James Creighton. Creighton, a Canadian lawyer in the late 1800s, helped found and popularize modern ice hockey while he was a law student at McGill University in Montreal. Here is his stub bio from Wikipedia: James George […] -
Art, Crime, Education / Schools, Football, Morning Docket, Patents, Sentencing Law, Sports, Supreme Court, Technology
Morning Docket: 04.25.07
* Alaskan attorney survives icy spill. [CNN] * “Scream” thieves sentenced in Norway court. [MSNBC] * ABA hosts legal technology expo. [ABA] * Supreme Court hears arguments in high school sports recruitment case. [Washington Post] * Timetable of VOIP litigation. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Bad Ideas, Law Professors, Law Schools, Sports, Technology
TortsProf Blog Gets Golfing Gizmo as Gift
Oh, we long for the days before products liability suits took away our lawn darts and all the rest of our fun. Professor Bill Childs, professor at Western New England School of Law and author of TortsProf Blog, has this post, about receiving as a gift from a student a “Golfing Gizmo.” [It’s a] device […] -
Exercise, Food, Football, Litigators, Sports
Ed Hochuli: Football's Fabulously Fit Finder of Fact
Sunday’s NYT sports section features a short interview with our favorite NFL referee, Ed Hochuli. Hochuli is a minor celebrity among football fans for two things: his brawny physique and the commendably detailed on-field explanations he gives when announcing penalties and other calls. He’s also a partner in the Phoenix law firm of Jones, Skelton, […] -
4th Circuit, Animal Law, Bar Exams, Immigration, Morning Docket, Nude Dancing, Sports
Morning Docket: 04.23.07
* Sports agent busted for smuggling Cuban baseball players. [ESPN] * Is your bar licence up to date? [Law.com] * So a lawyer, an “oilman,” and a donkey named Buddy walk into a courtroom… [MSNBC] * Ohio strippers have to learn new dance steps. [AP via Dispatch] * UNC’s soccer coach uses some really rough […]
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Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Federal Government, Gay, Jonathan Cohn, Matthew Waxman, Sports, War on Terror
Some Weekend Odds and Ends
It’s a beautiful April afternoon (at least here on the East Coast). You shouldn’t be in front of your computer right now. But in case you are, here are a few quick items of interest: 1. Columbia Faculty Hire Faces Human Rights Questions [New York Sun] We went to law school with Matt Waxman (OT […] -
Contests, Law Schools, Reader Polls, Sports, UVA Law
Congratulations to America's Coolest Law School: UVA!
Our March Madness contest, an NCAA-esque tournament for the title of America’s coolest law school, is now over. Congratulations to the very deserving winner: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW!!! In the final round, UVA went up against Columbia. It wasn’t even close: After the jump, a few pieces of evidence in support of UVA’s […]
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Contests, Law Schools, Reader Polls, Sports
ATL March Madness: 24 Hours Left for Voting
Things are getting a little heavy around here, with heated discussion of this morning’s decision in Gonzales v. Carhart (PDF). So it’s time to mix up the programming a little. Let’s turn our attention from stuff that matters a lot to stuff that matters, well, not terribly much. ATL’s March Madness competition — our quest […] -
Law Schools, Running, Sports
Congratulations to the Boston Marathon Finishers
The news cycle yesterday was dominated in the morning by coverage of the northeastern storm. In the afternoon, and continuing into today, the tragic events at Virginia Tech took center stage. (We’ll soon be setting up a new thread to discuss the VT shootings, which are dominating the morning headlines But there was some happier […] -
Contests, Law Schools, Reader Polls, Sports
ATL March Madness: The Championship Match
Congratulations to the two finalists for ATL’s March Madness: Columbia and UVA! Both of them emerged victorious out of the Final Four, in hard-fought contests: And extra congratulations to Columbia for the excellent Law Revue they staged last night. We attended and enjoyed ourselves thoroughly — aided by a helpful 3L, who explained the inside […] -
Admin, Contests, Law Schools, Reader Polls, Sports
ATL March Madness: Polls Close Tomorrow
We’re closing the polls tomorrow, Friday the 13th (yikes), at 3 PM (Eastern time). To cast your ballot, click here. Earlier: ATL March Madness: A New Final Four -
Anna Nicole Smith, Duke Lacrosse Team Rape Case, Morning Docket, Pornography, Sports
Morning Docket: 04.11.07
* Creepy smut producers gone wild. [MSNBC] * Pacman Jones suspended for the 2008 season, Chris Henry out for eight games. [SI] * It’s Birkhead! [CNN] * Duke lacrosse charges likely to be dropped. [CNN]
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Contests, Law Schools, Reader Polls, Sports
ATL March Madness: A New Final Four
Okay, we changed our mind. As some of you suggested, having disqualified NYU and the University of Michigan, we will stage a semifinal between the two schools they previously defeated: UT Austin and Columbia. So here are the new “final four” match-ups (the new Texas-Columbia contest, and the existing UVA-Georgetown one): We’re all in favor […] -
Contests, Law Schools, Reader Polls, Sports
ATL March Madness: A Pair of Disqualifications
Sigh. We’re sorry it had to turn out this way. But perhaps it’s oddly appropriate for a ridiculous poll to have a ridiculous ending According to the folks at Vizu, and as noted by many commenters, both NYU and the University of Michigan were guilty of improprieties in their recent March Madness match-up. As a […]