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Liveblogging the Clarence Thomas Book Party
Welcome. If you’re at home, tune in to C-SPAN, which is rebroadcasting the recent book party for Justice Clarence Thomas. Justice Thomas’s eagerly anticipated memoir, My Grandfather’s Son, is now in bookstores — and topping the bestseller charts (to the relief of his publisher, HarperCollins, which reportedly paid him a $1.5 million advance). 7:05: The […] -
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A Solution to the Federal Judicial Pay Crisis: Marry Into Money
As we previously mentioned, and as Lawrence Hurley of the Daily Journal reports here, Congress is considering a proposal that would raise federal judges’ salaries by a significant margin. Here’s what the new scale would look like (with current salaries indicated parenthetically): District Court Judges: $247,800 (up from $165,200)Court of Appeals Judges: $262,700 ($175,100)Associate Justices […] - Sponsored
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Something You Can Do For ATL
Wouldn’t it be nice if a kind reader were to nominate Above the Law in this contest? We realize ATL isn’t always a laugh riot. But c’mon, folks — it’s a competition for most amusing LEGAL BLOG. (We’re reminded of Justice Breyer’s recent quip, in which he compared being the funniest Supreme Court justice to […]
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Media and Journalism, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Justice Breyer: Brilliant at Con Law; Rock Star Hagiography, Not So Much
Justice Stephen Breyer recently appeared on NPR’s popular trivia show, Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me. Alas, his performance on the trivia portion of the show — which focused on biographical details about rock stars — was less than illustrious. This led one of the hosts to scold Justice Breyer as follows: “Back to the appeals […] -
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Morning Docket: 03.05.07
* Domenici asked for ousting of New Mexico U.S. Attorney. [New York Times via How Appealing] * Descendants of ex-slaves not welcome in Cherokee Nation. [Jurist] * Prosecutors decide to pass on attempted murder charge for astronaut in kidnapping case; CNN decides to use a more flattering picture. [CNN; compare with CNN (2/05/07)] * And […]
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
SCOTUS Clerk Hiring: Two More for October Term 2007
In a comment appended to our last post on Supreme Court clerk hiring for October Term 2007, one of you wrote: Not 100% certain, but I think that the last RBG hire is Tom Saunders (Yale 2004 / Leval), and that Breyer hired Michael Bosworth (Yale 2003 / Rakoff (SDNY) & Katzmann). We did some […] -
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Movie Night With Justice Breyer (Part 2)
“You mean to tell me that this guy has argued before the Supreme Court? This guy, in the button-down shirt? Seriously?” ****************************** Here are the remaining photos from our recent Movie Night With Justice Breyer. The first batch was posted over here. As we previously explained, these pictures are pretty awful — dark and blurry. […] -
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Movie Night With Justice Breyer (Part 1)
Poor Justice Breyer — he’s totally trapped! (But nice necktie, Your Honor. Is it Hermes?) Supreme Court justices: They’re just like us. They get cornered at cocktail parties by matronly women they don’t really know. And no, that’s not Beverly D’Angelo, aka Barbara “Babs” Miller of Entourage. We wish. But yes, that is the Washington […] - Sponsored
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Programming Note: We're Off to See the Wizard
We’re stepping away from the computer for a bit. We are attending this exciting event, a dinner and movie screening with Justice Stephen G. Breyer, sponsored by The Week. Some posts, including Non-Sequiturs, will appear while we’re gone. But if some exciting news breaks and we’re slow to cover it, it’s because we’re spending quality […] -
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Yale Dean Harold Koh Hearts Conservatives
Last Friday night, we attended a Yale Law School alumni dinner here in Washington, at Acadiana restaurant. It was timed to coincide with the big AALS conference of law professors in DC, since so many YLS alums are in legal academia. The keynote speaker at the dinner was Professor Heather Gerken, who was snatched up […] -
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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.) […] -
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ATL Week in Review: December 18-22
The week before a major holiday is usually pretty slow. And the Friday before the holiday weekend is usually dead — the perfect time for Mike Nifong to announce he’s dropping the rape charges against the Duke lacrosse team defendants. Other highlights from the past week in legal news and ATL: * Get to know […] -
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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 […]
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ATL Week in Review -- Bonus-Free Edition: December 11 - 15
Here’s our recap of the past week in ATL, completely free of Biglaw or bonus news (which will be summarized in a separate “Week in Review” post). The theme for this week’s news: “The more things change, the more they stay the same.” * Hardworking lawyers are still unhappy with their sex lives. * Celebrities […] -
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The Breyer-Fried Discussion: Some Highlights (Part 2)
This is a continuation of our prior post about an event we recently attended at Georgetown Law School, “On Liberty: A conversation between Justice Stephen Breyer and Professor Charles Fried.” For more background about the event, click here. For the conclusion to our write-up, keep on reading. We bring you a “true confession” from Justice […] -
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The Breyer-Fried Discussion: Some Highlights (Part 1)
As we mentioned earlier, on Friday we headed downtown to Georgetown Law School for “On Liberty: A conversation between Justice Stephen Breyer and Professor Charles Fried,” of Harvard Law School. We were invited to this event by Georgetown Law Professor Neal Katyal (whom we thank for his hospitality). Yesterday we shared with you our photos […] -
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The Breyer-Fried Discussion: A Photo Essay
As we mentioned last week, on Friday we were delighted to attend “On Liberty: A conversation between Justice Stephen Breyer and Professor Charles Fried,” of Harvard Law School. We were invited to this event by Georgetown Law Professor Neal Katyal, a legal academic celebrity (and former Breyer clerk). Professor Katyal did an excellent job as […] -
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ATL Week in Review: December 4 - 8
* The holiday season is here, and you know what that means: year-end bonuses for law firm associates. On Friday, Milbank Tweed made the first big bonus announcement. And this time it wasn’t fake. * They talk a lot about “due process” over at Yale Law School. But questions have been raised concerning the process […] -
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A Quick Note on the Breyer-Fried Discussion
We just got back from the very interesting discussion between Justice Stephen Breyer and Harvard Law School Professor Charles Fried, held at Georgetown Law School, and moderated by Professor Neal Katyal. We’ll post a full report — and photos — in the near future. For now, though — we’re running out the door again — […] -
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NYU Law Hotties: When the Polls Will Close
The polls remain open in our latest hotties contest: NYU Law School third-year students. You can vote on the men by clicking here, and the women by clicking here. A quick administrative announcement: voting will end on Monday, December 11, at 3 PM (Eastern time). If you’d like to do some campaigning, for yourself or […]