Supreme Court
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Hotties, Law Schools, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Miss America 2011 Wants a Law Degree, and Then an Appointment to SCOTUS, and Then Election to POTUS
This is why we shouldn’t let people under the age of 18 speak in public. Ever. The new Miss America, Teresa Scanlan, is just 17 years old. Why we live in a society that regularly parades minors out in public to be ogled (whether for their beauty or dunking prowess or whatever) is a subject […] -
Antonin Scalia, Food, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Is Justice Scalia a Pizza Originalist?
I think [New York pizza] is infinitely better than Washington pizza, and infinitely better than Chicago pizza. You know these deep-dish pizzas — it’s not pizza. It’s very good, but … call it tomato pie or something. … I’m a traditionalist, what can I tell you? — Justice Antonin Scalia, in an interview with California […] - Sponsored
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Federal Judges, John Roberts, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Plug the Damn Hole -- in the Federal Judiciary
Over many years, however, a persistent problem has developed in the process of filling judicial vacancies. Each political party has found it easy to turn on a dime from decrying to defending the blocking of judicial nominations, depending on their changing political fortunes. This has created acute difficulties for some judicial districts. — Chief Justice […]
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Akin Gump, Musical Chairs, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Thomas Goldstein
Musical Chairs: Tom Goldstein Is Leaving Akin Gump
Superstar Supreme Court litigator Thomas Goldstein — who has argued 22 cases before the high court, racked up numerous honors from legal and general-interest publications, and, most importantly, served as a judge of ATL Idol — is leaving Akin Gump. Goldstein has led the powerhouse firm’s Supreme Court and appellate practice and serves as presiding […] -
Law Professors, Quote of the Day, Richard Epstein, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Epstein on the Empathy Queen
Unfortunately, her reasoning has matters exactly backwards. She defers to government officials who regulate private conduct, but attacks those who run government facilities. That basic mindset shows bad intellectual judgment which will lead to a decline in economic and social fortunes that no amount of compassion can cure. — Professor Richard Epstein, in a piece […] -
Deaths, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Tax Law
Non-Sequiturs: 12.28.10
* An impressive collection of legal humor — amusing motions, orders, opinions, and the like. [Law Law Land] * (Celebrity) Lawyer of the Day: Michael “Mickey” Sherman, a prominent criminal defense lawyer and the husband of a Fox News legal analyst, is going to prison Physician, heal thyself. [TaxProf Blog] * Elie isn’t feeling well […] -
Elena Kagan, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: No-Frills Justice
I think you just have to do what makes you feel comfortable. In my real life I’m not a frilly, lacy person. Some of the things people wear just struck me as not something I felt comfortable with. — Justice Elena Kagan, explaining why she doesn’t accessorize her black robe with a jabot (that frilly […] -
Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Wal-Mart
Morning Docket: 12.07.10
* Julian Assange was arrested at a London police station last night. What a dumb place for Julian Assange to be hanging out. What a stupid, stupid place. [CNN] * I can’t tell whether this story is real or not, but the Supreme Court heard the case yesterday of a deceased Korean War veteran diagnosed […]
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Al Gore, Bush v. Gore, George Bush, Jeffrey Toobin, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Ten Years After Bush v. Gore, the Stench Lingers
When asked about the decision in Bush v. Gore, Justice Antonin Scalia — one of the best legal minds in modern American history — tells questioners to “get over it.” That’s right, the Supreme Court decided the winner of a popular presidential election, and one of the architects of that decision wants people to not […] -
A. Raymond Randolph, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Merrick Garland, Neil Gorsuch, SCOTUS, Solicitor General's Office, Supreme Court, William Fletcher
Congratulations to the 2011 Bristow Fellows
Federal government lawyers are having their pay frozen. But let’s face it: you don’t don’t go into government service for the money. You might do it for the experience. You might do it for the lifestyle. And, depending on the position, you might do it for the prestige. Someone once said to me, “You can’t […] -
Antonin Scalia, Celebrities, Clerkships, Fabulosity, Federalist Society, Media and Journalism, Parties, Politics, Samuel Alito, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Technology
Justice Scalia at the Federalist Society Fête
On Thursday evening, I had the great pleasure of attending the annual dinner at the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention, in Washington, D.C. The event — attended by an estimated 1,400 people, and held in the cavernous ballroom at the Omni Shoreham — featured, as always, conservative and libertarian legal luminaries galore. (Did Judge Diane […] -
Facebook, Free Speech, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Vanderbilt
Quote of the Day: Basically, Zuckerberg's a Jerk
If I’m applying the First Amendment, I have to apply it to a world where there’s an Internet, and there’s Facebook, and there are movies like … ‘The Social Network,’ which I couldn’t even understand. — Justice Stephen Breyer, in remarks made yesterday at Vanderbilt Law School (gavel bang: ABA Journal). -
John Paul Stevens, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: A Supreme Court Beautification Project?
Personally, I would like to see more Midwesterners or Westerners and not as many from the Ivy League schools. But that does not mean any one of them is not fully qualified. It’s a problem that there are only so many seats available…. — Justice John Paul Stevens, in an interview with the Houston Chronicle […]
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Antonin Scalia, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: All About Eve Antonin?
I just wanted to get out there, let my talents shine, and show that I, too, can be a constitutional originalist and claim strict adherence to the intent of those who framed our nation’s founding document, thereby advancing a conservative agenda. Pretty sure I nailed it, too. — “Supreme Court Understudy Fills In For Scalia,” […] -
Harriet Miers, Quote of the Day, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Maybe He Can Offer Her a Clerkship?
Sam, you ought to thank Harriet Miers for making this possible. — President George W. Bush to newly confirmed Justice Samuel Alito, as recounted in President Bush’s new memoir, Decision Points (via Jan Crawford). -
Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court, Video games, Violence
Quote of the Day: Is Justice Sotomayor a Trekkie?
Does the statute cover depictions of violence against Vulcans? — Justice Sonia Sotomayor, asking whether video violence against “an image of a human being” could be extended to human-like figures, during oral arguments for Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association. -
Books, Clarence Thomas, Drinking, Pornography, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Television
After Her Larry King Interview, We See Why Lillian McEwen Can't Sell Her Memoirs About Clarence Thomas
I wasn’t able to catch Larry King’s interview with Clarence Thomas’s ex-girlfriend, Lillian McEwen. I had prior commitments (how ’bout them Cowboys). But after reading reports all morning, I can see why her memoirs are stuck in the “manuscript” stage. There doesn’t seem to be any “there” there. Perhaps the most interesting thing we learned […] -
Books, Clarence Thomas, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Knowing that mom played with Clarence Thomas's gavel definitely qualifies.
It was probably T.M.I. But that’s the way it is. — Lillian McEwen, a lawyer and ex-girlfriend of Justice Clarence Thomas, talking about how she showed her memoir (in which Thomas features prominently) to her daughter. -
Breasts, Clarence Thomas, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Clarence & Ginni Thomas Learn About Karma the Hard Way
Payback may be a bitch, but she rarely moves so swiftly. As we just mentioned in Fame Brief, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is fielding more allegations about his sexual preferences today, after former girlfriend Lillian McEwen made some “explosive” statements to the Washington Post about her time with the Supreme Court justice. I put […] -
Celebrities, Clarence Thomas, Fame Brief, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Weirdness
Fame Brief: Seven Theories on Ginni Thomas's Call to Anita Hill & A Reader Poll
By now it’s ancient news that Virginia “Ginni” Thomas — wife of Justice Clarence Thomas, Tea Party-er, and Heritage Club Foundation member — lost her damn mind and called Anita Hill. Many news outlets have speculated as to what in God’s name could possibly have motivated Ginni to “reach across the airwaves and the years” […]