Supreme Court
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Supreme Court
SCOTUS to Weigh In on F**king S**t
Last year, the TV networks and their “fleeting expletives” won their case against the Federal Communications Commission. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled in favor of Fox, CBS, NBC, and ABC… and the public’s right to hear Jane Fonda use the “c” word as necessary. SCOTUS agreed yesterday to hear the […] -
10th Circuit, Bear Stearns, Celebrities, Divorce Train Wrecks, Guns / Firearms, Morning Docket, Public Interest, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 03.18.08
* “Are we headed for another Great Depression?” [McClatchy] * Quelle surprise: Bear Stearns shareholder lawsuit (filed in S.D.N.Y. by Coughlin Stoia). [Bloomberg; WSJ Law Blog (PDF of complaint)] * Speaking of Bear Stearns, here are some law firms losing out on BSC business. [WSJ Law Blog] * Tenth Circuit reverses convictions of former Qwest […]
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SCOTUS Takes on the Second Amendment(As aspiring argument attendees camp out overnight...)
The Supreme Court gets to enjoy the media spotlight this week as it dives into the always contentious Second Amendment. An article in Sunday’s Washington Post has a good breakdown of the issues at stake: The nine justices, none of whom has ever ruled directly on the amendment’s meaning, will consider a part of the […]
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SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: D-H-S is D-O-N-E
Thanks to everyone who responded to our open call for Supreme Court clerk hiring news. We now know the identities of Justice David H. Souter’s four law clerks for October Term 2008: 1. Erin Delaney (NYU 2007 / Guido-maniac)2. Michael Gerber (Yale 2005 / Leval)3. Warren Postman, (Harvard 2007 / W. Fletcher)4. Noah Purcell (Harvard […] -
Ann Althouse, Blogging, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Law Professors, Law Reviews, Law School Deans, Linda Greenhouse, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Tax Law
Non-Sequiturs: 02.28.08
* Linda Greenhouse to $300K! [New York Observer via ABA Journal] * Duties of a law school dean: attend parties, appear at conferences, talk to alums. And don’t forget the herding of cats — aka law professors. [TJ’s Double Play] * Even law review editors screw up sometimes. “Constructive acceptance”? [Concurring Opinions] * Who’d have […] -
John McCain, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Ted Olson
John McCain: A 'Natural-Born Citizen'?
Although many believe he was carried down to earth by a choir of angels, the taxalicious Barack Obama was actually born in Hawaii. So he doesn’t face the same sticky question about presidential eligibility that John McCain confronts. From the New York Times: The question has nagged at the parents of Americans born outside the […] -
Linda Greenhouse, Media and Journalism, New York Times, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Linda Greenhouse's Departure, Confirmed
We already discussed this news yesterday. But in our earlier post, we promised to let you know if and when Linda Greenhouse got back to us — and she kindly did, sending the following message to ATL about her rumored departure as the New York Times’s Supreme Court correspondent: As you may know – the […] -
Linda Greenhouse, Media and Journalism, New York Times, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Is the Margo Channing of One First Street Taking Her Final Bow?(Or: Is Linda Greenhouse leaving the New York Times?)
We have previously compared Linda Greenhouse, the veteran Supreme Court correspondent of the New York Times, to Margo Channing, the great but aging diva of All About Eve. The comparison continues to hold. Just as Margo Channing eventually leaves the thea-tuh, so too does Linda Greenhouse leave the SCOTUS. Ed Whelan, the former Scalia clerk […] - Sponsored
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Clarence Thomas, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Weirdness
Clearly He Is Trying To Set An Unbreakable Record
For his yearbook page, one of our most quiet high school classmates selected this quotation, by Martin Fraquhar Tupper: “Well-timed silence hath more eloquence than speech.” Justice Clarence Thomas concurs. As reported by the AP, “[t]wo years and 142 cases have passed since Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas last spoke up at oral arguments.” So […] -
Advertising, Akhil Amar, CIA, Morning Docket, Pets, Richard Scruggs, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 02.07.08
[Ed. note: As we recently mentioned, we’re looking for someone to write Morning Docket, on an alternating-week schedule. To those of you who have already applied, thanks for your interest; we’ll review the applications and pick a writer this weekend. If you’d like to apply, there’s still time — just follow the application instructions contained […]
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Baseball, Celebrities, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Television
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Saved By the Bell Star To Clerk for Justice O'Connor!(And another OT 2009 hire, by Justice Breyer)
Taken as a group, Supreme Court clerks can claim pretty much every honor under the sun. At One First Street, Rhodes and Marshall scholars are commonplace, law review editors-in-chief are a dime a dozen, and law school valedictorians abound. But how many SCOTUS clerks have their own IMDb entry? Meet Isaac Lidsky (Harvard 2004 / […] -
Admin, Announcements, Antitrust, Google / Search Engines, Microsoft, Morning Docket, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Technology
Morning Docket: 02.04.08
[Ed. note: We’re looking for someone to share Morning Docket duties with B. Clerker (on an alternating-week schedule). If you’d like to be considered for this position, please follow the application instructions contained in this post. The main thing that has changed between then and now is that the gig now comes with pay — […]
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Clerkships, Federal Judges, Jed Rakoff, Robert Katzmann, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Justice Breyer's Final Hire(And a Digression on Judges Katzmann and Rakoff)
We bring you an addendum to Monday’s post about the latest in Supreme Court clerk hiring. And we’re pleasantly surprised to see that we have this news before Wikipedia. Recently hired to clerk for Justice Stephen G. Breyer in October Term 2008: Brianne Gorod, currently in the D.C. office of O’Melveny & Myers. Gorod is […]
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Benchslaps, Federal Judges, Judge of the Day, Rudeness, SCOTUS, Sentencing Law, Supreme Court
Judge of the Day: Richard Kopf
Any trial judge with the Gall to benchslap the Supreme Court has a serious set of cojones. Accordingly, Judge Richard Kopf (D. Neb.) — who sent beer to Professor Doug Berman, as recently noted — is our Judge of the Day. See links collected below. We agree with Tony Mauro: Judge Kopf’s irreverent “top 10” […] -
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, UVA Law
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Another 2009 Hire(And What's Up With Justice Alito?)
Things have been quiet on the Supreme Court clerk hiring front. There are rumors that Justice Alito has finally finished hiring for October Term 2008, but nobody seems to know who the lucky winners are. If you know, please drop us a line. We do, however, have some news. A tipster reports: Justice Ginsburg just […] -
Eyes of the Law, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Eyes of the Law: Justice Ginsburg at Georgetown
One of the great things about going to law school here in Washington, D.C., is access to the U.S. Supreme Court. If you’re at Georgetown Law and want to watch a SCOTUS argument, you can just stroll on over to One First Street. And sometimes the mountain comes to Mohammed. Justices of the Supreme Court […] -
6th Circuit, Department of Justice, Dick Cheney, George Ryan, Morning Docket, Politics, Real Estate, Sports, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 01.24.08
* Renomination of Steven Bradbury to head OLC seen as diss to Dems. [New York Times] * Barry Bonds seeks dismissal of perjury charges. Depends on what the meaning of “is” is? [San Francisco Chronicle via How Appealing] * Senate debates whether to grant phone companies immunity from suits arising out of their helping out […]
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5th Circuit, Barack Obama, Enron, Food, Hillary Clinton, Morning Docket, Politics, Prisons, Supreme Court, Wall Street
Morning Docket: 01.22.08
* Fed cuts fed funds rate by 0.75%, but stocks are still lower. [AP; New York Times; Washington Post] * Clinton and Obama get snippy with each other in debate, raising questions about each other’s legal work. [Washington Post; New York Times; WSJ Law Blog] * SCOTUS denies review in gigantic Enron-related investors’ lawsuit. [SCOTUSblog […]
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Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Football, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Securities Law, Sports, Supreme Court, Tax Law
Non-Sequiturs: 01.17.08
* Does the Supreme Court’s Stoneridge decision give the “getaway drivers” of securities fraud a free pass? [OverHedged] * Apparently Green Bay fans really like the Packers. [SI.com] * Miss Loyola 2L? Meet Kirsten Wolf. [WSJ Law Blog] * Did Barack Obama receive an illegal endorsement? [TaxProf Blog] * Speaking of Obama, his minister had […] -
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 […]