Asians
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Asians, Copyright, Facebook, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, Movies, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Wall Street
Morning Docket: 10.18.11
* How can you pick a side when it comes to fairness and the law? Can you straddle the fence? Don’t ask Justice Alito, because he’s still not really sure what the answers are. [New York Times] * Paul Ceglia is finding out the hard way that court orders aren’t like annoying Facebook friend requests. […]
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2nd Circuit, Asians, Denny Chin, Federal Judges, Quote of the Day, S.D.N.Y., Sentencing Law
Quote of the Day: Just Watch Out for 'Empathy'
One of the interesting concepts in Professor Rosenbaum’s book (affiliate link) is that the law lacks a soul. The law lacks tenderness. The law is objective and cold and inhumane. The law abhors emotion. I don’t think that’s true. Every time I sentence a defendant, there is a lot of emotion. I think there is […] - Sponsored
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Asians, Boalt Hall, California, Gay, Gay Marriage, Judicial Nominations, Law Professors, Politics, State Judges
Congratulations to Justice Goodwin Liu!
Congratulations to Goodwin Liu — until today Professor Liu, but after today, Justice Liu. In July, California Governor Jerry Brown nominated the 40-year-old Liu, a law professor at Boalt Hall, to serve on the California Supreme Court. The nomination was subject to the approval of a three-member state commission. What did the commission have to […]
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Abortion, Asians, Cars, Law Schools, LSAT, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Texas, Video games, Women's Issues
Non-Sequiturs: 08.18.11
* Maybe we need law school law firms in the first place because law school professors — the ones who drill law into our heads for 3 years — are “incapable of practicing law.” [Adjunct Law Prof Blog] * “Boss, I’m stuck in traffic. No, I’m literally stuck.” Driving your car into wet concrete is […] -
Asians, Biglaw, California, Feminism, Gender, Intellectual Property, Labor / Employment, Lawsuit of the Day, Litigators, Movies, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Sexual Harassment
Youngblood v. Irell & Manella: The Law Firm Fights BackFirm denies claims and moves for arbitration.
Last month, Juliette Youngblood, an ex-partner at the elite California law firm of Irell & Manella, filed suit against her former firm. Irell did not respond to the lawsuit at the time, now it has, in a blistering 22-page filing. What does the firm have to say about the specific claims made by Youngblood? -
Asians, Bad Ideas, Drinking, Law Schools, Lawyer of the Day, Violence
Lawyer of the Day: A Renaissance Man Who Might Like Naked Sword Fights
Ladies, admit it. Sometimes you dream of going back in time to the days where damsels in distress were rescued by swashbuckling romantics on noble steeds. But in today’s day and age, there seems to be a shortage of heroic knights. And that’s mostly because the crop of men with swords handy leave certain things […] -
Asians, Blogging, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Privacy, Transfer Students
Aspiring Yale Transfer Student Explains and Defends Her Blog
Shortly after writing about a blog entitled Confessions of an (Aspiring) Yalie, its author, Tammy Hsu, reached out to Above the Law with a defense and explanation of her blog's origins, which we will now share.... -
Asha Rangappa, Asians, Blogging, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Privacy, Transfer Students
Confessions of an Aspiring Yale Transfer Student
Law student Tammy Hsu, a first-year student at Wake Forest University School of Law, seeks to harness public exposure for her own benefit. Hsu writes a blog built around her goal of transferring into Yale Law School. Sounds like a great idea, right? Not when the internet isn't on your side.... - Sponsored
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Asians, Boalt Hall, California, Judicial Nominations, Law Professors, Politics, State Judges
A Conservative's Worst Nightmare: Justice Goodwin Liu?
Goodwin Liu, the Berkeley law professor whose nomination to the Ninth Circuit fell victim to a filibuster, is getting a nice consolation prize. Governor Jerry Brown just nominated Professor Liu to the California Supreme Court. -
Asians, Biglaw, California, Feminism, Gender, Intellectual Property, Labor / Employment, Lawsuit of the Day, Litigators, Partner Issues, Partner Profits, Sexual Harassment
Lawsuit of the Day: Youngblood v. Irell & ManellaFormer partner alleges sexual harassment by Morgan Chu.
A former partner at the elite law firm of Irell & Manella is suing the firm, claiming sex discrimination and retaliation. She also alleges that she was sexually harassed -- by superstar intellectual-property litigator Morgan Chu. -
Asians, Boutique Law Firms, Celebrities, Law Schools, Music, Small Law Firms
Celebrity Summer Associate: An International Pop Music Star
Our latest celebrity summer associate is an international rock star -- quite literally. Who is she, and where is she working? -
Asians, Biglaw, Celebrities, Lindsay Lohan, Summer Associates
Celebrity Summer Associate: An Ex-Colleague of Lindsay Lohan
In recent years, major law firms have hosted famous figures as summer associates. This summer, sadly, the celebrity wattage seems to be considerably lower. Read on to get the scoop about a former co-star of Lindsay Lohan. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.03.11
* It’s official: John Edwards has been indicted. Which leading law firm is he turning to for help? [Am Law Daily] * Paul Clement v. Ted Olson: Professor Matt Bodie’s firsthand account of the Eighth Circuit oral argument in the NFL lockout case. [PrawfsBlawg] * In fairness to Assemblyman Charles Calderon, Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye […]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.11.11
* Self-driving cars in Vegas? Yes please, I want to play destination roulette. [ABA Journal] * Wow, I guess law schools are still afraid of being exposed by the New York Times. Here’s some Case Western news, from Professor Jonathan Adler. [Volokh Conspiracy] * A follow-up on Tim Wu’s recent Quote of the Day about […] -
Asians, Law Professors, Minority Issues, Quote of the Day, Racism
Quote of the Day: And This Is Why I ♥ White People
There is this automatic assumption in any legal environment that Asians will have a particular talent for bitter labor. There was this weird self-selection where the Asians would migrate toward the most brutal part of the labor…. White people have this instinct that is really important: to give off the impression that they’re only going […] -
Asians, Books, Education / Schools, Fabulosity, Harvard, Jed Rubenfeld, Kids, Law Professors
It's Official: Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, aka the Tiger Cub, Has Made Her College Decision!
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Asians, Cars, Judge of the Day, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns
Judge of the Day: Another Dangerous D.C. Driver
What is up with judges in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area? Why are they such bad drivers? Last month, Justice Antonin Scalia got into a fender-bender in northern Virginia. According to at least one witness, he was at fault — and got ticketed for it. Today we learn about the roadway misadventures of a Maryland […] -
Asians, Football, Jury Duty, Racism, Sports, Trials
How (Not) To Get Out of Jury Duty
Honestly, I don’t understand why people hate jury duty so much. What’s the big deal? You don’t have to go to work. You can sit down and read stuff on your iPad or play Angry Birds. Then you go home. How is this a hardship to be avoided at all costs? And if you are […] -
Asians, Fashion, Federal Judges, Feldsuk, Gay, Judicial Nominations, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Noah Feldman, Non-Sequiturs, S.D.N.Y.
Non-Sequiturs: 04.01.11
* The Southern District of New York: gay bench, or the gayest bench? Like fellow S.D.N.Y. nominee Paul Oetken, Alison Nathan is an openly gay lawyer who clerked for SCOTUS and served as an associate White House counsel. [Poliglot / Metro Weekly; Main Justice] * Maybe this is why Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld decided to leave New […] -
Asians, Books, Education / Schools, Harvard, Jed Rubenfeld, Kids, Law Professors
Tiger Mom Triumphant: Her Cub Got Into Harvard!
Yale law professor Amy Chua, author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, has received a great deal of criticism — and, to be fair, book royalties — since her controversial parenting memoir’s publication in January. Many observers criticized her harsh, so-called “Chinese” parenting style as excessive, even abusive. You can criticize all you want, […]