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Admin, Announcements, Blogging
Departure Memo: It's Time to Move On
It's Chris Danzig's last day as one of Above the Law's assistant editors! -
Blogging, Books, In-House Counsel, Media and Journalism
Inside Straight: Writing For The Trash Or Writing To Be Read
Are you writing to have written, or writing to be read? In-house columnist Mark Herrmann explains the difference. - Sponsored
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Blogging, Sexism, Social Media, Women's Issues
Tumblr Accounts That Are Or Could Be Awesome
A Tumblr called Lawyer Men Explain Things To Me should eventually be a lot of fun...
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Blogging, In-House Counsel, Media and Journalism
House Rules: 'I Looked At The Clock And It Was Half Past Four'
On the occasion of his one-year anniversary as an Above the Law writer, in-house columnist David Mowry reflects on his time at ATL. -
Blog Wars, Blogging, Lawsuit of the Day, Media and Journalism, Sex, Sex Scandals
What Ya Gonna Do, When Gawker Posts A Sex Tape Of You?
Hulk Hogan sues Gawker over leaked sex tape. Yeah "leaked," kind of like how the Hulkster only took "vitamins." -
Blogging, Law Professors, Minority Issues, Vicious Infighting
In Defense of Professor Donald North and Southern University Law Center (SULC)
An alumnus of the Southern University Law Center speaks up in defense of his alma mater and one of his most colorful former professors. -
Blogging, Entertainment Law, Media and Journalism, Videos, YouTube
Mr. Legal Entertainment: Meet Mr. Hollywood, Esq.
Mr. Legal Entertainment's latest interview subject has all the dirt on the latest legal happenings in Hollywood... -
Blogging, Law Professors, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Vicious Infighting
Quote of the Day: A 'Toxic' Law School Environment?
An ex-law student takes to her blog to complain about her criminal law professor. And the prof fires right back. - Sponsored
New Report - Are Small Firms Achieving Their Legal Tech Goals?
In this new report of more than 100 professionals at small and smaller midsize law firms, iManage and Above the Law shed new light on… -
Blogging, Contests, Marijuana, Non-Sequiturs, Paul Caron, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 09.27.12
* A tipster writes: “PLEASE address this trash pile of an article… I’m begging you.” Well, here you go. [XOJane] * The controversy over Elizabeth Warren’s phantom law license continues. Here’s more analysis of her allegedly unlawful practice. [Legal Insurrection via League of Ordinary Gentlemen] * Cravat swine and more? Court approves punishment for necktie thief. [Blog of the Legal Times] * Where do Mitt Romney’s infamous 47 percent live? [TaxProf Blog] * Check out this legal technology writing contest. Seriously. You could win $5,000. Hell, maybe I’ll enter too. [IT-Lex] * Isn’t it oddly fitting that Bill Clinton’s home turf is the first southern state to consider allowing medical marijuana? [Fox News] * Lat gives some protips on launching a successful law blog. [Law360 (sub. req.)] -
Antonin Scalia, Blogging, Contracts, Food, Free Speech, Google / Search Engines, Law Professors, Money, Non-Sequiturs, Pornography, Richard Posner, Sports, Student Loans
Non-Sequiturs: 09.24.12
* Someone was finally able to liken the Scalia v. Posner debate to a suitable situation: bitchy mean girls fighting each other in a middle school cafeteria. Seriously, only the inclusion of “like” throughout the entirety of the dialogue could’ve made it better. [lawprofblawg] * Who pays your law professors’ salary? The obvious answer is law students, since professorial wallets are padded by tuition dollars. But what happens when IBR comes into play and loan debts are forgiven? Then the answer shifts to the taxpayers. [PrawfsBlawg] * When Derek Boogaard of the New York Rangers died, everyone was expecting that a lawsuit would be filed, but no one really thought that it would be one based on contract law. [New York Law and Legal Analysis Blog] * What kind of case “really turn[s] on” everyone’s favorite First Amendment lawyer? Free speech cases that are riddled with challenges, of course, and questions about what does and doesn’t constitute porn. [Vegas Inc] * You must be wondering where Above the Law fell on this ranking of the 15 Most Influential Law Blogs. We won’t give it away, but let’s just say that we now share something in common with Cooley. [Business Insider] * “[S]ome dude with the munchies is getting a little legal education.” That’s what we thought when one of our top searches last week was “pictures of tacos” — and not even “duck tacos,” but regular ones. [Search Party] -
Biglaw, Blogging, Boutique Law Firms, Small Law Firms, Twittering
From Biglaw to Boutique: Blogging
Blogging isn't something Tom Wallerstein expected to make part of his weekly routine as a litigator, but now that he's a pro, he can offer you some tips. -
Blogging, Cars, Cheapness, Deaths, Insurance, Money, Reader Polls, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Traffic Accidents, Twittering
Progressive Professes the Insurance Company Creed
After being attacked for allegedly defending the driver who killed one of its insureds, what does Progressive Insurance have to say for itself? Here is their statement. -
Blogging, Cars, Cheapness, Deaths, Insurance, Money, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Traffic Accidents, Twittering
Progressive Insurance Is Inhuman
The internet brouhaha over Progressive Insurance may tell us more about the internet than about Progressive.
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Blog Wars, Blogging, California, Cyberlaw, Defamation, Free Speech, Media and Journalism, Technology
Anal-Retentive Hyperlinking Helps Gizmodo Sidestep Defamation Suit
And this is why bloggers always hyperlink…. -
Blogging, Clerkships, Federal Government, Federal Judges, Feeder Judges, Job Searches, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Weirdness
Whither Clerkship Scramble? Popular Blog Mysteriously Disappears
A popular blog about clerkships, the Clerkship Scramble, recently vanished from the internets. What happened? -
Blogging, Canada, Legal Ethics, Nude Dancing, Pictures, Pornography, Sex, Sex Scandals, Sexual Harassment
Probe Into Madam Justice Lori Douglas Gets Underway
What's the latest news about Madam Justice Lori Douglas, the Canadian judge whose nude photographs made their way to the internet? -
Admin, Announcements, Biglaw, Blogging, Litigators, Media and Journalism, Partner Issues
Buying In: A Partner's Perspective
Please welcome Above the Law's newest columnist, a partner at a major law firm.... -
Bad Ideas, Blog Wars, Blogging, Cyberlaw, Eugene Volokh, Free Speech, Media and Journalism, Rank Stupidity, Ridiculousness, Technology
New York Lawmakers Want to Ban Anonymous Commenting. I Wish I Were Kidding.
If they held a contest for stupidest proposed legislation, this would have to win. -
Blogging, Defamation, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Prisons, Rape
Non-Sequiturs: 05.21.12
* There’s a war on prison rape. I’m excited about this. I can’t wait to bang prison rape in the ass. [Simple Justice] * Meanwhile, there’s more rape probing on the Dominique Strauss-Kahn front from a French prosecutor. [Fox News] * On the eve of his law school graduation, a student reflects on “the most colossal f*** up of [his] life.” [Shady Nation] * Jamie Dimon has had better months. [Dealbreaker] * Defamation by half-truth. [The Volokh Conspiracy] * There are a lot of bones to pick with this week’s Blawg Review. [Cyberlaw Central via Blawg Review] -
Biglaw, Blogging, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Drinking, Facebook, Football, JPMorgan Chase, Law Schools, LSAT, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.14.12
* Andrew Sweat claims fear of concussions made him hang ‘em up and go to law school. I’m not saying he shouldn’t be scared of football, I’m saying he should be worried about law school, too. [Deadspin] * Studying for the LSAT helps your brain. No really. It can even make you smart enough to avoid law school all together. [LSAT Blog: Ace the LSAT] * Looks like Jamie Dimon decided to send in The Wolf. [Dealbreaker] * How famous do I have to be before weight loss companies compete to make me take their diets for free (plus hire me a personal trainer) so they can say their weight loss program “works”? Surely, I’m fat enough. [WSJ Law Blog] * Instead of making laws against bullying, parents could also be less lazy and just learn how to use Facebook. [Orlando Sentinel] * Lawyer on lawyer name-calling. [Legal Newsline] * Hey, you’re going to be able to buy liquor on Sundays in Connecticut. Cool. Good to see that laws based entirely on weird, religious tradition are being found to be stupid. [WTNH] * This is a fun time to think about law firm branding, don’t you think? Sorry, let me make that a little more clear: Dewey think this is a fun time to think about law firm branding? [Law and More] * Looking ahead to the Facebook IPO in Blawg Review, which is also posted on Facebook this week. [Preaching to the Perverted via Blawg Review]