Chris Christie
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3rd Circuit, Benchslaps, Christopher Christie, Crime, Federal Judges, New Jersey, Paul Bergrin, Trials, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Benchslaps of the Day: A Double Whammy for a District Judge
The Third Circuit just delivered not one but TWO benchslaps -- of the same district judge. What did the judge do to incite the court's ire? -
Christopher Christie, New Jersey, Quote of the Day, Sports
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Biglaw, Christopher Christie, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 05.16.12
* Associates should assume that making partner is like rising up in a drug organization. And really, who wouldn’t want to work at New Jack LLP? [Litigation & Trial] * Wait, Justice Souter has a “secret” Citizens United dissent? That sounds cool. Utterly useless, but pretty cool. [Slate] * Signs that your firm is in trouble? How about if your firm name can be made into endless puns on ATL? I Cleary have one firm in my sights. [Greedy Associates] * I always kind of picture Matt Taibbi stomping around outside of Goldman Sachs like Achilles standing outside of Troy yelling, “Hector.” [Rolling Stone] * Isn’t it about time for Ashley Dupré to have sex with somebody else now? [Dealbreaker] * You got to give it up to Chris Christie, the man does have a sense of humor…. Also cool, Cory Booker. [Video]
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Biglaw, Christopher Christie, Civil Rights, Department of Justice, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Health Care / Medicine, Insurance, Law Schools, Layoffs, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Politics, Staff Layoffs
Morning Docket: 05.11.12
* Dewey seriously have one chairman again? Good Lord, this law firm is literally falling apart! Martin Bienenstock had “no plans to file bankruptcy” because he knew he was taking the first life raft off this sinking ship. [WSJ Law Blog]
* When Dewey WARN people? When it’s already too late. In case you missed it last night, the firm was served with its first suit following its en-masse layoffs. The more the merrier, because it’s a class action. [Bloomberg; WSJ Law Blog]
* Elizabeth Warren can’t decide whether she’s white or Native American. Apparently it depends on her geographic location, because she was white at UT Law, but a minority while at Penn Law. [Boston Globe]
* Racial profiling still ain’t easy, but Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio “will fight this to the bitter end.” The Department of Justice has filed a civil rights suit against the no-nonsense Sheriff and his department. [Associated Press]
* New Jersey Governor Chris Christie must be gearing up for his inevitable 2016 presidential run, because yesterday he vetoed an online insurance marketplace required by the Affordable Care Act. [New York Times]
* Syracuse Law recently broke ground on a $90M building that will serve as its new home. May political plagiarizers continue to grace the law school’s halls for years and years to come. [National Law Journal]
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American Bar Association / ABA, Biglaw, Billable Hours, Christopher Christie, Law Schools, Money, Morning Docket, Murder, New Jersey, Prostitution, Southern New England School of Law/Umass
Morning Docket: 04.16.12
* * The harsh realities of post-recession practice: will Biglaw leaders have to resort to alternative billing practices in order to survive? Well, they better, or else they’re “not going to have a law firm for very long.” [Washington Post]
* I don’t think “secret service” means what you think it means. Listen up, agents, prostitution might be legal in much of Columbia, but it makes America look bad when you can’t afford a $47 hooker. [New York Post]
* Jessica Recksiedler, the judge assigned to oversee George Zimmerman’s case, may have a conflict of interest thanks to her husband. Somebody’s getting banished from the bedroom this week. [Bloomberg]
* Law firms with ties to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie have seen record profits compared to their take under Jon Corzine’s rule. That said, even if he called them “idiots,” it was totally worth it. [Star-Ledger]
* UMass Law is being reviewed for accreditation by the American Bar Association, and opponents are throwing some major shade. As if Dean Ward’s scandalous resignation wasn’t enough. [South Coast Today]
* Is this house haunted as a matter of law? That’s what this New Jersey couple is hoping that a judge will say about their rental home. Hey, it wouldn’t be the first time it’s happened in the tri-state area. [ABC News]
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Christopher Christie, Law Schools, New Jersey, Politics, Quote of the Day, Rudeness
Quote of the Day: Sorry I'm Not Sorry
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is defending remarks he made to a Rutgers Law - Camden student last week. Is he sorry he called the former Navy SEAL an "idiot"? Fat chance. -
Christopher Christie, Law Schools, New Jersey, Politics, Rudeness
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Calls Law Student an 'Idiot'
In what is being referred to as “the most-heated town hall clash of the year,” New Jersey Governor Chris Christie reportedly got into a shouting match with a current Rutgers Law – Camden student. Who is this law student, and what was said? -
4th Circuit, Benchslaps, Christopher Christie, Drinking, Job Searches, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Non-Sequiturs: 02.22.12
* How can you tout your achievements in a cover letter without sounding like a tool? Here are some pointers from Professor Eugene Volokh. [Volokh Conspiracy] * The “unbundling” of legal services is a big buzzword when talking about the direction of the profession. But, as Jordan Furlong posits, should lawyers and law firms start thinking about “rebundling”? [Law21.ca] * Benchslap of earlier this month: the Fourth Circuit smacks around some saucy AUSAs. [Legal Blog Watch] * “[P]ublic drunkenness is not illegal in NYC.” (Elie will be glad to hear this.) [Gothamist] * How will SCOTUS rule on the Stolen Valor Act? Mike Sacks reads the oral argument tea leaves. [Huffington Post] * Chris Christie to Warren Buffett: if you want to pay more taxes, “just write a check and shut up.” [Dealbreaker] * A Harvard Law School student, Matthew Schoenfeld, stands up for a good cause. [Harvard Law School News] - Sponsored
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Biglaw, Gay Marriage, Holland & Knight, Law Schools, Morning Docket, NALP, New Jersey, Sentencing Law, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Morning Docket: 02.17.12
* Chris Christie, you’re making me ashamed to be a Jersey girl. Please allow our state be known for something besides the disgrace that is the Jersey Shore. Just sign the damn bill. [New York Times] * A Biglaw firm that’s got some Seoul: Clifford Chance is the first firm from the United Kingdom — […]
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Basketball, Biglaw, Drugs, Facebook, Federal Government, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Trademarks
Morning Docket: 02.15.12
* A tentative deal to extend the payroll tax holiday and unemployment benefits has been reached. Is anyone else having a serious case of déjà vu right now? Didn’t we do this already? [Washington Post] * Investigators in Whitney Houston’s drug probe want her prescription records. We should take Tony Bennett’s advice: if all drugs […]
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Constitutional Law, Contracts, Fabulosity, Fashion, Fashion Is Fun, Fashion Victims Unit, Gay Marriage, Law Schools, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Police, Securities Law, Wall Street
Morning Docket: 02.14.12
* A bill to legalize gay marriage in New Jersey has passed in the state Senate. If this passes in the state Assembly, will Chris Christie put the kibosh on it? Someone better make him a faaabulous offer he can’t refuse. [Wall Street Journal] * They might not be the most stylish bunch, but without […]
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Antitrust, Arnold & Porter, Biglaw, Breasts, Department of Justice, Gay Marriage, Google / Search Engines, Law Schools, Morning Docket, New Jersey, Privacy, Real Estate, Sex, Technology
Morning Docket: 01.25.12
* Time for a Biglaw battle: William Baer of Arnold & Porter is the front runner to take over the DOJ’s antitrust division, but could he lose the spot to one of O’Melveny’s finest, Richard Parker? [Blog of Legal Times] * It’s about time people remembered there’s no such thing as privacy anymore, but in […]
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Blogging, Death Penalty, Defamation, Free Speech, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 08.05.11
* Some bloggers stand up to dubious defamation lawsuits. [Techdirt] * And some settle: St. Thomas Law (or its insurer) is paying $5,000 to Joseph Rakofsky. [Simple Justice] * Another day, another lawyer accused of trying to kill someone — but not succeeding. (We might have more to say about this case next week; send […]
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Drugs, English Grammar and Usage, New Jersey, Non-Sequiturs, Prisons
Non-Sequiturs: 07.28.11
* I’m standing in the middle of a desert, waiting for my ship to come in. But now no joker, no J.D. degree, can take your losing hand, and make it win; you should be leaving Las Vegas. [WSJ Law Blog] * If Miami Law could somehow figure out a way to actually do this, […] -
Bar Exams, New Jersey, Screw-Ups, Technology
More Bar Disasters As The Exams Wrap Up
Bar exam mishaps continue. Here's some news from New Jersey, where some test takers found themselves "powerless." -
Christopher Christie, Fat People, Gay, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Student Loans
Non-Sequiturs: 11.24.10
* Thinking of forwarding a juicy email to tips@abovethelaw.com? A federal court recently ruled that forwarding defamatory email is immunized by 47 U.S.C. § 230. [Eric Goldman / Technology & Marketing Law Blog] * Kelli Space has almost $200,000 in student loans — and she doesn’t even have a law degree. [Gawker] * Giving thanks […] -
Bar Exams, New Jersey
Real Bar Passers of New Jersey: Congratulations!
There’s no denying it: New Jersey is sizzling hot right now. Jersey Shore is burning up the ratings, Boardwalk Empire is making critics swoon, and Governor Chris Christie, my former boss (when he was U.S Attorney for New Jersey), is being talked about as a possible presidential candidate. The Garden State is popular among ATL […] -
Blog Wars, Blogging, Christopher Christie, Free Speech, Gay, Politics
Michigan Assistant AG Andrew Shirvell Goes On LeaveAnd: Should AG Mike Cox Fire Shirvell?
Today brings some updates in the ongoing saga of Andrew Shirvell, the Michigan assistant attorney general who writes Chris Armstrong Watch, a blog devoted to attacking the openly gay student body president of the University of Michigan. We’ve covered the story extensively (see here and here). First, Shirvell’s blog is now “open to invited readers […]