Last week, we asked readers to submit possible captions for this photo:
Let’s have a look at what our readers came up with, and then vote on the finalists….
Continue reading “Caption Contest Finalists: C Is For Courtroom (And Cookies, Of Course)”
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The courtroom isn’t exactly a sanctuary of light-heartedness or comedy. Usually, it’s quite serious, somber, or soporific.
But who is to say no one is allowed to lighten the mood in court a little bit? Why not bring a little whimsy — in the form of blue fur and googly eyes — into the halls of justice?
To see exactly what we mean, check out the photo for our latest caption contest…
Continue reading “Caption Contest: C Is For Courtroom (And Cookies, of Course)”
* Paul Ceglia lost ANOTHER lawyer, this time after Ceglia got arrested on fraud charges. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]
* A Las Vegas family court judge has been charged with conspiracy, fraud, and money laundering, for allegedly devising and participating in a $3 million investment fraud scheme. So much for that whole “lest you be judged” thing. [8 News Now]
* Hunter Moore, the patron saint of creepy revenge porn sites, has been sued by Storage Wars star Brandi Passante for defamation. [Los Angeles Intellectual Property Trademark Attorney Blog]
* Speaking of creepy sex, happy Halloween!… unless you’re a registered sex offender. [ABA Journal]
* This discrimination ruling may have established a new judicial precedent: the Jersey Shore test. God help us. [Legal Blog Watch]
* Remember to send us pictures of your legally themed Halloween costumes for our contest! [Above the Law]
It’s almost Halloween. Yay. I can’t wait to see everybody’s “Slutty Binder” outfit.
Here at Above the Law, we’re soliciting legally themed costumes for our annual contest. It’s always a lot of fun.
Based on past contests, we can tell you that group ideas do better than solo acts. But honestly, I’m just waiting to see what our two time defending champions are going to come up with…
Continue reading “Soliciting Legally Themed Pictures For Halloween Contest”
Going to be honest with you, folks. Pickings were a bit slim for this week’s Comment of the Week contest. I know the new Disqus is scary, but you can still comment anonymously. You just have to make your fake email a little more complex, like GuestyMcGuest12579@guest.com, instead of guest@guest.com.
Of course, we do have a winner, arising out of the drunken stupor that is lawyerdom as described by Elie earlier this week. Because, when all else fails, thank goodness for ye olde jokes about booze, boobs, and babies….
Continue reading “Comment of the Week: Drinkin’ Is Bad, Mmm ‘Kay?”
Pass the bar exam
Setting out to change the world
Debt crushes the dream
– One of the 10 law-inspired haikus chosen as a winner by the ABA Journal’s Ross Essay Contest selection committee. Each winner will receive $500.
(For your reading pleasure, we’ve selected some additional haikus that we thought our readers would really appreciate, after the jump.)
Two short weeks ago, we brought you news about the lone lawyer who represented the entire profession in Cosmopolitan’s 2012 Bachelor of the Year contest. Ryan Chenevert, also known as Mr. Louisiana, graduated from LSU’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center this past spring, and found out that he passed his state’s bar exam last week. October was already shaping up to be a good month for him.
When we last spoke to Ryan, he told us that he didn’t think he stood a chance against the competition — after all, there were professional soccer players and Olympic gold medalists in the running, and he was “just a regular guy with a law degree.” But as it turns out, regular guys with fine physiques and matching legal credentials can win big, too.
We knew that Above the Law had some major pull in the legal community, but never before did we think that we had the power to crowdsource a win in a national competition….
Continue reading “Above The Law Helps Crowdsource A Win In Cosmo’s Bachelor Of The Year Contest”
At this point, most of our readers have probably heard about the Boalt Hall students facing serious legal problems after allegedly beheading an exotic bird in a Las Vegas hotel. We’ve covered the developing story extensively this week, along with various personal anecdotes about Eric Cuellar and Justin Teixeira’s backgrounds.
One major gap in this crazily unique story, however, is: who was the third man suspected in the crime? Was it another student? A ghost? Or was it, gasp, as our Comment of the Week winner supposes, a well-known Boalt Hall professor…
Continue reading “Comment of the Week: The Bird Is the Word”
Last week, we asked readers to submit possible captions for this photo:
Let’s have a look at what our readers came up with, and then vote on the finalists….
Continue reading “Caption Contest Finalists: Spelling For Dummies Lawyers”
Over the past week, two of our most popular stories have involved a tense exchange between former law student Courtney Horne and Southern University Law Center Professor Donald North.
Professor North mentioned that he had more important things to do that write internet commentary, namely IMMERSING HIMSELF IN THE STUDY OF CRIMINAL LAW. Perhaps unsurprisingly, that quip has metastasized into a new meme here on ATL.
Which, of course, means Comment of the Week contestants galore….
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