Donald B. Verrilli Jr.
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Biglaw, Federal Government, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Another High-Profile Hire For Munger Tolles
Another prominent government lawyer is joining the elite firm. -
Biglaw, Munger Tolles & Olson, Solicitor General's Office
A Deeper Dive Into Don Verrilli's Move To Munger Tolles & Olson
Why is Munger making this move, and what are the firm's future plans? - Sponsored
Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Biglaw, Solicitor General's Office
Former Solicitor General Don Verrilli To Head Up D.C. Office For Surprising Biglaw Firm
An unexpected new venture for Don Verrilli.
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Money, Solicitor General's Office
Solicitor General Don Verrilli's Surprising Credit Card Debt
Why does a wealthy former Biglaw partner carry credit card debt at high interest rates? -
Solicitor General's Office, Supreme Court
Solicitor General Don Verrilli To Step Down -- Perhaps Before All SCOTUS Opinions Are Announced
Will he be returning to private practice? -
Biglaw, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
A Biglaw Associate's Supreme Court Debut
A fifth-year associate at Jenner & Block will argue before SCOTUS on Wednesday -- how cool is that? -
Immigration, SCOTUS
Solicitor General Asks SCOTUS To Rescue Obama's Immigration Plan
This plan was introduced one year ago, and now the Obama administration is asking for SCOTUS intervention to implement it. -
Department of Justice, SCOTUS, Solicitor General's Office, Supreme Court
A Great Legal Job, Or The Greatest Legal Job?
A wide-ranging discussion about the post of U.S. Solicitor General, which some consider to be the best legal job in the United States. - Sponsored
How AI Is The Catalyst For Reshaping Every Aspect Of Legal Work
Findings from the "Future of Professionals Report," based on a survey of 1,200 professionals from North and South America and the UK. -
Music, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Theater
ATL Opera Review: Scalia/Ginsburg
Legal nerds and Supreme Court devotees will enjoy Scalia/Ginsburg, Derrick Wang's new comic opera about the two iconic SCOTUS justices. -
Morning Docket, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 03.04.15
* Meet David King of King v. Burwell, the epic Obamacare case to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court today. [New York Times]
* And meet the two legal heavyweights who will be arguing the case before SCOTUS. [Politico via How Appealing]
* Meanwhile, another Supreme Court has put a stop to same-sex marriage down in Alabama — for now. [Buzzfeed]
* General David Petraeus reaches a plea deal, requiring him to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and pay a fine (but no prison sentence). [Washington Post]
* It’s not as sexy as Obamacare or marriage equality, but the collection of state sales tax on out-of-state purchases made online is a pretty important issue — and Justice Kennedy wants SCOTUS to revisit it. [How Appealing (linkwrap)]
* In the wake of a leadership shake-up, Cadwalader is beefing up its Houston energy practice — but is that a wise idea, with the price of oil spiraling downward? [American Lawyer]
* Finally, something that Elie Mystal and Jordan Weissmann can agree upon: dropping the LSAT is a bad idea. [Slate]
* A jury of eight men and 10 women will start hearing arguments today in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, defendant in the Boston Marathon bombing. [How Appealing (linkwrap)]
* Legal ethics guru Monroe Freedman, RIP. [ABA Journal]
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Barack Obama, Department of Justice, Eric Holder, Federal Government, Glenn Reynolds, Patrick Fitzgerald, Politics
Who Will -- And Who Should -- Replace Eric Holder As Attorney General?
Who are some of the legal luminaries being suggested as possible AG picks? -
Department of Justice, Drugs, Eric Holder, Federal Government, Immigration, Politics, Senate Judiciary Committee
When The Confirmation Of The Next Attorney General Gets Political, Thank Eric Holder
The battle to confirm Eric Holder’s successor will be messy, according to conservative columnist Tamara Tabo. -
Department of Justice, Eric Holder, Federal Government, Politics
Sources Say Eric Holder Will Step Down
You won't have Eric Holder to kick around anymore.
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Drugs, Football, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 05.09.14
* Poe’s The Raven, if the narrator was a midlevel associate working on Christmas. Excerpt: As of someone slowly rapping, rapping at my office door. “‘Tis the janitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my office door — Likely here to clean the floor.” Ha. [Law Poetry] * In the wake of Greece, a Satanist wants to open a government meeting with a Satanic prayer. When reached for comment, Dick Cheney said he was flattered. [Broward Palm Beach New Times] * Dan Snyder is just awful. Now he’s sent a cease and desist letter to LaVar Arrington because Arrington describes himself as a “Redskins great.” Because if anyone around here is going to needlessly slur indigenous people, it’s going to be Dan Snyder. [Deadspin] * Speaking of cease and desist letters, the one we talked about yesterday — sent over a bad Amazon review — has resulted in Amazon yanking the seller’s license. [ArsTechnica] * Come on, lawyers. Clean up after yourselves. Especially if you’re just leaving Molly all over someone else’s car. [South Florida Lawyers] * Guy in Alabama killed his wife, three dogs and a parrot after she sent a critical text. I know this is a tragedy, but as I saw the story all I could think is the parrot was somehow completely to blame. [AL.com] * There’s still a slave plantation in the United States and it’s terrifying. [Policy Mic] * Sometimes it’s worth remembering that we have it very easy as lawyers compared to some in other parts of the world. A lawyer representing a professor accused of blasphemy in Pakistan was gunned down last night. [The Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post] * A conversation with Solicitor General Donald Verrilli. The full interview is available after the jump… [California Lawyer] -
Antonin Scalia, Election Law, Elena Kagan, Free Speech, Money, Politics, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
McCutcheon Oral Argument: Or, Justice Scalia Explains How $3.5 Million Isn't That Much Money
The Supreme Court returns to the incremental destruction of campaign finance laws. -
Affirmative Action, Anthony Kennedy, David Boies, Jeffrey Toobin, John Paul Stevens, Labor / Employment, Minority Issues, Nina Totenberg, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, Sandra Day O'Connor, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Ted Olson, Texas
The Wait For Fisher Is Over, And It Was Not Worth The Wait
In case you missed the earlier coverage, here's an eyewitness report on what took place at the Supreme Court today, from Above the Law's SCOTUS correspondent, Matt Kaiser. -
Biglaw, Books, Husch Blackwell, Insider Trading, Job Searches, Law Firm Mergers, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Texas, Women's Issues
Non-Sequiturs: 06.19.13
* I’ll get into this more tomorrow (unless Fisher drops), but Washington & Lee’s third year “experiential learning” program has met with underwhelming results in terms of job placement. Theories abound as to why, but this is basically why I say (a) the third year is useless, and (b) stop telling me what your law professors can do, and start telling me what your career services officers are doing. [Tax Prof Blog] * I guess they didn’t like the way they looked. [Yahoo Finance] * Hey, it’s another article beating up on Don Verrilli. I’m going to be really happy for him when he leaves, makes a ton of money, and sticks it all in his ears. [Forbes] * An insider trading loophole big enough to drive a material non-public truck through it. [Dealbreaker] * Husch Blackwell gets bigger in Texas. [Kansas City Star] * Roy Cho, the Kirkland & Ellis associate currently running for Congress, gets a coveted endorsement — from the Wu-Tang Clan! [NJ.com] * A nice review for Marcia Coyle’s new book, The Roberts Court (affiliate link). It’ll be fun to see how the Court looks at this moment in time, before what will surely be viewed as legacy-defining decisions on race and gay rights coming any minute now. [Seattle Times] * Justice Ginsburg is optimistic about the future of women on the court. She’s also optimistic about the future of skeletons on the court, and she’s super-excited about the possibility of downloading her brain into a robotic body so that she can keep her job forever. [Blog of the Legal Times] -
Constitutional Law, Elena Kagan, Federal Government, Paul Clement, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
The Big Week at SCOTUS: What Stands Out Most
What were the highlights of last week's Supreme Court arguments in the gay marriage cases? Michelle Olsen of Appellate Daily picks out a few. -
Antonin Scalia, Federal Government, Gay, Gay Marriage, John Roberts, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The DOMA Arguments at SCOTUS: Five Money Quotes
What were the best quotes from today's Defense of Marriage Act arguments in the Supreme Court? Here are Michelle Olsen's top five. -
Anthony Kennedy, California, Constitutional Law, David Boies, Gay, Gay Marriage, John Roberts, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Solicitor General's Office, Supreme Court, Ted Olson
The Proposition 8 Supreme Court Arguments: Standing and Standing
How early did Supreme Court bar members have to arrive to make it into the courtroom for the Prop 8 arguments? What was the atmosphere like before the arguments began?