Commencement Speakers: Coming To A Law School Near You
Will a commencement speaker this year cause a controversy?
Morning Docket: 05.07.12
* While Dewey’s former culture gets roasted on a spit, and the seemingly unending drama gets turned into a montage of living lawyer jokes, we’re still waiting for the final punchline. [New York Times; Wall Street Journal] * Don Verrilli tried so hard, and got so far (depending on who you ask), but in the end, it doesn’t even matter. When Linkin Park lyrics apply to your oral argument skills, you know you’re kind of screwed. [New York Times] * The 9/11 arraignments went off without a hitch this weekend. And by that, we mean that it was a 13 hour hearing filled multiple interruptions, and grandstanding about “appropriate” courtroom fashion. [Fox News] * In a “re-re-reversal,” Judge Jerry Smith, on a three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit, reinstated Planned Parenthood’s injunction against Texas, without even so much as a homework assignment. [Dallas Observer] * The It Gets Worse Project: if you thought that the Law School Transparency debt figures were scary before, then take a look at them now. Six figures of debt just got a lot harder to swallow. [National Law Journal] * Scalia gets busted on a case of hot-dog hooking. No, not that Scalia. A woman from Long Island has been accused, for the second time, of selling swallowing foot-longs in the back of her food truck. [New York Post]
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
Immigration Arguments: A Compromise, A Technicality, And A Guy Who Probably Doesn’t Need This Junk Anymore
Why does Don Verrilli even want this job?
Quote of the Day: Still, It’s Not Like You Are Justin Bieber
Solicitor General Donald Verrilli had another rough day in front of the Supreme Court, this time arguing the Arizona immigration law…
Lawyer of the Month: March Reader Poll
Who should be March's Lawyer of the Month?
ATL Interview: Carter Phillips Talks About the Obamacare Arguments
Above the Law talks to veteran SCOTUS litigator Carter Phillips about last week's Obamacare arguments.
Opus 2 Steps Up Its AI Game With Acquisition Of A Legal Tech Startup
With the addition of Uncover’s technology, the litigation software is delivering rapid innovation.
ATL Readers: Obamacare Is Either ‘Clearly Constitutional’ Or ‘The Birth of Tyranny’
What do Above the Law readers think about Obamacare?
Non-Sequiturs: 03.28.12
* A warning label for law school: hey, why not? [Tax Prof Blog] * What are the laws of the world’s smallest nation? [Ars Technica] * If we end up with no health care reform, do we have right-wing bloggers to blame? [The Atlantic] * Speaking of the Obamacare arguments, would a simpler approach have worked for Don Verrilli in front of SCOTUS? [Recess Appointments] * A new law school on Daytona Beach? Well, I’m sure that school will attract a lot of “talent.” [Daytona Beach News-Journal] * Professors Miriam Cherry and Paul Secunda ask: Are law review submissions like the Hunger Games? [SSRN] * Are professors working hard or hardly working? [Adjunct Law Prof Blog] * Global warming creates jobs? [Slate]
Obamacare Goes to Court, Day Three: Republicans Come for Medicaid
Day three of the Obamacare oral arguments....
Obamacare Goes to Court, Day Two: The Search for Anthony Kennedy’s Soul
Obamacare Day Two: What kind of health care will Justice Kennedy allow us to have?
Schenck Price Competes Smarter With Lexis+ With Protégé
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
Non-Sequiturs: 08.30.11
* “Ten Worst Things for a Law Prof To Put on a CV.” [The Faculty Lounge] * Think of this as another warning against taking sexually explicit photos of yourself. Or buying suspiciously cheap used computers. [Not-So Private Parts / Forbes] * Musical Chairs: Sri Srinivasan, chair of the appellate and Supreme Court practice at […]
Musical Chairs: Don Verrilli Confirmed As Solicitor General
There was a threat of a filibuster, but it was averted. Last night, the Senate confirmed Donald Verrilli Jr. to serve as U.S. solicitor general, by a vote of 72-16. As one might expect of an SG, Verrilli has an incredible résumé. He graduated from Yale College and Columbia Law, where he served as editor-in-chief […]