Harvard Law School
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Department of Justice, Laurence Tribe, Law Professors
Larry Tribe Leaving DOJ Because His Brain Hurts
Harvard Law School professor and liberal intellectual icon Laurence Tribe is leaving the Department of Justice early because of symptoms related to his brain tumor. (Oh, stop your gasping, it’s a benign brain tumor. I can make jokes about benign brain tumors in headlines.) Tribe, a person who is most definitely as smart as he […] -
Gay, Gay Marriage, New York Times, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Thunder in the Night
Our last installment of the Wedding Watch was almost unbearably non-elite, but we’re happy to announce that the Times weddings section has bounced back. Three prestigious law firms beautify our wedding update today: Jenner & Block, Boies Schiller, and the ever-fabulous Skadden Arps. And two of our grooms (there are four) are partners! Here are […] - Sponsored
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Benchslaps, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Law Professors, Music
Before Thomas-Rassert Gets Tried a Third Time, Charles Nesson Receives 'Instantaneous' Benchslap.
Tomorrow, Jammie Thomas-Rasset goes to trial for a third time over her illegal downloads of 24 songs. As we’ve reported before, the music industry is determined to make an example of her, and tomorrow they’ll be fighting over damages the Thomas-Rasset should pay for stealing things valued at $1 on iTunes. But what should and […]
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John Edwards, Musical Chairs, Plaintiffs Firms, Washington Post
Musical Chairs: Cate Edwards Follows in Her Father's Footsteps
No, she didn’t cheat on a cancer-stricken spouse through an affair with a trashy “videographer”; Cate Edwards, the daughter of John and Elizabeth Edwards, isn’t married. Rather, the 28-year-old Harvard Law graduate has become a plaintiffs’ lawyer, like her father before her. As reported today in the Washington Post’s Reliable Source column, Edwards recently became […] -
Alan Dershowitz, Book Deals, Books, Career Alternatives, Crime, Department of Justice, U.S. Attorneys Offices, Violence
Law of Attraction: Meet Allison Leotta, Novelist and Federal Prosecutor
I don’t want to step on Oprah’s toes, but I have a book recommendation for you: Law of Attraction. No, it has nothing to do with this law of attraction. Yes, you will enjoy it. This Law of Attraction is a novel by Allison Leotta, a federal prosecutor in Washington, D.C. It’s a fun, fast-paced […] -
Eliot Spitzer, Harvard, Media and Journalism, Politics
Harvard Club Rejects Eliot Spitzer (aka Client No. 9)
In April, we reported that Eliot Spitzer — former governor and attorney general of New York, until he resigned from office in the wake of a prostitution scandal — was applying for admission to the Harvard Club of New York. Spitzer graduated from Harvard Law School in 1984. Well, the jury has reached a verdict […] -
Grade Reform, Law Schools
Harvard Law School Will Now Hide GPAs (Or At Least Force Employers to Buy a Calculator)
Let’s close the loop on the latest changes to the Harvard Law School grading system. Last month, we reported on stealth grade reform at HLS. The school decided to attach numerical values to all of its grades — and place students numerical GPAs on their transcripts. That was a big deal because Harvard made a […] -
9/11, Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.08.10
* Sh*t just got real. Real canceled. [New York Daily News] * Some activist judge in Michigan refused to strike down Obamacare. [Los Angeles Times] * Aaah, burqa burqa burqa. [CNN] * Guys at Elie’s law school burned 9/11 memorials all the time, it was no big deal. Until prosecutors got tough. [New York Post] […]
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Lesbians, New York Times, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Green Day
First, a couple of notable non-legal nuptials: Kelly McGillis (of Top Gun and Witness) married her long-time girlfriend. Short ceremony, long write-up. There’s also perhaps the most painfully stylish wedding we’ve ever come across. The bride is the daughter of modernist architect Richard Meier, who keeps his homes “very relaxed and casual but everything has […] -
Career Alternatives, Deaths
Greg Giraldo, Comedian and Former Lawyer, Dead at 44
The news has been all over the place over the past 20 hours, but it seems like a lot of people want to talk about the passing of Greg Giraldo. The comedian died yesterday. TMZ reported that he died of an apparent drug overdose. What many people didn’t know was that before his comedy career, […] -
Grade Reform, Law Schools, Martha Minow
Harvard Law School to Stealth Grade Reform
Last year, Harvard Law School abandoned letter grading and went to a High Pass/Pass/Low Pass/Fail system. The news was greeted with much fanfare, as it seemed like HLS was trying to become a kinder, gentler academic environment — one that wouldn’t be dominated by cutthroat competition to beat the curve. You know, something like a […] -
Brett Kavanaugh, Diarmuid O'Scannlain, Jay Bybee, Jed Rubenfeld, New York Times, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Spreading the Love
We’ve decided to tweak the format of Legal Eagle Wedding Watch a bit. Beginning today, we’ll be bringing you all the lawyer weddings featured in the New York Times. This, admittedly, is the kind of everyone’s-a-winner feel-goodism that we normally abhor. Alas, to be frank, we’re sick of the constant death threats from couples who […] -
Dewey & LeBoeuf, New York Times, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Badgered
Before we go hard-core with the lawyerly nuptials, we must mention a couple of recent Vows columns that are worth a look. First, this offbeat pair had three children together before finally deciding, at the ages of 63 and 39, to tie the knot. And the geriatric groom sounds way too horny: “I lusted after […]
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DealBreaker, Harvard, Romance and Dating
Date Harvard Men Without Streetwalking Down Mass Ave.
You know the old joke: How many Harvard men does it take to screw in a light bulb? Just one; he holds the bulb in place while the world revolves around him. Many a Harvard man takes that approach to household maintenance, professional endeavors, and even dating. You’re not going to believe this, but some […] -
Fabulosity, Hotties, Law Schools
Jamaican Me Crazy: Harvard Law Hottie Wins Jamaican Beauty Pageant
It looks like Wyclef Jean can’t run for president of Haiti. But elsewhere in the Caribbean, visitors from the mainland are being welcomed with open arms. A reader at Harvard Law School reports: “A member of the Class of 2010 was just crowned Miss Jamaica World 2010. Not sure if she had an offer or […] -
Akin Gump, Gay, Gay Marriage, Lawyer of the Day, Politics
Lawyer of the Gay, Er, Day: Ken Mehlman
Back in June, we wrote about the fabulous Chelsea apartment snapped up by prominent Republican lawyer Ken Mehlman. Although his résumé is strewn with achievements — he’s a 1991 graduate of Harvard Law School (just like President Obama), a former partner at Akin Gump, and a current executive vice-president at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (ka-ching!) — […] -
Biglaw, Law Schools, Summer Associates
The Real World: Corporate Law Edition
I have been writing for Above the Law since March of 2008. This Monday, though, will be my last day as a daily contributor. I am heading over to Forbes to write about privacy, law, social media, and technology (aka The Not-So Private Parts). For those who will miss my daily presence on ATL, please […] -
Law Schools, Rankings, U.S. News
Can Stanford Become the #1 Law School? Outlook Not So Good.
Late last month, we posed a question: Can Stanford overtake Harvard and Yale and become the #1 law school? We consulted our Magic 8 Ball, which gave this answer: “Outlook Not So Good.” And it’s not just the Magic 8 Ball. Professor Bill Henderson, one of the leading academics studying the legal profession, constructed a […] -
Clerkships, Elena Kagan, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Justice Kagan's Clerks!
As of yesterday, Justice Elena Kagan had not hired her four law clerks for October Term 2010, as reported by Tony Mauro in the National Law Journal. But that was then, and this is now. Justice Kagan, who was sworn in on Saturday, isn’t wasting any time in getting her chambers up and running. Lady […] -
Elena Kagan, Martha Minow, Politics, SCOTUS, Senate Judiciary Committee, Solicitor General's Office, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
Congratulations to Associate Justice Elena Kagan!
This should not come as a huge surprise, but Solicitor General Elena Kagan was just confirmed by the Senate as to be the 112th justice of the United States Supreme Court. Kagan, the first woman to serve as Solicitor General, is the fourth woman ever to serve on the Court. CORRECTION: I replaced “as” with […]