Reggie Walton

Judge tells us what he really thinks!

He goes off on the problem with the former president.

Clerks behaving badly.

* Not the most exciting law clerk story of the last couple days, but a federal clerk texting defense lawyers “as of 3:34 today you owe me a beer (or wine!)” right after they won a big motion from her judge was… unwise. [Blog of the Legal Times]

* The defense rests early in the Dewey trial, calling no witnesses in a move designed to express confidence. Hey, it’s not like these guys have wildly misjudged anything before. [Law360]

* Biglaw is splurging on cushy amenities for their offices. Is it helping net clients? [Wall Street Journal]

* But maybe the amenity Biglaw really needs is a place to sleep — Biglaw associates need to take more naps, you guys. If you want to know where to shop, there’s four places. There’s the Hammock Hut, that’s on Third… [Bloomberg View]

* Right-wing SCOTUS clerks landing plum jobs on Capitol Hill with help from Federalist Society connections. [National Law Journal]

* With Kim Davis jailed, her deputies waste no time assuring the public that they will be issuing same-sex marriage licenses. [Associated Press via MSN]

* Speaking of Kim Davis, if you were expecting her to receive a flood of donations from like-minded culture warriors through a GoFundMe account, think again. The website has had it up to here with bad publicity and has officially banned campaigns to fund people facing formal charges. [Addicting Info]

* The defense rests early in the Dewey trial, calling no witnesses to express confidence. Hey, it’s not like these guys have wildly misjudged anything before. [Law360]

* Biglaw is splurging on cushy amenities for their offices. Is it helping net clients? [Wall Street Journal]

* But maybe the amenity they really need is a place to sleep — Biglaw associates need to take more naps, you guys. If you want to know where to shop, there’s four places. There’s the Hammock Hut, that’s on Third… [Bloomberg View]

* Right-wing SCOTUS clerks landing plum jobs on Capitol Hill with help from Federalist Society connections. [National Law Journal]

* With Kim Davis jailed, her deputies waste no time assuring the public that they will be issuing same-sex marriage licenses. [Associated Press via MSN]

* Speaking of Kim Davis, if you were expecting her to receive a flood of donations from like-minded culture warriors through a GoFundMe account, think again. The website has had it up to here with bad publicity and has officially banned campaigns to fund people facing formal charges. [Addicting Info]

* Judge Emmet Sullivan (D.D.C.) wants the IRS to explain, in a sworn declaration, how exactly it lost Lois Lerner’s emails. [WSJ Law Blog]

* And the fun for the IRS continues today in the courtroom of Judge Reggie Walton (D.D.C.), as reported by Sidney Powell, author of Licensed To Lie (affiliate link). [New York Observer]

* Speaker John Boehner wants to take the Republicans’ crusade against Obamacare to the courts. [New York Times]

* Andrew Calder, the young M&A partner that Kirkland & Ellis snagged from Simpson Thacher for a reported $5 million a year, is already bringing in big deals. [American Lawyer]

How the cupcake crumbles: the once-successful venture of an NYLS grad and her husband needs a rescue.

* “Duke University is not and never has been in the business of producing, marketing, distributing, or selling alcohol.” Some bros down in Durham disagree. [ABA Journal]

* If you see something… sue someone? The ACLU and Asian American civil rights groups, together with some help from Bingham McCutchen, have filed a legal challenge to the Suspicious Activity Reporting database. [New York Times]

* Congrats to David Hashmall, the incoming chair of Goodwin Procter — and congrats to outgoing chair Regina Pisa, the first woman ever to lead an Am Law 100 firm, on her long and successful leadership. [American Lawyer]

* A group of investors might end up devouring Crumbs, the cupcake-store chain founded by New York Law School grad Mia Bauer that suddenly shut down this week amid talk of a bankruptcy filing. [Wall Street Journal (sub. req.)]

Wouldn't it be great if the government didn’t spoliate -- er, “recycle” -- any more evidence in the investigation of the IRS?

If you were a student at a top 14 law school with an above-average GPA, why would you risk it all by selling meth?

Coffee is essential during trials -- how else are the jurors supposed to stay awake?

Remember Yolanda Young, who alleged that Covington & Burling relegated minorities to a "staff attorney ghetto"? Whatever happened to her lawsuit against the elite D.C. firm?