Ron Paul
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Constitutional Law, Politics, Tax Law
Should 'Campaign For Liberty' Have Called Itself 'Campaign For Progress' Instead?
Can you blame Campaign for Liberty for not wanting to expose its private-citizen donors to retribution, even if that means disregarding IRS demands? -
Antonin Scalia, Bar Exams, Crime, Gay, Religion, Securities and Exchange Commission, Securities Law
Slow News Week of Satire and Ho-Hum Courtroom 'Drama'
The Week in Review for one of the slowest news weeks in a while. - Sponsored
Document Automation For Law Firms: The Definitive Guide
Legal document automation is no longer only for the exclusive few. -
Cars, Constitutional Law
Law License Plates: Constitutional Conundrums
Of course lawyers from the D.C. area are touting constitutional theories on their license plates.
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Bankruptcy, Biglaw, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Dissolution, Rank Stupidity
How Dewey Prove That Everybody Hates Lawyers?
Being uninformed doesn't stop anybody from hating lawyers... -
Alex Kozinski, Election 2012, Federal Judges, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, Labor / Employment, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Social Networking Websites, Wall Street
Non-Sequiturs: 01.10.12
* There’s a new chief legal officer at Morgan Stanley: Eric Grossman, a former Davis Polk partner, replaces Frank Barron, a former Cravath partner (who joined Morgan Stanley not that long ago; if you know more about this odd situation, email us). [Bloomberg Businessweek] * Will anybody be surprised if it turns out that Ron […] -
Barack Obama, Biglaw, Drinking, Election 2012, Family Law, Kids, Morning Docket, New Jersey, United Kingdom / Great Britain
Morning Docket: 11.21.11
* I guess it really doesn’t matter how much lawyers love Ron Paul if Biglaw firms keep emptying their seemingly overflowing coffers into Obama’s re-election campaign. [Washington Post] * Congratulations to Yale Law School graduate Ronan Farrow, son of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow. Ronan probably isn’t shallow and empty with no ideas and nothing […]
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Election 2012, Politics
Above the Law Research Poll: Lawyers Pick Their Republican Nominee
Last week, you might have noticed a pop-up asking you to participate in our straw poll of potential Republican nominees. With over 1,000 responses, we're able to call the GOP primary and crown the lawyers' choice among the candidates. Breaking news: it's not Mitt Romney! -
Antonin Scalia, Breasts, Crime, Drinking, Election 2012, Facebook, Morning Docket, Privacy, SCOTUS, Screw-Ups, Violence
Morning Docket: 10.03.11
* After Anwar al-Awlaki’s death, everyone wants to know if it’s legal to kill American citizens abroad. Well, if Ron Paul is wrong, then I don’t want to be right. [New York Daily News] * Sullivan & Cromwell and the Mailroom of Death: Harry Potter series reject or SCOTUS-bound appeal? If only there were a […]
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
Arent Fox, Barack Obama, Biglaw, Election 2012, Patton Boggs, Politics
Candidates For President And The Law Firms That Love Them
It doesn't matter which party you are from, or what your political platform is. It doesn't matter if you believe Obamacare is exactly like your own health care plan, or if you think marriage is a sacred vow shared by a man, a woman, and millions of viewers on The Bachelor. But what does matter is whether you have competent legal counsel.