Sam Alito
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Blogging, Elena Kagan, Federal Judges, Law Professors, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
Which Supreme Court Justice Are You?
Take this great personality quiz, by Professor Kyle Graham of Noncuratlex.com, and find out. -
Email Scandals, Junk Email / Spam, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Technology
A Supreme Spouse Falls Victim To Spam?
Having spam emails sent out under your name: it can happen to any of us. Including, it seems, the spouse of a Supreme Court justice.... - Sponsored
Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so… -
Constitutional Law, Election 2012, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
On Constitution Day, Americans Like The Constitution Just The Way It Is, So Long As It Says What They Like
On Constitution Day, the day when Americans get to show how much they love the Constitution that they barely understand...
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Canada, Media and Journalism, Quote of the Day, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Lock 'Em Up and Throw Away the Key
Perhaps fewer journalistic errors would occur if SCOTUS adopted this practice in the United States... -
Elena Kagan, Immigration, Kids, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Everyone Is Being Reasonable
What happened at the Supreme Court this morning? Several decisions came down. Which ones? Any biggies? -
Quote of the Day, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: These Are Not the Laws You Are Looking For
What business does a case like that have in the courts of the United States? -
Adam Liptak, Barack Obama, Election 2012, Politics, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
SCOTUS at the SOTU: Some Historical Perspective
Tonight, as everyone knows, President Barack Obama will deliver his State of the Union address. The speech starts at 9 p.m. (Eastern time). For real-time reactions over Twitter, follow @ATLblog, @DavidLat, @ElieNYC, and @StaciZaretsky. For a post-speech wrap-up, check Above the Law, either late tonight or tomorrow morning. For Supreme Court nerds, here’s the perennial […] -
11th Circuit, Antonin Scalia, Death Penalty, Gregory Garre, Pro Bono, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Screw-Ups, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Rules on Sullivan & Cromwell's Mailroom of Death
We've previously written about the mailroom of death at Sullivan & Cromwell. To make a long story short (read our prior posts for the full background), a mailroom mix-up at 125 Broad Street caused an Alabama death-row inmate to miss a deadline for filing an appeal. The Eleventh Circuit rejected the condemned man's attempt to reopen his case. Presumably feeling bad for what had happened, S&C appealed to the Supreme Court. Yesterday, the Supreme Court handed down its ruling in Maples v. Thomas. What did the high court have to say? - Sponsored
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Asians, Copyright, Facebook, Law Schools, Legal Ethics, Morning Docket, Movies, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Wall Street
Morning Docket: 10.18.11
* How can you pick a side when it comes to fairness and the law? Can you straddle the fence? Don’t ask Justice Alito, because he’s still not really sure what the answers are. [New York Times] * Paul Ceglia is finding out the hard way that court orders aren’t like annoying Facebook friend requests. […]
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Biglaw, Celebrities, Eugene Scalia, Jane Ginsburg, Kids, Matthew McGill, Phil Alito, Samuel Alito, Summer Associates
Celebrity Summer Associate: Supreme Offspring
Last month, we asked: Who are this year's celebrity summer associates? Our next celebrity summer associate isn't super-famous in his own right (even though he's as good-looking as many a Hollywood actor). Instead, he derives his celebrity from a famous father. So who is he, and where does he work? -
Adam Liptak, Alex Kozinski, Federal Judges, Legal Ethics, Money, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justices: Accidents Happen
Are justices of the U.S. Supreme Court gods, or men? There’s evidence on both sides. Their brilliant legal minds and dazzling résumés weigh in favor of deity designation. Their ability to make mistakes suggests that they’re mere mortals. Supreme Court justices: they’re just like us! They get into accidents — as Justice Stephen Breyer did […] -
Morning Docket, Samuel Alito, Sports, Tobacco / Smoking
Morning Docket: 03.21.11
* Sammy Alito and the roots of a compassionate constitutional conservatism. By Emily Bazelon. Foreblurb by Juggalo Law. [New York Times] * A U.S. vulture fund is having problems collecting a certain debt from the Democratic Republic of Congo via certain chinamen. Yes, I know that’s not the preferred nomenclature. But these men actually do […]
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Harriet Miers, Quote of the Day, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Quote of the Day: Maybe He Can Offer Her a Clerkship?
Sam, you ought to thank Harriet Miers for making this possible. — President George W. Bush to newly confirmed Justice Samuel Alito, as recounted in President Bush’s new memoir, Decision Points (via Jan Crawford).
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Lawyerly Lairs, New Jersey, Real Estate, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Lawyerly Lairs: Justice Alito's House, Under Contract
It seems that the Alitos priced the house for a quick sale.