U.S. Attorneys Offices
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Barack Obama, Facebook, Quote of the Day, Social Media, Social Networking Websites, Texas, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Assistant U.S. Attorney In Trouble For Negative Comments About Trayvon Martin, Barack Obama
If you don't have anything nice to say, then don't say anything at all -- especially not on Facebook. -
Attorney Misconduct, Biglaw, Crime, Legal Ethics, Quote of the Day, U.S. Attorneys Offices
A Law License Is A Terrible Thing To Waste
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Navigating Financial Success by Avoiding Common Pitfalls and Maximizing Firm Performance
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Department of Justice, Hedge Funds / Private Equity, Insider Trading, S.D.N.Y., Securities Law, U.S. Attorneys Offices, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
SAC’s Rigorous Compliance Training Focused On Coming Up With Euphemisms For Insider Trading
The indictment that the Justice Department just filed against SAC Capital is something to behold.
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3rd Circuit, Biglaw, Books, Fashion, Federal Judges, Judicial Nominations, Money, Movies, New Jersey, Non-Sequiturs, U.S. Attorneys Offices, Women's Issues
Non-Sequiturs: 04.09.13
* Congratulations to Judge Patty Shwartz on her confirmation to the Third Circuit. She will be sorely missed in the District Court — especially by Judge Hochberg. [People for the American Way] * And congrats to another alum of my former office, Michael Martinez, who just joined Mayer Brown as a litigation partner. [Mayer Brown] * “Sometimes the women partners make jokes about men. He forces himself to laugh at the jokes like he doesn’t care, and in the beginning he didn’t care….” [Ms. JD] * Speaking of objectification, you’ve waited years for this: “The Cast of 12 Angry Men in Order of Hotness.” [The Awl] * Uganda hates gays, and now they hate miniskirts. God only knows what they’d do to gays in miniskirts. [WSJ Law Blog] * Two things our readers love: compensation porn and rankings. Which universities pay the highest faculty salaries? [TaxProf Blog] * Another Yale Law School graduate turned writer: congrats to Steph Cha, whose new novel, Follow Her Home (affiliate link), just got a favorable review in the Los Angeles Times. [Los Angeles Times] -
Federal Judges, Quote of the Day, Reality TV, Romance and Dating, Television, U.S. Attorneys Offices
A Federal Judge Opines on a Handsome Prosecutor's Dateability
Because if an Article III judge thinks this assistant U.S. attorney is a stud, shouldn't the star of The Bachelorette? -
Hotties, Litigators, Reality TV, Television, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Which Federal Prosecutor Hottie Is a Contestant on The Bachelorette?
The Bachelorette would be crazy not to offer this stunning attorney a rose. -
Crime, Sentencing Law, Technology, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Internet Hacker Sentenced to Prison Garners Ill-Conceived Support
Andrew Auernheimer receives 41-month prison sentence. It may be too severe, but Auernheimer was asking for it. -
Attorney Misconduct, Crime, Drugs, Legal Ethics, Murder, New Jersey, Paul Bergrin, Trials, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Paul Bergrin, 'The Baddest Lawyer in the History of Jersey,' Convicted at Last
A former federal prosecutor gets convicted of murder, racketeering, and a whole host of other crimes. - Sponsored
Is The Future Of Law Distributed? Lessons From The Tech Adoption Curve
The rise of remote work has dramatically reshaped the relationship between Lawyers and Law Firms, see how Scale LLP has taken the steps to get… -
Attorney Misconduct, Benchslaps, Drugs, Minority Issues, Racism, SCOTUS, Screw-Ups, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Texas, Trials, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Benchslap of the Day: Justice Sotomayor Thinks You Should Turn Off Your Racist Light Bulb
Justice Sotomayor is generally very nice, but don't get her angry. A federal prosecutor in Texas who made improper, racially charged remarks during a trial learned this the hard way. -
Ann Althouse, Contests, Federal Government, Non-Sequiturs, Parties, Prisons, Technology, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Non-Sequiturs: 02.06.13
* Former Biglaw associate Tabber Benedict, whom we’ve mentioned before (in happier times), reportedly threw a lavish “going away” party — going away to prison, that is. [Daily Mail] * Take your pick: is government an “impetuous vortex” or a “hideous monster [with] devouring jaws”? [Althouse] * Some thoughts from Juan Haines, a current San Quentin inmate and jailhouse lawyer, on wrongful conviction. [Life of the Law] * In defense of the weekly meeting. [What About Clients?] * Prosecutors: above the (traffic) law? [UTSanDiego.com] * And how about the U.S. Postal Service? [Felix Salmon] * The furor over U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz and the late Aaron Swartz shows no sign of abating. [How Appealing] * Speaking of technology law, how would you like to win $5,000? If so, check out this contest. [IT-Lex] -
Attorney Misconduct, Crime, Drugs, Legal Ethics, Murder, New Jersey, Paul Bergrin, Quote of the Day, Trials, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Quote of the Day: They Don't Call Him 'The Baddest Lawyer In The History of Jersey' For Nothing
Paul Bergrin wasn't just a lawyer -- he allegedly had a slew of other bad ass titles... -
Bad Ideas, Christopher Christie, FCC, Guns / Firearms, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Police, Television, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Non-Sequiturs: 12.28.12
* U.S. Attorneys are rising up, taking office, and conducting their business like hard-ass prosecutors. [Wall Street Journal] * If only they had more guns at the police station, this might never have happened. [Fox News] * Of course, out in Arizona, the state attorney general is pushing for an “armed posse” to patrol schools. Arizona: where bad ideas go to be fruitful and multiply. [NBC News] * Would you give your kidney to your favorite law professor? I wouldn’t, but I would consider taking the kidney of my least favorite law professor and giving it to, well, pretty much anybody else. [Wake Forest School of Law] * “Aereokiller” has been ordered to stop killing TV networks. [Film On] * Wait, we still have “longshoremen”? For real, not just as the backdrop for a season of the Wire? [Miami Herald] * Should law deans be “disbarred”? I like how people have to spend all this time just trying to figure out how to get law deans to tell the truth. [Tax Prof Blog] -
Art, Defamation, Dewey & LeBoeuf, Free Speech, Morning Docket, New Orleans, Parties, Pictures, SCOTUS, Social Media, Supreme Court, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Morning Docket: 12.07.12
* “Did the imperative use of the F-bomb … threaten judicial authority?” Wow, seriously? This is perhaps the most entertaining question presented for review in a Supreme Court certiorari petition in the history of man. [National Law Journal]
* Boy, Dewey have some expensive paintings for you to buy! This failed firm’s art collection will be hitting the auction block in February, and the entire LeBoeuf lot is supposedly worth $2.3M, but most pieces are pretty damn ugly. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)]
* When anonymous commenting goes wronger-er: Jim Letten, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, has resigned amid the scandal caused by his underlings’ obnoxious comments. [Times-Picayune]
* Your employers really don’t want pictures of your office holiday party antics going viral online (but we do). Here are some of the many ways they’ll try to keep you from becoming internet famous. [Corporate Counsel]
* George Zimmerman, the man accused of killing Trayvon Martin, is suing NBCUniversal, alleging that the network and Today show reporters committed serious “journalistic crimes.” [Media Decoder / New York Times]
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Biglaw, Crime, Wall Street, White-Collar Crime
Lawyer of the Day: An Allegedly Loose-Lipped Cravath Associate
If you're smart enough to get a job at Cravath, you should be smart enough to keep client confidences, right? -
Bad Ideas, Blog Wars, Blogging, Defamation, Federal Government, Free Speech, New Orleans, Rank Stupidity, Technology, U.S. Attorneys Offices
When Anonymous Commenting Goes Wronger
Can you believe what's going on in the U.S. Attorney's Office down in New Orleans? -
Book Deals, Books, Career Alternatives, Crime, Deborah Jeane Palfrey, Department of Justice, Job Searches, Murder, Prostitution, Sex, U.S. Attorneys Offices, Violence
Law Firm Associates and Prostitutes: A Comparative Analysis
You’re good-looking, you like people, you know how to bill by the hour -- you could totally do this. But is being a high-class escort really a better job than the one you've got now? It depends.... -
Biglaw, Department of Justice, Federal Government, Job Searches, Musical Chairs, Partner Issues, Patrick Fitzgerald, U.S. Attorneys Offices
Musical Chairs: Patrick Fitzgerald's New Home
When Patrick Fitzgerald stepped down as U.S. Attorney in Chicago, he seemed to pooh-pooh the prospect of his becoming a defense lawyer. But now he has joined a Biglaw firm -- where he will presumably do some defense work. Where is he headed? -
Animal Law, Crime, S.D.N.Y., U.S. Attorneys Offices
Cretaceous Law: Dinosaur Smuggler
Who knew dinosaur smuggling was even a viable criminal occupation? -
Crime, New Jersey, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices, White-Collar Crime
Pol Dancing: What Is Wrong With Trenton?
A report on allegations of crazy corruption in the great city of Trenton, New Jersey. -
Cardozo Law School, Federal Judges, Law Schools, S.D.N.Y., U.S. Attorneys Offices
Law Student Doesn't Totally Get Shut Down In Quest To Make Her Note-Passing Mistake Live On Forever
The Cardozo law student who sued the U.S. Attorney and U.S. Marshals didn't get totally shut down. She should quit while she's not incredibly behind...