Television
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Celebrities, Deaths, Television
Law & Order: The Final Doink-Doink?
We don’t know about you, but we’re despondent about the news that NBC is considering pulling the plug on “Law & Order.” (And we know of at least one L&O fan on the federal judiciary who’d go into deep mourning if McCoy and company got the ax!) “The mothership is a real discussion,” NBC Entertainment […] -
ACLU, Asians, Cars, Music, Non-Sequiturs, Racism, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 04.24.07
* There was a time when a TV writer strike meant something, but if recently, you’ve found yourself watching the Pussycat Dolls reality show, you too might welcome a return to more scripted programs. [Los Angeles Times] * I’d pay for license plates that read “God is Dead”–Nietzsche (front) and “Nietzsche is Dead”–God (back). [Indy […] - Sponsored
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Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs, Nude Dancing, Racism, Reality TV, Television
Non-Sequiturs: 04.23.07
* Good news from the Tier 3 trenches: Southwestern University School of Law graduate Stefani is the winner of The Apprentice: Los Angeles, even though she is a trial lawyer and probably 10 years older than she says. Although I have yet to watch an episode, I’m annoyed that she spells her name with an […]
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Education / Schools, Lunacy, Non-Sequiturs, Pornography, Television, Violence
Non-Sequiturs: 04.05.07
* When I was in college, plagiarism was something special we saved for papers. But kids have told me that in an age of blogs and other electronic content, original thought is so very quaint. [Ivygate Blog] * Blonde Justice loves them crazy folks. [Blonde Justice] * I think I was totally brainwashed into liking […] -
Contests, Music, Ridiculousness, Television, Videos
Coming Soon to a Courtroom Near You: Fox v. Vote for the Worst?
We don’t write much about American Idol. We leave that subject to the experts, like Ann Althouse. (You can read Professor Althouse’s take on last night’s show over here. Also, she shares our admiration for Sanjaya Malakar. Read her persuasive defense of Malakar over here.) Today, however, we have a legal angle for writing about […] -
Beyonce, Celebrities, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Movies, Non-Sequiturs, Television, Trademarks, War on Terror
Non-Sequiturs: 03.30.07
* Screenwriter mistaken for a terrorist saves his ass by pretending to have written an episode of Scrubs. I totally saw that on 24. [LA Weekly] * [Heart] anything without legal consequence. [WRAL] * I declare a moratorium on the word “songstress.” [New York Post] * If you’re a fan of the “long-lost classic” Killer […] -
3rd Circuit, Fashion, Federal Judges, Food, Hotties, Judicial Divas, Marjorie Rendell, Reality TV, Television
Advice for Clerkship Seekers: Bring Duck and Apple Wontons to Your Interview With Judge Rendell
Yes, we did catch Judge Marjorie O. Rendell on the Food Network earlier this week (see screenshot above). As we previously mentioned, she recently appeared on Dinner: Impossible, in her capacity as First Lady of Pennsylvania. Chef Robert Invine was given a challenging task. He was directed “to prepare a stately array of hors d’oeuvres,” […] -
3rd Circuit, Fabulosity, Federal Judges, Food, Hotties, Judicial Divas, Marjorie Rendell, Miguel Estrada, Television
Has a Federal Judge Ever Appeared on the Food Network?
If the answer is no, that’s about to change, as of tonight. A culinarily-minded tipster alerts us: Tonight at 10:30 EST, the fabulous Judge Midge Rendell will appear on the Food Network. Check out tonight’s episode of Dinner: Impossible: “Chef Robert Irvine faces his most daunting assignment yet. In a surprise meeting, the governor of […] - Sponsored
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Celebrities, Masturbation, Music, Reality TV, Television
Thankfully, No Allegations Have Been Leveled Against Paula Abdul
It can make you go blind — AND it can cause you to be named as the defendant in a civil lawsuit: (We love how “masturbation” appears in quotation marks. We realize it’s a quotation from the Complaint, but it reads as it were placed in scare-quotes — as if it were a less technical […] -
Crime, Reality TV, Survivor, Television, Violence
Oh Those Crazy Harvard Law School Kids
This has nothing to do with Sectiongate. It’s actually about something of greater significance, if that can be believed. Alex Angarita — a Harvard Law School graduate, former associate at O’Melveny & Myers, and star of the “Survivor: Fiji” reality TV show — has been arrested. From TMZ.com: “Survivor: Fiji” star Alex Angarita faced off […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Celebrities, Gay, Movies, Television
Brokeback Lawfirm: A Casting Thought
Yup, we watched the Academy Awards ceremony last night. We sat through the whole damn thing. As always, it was overlong. But at least we were struck by inspiration. It’s only a matter of time before the Aaron Charney story gets turned into a Lifetime Original Movie. And when it does, we have a recommendation […] -
Anna Nicole Smith, Celebrities, Deaths, Larry Seidlin, Ridiculousness, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Television, Trusts and Estates, Videos
Judge Larry Seidlin: What a Clown
For all of the references in his introductory remarks to being “dignified,” Judge Larry Seidlin was anything but. We’re mortified. Words don’t do him justice. Just watch this video clip of his ruling in the Anna Nicole Smith matter: Some highlights (or lowlights, as the case may be): (1) Judge Seidlin’s theatrical sigh, around the […] -
Crime, Death Penalty, Iraq, Morning Docket, Television, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 02.23.07
* The war on terror on trial in Miami. [The Nation via How Appealing] * Death for South Carolina cop-killer; I wonder if the fact that he gets to choose between the chair and the needle in SC helps the constitutionality any. [CNN] * 100 years for U.S. soldier in Iraq rape-murder case. [CNN.com] * […]
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Anna Nicole Smith, Celebrities, Deaths, Larry Seidlin, Ridiculousness, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, Television
The Anna Nicole Smith Litigation: Every Case Gets the Judge That It Deserves
While we were in line at a coffee shop yesterday, footage from the Anna Nicole Smith case was playing on a television above the counter. The customer in front of us turned around and said: “That judge is CRAZY.” We agree. Judge Larry Seidlin, of Broward Circuit Court, has to be the most ridiculous judge […] -
Fashion, Intellectual Property, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Television, Trademarks
Non-Sequiturs: 02.14.07
* Fans of “The Office” (what BBC version?) will rejoice at this play-by-play of potential litigation related to each episode. Ladies, whenever you cringe at the memory of a loser ex-boyfriend, just think of Jan, Michael’s otherwise competent and attractive boss, who somehow ends up vacationing with him… at a Sandals resort. [That’s What She […] -
Animal Law, Books, Cars, Copyright, Crime, Fashion, Fat People, Non-Sequiturs, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Television, Trademarks
Non-Sequiturs: 01.31.07
* The point of this fluff piece feature is that Ferraris are not always penis substitutes. [Legal Times] * Is there actually a rental market (Netbux?) for books-on-tape? [Patry Copyright Blog] * New York fashion week starts soon, and I will yet again be reminded that as a woman living in the cultural capital of […] -
Copyright, Cyberlaw, Death Penalty, Enron, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Immigration, Intellectual Property, Ken Lay, Morning Docket, Television, Trials, Wal-Mart, YouTube
Morning Docket: 01.26.07
* When you use YouTube to bootleg 24, the terrorists win. [WSJ Law Blog] * North Carolina doctors refuse to play executioner; executions temporarily blocked. [Jurist] * Wal-Mart agrees to cough up $33 million for overtime violations. [FindLaw] * This wasn’t the law already?. [AP via Yahoo!] * Seven defendants, including the estate of Kenneth […]
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Celebrities, Media and Journalism, Movies, Parties, Pictures, Seth Waxman, Stephen Breyer, Television
Movie Night With Justice Breyer (Part 1)
Poor Justice Breyer — he’s totally trapped! (But nice necktie, Your Honor. Is it Hermes?) Supreme Court justices: They’re just like us. They get cornered at cocktail parties by matronly women they don’t really know. And no, that’s not Beverly D’Angelo, aka Barbara “Babs” Miller of Entourage. We wish. But yes, that is the Washington […] -
Clarence Thomas, Federal Judges, John Roberts, Judicial Divas, Money, S.D.N.Y., SCOTUS, Shira Scheindlin, Supreme Court, Television
Two New Arguments in Favor of Higher Pay for Supreme Court Justices
Listen up, Chief Justice Roberts! Here are two new arguments you can use to make the case for higher judicial pay. 1. From the Drudge Report: According to Forbes, Judge Judy has a net worth of $95 million. She earns $25 million a year — over 100 times the Chief Justice’s salary. Random aside: Contrary […] -
Aaron Charney, Biglaw, Canada, Gay, Television, Videos
Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell: Aaron Charney Is Ready for His Close-Up
We’ve been running the same still photo of Aaron Charney, the plaintiff in Charney v. Sullivan & Cromwell, over and over again. You’re probably sick and tired of seeing his mug (appealing though it may be). But now we have more to offer you. If you’d like to see and hear an animated Aaron Charney, […]