UVA Law
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Lesbians, New York Times, UVA Law, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 5.24: Food for Thought
Before we discuss this week’s finalists, here’s a peek at some of the weddings we can’t feature due to space constraints: a former Kirkland & Ellis partner marrying the youngest-looking 62-year-old we’ve ever seen, the creator of the Anonymous Lawyer blog marrying an anonymous doctor, and a Rhodes Scholar marrying an ordinary person. The fact […] -
Harvard, New York Times, UVA Law, Weddings, Williams & Connolly
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Couple of the Month for April
It’s time for readers to choose the Legal Eagle Wedding Watch’s Mr. and Mrs. April 2009. Will it be the couple with four Penn degrees, the spunky HLS grads, or the silver-haired former ambassador and his Bushie bride? Keep in mind that when you vote, you’ll be helping to determine which couple will be eligible […] - Sponsored
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Harvard, New York Times, UVA Law, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 4.26: Irish I-Dos
There are certain phrases you don’t expect to encounter in the same wedding announcement. “U2’s The Edge” and “associate counsel to President George W. Bush” probably fit that bill. And yet one of this week’s weddings manages just that curious alchemy, and more. Here are this week’s finalists: 1. Robyn Neblett and Jermaine Fanfair 2. […]
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UVA Law
The UVA Libel Show: UVA Law Sends Us Hot Bodies
UVA students were a bit jealous that NYU’s Law Revue got such prominent play here at ATL with two posts last month. One UVA 3L sent along this video from last week’s UVA Libel Show, saying: Here’s one of the funnier videos from this year’s UVA Libel Show. In terms of humor we definitely feel […] -
New York Times, UVA Law, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 3.1: Love, Sweet Love
Marking a new low for the legal industry, there was only one practicing lawyer in the NYT weddings section this week. We were able to round out our contestant list with a 3L and a non-practicing JD, but LEWW remains alarmed about this decline in our profession’s visibility. We hope there is no truth to […] -
New York Times, UVA Law, Weddings, White House Counsel
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 2.15: First-Rate
There was no LEWW last Friday because last week’s wedding pages were even bleaker than the Biglaw employment news. We’ve bounced back nicely, though, because Valentine’s Day fell on a Saturday this year, making this week’s weddings section a February feast of premium nuptial news. We present three outstanding couples for your consideration: 1. Parisa […] -
Alex Kozinski, Morning Docket, UVA Law
Morning Docket 12.09.08
* No trial for you! New Hampshire’s Superior Court is shaving a month of jury trials off of next year’s calendar because of its budget crisis. [New York Times] * 9/11 masterminds recant their guilty plea because they want the death penalty. [Washington Post] * Los Angeles City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo is taking the leaders […]
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Adam Liptak, Ben Wittes, Dahlia Lithwick, Jan Crawford Greenburg, Job Searches, John Roberts, Linda Greenhouse, Media and Journalism, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Tony Mauro, UVA Law
Covering The Court: Thoughts From Dahlia Lithwick
We spent a fair amount of time last week in lovely Charlottesville, Virginia, where we spoke at the University of Virginia Law School (coverage of our talk appears here and here). We spent lots of quality time with UVA Law students — at dinner, at a karaoke bar, and walking around the beautiful grounds. One […] - Sponsored
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Cellphones, Department of Justice, Exercise, Job Searches, Morning Docket, Politics, U.S. Attorneys Offices, UVA Law, Wall Street
Morning Docket 10.17.08
* Fired U.S. Attorney David Iglesias speaks out against the DOJ’s ACORN probe. [Talking Points Memo] * Judges in China refuse to take lawsuits over tainted milk. [Associated Press] * They may cause rashes. And brain cancer. But we still love them. [Reuters] * Grand jury investigations for Lehman, in New York and New Jersey. […]
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Asians, Crime, Law Schools, UVA Law
Taiwanese 1L Has Serious Daddy Issues
Chen Chih-chung was kicked out of UVA Law before he could start his 1L year for missing the school’s orientation meeting. At least that is UVA’s official response. No ordinary 1L would be kicked out of school for missing one meeting — but Chen is no ordinary 1L. As Virginia Law Weekly reports: [Chen] is […] -
Boalt Hall, Daniel Solove, Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Paul Caron, Ridiculousness, UVA Law
Please Do Not Wet Yourself With Excitement: The 2009 U.S. News Law School Rankings
Relax, folks. We are aware that the 2009 law school rankings of U.S. News & World Report have leaked, in advance of their official Friday publication date. They’re all over the blogosphere and the message boards (links collected below). We’ve been sitting on this item for a little while — coordinating with our other posts […] -
Law Professors, Law Reviews, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Parties, UVA Law
Musical Chairs: UVA Law Picks Paul Mahoney As New Dean
We bring you some news from the University of Virginia School of Law, which last year was voted America’s Coolest Law School by the readers of Above the Law. UVA has a new dean: Professor Paul Mahoney. Congratulations, Dean-To-Be Mahoney! Professor Mahoney, who will replace John C. Jeffries Jr. as dean when Jeffries steps down […] -
Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, UVA Law
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: Another 2009 Hire(And What's Up With Justice Alito?)
Things have been quiet on the Supreme Court clerk hiring front. There are rumors that Justice Alito has finally finished hiring for October Term 2008, but nobody seems to know who the lucky winners are. If you know, please drop us a line. We do, however, have some news. A tipster reports: Justice Ginsburg just […]
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Jeffrey Epstein, Law Schools, Politics, Sex, Sex Scandals, UVA Law
A Sex Scandal Round-Up
Some quick updates on law-related sex scandals previously covered in these pages: First, Kansas Attorney General Paul Morrison, a recent Lawyer of the Day, is resigning. We’d say that this is pretty lame; what prominent public official hasn’t had an affair? But there are other allegations in the mix, including a claim that he tried […] -
Biglaw, Job Searches, Screw-Ups, UVA Law
Fall Recruiting Snafu Watch: You Know They Really Don't Want You When...
Getting rejected by a law firm and having lots of your classmates learn about it: embarrassing. Getting rejected by a firm you didn’t even apply to: priceless. I’m afraid I must reject your rejection [TJ’s Double Play] Earlier: Public Humiliation, Courtesy of Your Friends at Wilson Sonsini -
Affirmative Action, Biglaw, Job Searches, Law Schools, Racism, UVA Law
Fall Recruiting Crazy Rumor Watch: Skadden and Minority Students
As we mentioned before, we regularly receive all sorts of apocryphal rumors related to the fall recruiting process. The gossip can be salacious and fun to read — even if turns out to be untrue. Like this rumor, which we heard from a University of Virginia law student quite some time ago: Skadden has not […] -
American Constitution Society (ACS), Brett Kavanaugh, Clerkships, Federalist Society, Hotties, J. Harvie Wilkinson III, John Roberts, Kids, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, UVA Law, You Go Girl
Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: OT 2008 (Update #5)
Not too long ago, we said we had a “gut feeling” that some Supreme Court clerk hiring was going on (despite the Court being in recess). We were right. Meet Porter Wilkinson. And don’t hate her because she’s beautiful. Or brilliant. Or rich. Or the daughter of a top feeder judge and frequent Supreme Court […] -
New York Times, Patton Boggs, UVA Law, Weddings
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch 7.1.07: Lawyers, Literally
The NYT has served up a relatively weak batch of candidates this week. That’s okay with us; we needed to be brought down to earth after the heights of last week’s eminence-fest. Still, a warning: There’s not an Ivy League degree to be found in this column, so those of you who are nauseated by […] -
Attorney Misconduct, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Morning Docket, Pro Se Litigants, Supreme Court, UVA Law, White-Collar Crime
Morning Docket: 05.01.07
* These guys get a case at the Supreme Court before they even graduate. They really are the coolest law school! [The Daily Progress via How Appealing] * Cho loophole supposedly now closed. [CNN] * Bush telling Texas it has to comply with international law? Seems a little ironic… [Jurist] * A fool for a […]
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Contests, Law Schools, Reader Polls, Sports, UVA Law
Congratulations to America's Coolest Law School: UVA!
Our March Madness contest, an NCAA-esque tournament for the title of America’s coolest law school, is now over. Congratulations to the very deserving winner: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF LAW!!! In the final round, UVA went up against Columbia. It wasn’t even close: After the jump, a few pieces of evidence in support of UVA’s […]