November 2014

Canada

Morning Docket: 11.28.14

* John Altorelli, the finance lawyer who allegedly had an affair with sexy Russian spy Anna Chapman, is indeed screwed -- he's the second former Dewey & LeBoeuf partner to file for personal bankruptcy in the wake of the firm's collapse. [American Lawyer] * Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had a heart procedure on Wednesday, left the hospital yesterday and should be back on the bench on Monday. [CNN] * Canada's newest Supreme Court justice, Suzanne Cote, is no stranger to the spotlight; she's worked on high-profile cases like the investigation into Justice Lori Douglas (of nude photo fame). [How Appealing] * Michele Roberts, leading litigatrix and former Skadden partner, is settling into her new job as executive director of the National Basketball Players Association. [New York Times] * Newly released deposition testimony from Bill Cosby will probably only worsen his PR woes. [Associated Press] * Stuck in the office today with nothing to do? Take this fun exercise to test your punctuation and copy-editing skills, designed by Bryan A. Garner. [ABA Journal]

By David Lat
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 11.26.14

Ed. note: Above the Law will be dark on Thanksgiving and on a reduced publishing schedule on Friday, November 28, while we recover from turkey-induced comas. * Holy backfire Batman! Florida desperately wanted to display a nativity scene in the State Capitol because it's more important than making real laws. Now they're probably going to be forced to display a scene from the Satanic Temple. [Slate] * Researchers assert that college prestige has no bearing on the quality of the teaching. Would this carry over to law schools? [TaxProf Blog] * The National Bar Association, representing predominantly African-American attorneys and judges, has issued a response to the grand jury's decision in the Michael Brown shooting. [The National Bar Association] * Speaking of Ferguson, apparently the investigator listed Darren Wilson as the "victim." If you needed any more evidence of the power of semantics. [Lowering the Bar] * The CATO Institute talks about the First Amendment and One, Inc. v. Olesen. It's an hour-and-a-half panel discussion. Pretty impressive for a 24-word (plus one citation) decision. [C-SPAN] * Is it a lie? Well, that depends on what your definition of "lie" is? [Dorf on Law] * Are over the knee boots appropriate office attire? [Corporette] * 8 women who left the law to follow their passions. [One 400] * Yesterday, we suggested you should write more thank you notes. Well, here are some reasons why you shouldn't. [The Muse ]

By Joe Patrice