Cars
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ATL Idol, Cars, Pets, Traffic Accidents, Weirdness
ATL Idol: Week 2, Head-to-Head Round (Part 2)
Here’s the second half of the “head-to-head” round of ATL Idol. If you’re not up to speed on what’s going on, background information is available in this prior post (or just scroll down the front page to the post immediately below this one). You can check out the second half of the head-to-head round, featuring […] -
Cars
The Wheels of Justice: An Open Thread on What Brand of Car You Should Buy
Some lawyers are really into cars. One prominent practitioner here in Washington collects Ferraris — but Tefft Smith is a fairly senior partner at Kirkland & Ellis, and you probably aren’t. So what you should do in the car department? From the ATL mailbag: I’m a 3L with an offer to BigLaw in California. I’m […] - Sponsored
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Cars, Deaths, Lawsuit of the Day, Traffic Accidents
Pleito del Día: ¿Cómo se dice 'd-bag'?
The rain in Spain falls mainly on… a**holes? Well, only if most Spaniards are like Tomas Delgado — and we’re guessing (and hoping) they’re not. After all, since chutzpah like this doesn’t come along often. Our latest Lawsuit of the Day hails from Spain, via CNN: A Spanish businessman withdrew a controversial lawsuit Wednesday against […]
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Cars, Drugs, Marijuana, State Judges
Dude, Where's My Pot?
With the police, who pulled you over for a traffic infraction. But the good news is that you’re getting it back. From CBS: Eight grams of medical marijuana seized from a Garden Grove man during a traffic stop must be returned to him, according to an appeals court ruling directing local law enforcement to uphold […] -
7th Circuit, Advertising, Cars, Choate Hall & Stewart, Crime, Non-Sequiturs, Religion
Non-Sequiturs: 11.15.07
* Seventh Circuit to lawyer: What is this, amateur hour? [TaxProf Blog] * Some more full length attorney bio pics. [Groom Law Group] * Speaking of the whole Mac-PC thing… [Choate Hall & Stewart LLP] * Former Congressman blows by the cops while getting blown, then refuses to blow. [Times Union] * Ah jeez, the […] -
Cars, Celebrities, Morning Docket, Sports, Violence
Morning Docket: 11.06.07
* Lockdown of Pakistani legal system intensifies. [CNN] * Reggie Bush investigated for receiving gifts while at USC. [Los Angeles Times] * Keanu sued for Porschal assault. [MSNBC] * Peter Lattman on the charms of the dormant Commerce Clause. [WSJ Law Blog]
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Antitrust, Barack Obama, Cars, Celebrities, Email Scandals, Hillary Clinton, Jed Rubenfeld, Michael Mukasey, Morning Docket, Politics, Sports, Violence
Morning Docket: 10.23.07
* Some Fahrvergnügen for Porsche, courtesy of the European Court of Justice. [How Appealing (linkwrap)] * Surprise surprise: a Yale law professor has issues with Michael Mukasey. Professor (and novelist) Jed Rubenfeld questions the nominee’s views of executive power. [New York Times via WSJ Law Blog] * If confirmed, Mukasey has his work cut out […]
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Cars, Crime, D. Marvin Jones, Law Professors, Lawyer of the Day, Prostitution, Racism, Sex Scandals
The Possibly Propositioning Professor: Here's the Incident Report
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Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
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Attorney Misconduct, Blogging, Cars, Drinking, Law Professors, Non-Sequiturs, Orin Kerr, Sports, Tax Law
Non-Sequiturs: 10.17.07
* It’s hard to believe this car was parked in Brooklyn, of all places. [Althouse] * The law school hiring process privileges glibness — and is that a bad thing? Law professors are hired (1) to train lawyers, of all people, and (2) to write articles that sound like they’re saying a lot, even when […] -
Cars, Crime, Department of Justice, Labor / Employment, Michael Mukasey, Morning Docket, O.J. Simpson, Racism
Morning Docket: 09.17.07
* GM workers take break from, um, not working. [New York Times] * Jena 6 charges thrown out because not filed in juvenile court. [CNN] * O.J. gets squeezed for alleged Vegas robbery. [AP via Athens Banner-Herald] * Mukasey it is. [New York Times]
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Cars, Judge of the Day, State Judges, State Judges Are Clowns, White-Collar Crime
Judge of the Day: Michael Joyce
We fondly remember this episode of 90210: “Brenda gets into a car accident. The woman involved in the accident claims she has whiplash and threatens to sue the Walsh family.” But then, when Brenda visits the woman at home to apologize, she looks through the living room window — and sees the woman jazzercising in […] -
Al Gore, Bad Ideas, Cars, Drugs, Environment / Environmental Law, Isn't It Ironic, Kids, Marijuana, Politics
Does It Still Count As Speeding If You're in a Hybrid Car?
If you’re driving 100 miles per hour, but in a hybrid vehicle, can you still get pulled over? Unfortunately for Al Gore III, yes. From Reuters: The 24-year-old son of former Vice President Al Gore was arrested for drug possession on Wednesday after he was stopped for speeding in his hybrid Toyota Prius, a sheriff’s […] -
Ann Banaszewski, Antonin Scalia, Cars, Celebrities, Drinking, DUI / DWI, Lindsay Lohan
Fathers and Daughters and Celebrity DUIs
Time for some celebrity DWI news. It’s like your morning coffee: you can’t get your day started without it. First, troubled underage starlet Lindsay Lohan (near right) — who is back in rehab, after a drunk driving arrest over the Memorial Day weekend — allegedly suffers from OxyContin addiction, according to her estranged dad, Michael […]
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Cars, Isn't It Ironic, Judicial Nominations, State Judges
Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged
He’s not a judge yet, so we can’t bestow our coveted Judge of the Day award upon him. But he has secured the Democratic nomination for a judgeship, in Philadelphia — which means he has a decent shot of being elected. Then again, whether Willie Singletary gets elected to the bench may depend upon how […] -
Ann Althouse, Cars, Celebrities, Crime, Drinking, DUI / DWI, Lesbians, Paris Hilton, Prisons, Sentencing Law, You Go Girl
Prison Makes Even a Hampton Inn Look Luxurious
Hampton Inn is the dumpy and unacceptable no frills, budget-oriented brand within the Hilton Hotel family. But compared to the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood, California, where Paris Hilton will be serving out a 45-day sentence for violating the terms of her probation, a Hampton Inn looks like the Waldorf Towers. At this grim […] -
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Antonin Scalia, Cars, John Paul Stevens, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Videos
Online Video Clips: Not Just for Porn Anymore
An astute observation about today’s opinion in Scott v. Harris, from Howard Bashman: Here’s a first — A U.S. Supreme Court decision issued today has its own accompanying video: Talk about multimedia rulings! The Court’s opinion today in Scott v. Harris, No. 05-1631 — a dispute about the lawfulness of a high-speed police chase captured […] -
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 […] -
ACLU, Cars, Celebrities, Copyright, Education / Schools, Fashion, Feminism, Kids, Non-Sequiturs, Sexual Harassment
Non-Sequiturs: 04.20.07
* Like you, this attorney and concerned citizen opted for law school because science just wasn’t her thing. [J-Walk Blog] * Kettles Retailers are being told they’re black warned not to infringe upon Kate Moss’s much-hyped and copyrighted “Pot”-shop Topshop collection. [Fashionista; Retail Week] (An explanatory note for those of you who couldn’t care less: […] -
Cars, Crime, Drinking, Intellectual Property, Kids, Music, Non-Sequiturs, White-Collar Crime
Non-Sequiturs: 04.16.07
* Jerry Maguire is chockful of memorable quotations and yet I cannot think of a single relevant one. [Reuters] * Cuba Libre! Each student, however, faces a potential $65,000 fine. [New York Post] * A 7-year-old public enemy #1? Maybe on The Wire. [Racialicious] * I love all of David Bowie’s past and present personas, […]