Politics
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Ann Althouse, Blogging, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Law Professors, Law Reviews, Law School Deans, Linda Greenhouse, Non-Sequiturs, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Tax Law
Non-Sequiturs: 02.28.08
* Linda Greenhouse to $300K! [New York Observer via ABA Journal] * Duties of a law school dean: attend parties, appear at conferences, talk to alums. And don’t forget the herding of cats — aka law professors. [TJ’s Double Play] * Even law review editors screw up sometimes. “Constructive acceptance”? [Concurring Opinions] * Who’d have […] -
John McCain, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Ted Olson
John McCain: A 'Natural-Born Citizen'?
Although many believe he was carried down to earth by a choir of angels, the taxalicious Barack Obama was actually born in Hawaii. So he doesn’t face the same sticky question about presidential eligibility that John McCain confronts. From the New York Times: The question has nagged at the parents of Americans born outside the […] - Sponsored
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Barack Obama, Biglaw, Money, Politics, Skaddenfreude, Tax Law, Ted Frank
NY to... 147K? More About Barack Obama's Tax Plan(Or: Time to make the donuts?)
[Ed. note: Yesterday’s guest post about how Barack Obama’s tax plan might affect Biglaw associates, authored by Ted Frank, generated a record number of comments on ATL: 564 (and counting). It also generated lots of reaction throughout the blogosphere (links collected below). So we thought we’d invite Ted to do a follow-up.] Here it is. […]
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Barack Obama, Biglaw, Money, Politics, Skaddenfreude, Tax Law, Ted Frank
Obama, BigLaw, and Taxes(Or: Obama = $34,000 Paycut)
[Ed. note: Today we bring you some “news you can use”: a practical look at how political choices might affect your personal finances. This post is by Ted Frank, who blogs at Overlawyered.com and PointofLaw.com, and who has guest edited ATL in the past. Take it away, Ted.] BigLaw lawyers love Obama. If one searches […] -
Barack Obama, Larry Lessig, Law Professors, Politics
Following in Obama's Footsteps? Professor Lessig Considers Running for Congress
The stereotypical law professor might be viewed as too disengaged from the “real world” to be a good politician. But as Barack Obama shows, it’s quite possible to move from legal academia into political life. Now another prominent young law prof — who, by the way, is an outspoken Obama supporter — is contemplating Congress. […] -
Antonin Scalia, Baseball, Eavesdropping / Wiretapping, Larry Craig, Morning Docket, Politics, Sports, Torture
Morning Docket: 02.14.08
* House Democrats oppose Senate spy bill’s telecom immunity. [Washington Post] * Justice Scalia approves of “so-called torture” under some circumstances. [MSNBC] * Just a few months later, Senate committee gets around to admonishing Sen. Craig. [CNN] * Clemens and McNamee go head to head before Congress. [ESPN] * City’s scantily clad cowboy sues candy-coated […]
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Email Scandals, Law Professors, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Politics, Vicious Infighting, William and Mary School of Law
Turmoil at William & Mary - Law School Dean Takes Over as President
We love internecine warfare at law schools and in other academic settings. As the old saying goes — our cursory Googling doesn’t immediately generate the exact wording or source, so we’ll paraphrase — fights in academia are so vicious because the stakes are so small. As Hillary and Barack do battle in Virginia today, so […] -
Barack Obama, Law Professors, Politics
Candidates As Academics: 'I Got A Crush On Professor Named Obama'
From a politically-minded tipster: Can we get a thread to find out how Barack Obama was as a law professor at Chicago? It would be perfect for the election season. Not to mention that I really want to know what he was like in the classroom. Not that many people on Above the Law could […] - Sponsored
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Andrew Cuomo, Celebrities, Dan Markel, New York Times, Non-Sequiturs, Pets, Politics, Sex, Sports, Tax Law, Vicious Infighting
Non-Sequiturs: 02.07.08
* The NYT’s official statement on L’Affaire Berenson. [Starkman & Associates] * A slew of law school hypotheticals about sex with and between minors, triggered by Carl Stanley McGee, our Lawyer of the Day. [PrawfsBlawg] * Second runner-up for Lawyer of the Day? And a punitive damages award of $33 million. Ouch. [How Appealing] * […] -
Politics
Breaking: Another J.D.'s Candidacy Bites the Dust
Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney — a proud graduate of Harvard Law School, and the Sullivan & Cromwell of presidential candidates — is suspending his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. See links below. Today is shaping up to be a bad day for HLS grads in Massachusetts state government. GOP sources: Romney to suspend […] -
Gay, Gay Marriage, Kids, Lawyer of the Day, Oral Sex / Blow Jobs, Politics, Sex, Sex Scandals
Lawyer of the Day: Carl Stanley McGee
The day is still young, but we already have our Lawyer of the Day — and we doubt that anyone we hear about later today can steal this honor away from him. Via the Boston Globe: A top official in the [Gov. Deval] Patrick administration has been placed on unpaid leave because he was arrested […] -
Politics
If Presidential Candidates Were Top Law Firms, Which Ones Would They Be?
That’s the subject of our column in this week’s New York Observer. Today, of course, is Super Tuesday. And based on early returns, it appears that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is having a sensational evening. Maybe this could have been predicted, based on how many lawyers we spoke with tried to claim that their own […] -
Politics
If Presidential Candidates Were Top Law Firms, Which Ones Would They Be?
That’s the subject of our column in this week’s New York Observer. Today, of course, is Super Tuesday. And based on early returns, it appears that Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) is having a sensational evening. Maybe this could have been predicted, based on how many lawyers we spoke with tried to claim that their own […]
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Job Survey, Politics
Featured Job Survey: Office Politics?
Today’s ATL / Lateral Link survey is inspired by Super Tuesday. We’ve included political figures in our surveys last month, and featured a major political fundraiser as a Job of the Week the month before, but on Super Tuesday, politics rise to a whole new level. So, as Barack and Hillary go toe to toe […] -
Admin, Announcements, Antitrust, Google / Search Engines, Microsoft, Morning Docket, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, Technology
Morning Docket: 02.04.08
[Ed. note: We’re looking for someone to share Morning Docket duties with B. Clerker (on an alternating-week schedule). If you’d like to be considered for this position, please follow the application instructions contained in this post. The main thing that has changed between then and now is that the gig now comes with pay — […]
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Biglaw, Hillary Clinton, Money, Politics, Skaddenfreude
Skaddenfreude: Hillary to 190K?
An article for the McClatchy newspapers, evaluating the truth of Senator Hillary Clinton’s claim of “35 years of change,” has some interesting background about her legal career at the Rose Law Firm in Arkansas. It does suggest, for those of you interested in political careers, that you might not want to cool your heels too […] -
Barack Obama, Death Penalty, Google / Search Engines, Hillary Clinton, Kramer Levin, Media and Journalism, Microsoft, Morning Docket, Munger Tolles & Olson, New York Times, Pictures, Politics, Sports
Morning Docket: 02.01.08
* NFL Union president prepared for strike. [ESPN] * Microsoft offers to acquire Yahoo for $44.6 billion to compete with Google. [MSNBC] * Times reporter subpoenaed over “State of War” source. [New York Times] * French President and supermodel girlfriend sue over pictures. [Washington Post via WSJ Law Blog] * HLS grad Obama and YLS […]
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Bad Ideas, Drugs, Mergers and Acquisitions, Morning Docket, Murder, Police, Politics, Prostitution
Morning Docket: 01.31.08
* New accounting rules for M&A. [DealBook] * Lilly contemplates $1 billion payment to settle civil and criminal investigations relating to its marketing of Zyprexa. [New York Times] * NYPD officer accused of pimping child. [MSNBC] * Ex-priest jailed for murder via exorcism. [CNN] * Indiana man arrested for making his own crosswalk. [The Indy […]
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Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John Edwards, Law Schools, Politics, Rudy Giuliani
The Presidential Race Loses Two More Lawyers
Official announcements haven’t been made yet, but they’re imminent. Two prominent attorneys are about to drop out of the presidential race: former U.S. Attorney and Associate Attorney General Rudy Giuliani, and super-successful trial lawyer John Edwards. Random factoid: Giuliani and Edwards both attended top law schools, NYU and UNC – Chapel Hill, respectively. These schools […] -
Art, Deaths, John Edwards, Michael Mukasey, Morning Docket, Old People, Politics, Rudy Giuliani, Sports, Tax Law, Torture, War on Terror
Morning Docket: 01.30.08
* “T.Owes.” [ESPN] * Rebates to $500? [CNN] * AG Mukasey won’t label waterboarding. [MSNBC] * Sen. McCain wins Florida, Rudy to bow out. [New York Times; Washington Post] * Federal inquiry into stolen artifacts expands. [New York Times] * Margaret Truman, only child of President Truman and author of mysteries set at the Supreme […]