American Constitution Society

Former Senator Russ Feingold named new president.

It's almost like they don't even understand what they're being asked.

Publicly defying the president's flirtations with undermining the Justice Department might be a bridge too far for the Federalist Society.

* So Sheppard Mullin was our only associate raise of yesterday. Well, that’s not technically true because there was another one overnight, but we don’t have that post up yet. So stay tuned! [Above the Law / 2016 Salary Increase]

* Jones Day sued over gender and pregnancy discrimination. Maybe this explains the firm’s reticence in raising salaries: it’s trying to build a record that it screws all its associates equally. [Law360]

* Jimmy Johns agrees to drop its ludicrous noncompete agreements as part of a settlement with the NYAG’s office. Finally, Subway and Quiznos can build that lateral market we always desperately needed. [CNBC]

* Did this GC lose her job over her Tweets? [Corporate Counsel]

* The American Constitution Society unveiled a study proving what we pretty much would have expected — judges are mostly white dudes. But the extent of the racial and gender disparity is astounding. [Gavel Gap]

* Texas Senator sues Dez Bryant. Is this finally something he can’t blame on the rest of the team? [Courthouse News Service]

* Interesting profile of Jodi Ettenberg, the world traveling food connoisseur former lawyer we’ve covered before. [Business Insider]

* A lawyer fresh out of law school botched a domestic violence case by gushing all over Tom Hanks… who was serving as a juror. Which, in fairness, was awfully Big of him. [TMZ] * Federal prosecutors are seeking at least 27 years in prison for a Massachusetts man who authorities say plotted to kill and eat his children based on a search of his home and car, which is presumably a Saturn. As one law professor observed, “Perhaps the lawyer will make a free exercise argument and claim that eating children is a requirement of his religion.” [CNN] * If you’re going to drink and drive, be sure to toss a few back with the judge first. [KVUE] * A criminal defense lawyer who begins every cross by making the cop look more humane and respectable. I thought the public defender from My Cousin Vinny was the lowest criminal defense could go in the comical incompetence department. [Katz Justice] * Putin crony claims 100 percent of profits in a “public” oil company by flat ignoring minority shareholders. Shhhh! Stop giving Exxon ideas. [Breaking Energy] * Elizabeth Wurtzel knows music (a subject she covered for the New Yorker for New York Magazine). In this article, she writes about The Replacements (something Wurtzel has made her past employers, including Boies Schiller, become familiar with). [The Daily Beast] * On Monday, the American Constitution Society will host a preview of the upcoming Supreme Court session. Panelists include Pamela Harris, Randy Barnett, Joshua Civin, Andrew Pincus, and David Strauss. [American Constitution Society] * Then next Tuesday, The Cato Institute’s Center for Constitutional Studies will host a symposium titled “The Supreme Court: Past and Prologue: A Look at the October 2012 and 2013 Terms.” Panelists include Tom Goldstein, Marcia Coyle, and Howard Bashman. [How Appealing]

October first is the start of the new Supreme Court term, and Matt Kaiser has some ideas on how you can bluff your way through knowledge about OT 2012...

Does Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg think the Supreme Court's approval rating will go up in the next few weeks?

One of [my handlers during my confirmation process] said, ‘You know, you might want to apologize for some of the things you wrote.’ I said to him, ‘Can we get one thing straight? I am not apologizing.’ I’ve lived the life I’ve wanted to live. I’ve said the things I’ve wanted to say. If you […]

As we mentioned this morning, a report from researchers at Berkeley Law suggests that legal education is a field dominated by white, male, elite liberals. The National Law Journal reports: Law schools hire more openly liberal professors than openly conservative ones, but the plum jobs at the most prestigious schools don’t appear to be going […]

We’re at the Friday luncheon at the American Constitution Society’s national convention. The lunchtime speaker is Janet Napolitano — the current Secretary for Homeland Security, the former governor and U.S. attorney for Arizona, and possible future Supreme Court nominee. A liveblog of her remarks, plus photos (of the low-quality Blackberry variety), after the jump.