Conor Friedersdorf

Now that he has passed on, Justice Scalia cannot confront the new witnesses against him -- so those of us who remain should subject their claims to the strictest scrutiny.

Proving that judges and prosecutors are wrong may be hazardous to your career.

Many of you have been following the story of Anwar al-Awlaki. He's the American-born radical cleric who was targeted and killed by a U.S. drone strike in Yemen. Many have questioned Obama's authority to assassinate an American without due process of the law. Today's news is that President Obama did seek and receive legal justification for this strike from the Department of Justice. But you won't get to see it. That's because the DOJ issued Obama a secret memo that purportedly explains why Obama is allowed to kill Americans now....

* Wow — and OW. There is actually a body of case law about “broken penises.” [Legal Satyricon] * Remember the claim of witness coaching through footsies? It’s going to an evidentiary hearing. [South Florida Lawyers] * Conor Friedersdorf of The Atlantic responds to Elie’s critical commentary on Friedersdorf’s takedown of entitled attorneys. [The Daily […]

Earlier this week, Conor Friedersdorf, writing for The Atlantic, poured a big bottle of haterade all over the legal profession. More specifically, he criticized the way “Ivy League” lawyers are recruited, and the “palpable sense of entitlement” they exhibit even when they don’t take Biglaw bucks and instead work for the government. Here’s the set […]