The Latest Allegations Against Antonin Scalia — Are They Accurate?
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.
Court Clerk Helps Free Innocent Man and Gets Fired For Her Effort
Proving that judges and prosecutors are wrong may be hazardous to your career.
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
‘Secret’ Memo of Law Makes Obama’s DOJ Look Like John McCain Won The 2008 Election
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....
Non-Sequiturs: 09.03.10
* 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 […]
The World Hates Lawyers: Mainstream Media Manages to Criticize Biglaw Summers AND Public Sector Lawyers in the Same Breath
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 […]