Bold Strategy, Biglaw — Let’s See If It Pays Off
What if we just act like nothing happened?
Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies After Accidentally Breaking The Judiciary
David Souter reminds us of an era when the Supreme Court wasn't completely broken.
Pursuing The Pro Bono Story: A Conversation With Alicia Aiken
This Pro Bono Week, get inspired to give back with PLI’s Pursuing Justice: The Pro Bono Files, a one-of-a-kind podcast hosted by Alicia Aiken.
Justice Souter Knows How America Will Collapse
Souter thinks we're all doomed.
Non-Sequiturs: 02.03.16
* Style tips to take you from court to the Met Gala (okay, you will probably never go to the Met Gala, but still) from Amal Clooney. [Popsugar] * Welp, this is one way to get your legal expenses paid for: A gay porn site is willing to cover former Congressman Aaron Schock's legal bills if only he'll appear in a few films. [Wonkette] * This is the Donald Trump we have all come to expect: he's accusing Ted Cruz (over Twitter, natch) of "stealing" the Iowa Caucus. [The Slot] * A great idea to link Black History Month with the current presidential election. [Chicago Sun-Times] * The history of how vagrancy laws gave the police nearly unlimited power. [Time] * Sure, Bernie Madoff is a crook, but in prison he is a rockstar -- and his stock is only going up. [Law and More] * Giving the quiet Justice Souter his due. [Anton Piatigorsky Blog] * Taking a shot at the NRA, because as angry as most Americans are, we agree about one thing. [Funny or Die]
Ten Years Of The Roberts Court
Should conservatives and libertarians be delighted or disappointed by the U.S. Supreme Court at this milestone?
Morning Docket: 06.01.15
* A litigant with a Supreme pimp hand? Darius Clark, the man whose child-abuse case -- which is currently before SCOTUS -- will determine whether teachers may testify of behalf children, was indicted for allegedly running a prostitution ring from jail. [Northeast Ohio Media Group] * Judge Mark Fuller of the Middle District of Alabama was arrested last summer on domestic violence charges after his wife confronted him about an alleged affair with a law clerk. What a gent! He'll be resigning from the bench August 1. [USA Today] * You can roll your eyes at Rand Paul all you want, but several key parts of the Patriot Act expired shortly after midnight because the Senate was unable to reach a deal to extend it. (FYI, DOJ may still use grandfathered privacy-poaching techniques.) [New York Times] * "Nothing changes. The system is disgusting. There is no due process." Do you want to read the story that made Cuba's government ban an American legal journalist from any further coverage of the country's court system? Of course you do. [Daily Business Review] * “I can’t preserve caution in my delight with Ruth.” This is what retired Justice David Souter wrote about Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's performance after her first week on the bench. He already knew back then that she was no-no-no-NOTORIOUS. [Boston Globe] * Ex-House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who recently resigned from Dickstein Shapiro following his indictment, was allegedly paying a former student "hundreds of thousands of dollars" to keep quiet about past sexual abuse at the politician's hands. [New York Times] * Beau Biden, former state attorney general of Delaware, major in the Delaware Army National Guard’s JAG Corps, and son of Vice President Joe Biden, RIP. [Washington Post]
Chrometa: Turning Time Into Billable Value For Modern Lawyers
Adoption of Chrometa represents more than a technological upgrade; it reflects a professional philosophy that values accuracy, transparency, and efficiency.
Non-Sequiturs: 04.20.15
* "Defendant Pleads Guilty To Kicking An Owl While Paragliding." Somehow I feel this could have all been avoided if that prick just told us how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop. [Lowering the Bar] * Justice Souter's not revealing his papers to the public until 50 years after his death. Because there's no historical interest in them or anything. [Concurring Opinions] * Senator Ted Cruz understands modern politics: "you just surgically disconnect your shame sensor." [Election Law Blog] * With Law Day coming up, and it being the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta, here's an infographic about the great charter itself. [Lexis Nexis Business of Law Blog] * The Biglaw workload is damaging to your health. [ABA Journal] * Anyone want to be an Assistant Solicitor General in Texas? [Texas Workforce Commission] * I went on Gordon Firemark's Law Podcaster podcast to discuss ATL's new podcast "Thinking Like A Lawyer." Have you not been listening to the show? Well, fix that by subscribing here. [Lawpodcaster]
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Term of Endearment
This latest Legal Eagle Wedding Watch features crazy competition: five Supreme Court clerks, a former White House counsel, and more prestige than you shake a stick at.
Non-Sequiturs: 05.16.12
* Associates should assume that making partner is like rising up in a drug organization. And really, who wouldn’t want to work at New Jack LLP? [Litigation & Trial] * Wait, Justice Souter has a “secret” Citizens United dissent? That sounds cool. Utterly useless, but pretty cool. [Slate] * Signs that your firm is in trouble? How about if your firm name can be made into endless puns on ATL? I Cleary have one firm in my sights. [Greedy Associates] * I always kind of picture Matt Taibbi stomping around outside of Goldman Sachs like Achilles standing outside of Troy yelling, “Hector.” [Rolling Stone] * Isn’t it about time for Ashley Dupré to have sex with somebody else now? [Dealbreaker] * You got to give it up to Chris Christie, the man does have a sense of humor…. Also cool, Cory Booker. [Video]
Grammer Pole of the Weak: Getting Possessive with SCOTUS
Welcome to the latest edition of Above the Law’s Grammer Pole of the Weak, a column where we turn questions of English grammar and usage over to our readers for discussion and debate. Last week, we found out that 52% of our readers thought it was acceptable to end a sentence with a preposition, but […]
Stand With Survivors: Legal Tools To Make A Real Difference This DVAM
Enhance your legal skills to advocate for survivors of intimate partner violence.
Quote of the Day: Can You Blame Him?
David and Sandra have enjoyed it. I kind of like not having to read a lot of briefs and get reversed by my former colleagues. — Justice John Paul Stevens, in a humorous quip about the willingness of his fellow retired justices, Sandra Day O’Connor and David H. Souter, to sit by designation on the […]
Non-Sequiturs: 12.29.10
* Warning to criminal defendants: if you say “f–k, y’all” in open court, it might be you who ends up getting f**ked. [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times via WSJ Law Blog] * Musical chairs: Epstein Becker & Green closes up shop in Miami, after managing partner Michael Casey defects to Duane Morris (with […]
Justice Scalia at the Federalist Society Fête
On Thursday evening, I had the great pleasure of attending the annual dinner at the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention, in Washington, D.C. The event — attended by an estimated 1,400 people, and held in the cavernous ballroom at the Omni Shoreham — featured, as always, conservative and libertarian legal luminaries galore. (Did Judge Diane […]
Legal Eagle Wedding Watch: Best of Spring
Yes, we’ve been gone. Where we’ve been — poetry workshop, rehab, hiking the Appalachian Trail? — doesn’t matter. What matters is that we’re back, and our team of interns has diligently kept track of the nuptial triumphs and travesties that have occurred in our absence. We’ve identified the very best of the best couples from […]
The Coolest Party E-vah: An E-vite for the E-lect
Whatcha doin’ for New Year’s? Unless your plans include the words “Diddy” and “yacht,” they’re not as fabulous as this fête: Some explanation is in order. This party is being brought to you by one of America’s brightest legal minds: celebrity law professor Tim Wu, of Columbia Law School. (We don’t know who this “Sue” […]