Hollingsworth v. Perry
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Department of Justice, Federal Government, SCOTUS, Supreme CourtChuck Cooper Withdraws From The Solicitor General Sweepstakes
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Department of Justice, Solicitor General's Office, Supreme CourtCongratulations To The Next Solicitor General
Has the stalemate between New York and D.C. been resolved? 
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The Case For Chuck Cooper As Solicitor General
A former colleague offers warm words of support for one of the two SG finalists.
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Constitutional Law, Federal Judges, Gay, Gay Marriage, Politics
Fast Progress, Fundamental Rights: How Much Do Changing Attitudes On Same-Sex Marriage Matter?
A federal judge in Louisiana just upheld that state's ban on same-sex marriage; was that the correct ruling? -
Books, Colbert Report, Constitutional Law, David Boies, Gay, Gay Marriage, Quote of the Day, Ted Olson, Television, Videos
A Lesson In Constitutional Law From Stephen Colbert
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John Roberts, Law School Deans, Law Schools, Martin Lipton, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
What Would Chief Justice Snoop Dogg Sound Like?
There's a website that translates pages into Snoop-speak. We use that on some bios and SCOTUS opinions. -
Constitutional Law, Gay, Gay Marriage, Lesbians, Linda Greenhouse, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
After Perry & Windsor: A Conversation About The Supreme Court's Rulings
Three distinguished commentators -- Bill Eskridge, Linda Greenhouse, and Evan Wolfson -- discuss the Supreme Court's recent rulings on marriage equality. -
Abortion, Antonin Scalia, Baseball, Biglaw, Gay Marriage, Guns / Firearms, Morning Docket, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 07.23.13
* Supreme Court justices employ more strident language in dissents. We didn’t really need a study to prove that justices get salty when they lose. We could just watch Scalia invoke Godwin’s Law. [Washington Post]
* Last year, Ryan Braun, proclaiming innocence, successfully appealed his suspension for steroid use. Right now Braun’s appeal seems a bit disingenuous. [Sports Illustrated]
* Bipolar man who pretended to be a lawyer sentenced to three years. How will he pay off his fake law school debt? [New York Post]
* U.S. District Judge Daniel Hovland has enjoined North Dakota’s new abortion law. Turns out it wasn’t viable. [USA Today]
* In the wake of Hollingsworth, Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson forged his own modern family when he married lawyer Justin Mikita over the weekend. [Los Angeles Times]
* Rachel Jeantel, the controversial prosecution witness from the George Zimmerman trial, says the experience has inspired her to become a lawyer. That’s an unfortunate lesson to take from the trial. [Newsone]
* The most interesting thing about the decline of Biglaw is how long a completely nonsensical business model persisted. [Slate]
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Labor / Employment, Minority Issues, Racism, SCOTUS, Supreme Court, White People
Paula Deen's New Argument Seems To Be That White People Are Immune To Racism
Don't look now, but Paula Deen is asking a fundamental question about the legal definition of racism... -
Abortion, Alan Dershowitz, Blogging, Constitutional Law, Football, Guns / Firearms, Law Schools, Layoffs, Media and Journalism, SCOTUS, Sports, Supreme Court
Five Stories That Made This an Exhausting Week of Legal News
My this was a busy week. Here's a list of the big-ticket stories that struck my fancy this week. -
9th Circuit, California, Gay, Gay Marriage, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, State Attorneys General, Supreme Court
No More H8, Only Love: An AG's Ninth Circuit Plea
Because it could take a month or more for gays to marry in California, the state's attorney general is begging the Ninth Circuit to act now. -
California, Gay, Gay Marriage, Politics, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
What's Horrible About Hollingsworth Is Horrible for Us All
The Supreme Court's ruling in Hollingsworth v. Perry is a disastrous decision, as conservative columnist Tamara Tabo explains. -
Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, Clarence Thomas, Elena Kagan, Federal Judges, John Roberts, Politics, Reader Polls, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court
How Does This Week Affect The Legacies Of The Nine Supreme Court Justices?
How will history look upon the nine current members of the Supreme Court? And who is your favorite justice?
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Clerkships, Gay, Gay Marriage, In-House Counsel, Pro Bono, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
A Wonderful Day To Be an American
Reflecting on the nobility of the legal profession. -
Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia, California, Constitutional Law, Gay, Gay Marriage, John Roberts, Lesbians, Paul Clement, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
The Supreme Court Holds That It Is Unconstitutional For The Government To Hate Gay People
What was it like to be at the Supreme Court this morning, when two major rulings on gay marriage were handed down? A report from SCOTUS columnist Matt Kaiser. -
Anthony Kennedy, California, Constitutional Law, David Boies, Gay, Gay Marriage, John Roberts, Lesbians, SCOTUS, Stephen Reinhardt, Supreme Court, Ted Olson
The Supreme Court Rules In Two Major Gay Marriage Cases
Finally! The Supreme Court's long-awaited rulings on gay marriage in California and the Defense of Marriage Act. What did the Court rule? -
Constitutional Law, Elena Kagan, Federal Government, Paul Clement, SCOTUS, Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court
The Big Week at SCOTUS: What Stands Out Most
What were the highlights of last week's Supreme Court arguments in the gay marriage cases? Michelle Olsen of Appellate Daily picks out a few. -
California, Elena Kagan, Gay, Gay Marriage, Old People, Quote of the Day, SCOTUS, Sex, Supreme Court, Videos, YouTube
Supreme Ideals on Procreation: Just Say No to Gray Marriage!
Because if there's anything that's worse than gay marriage, it's gray marriage! -
Constitutional Law, Gay, Gay Marriage, Law Schools, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Law Students Show Themselves As The Smartest People Out On First Street
Law nerd protest is the best protest. -
Anthony Kennedy, California, Constitutional Law, David Boies, Gay, Gay Marriage, John Roberts, Samuel Alito, SCOTUS, Solicitor General's Office, Supreme Court, Ted Olson
The Proposition 8 Supreme Court Arguments: Standing and Standing
How early did Supreme Court bar members have to arrive to make it into the courtroom for the Prop 8 arguments? What was the atmosphere like before the arguments began?
