Supreme Court Clerk Hiring Watch: The Return Of The Tiger Cub
Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, daughter of Amy ‘Tiger Mother’ Chua and Jed Rubenfeld, will clerk at the Supreme Court this coming Term -- along with these other impressive young legal minds.
Yale Prof Promotes Brett Kavanaugh’s ‘Extraordinary’ Ability To Hire Her Daughter
Look, 'Tiger Moms' are gonna tiger, but the Kavanaugh Klan of Yale elites is getting pathetic.
How MyCase Accounting Transforms Legal Bookkeeping
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Yale Law Professors, For The Win
What does the New York Times Book Review have to say about Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld's new book?
Is The Tiger Mother A Tabby Cat?
What is Amy Chua like in person? And where did her youngest daughter just get into college?
Yale Law Professors Defend Themselves Against Charges Of RACEISM™
What do Professors Chua and Rubenfeld have to say in defense of their controversial new book?
8 Superior Cultural Groups, According To 2 Yale Law Professors
What 3 traits do these 8 successful cultural groups exhibit?
How LexisNexis CourtLink And Lexis Snapshot Deliver Business Wins
These tools demonstrate that information is power.
Above The Law’s Top Ten Most Popular Stories of 2011
It's hard to believe that another year has passed, but here we are. The weather is turning cold, the Republican presidential contest is heating up, and it's time to review this year's biggest stories on Above the Law. We'll refrain from offering our subjective judgments on the most important stories of the year. Instead, we'll identify the ten biggest stories of the past year as decided by you, our readers....
Some Random Friday Fun: A Law Professor Turned Songwriter
Some people — for example, Chief Justice John Roberts — are not fans of contemporary legal scholarship. These critics might say, “You’d have to pay me to read the writings of a law professor!” Well, what if a law professor were willing to pay you to check out his writings? And what if the writings […]
Lawsuit of the Day: Next Time Mom Ticks You Off, Just Sue Her
Two adult children in Illinois have sued their own mother on the grounds of "bad mothering." You must be wondering how one qualifies to be a bad enough mother to warrant such a lawsuit. Well, apparently, failing to completely spoil your children will do the trick -- especially if your ex-husband, an attorney, has it out for you and is representing the kids. Read on to find out what these snotty little brats alleged against their mother....
Imagining the Future Legal Career of Casey Anthony
One of Casey Anthony's lawyers suggests that Casey, having been exposed to the criminal justice system, might look into a legal career. We imagine what such a career might look like.
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It’s Official: Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, aka the Tiger Cub, Has Made Her College Decision!
Where’s she going? Let’s find out….
Non-Sequiturs: 04.15.11
* The delightful Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld, daughter of Yale law professors Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld, explains how she turned out so normal, despite having a Tiger Mother. [new tiger in town] * Elsewhere in Yale Law School news, congrats to YLS student Vanessa Selbst, who successfully defended her title at the North American Poker Tour […]
Non-Sequiturs: 04.07.11
* Musical chairs: Orrick partners to Dechert and Gibson Dunn; Weil Gotshal partners to McDermott. [Am Law Daily; McDermott Will & Emery] * Some of the questions in this survey, designed to assess how law students use online media when evaluating law firms, are amusing. If you’re a law student, please take the survey — […]
Non-Sequiturs: 04.01.11
* The Southern District of New York: gay bench, or the gayest bench? Like fellow S.D.N.Y. nominee Paul Oetken, Alison Nathan is an openly gay lawyer who clerked for SCOTUS and served as an associate White House counsel. [Poliglot / Metro Weekly; Main Justice] * Maybe this is why Sophia Chua-Rubenfeld decided to leave New […]
Tiger Mom Triumphant: Her Cub Got Into Harvard!
Yale law professor Amy Chua, author of Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother, has received a great deal of criticism — and, to be fair, book royalties — since her controversial parenting memoir’s publication in January. Many observers criticized her harsh, so-called “Chinese” parenting style as excessive, even abusive. You can criticize all you want, […]