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Pol Dancing: Democratic Platform Tragically Light On Porn Policy

Which DNC Platform planks should lawyers care about? Joe Patrice has some suggestions… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Democratic National...

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Morning Docket: 09.06.12

* Dewey know if Citibank is planning to sue other former D&L partners over their capital contribution loans? According to one court document filed by Luskin Stern & Eisler, the bank’s counsel,...

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Quote of the Day: These Have Got to Be the Most Literary Case Files Ever

Poet Emily Dickinson makes an extended appearance in a major court ruling — a ruling about books, of course. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Amazon,...

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Morning Docket: 09.07.12

* It seems that the good people at Chadbourne & Parke won’t wind up homeless after all — or maybe they will. The firm is taking over Dewey’s old digs at 1301 Avenue of the Americas. How ominous!...

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Morning Docket: 09.11.12

* Politicians are barred from speaking at this year’s memorial ceremony at Ground Zero, but will this ever be a day without politics? That still remains to be seen, but it will always be a day of...

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Quote of the Day: Size Matters

Instead of arguing the law, the DOJ is arguing over font size… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Bancroft, Bancroft PLLC, Bradley Heard, Brett...

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Morning Docket: 09.18.12

* “We’re all from the Ivy League. That seems to be more relevant than what faith we are.” SCOTUS Justice Clarence Thomas really knows how to make Article III Groupie’s heart sing. [New York Times] *...

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Morning Docket: 09.24.12

* Hey, “regular students” with “regular backgrounds,” you may be able to get a job as a SCOTUS clerk, because Justice Clarence Thomas is the Supreme Court’s honey badger in that he doesn’t give a sh*t...

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Morning Docket: 09.25.12

* Will the members of the Supreme Court announce which gay marriage issues they’ll be hearing this term any time soon? With Proppsition 8 appeal and several DOMA appeals on hand, there’s certainly a...

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An Update on the DOJ Honors Program

What is the latest news about this year’s application process for the Justice Department’s Honors Program? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Department...

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MegaMeltdown: New Zealand’s Prime Minister Apologizes to Kim Dotcom

Kim Dotcom strikes another victory, this time in the form of a personal apology from New Zealand’s prime minister. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags:...

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Reading Tea Leaves: Defense Bar Freaking Out About the Foreign Corrupt...

Why are defense lawyers suddenly freaking out about the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Crime, Department of...

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A Lawyer’s Guide To Getting Drunk During Tonight’s Presidential Debate

Do you want to get drunk during tonight’s presidential debate? Of course you do! So play our drinking game. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Antonin...

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A Closer Look at the Alleged Berkeley Bird Murderers

Let’s learn more about Eric Cuellar and Justin Teixeira, the two Boalt Hall law students who have made national (and even international) news, after being accused of killing an exotic bird in Las...

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Morning Docket: 10.22.12

* “You’re paying a partner $800 to $1,000 an hour and they’re charging you because they ordered sushi.” In-house counsel are paying more attention to their bills, and they’re refusing to pay for things...

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Musical Chairs: Patrick Fitzgerald’s New Home

When Patrick Fitzgerald stepped down as U.S. Attorney in Chicago, he seemed to pooh-pooh the prospect of his becoming a defense lawyer. But now he has joined a Biglaw firm — where he will presumably do...

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Morning Docket: 10.25.12

* Covington, Skadden, and Proskauer really like representing professional sports leagues: from 2010 to 2011, the NHL paid a combined total of $8.8M to all three, and Covington received $16.3M from the...

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Law Firm Associates and Prostitutes: A Comparative Analysis

You’re good-looking, you like people, you know how to bill by the hour — you could totally do this. But is being a high-class escort really a better job than the one you’ve got now? It depends…....

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Hurricane Sandy: A List of Legal World Closures

How is the legal world responding to Hurricane Sandy? Mostly by closing. Here is a working list of closures at courts, government agencies, law firms, and law schools. Continue reading »Follow Above...

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Musical Chairs: A Pair of Capital Moves

News of two notable partner moves, from Washington, D.C. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Biglaw, Boutique Law Firms, BuckleySandler, Department of...

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