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Morning Docket: 07.06.12
* Chief Justice John Roberts might “enjoy that he’s being criticized,” but that’s probably because he’ll get the chance to show his true conservative colors this fall when issues like affirmative...
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Non-Sequiturs: 07.13.12
* A manager at a Long Island-based national women’s organization has been sued by her female coworkers for allegedly being too grabby and being “obsessed with butts.” Not sure what to think about the...
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Morning Docket: 07.17.12
* “Many organizations have people who do dumb things.” Members of the Secret Service aren’t the only suits getting secretly serviced. Apparently Treasury Department officials like hookers, too. [New...
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Morning Docket: 07.19.12
* How many of Above the Law’s Scalia groupies tuned in to watch the opinionated Supreme Court justice on Piers Morgan last night? Now we all know what Justice Scalia’s favorite pasta dish is! [CNN] *...
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Morning Docket: 08.30.12
* Apparently spring bonuses don’t make the Biglaw world go ’round after all. The annual Am Law midlevel survey is out, and satisfaction levels are up across the board. Maybe they’re happy to still be...
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Non-Sequiturs: 11.29.12
* Wait, did other people know this Casey Anthony movie was happening and not tell me? With Rob Lowe? How much would you pay to get drunk and watch it with Nancy Grace? [Lifetime] * In America, poorly...
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Morning Docket: 12.07.12
* “Did the imperative use of the F-bomb … threaten judicial authority?” Wow, seriously? This is perhaps the most entertaining question presented for review in a Supreme Court certiorari petition in the...
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Non-Sequiturs: 01.10.13
* Wait, are we really going to have to debate the legal merits of this platinum coin thing? Really? Can’t Congress just not hold the country hostage so we don’t have to start messing around with crazy...
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Morning Docket: 01.31.13
* Lanny Breuer finally announced his retirement from the DOJ. He’s going back to the private sector, and perhaps Covington and Jenner & Block will duel to see which firm gets dibs. [Thomson Reuters...
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Morning Docket: 02.06.13
* Oh my God, Debevoise & Plimpton is dropping its entire trusts and estates practice. Was the economy the cause? What about the eight newly unemployed lawyers? And most importantly, what would Josh...
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Non-Sequiturs: 05.14.13
* Even JFK had mommy issues. Unfortunately, his came with possible nuclear armageddon. [Lowering the Bar] * Washington, D.C. is a horrible back-biting hellhole. Except for the D.C. Circuit, where Judge...
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Judge Makes Obvious Rulings In Trayvon Martin Case
Defense lawyers exhibit an ulterior motive in pushing for prejudicial evidence. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Florida, George Zimmerman, Guns /...
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Morning Docket: 06.11.13
* A case of Supreme Court techciting gone wild: What happens when your book is cited in a SCOTUS opinion, but to express an opinion you’ve never endorsed before? A whole lot of irony. [New York Times]...
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George Zimmerman’s Lawyers Too Exhausted To Go On, But Judge Is Too Pissed To...
Judge Nelson’s been logging 12-hour days behind the bench, too, you know… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Crime, Defense Attorneys, Defense Lawyers,...
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Morning Docket: 07.12.13
* You’ve seen Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg give Justice Antonin Scalia the finger in prose, but now you can hear what it would sound like in operatic form as composed by a recent law school graduate....
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The Zimmerman Trial: What Legal Ground Are We Standing On?
What will the Zimmerman jury actually be trying to decide? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Crime, Flori-duh, Florida, George Zimmerman, Judge Debra...
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5 Stories of the Week: Ginsburg, Football, and More
Looking at five notable stories of the week that was. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: 9th Circuit, Abe Fortas, Anita B. Brody, Anita Brody, Barack...
View ArticleGeorge Zimmerman: NOT GUILTY
George Zimmerman has been found not guilty. UPDATE (10:16 p.m.): Here are more details and commentary on the Zimmerman trial verdict. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan...
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Will George Zimmerman Join O.J. Simpson In The Hunt For Real Killers?
As George Zimmerman walks free, who is happy about it? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Crime, Flori-duh, Florida, George Zimmerman, Judge Debra...
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Morning Docket: 07.15.13
* Size matters when it comes to hourly rates. Because when you work in Biglaw, it’ll be all the more odious for your poor clients when you “churn that bill, baby.” [Corporate Counsel] * Would you want...
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