The Conglomerate
Sep 2, 8:25 AM PDT
Here's the 2010 list of the results of government employee satisfaction surveys. How can you trade on this information? You...
Overlawyered
Sep 2, 10:08 PM PDT
In Cabell County, West Virginia, “in part because of lawsuits over injuries.” [ AP ] Tags: recreation , West Virginia Related posts When obtaining medico-legal diagnoses… (0) West Virginia Supreme Court benchslap (1) West Virginia M.D.s (0) West Virginia Attorney General Involved in Medicaid...
Althouse
Sep 2, 8:35 PM PDT
... you can exaggerate all you want.
Point of Law
Sep 2, 10:05 PM PDT
The Center for Class Action Fairness filed its reply brief today in the Nachsin v. AOL appeal. The principal-agent problem does not just affect class action plaintiffs' attorneys enriching themselves at the expense of their putative clients. I see it far too often in the case of class action defense...
How Appealing
Sep 2, 8:34 PM PDT
Carol J. Williams of The Los Angeles Times has this news update . The Washington Times has a news update headlined " Conviction overturned for leaving water for illegals ." And The Associated Press reports that " Appeals court reverses conviction for littering ." You can access...
The Volokh Conspiracy
Sep 2, 7:24 PM PDT
(Orin Kerr) The comment thread to Monday’s post, The Ultimate Legal Blog Comment , is now at 585 comments. Many are by “Mick” himself, who left the original comment on Jonathan Turley’s blog. And it’s still going: It was at 583 comments when I started writing this post, and I had to...
Althouse
Sep 2, 6:40 PM PDT
"Scottsdale, Arizona. It's clean, it's not too big, it's got a couple streets with shops and restaurants, and the people there aren't fucking insane. This place is fucking insane. And by the way, that's not a reason to like it. Anyone who says that is a delusional dirtbag."
Leiter Reports
Sep 2, 4:28 PM PDT
MOVING TO FRONT FROM JULY 20, IN CASE ANYONE WHO (SENSIBLY!) DOESN'T READ BLOGS IN THE SUMMER MIGHT BE INTERESTED I have posted on SSRN a review essay of Brian Tamanaha's interesting recent book Beyond the Formalist-Realist Divide: The Role...
How Appealing
Sep 2, 6:17 PM PDT
This article appears today in The New York Daily News. The New York Post contains an article headlined " Party on, gals; 'Ladies' night' is legal: fed judges ." And Mark Hamblett of the New York Law Journal reports that " Bid to Eradicate 'Ladies Nights' Fails at 2nd Circuit ." My earlier coverage...
The Volokh Conspiracy
Sep 2, 4:12 PM PDT
(Eugene Volokh) I assume most law review staffers are already doing this, but in case you aren’t, let me suggest it: Many old legal books are available in full text on Google Books, and many more available in HeinOnline’s Legal Classics database and Gale’s Making of Modern Law...
How Appealing
Sep 2, 4:14 PM PDT
The Associated Press has a report that begins, "A federal appeals court has ruled against the Baltimore Ravens and the National Football league in a copyright dispute over the team's original logo." And The Daily Record of Baltimore reports that " Appeals court revives suit over Ravens' first...
TalkLeft
Sep 2, 2:57 PM PDT
Earlier today, I wrote about Matt Yglesias' critique of a book he has not read . Yglesias urged that the truth matters. Earlier, Yglesias wrote "the truth is that whatever the failings of the White House’s approach to fiscal policy, they have been out there consistently pushing for somewhat more to...
Above the Law
Sep 2, 2:18 PM PDT
* Wasn’t there a guy — black guy, big ears — who specifically tried to stop this kind of thing from happening? [ AltTransport ] * Are you a Biglaw associate with a family? You should despair check out this advice. [ Life's Work ] * Tiny crustaceans have been found in New York City tap...
Althouse
Sep 2, 1:50 PM PDT
Not God... vibrating strings... point particles, 2-dimensional membranes, 3 -dimensional blobs and other objects that are more difficult to picture and occupy even more dimensions of space. M-theory, Stephen Hawking says, explains how the universe came to exist.
WSJ Law Blog
Sep 2, 1:40 PM PDT
The Justice Department on Thursday filed a civil lawsuit against Maricopa County, Ariz., sheriff Joe Arpaio.
Above the Law
Sep 2, 1:31 PM PDT
Another day, another law student turned beauty queen. If you can’t get a legal job in this economy, you might as well settle for a free car and a year’s supply of make-up, right? It’s certainly better to get the cosmetics for free than to steal them — just ask Caroline Giuliani (Rudy Giuliani’s...
Blog of Legal Times
Sep 2, 1:18 PM PDT
For the first time in more than 30 years, the U.S. military has allowed an enlisted Sikh soldier to maintain his religiously-mandated turban, beard and hair while serving in the Army. A team of lawyers in the Washington office of...
The Volokh Conspiracy
Sep 2, 1:06 PM PDT
(Todd Zywicki) According to Jane Mayer, this makes him a corporate tool : I was the main speaker of the night at a fancy dinner. The crowd included millionaire business owners and corporate executives. And the man who introduced me, and who had invited me to speak, was...
Blog of Legal Times
Sep 2, 12:55 PM PDT
The interior designer who decorated Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Washington headquarters has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government. In a one-count felony charge filed Sept. 1 in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, the...
Point of Law
Sep 2, 1:13 PM PDT
From the American Medical Association, " AMA, 90 Medical Organizations Oppose Tax Changes That Encourage More Lawsuits ": WASHINGTON , D.C. - Opposing any changes to the tax code that would encourage trial attorneys to file more lawsuits and add to the overall cost of health care, the...
Above the Law
Sep 2, 11:59 AM PDT
Today Am Law released an exhaustive report about female equity partners at major law firms — equity partners, not to be confused with non-equity partners (who are really glorified associates that firms slap with the “partner” label in order to look good when folks like BBLP or Jezebel come...
TalkLeft
Sep 2, 11:51 AM PDT
"Explaining" President Obama's fall from grace, Time's Michael Scherer finds the Beltway's favorite villain: [E]ven as Obama aides were aware of a growing disconnect, it didn't seem to worry their boss. Instead, the ambitious legislative goals usually trumped other priorities. Both in...
ProfessorBainbridge.com
Sep 2, 11:22 AM PDT
In at least one small way, our friends at The Defining Tension corporate law blog live in a freer country than I do. On a serious note, the Economist blog post to which I linked has a nice discussion of the difference between sensible and nonsensical regulation: I am perfectly capable of...
ProfessorBainbridge.com
Sep 2, 11:08 AM PDT
From Hotline (HT: Mataconis): O'Donnell, a perennial conservative candidate in Delaware, is challenging moderate Rep. Mike Castle (R), the clear favorite of the GOP establishment. But she has come under fire recently for her personal financial problems. Reports have surfaced...
ProfessorBainbridge.com
Sep 2, 10:47 AM PDT
We blogged the other day on the new Dodd-Frank requirement that companies disclose the ratio between their CEO's pay and that if the median worker. Now Marc Hodak blogs on the NY Times' editorial on that requirement, concluding: I always love it when someone who is horribly...
The Volokh Conspiracy
Sep 2, 10:29 AM PDT
(Jonathan H. Adler) The Psychologist (published by the British Psychological Society) rounds up some of the academic research on effective study habits. (Hat tip: Tyler Cowen )
Althouse
Sep 2, 10:25 AM PDT
... or... uh... unprepared statement... Seriously, what is wrong with this woman? That is scary. (Via Memeorandum .)
WSJ Law Blog
Sep 2, 10:03 AM PDT
We have no evidence that this is true, but we'd imagine that a fair percentage of lawyers have trouble connecting with Mr. Sandman during the night.
Above the Law
Sep 2, 9:54 AM PDT
Earlier this week, Conor Friedersdorf, writing for The Atlantic, poured a big bottle of haterade all over the legal profession. More specifically, he criticized the way “Ivy League” lawyers are recruited, and the “palpable sense of entitlement” they exhibit even when they don’t take...
TalkLeft
Sep 2, 9:37 AM PDT
McClatchy : [A] small but growing number of moderate Democrats are balking at boosting taxes on the rich. [. . .] "The economy is very weak right now. Raising taxes will lower consumer demand at a time when we want people putting more money into the economy," said Sen. Evan...
Blog of Legal Times
Sep 2, 9:05 AM PDT
This week’s Supreme Court Insider (register here to receive the weekly newsletter free) offers several features that take you, well, inside the Court and some of its lesser-known operations, as well as up-to-the-minute developments. Among them: -- The final installment...
TalkLeft
Sep 2, 9:22 AM PDT
Yesterday I wrote about liberal handwringing over Markos' book American Taliban . Meanwhile back at the reality ranch, David Kopel at the Volokh Conspiracy writes about Anne Coulter's claim that President Obama is an atheist: Ann Coulter’s column today argues that Obama is not a...
The Volokh Conspiracy
Sep 2, 8:41 AM PDT
(Kenneth Anderson) Okay, I am giving in to the Popular Will, against my better judgment. What do VAT tax, PIN number, ATM machine, all have in common? Feel free to list more in the comments, including your views on whether this is acceptable language usage or not. (Put them here...
Above the Law
Sep 2, 8:10 AM PDT
Yesterday we wrote about Madam Justice Lori Douglas , a Canadian judge in Manitoba who, in her pre-robescent days, apparently posed for nude pictures — while engaged in such activities as bondage, sex toy play, and oral sex. These photographs apparently made their way on to an...
The Volokh Conspiracy
Sep 2, 8:08 AM PDT
(Kenneth Anderson) Daniel J. Mitchell at the Cato blog has a new post up, continuing an argument against the imposition of a VAT tax in the United States. His argument in that piece is fundamentally that a VAT tax does not really solve the fiscal problem, but instead merely invites government...
WSJ Law Blog
Sep 2, 7:35 AM PDT
John Walker Lindh is back in the news. He and another Muslim inmate have asked a federal judge in Indianapolis to allow them and other Muslims to pray as a group, as required by their religious beliefs.
Althouse
Sep 2, 7:13 AM PDT
"... Saturday's rally was quite largely confined to expressions of pathos and insecurity, voiced in a sickly and pious tone. The emotions that underlay it, however, may not be uttered that way indefinitely."
WSJ Law Blog
Sep 2, 6:54 AM PDT
If you grew up in the 1970s and 80s and watched a fair bit of television, you likely remember the ads, many of which ended with the tag line: "Jacoby & Meyers, When It's Time to Call a Lawyer."
Point of Law
Sep 2, 7:34 AM PDT
In 2009, Oregon Senate Bill 311 increased state agency liability caps from $500,000 to $3.2 million, and the cap will increase to $4 million by 2015. "In response, groups holding public events on state property are being required to carry more insurance and the increase is more than some...
Overlawyered
Sep 2, 6:12 AM PDT
Elevator-injury case: “Citing Attorney’s Inflammatory Language, Court Erases Most of Jury Verdict” [ Daily Business Report ] “Obama’s zealous civil rights enforcer gets busy” [ Byron York, Examiner ] “Trend: Helicopter parents win kids in divorce” [ Theresa Walsh Giarrusso...
Above the Law
Sep 2, 5:53 AM PDT
* In honor of 90210 day , here’s a law-related story about a high school teacher who made beautiful music with his female students. Too bad this didn’t happen on the show — he’d be a lot hotter. [ Belleville News Democrat ] * The worst hangover ever: realizing that you lost a $1.3M painting...
Lowering the Bar
Sep 2, 5:00 AM PDT
What is the world coming to when a man can't take the steps necessary to defend his home and family from mammalian invaders? Ask Cedric Newton, who was charged last week with reckless discharge of a firearm simply for trying...
Leiter Reports
Sep 2, 4:27 AM PDT
Here. This being a high-minded, academic kind of place, let us also pause to remember some of the juvenile reasoning offered by putative intellectuals for the war of aggression against Iraq.
Overlawyered
Sep 1, 10:11 PM PDT
Jon Hyman at Ohio Employment Law spots a potentially significant ruling, and has a followup . P.S. The topic is also discussed on Thursday’s John Stossel show , with guests Katherine Mangu-Ward of Reason and Steve Lonegan of Americans for Prosperity. Tags: disabled rights...
Althouse
Sep 1, 7:44 PM PDT
... you can try to blend in. ADDED: The long view:
TalkLeft
Sep 1, 6:30 PM PDT
Colorado Republican gubernatorial candidate (and Tea Party Fave ) Dan Maes admitted today his claim that he worked undercover on a gambling and drug investigation while a police officer in Liberal, KS, which led to his firing, was either technically inaccurate or false. Here's what he...
Overlawyered
Sep 1, 6:06 PM PDT
Forwarded by Pete Warden with the comment, “ This post sums up why I’m a pretty liberal guy *and* a strong supporter of Overlawyered.” Tags: Netherlands , swimming Related posts June 2000 archives, part 3 (0) Welcome Dutch readers (0) Valerie Lakey v. Sta-Rite (0) Update:...
The Cuban Revolution
Sep 1, 5:45 PM PDT
Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francais( SNCF ) is bidding to get a piece of the lucrative contracts to build the United State’s first high speech rail tracks. Plans for high-speed rails were announced last January by President Barack Obama. Nothing out of the ordinary about that until...
Concurring Opinions
Sep 1, 4:43 PM PDT
Don’t pre-tweet your verdict (kw)
TalkLeft
Sep 1, 4:28 PM PDT
Krugman : Why do people like me feel the need to revisit the fateful decision to go for an underpowered stimulus right at the beginning of the Obama administration? It’s not about “I told you so”, or at least not mainly. It’s about the economic narrative, which will matter long after the current...
