* We’re not the only ones obsessed with Nina Totenberg. NPR sold out of their first run of Nina Totin’ Bags. [ NPR Shop ]
* Will it be as marketable as a book on how NOT to get sued? [ What About Clients? ]
* "Your Honor, I Move To Strike Your Mother For Cause" [ Deliberations ]
* The winning bid for the Red Sox shirt buried in Yankee stadium was $175k, with the proceeds going to The Jimmy Fund. But what if the 174k over the asking price isn’t actually tax-deductible? [ TaxProf Blog ]
* Musical Chairs: UVA hires constitutional law expert Frederick Schauer away from Harvard. [ Virginia Law ]
* This was too dirty for a full post, even for Kash. NY law firm Bivona & Cohen is pre-emptively suing a secretary who gave a partner a lap dance with a happy ending, and kept the "towel of proof." [ Law.com ]
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Non-Sequiturs: 03.28.08From: pheedo.com
Post Date: 2008-03-28 15:30:00
* Was Barack Obama a "real" law professor at the University of Chicago? Or just a pseudo-prof? [ Marc Ambinder / The Atlantic ]
* Speaking of Obama, why didn’t he save more for retirement? Professor Mankiw speculates: "Maybe he is expecting vastly higher tax rates in the future, when the accumulated savings will need to be withdrawn and taxed." [ Greg Mankiw via TaxProf Blog ]
* Speaking of law profs, should they reveal their political leanings to their students? [ PrawfsBlawg ] ...
more Lawyer of the Day: Samuel A. FishmanFrom: pheedo.com
Post Date: 2008-03-28 13:45:00
With respect to our earlier post , about a rumor that Latham & Watkins represents the Church of Scientology, we have our doubts. See this comment (at 2:53 PM).
But here’s some bad news about Latham that appears to be more reliable. From the WSJ Law Blog :
[ Samuel A. Fishman (pictured)] has pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud and is slated to be sentenced in June.... The criminal information and papers from the U.S. attorney’s office say Fishman, 51 of...
more Pro Se Litigant of the Day: Julio MoraFrom: pheedo.com
Post Date: 2008-03-28 13:00:00
What is it about Florida that causes its lawyers and litigants to misbehave so egregiously? Just last week, the Florida Supreme Court sanctioned colorful attorney Jack Thompson. And now they’ve expressed their displeasure (PDF) with pro se litigant Julio Mora .
What did Mr. Mora do to upset the court? From its opinion:
Mora has filed pro se pleadings containing scandalous and obscene language. Specifically, in his “Petition to Inhibit Jurisdiction From this Very Supre...
more The Church of Scientology: A Latham & Watkins Client?From: pheedo.com
Post Date: 2008-03-28 12:00:00
The law firm of Latham & Watkins has lots of things going for it: eye-popping profits , ample prestige, and a promise of no layoffs . What more could you ask for?
How about.... a powerful and glamorous client, with deep connections in Hollywood? Reported over at Radar Online :
Recently, Radar reported on Scientology’s short-lived attempt to beat its Guy Fawkes mask-clad antagonists "Anonymous" at their own game: scary YouTube videos. A clip posted by a Sciento associate under t...
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