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... very long article, Evan Thomas examines the life and background of Eliot Spitzer, trying to understand why he engaged in such reckless conduct. Shorter version ... became a neurosurgeon. His sister, Emily, became a successful public-interest lawyer. Eliot never stopped climbing the Meritocrat Ziggurat. At Horace Mann, an incubator of competitiveness, he ... less grand but honorable and serves the public. I don't think Eliot's upbringing was a huge factor in his spectacular lapse of judgment. If it was, we ...

... agencies with a tool to prosecute those who engaged in the forced coercion of women into engaging in prostitution. Whatever else Eliot Spitzer might have done, there is no reasonable argument that he coerced any of the women to whom ... anything but coerced. It is hard to see, in short, how the legislative purposes of the Mann Act are furthered by prosecuting such as Spitzer. It is a fact that these days escorts advertise on the internet, book appointments by email and cell phone, and travel around ...

... old, there is already an outpouring of posts about the scandal. I would recommend Daniel Gross's excellent piece about how Spitzer was caught with tactics similar to those he employed on others. Corporate law bloggers Stephen Bainbridge, Larry Ribstein, and Christine Hurt have also weighed in on the news. I just wanted to speak briefly as a supporter of Eliot Spitzer's work as attorney general. In the past, I have blogged over at the Conglomerate and here at PrawfsBlawg in ...

1. Playgirl Magazine invites Spitzer to pose: If Eliot Spitzer weren't the scion of a super-rich New York real estate family, maybe he would take Playgirl up on this offer. 2. Ashley Alexandra Dupre was 17 in "Girls Gone Wild" videos: Quips our tipster of Joe Francis, "And he thought he saved $1M..." Open Playgirl Casting Call to Eliot Spitzer [Playgirl Magazine Blog] Attorney: Spitzer escort was 17 in 'Wild' videos [AP]

... , Emily Bazelon wonders, "Why Is Prostitution Illegal?" Her conclusion: "In the end, this seems like the most salient question: Forget Eliot Spitzer. Shouldn't prostitution laws come down to working conditions-and the laws that would lead to better ones for sex workers?" Somehow, I suspect that the debate in the coming weeks over the Spitzer scandal will focus more on politics, and less on legalizing prostitution in the Empire State (or in our Nation's capital). ...

... a little statement. And these are the people who are the closest to the governor, who are governing the state." Can you imagine what Attorney General Spitzer would have done to a corporate CEO who told two of his executives to stonewall and who tried to fight off an ... Spitzer would have done: Former Goldman Sachs Chairman John Whitehead said Thursday that New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer threatened him during an April phone call for writing an open letter critical of Spitzer's attacks on ...

... soon. Update (2:30 PM): Press conference scheduled for 2:15 p.m., but Governor Spitzer is running 15 minutes late. "I don't blame him," said Ben Smith of the Politico, ... Update (2:50 PM): Still no press conference. Brooke Masters, author of Spoiling for a Fight: The Rise of Eliot Spitzer, was just interviewed on CNN. She noted that this scandal comes at a bad time for Spitzer politically, in the wake of last year's scandal involving his misuse of the State Police for political purposes. Update ( ...

... whether he can leave more than he owes for future visits. Spitzer's statement today is here. UPDATE 4: Latest word from ABC and ... Patterson. UPDATE: While awaiting the press conference, the rumor amongst press in attendance is that Spitzer will announce his resignation. Unbelievable! Aside: From Overlawyered: Best line heard so ... New York Times and Newsday have announced that New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, who made his bones as the tough-on-crime Attorney General, is embroiled in a prostitution ...

... that's about? The release offers a few interesting insights about the government's decision not to pursue Spitzer: ELIOT SPITZER has acknowledged to this Office that he was a client of, and made payments to, the Emperors Club VIP. Our investigation ... of this matter are common fodder for the government, and result in a prosecution as predictably as the sun rises each morning. As for Spitzer's "acceptance of responsibility," since when does the government mind kicking a man when he's down? Hey, that ...

... Palfrey, is prosecuted in federal court for running a prostitution ring, it will be interesting to see how things develop with Governor Spitzer. One of the DC Madam's big gripes is that, though the government has the names and identities of plenty of ... men were arrested for prostitution (in New York state, as I recall). By far, the women outnumbered the men. Lovely…. Will the Eliot Spitzer situation, when juxtaposed with the DC Madam prosecution, prove the point further? Stay tuned. - Elizabeth ...