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21 Nov 3:37 am
... thing nearly everyone agreed about was: "Yes, we all know that Trig is her baby." ADDED: I know Sullivan wants me to check out his list of
"lies." I picked one to check out, that she said the only flag in her office was the Israeli flag. As Sullivan himself notes, she must have
meant to say the only foreign flag, since she did also ... there's no motivation here doesn't mean it's an "odd lie" - which is Sullivan's
term. It means it's not a lie at all. What's odd is his definition of a ...
23 Nov 8:35 pm
ANN ALTHOUSE CHALLENGES ANDREW SULLIVAN. "I will look at the items and say what I think, with an eye toward Sullivan's assertion: whether we are dealing with a person who is not just the usual politico but clinically delusional."
2 Oct 2:49 am
... on his blog, and U.S. law continues to discriminate against potential citizens who are HIV-positive, a subject Sullivan has written about
often.) This went over poorly, the arguments being the same garden variety excuses that apply in a ... " that entirely ignore the only issue raised in this case, disparity of treatment,
or reflects wholesale ignorance of the fact that Sullivan's situation is remarkably ordinary, with defendants charged with minor offenses often
having immigration and/or health ...
13 Sep 3:40 pm
... propriety of the U.S. Attorney's Office moving to dismiss a marijuana possession charge against Andrew Sullivan. Yes, that Andrew
Sullivan -- the noted political pundit, author, and blogger (and proponent of marijuana legalization). Judge Collings issued ... the District
of Massachusetts] Andrew Sullivan's Federal Pot Favors [Gawker] Friendly D.A. Saves Andrew Sullivan
From Life Sentence In Gitmo, For Smoking Marijuana [Wonkette] On Marijuana, a Famous Blogger, and One Skeptical Judge [WSJ Law Blog] ...
14 Sep 8:27 am
... to a citizen to prove she is equal under the law. As the post to which I link points out, to the extent Sullivan was discussing the Equal
Protection clause of the United States Constitution (purportedly he was), this is a gross, Sesame Street-level oversimplification ... like the Log Cabin Republicans, showed that he was
willing to support a federal amendment banning same sex marriage. Where Sullivan had previously advocated the most bloodthirsty prosecution of
the Iraq war, he became a dove. Where ...
9 Nov 6:06 am
As mentioned in this recent post, I am expecting (or at least hoping) that the big Graham and Sullivan SCOTUS cases to be argued this morning
will not simply turn on Justice Kennedy as a swing voter in another 5-4 split. I make ... that often play a role in harsh juve sentencing realities in many states. But, when I get a
chance to read the Graham and Sullivan transcripts, I am going to be especially watching for any "tells" from Chief Justice Roberts and Justice
Alito. In most major death penalty ...
10 Nov 10:07 am
... restore this country's reputation."? Is restoring our reputation the main objective? What is the objective of any call for accountability? Sullivan's call sounds in the language of reconciliation, language he explicitly deploys in his letter. But is ... any further institutional or individual
responsibility-whether through prosecutions or new legislative initiatives. Every bit of Sullivan's argument applies equally to former Vice
President Cheney. I presume the difference for Sullivan is implied ...
5 Feb, 2007 6:39 am
... to get medieval on your ass. You're going to be bending over for Messrs. Sullivan and Cromwell. And this time around, they won't ask
nicely." ... Mr. Charney to return the documents and award the firm unspecified damages. 2. Sullivan sues its own associate [TheLawyer.com] We
wouldn't be surprised to learn that the author of ... said he was told not to come to the office while an internal investigation was ongoing. Sullivan is also claiming that Charney stole and leaked documents to the press. As we've ...
15 Jul, 2007 11:03 am
... cavalier statements characterizing Charney's lawsuit as 'nothing more than an attempt to extort millions of dollars' when Sullivan is aware
of corroboration of the egregious discrimination and retaliation by its partners." The memo goes on to argue, "Defendant's ... to destroy the hard drive on his computer. "The
unmistakable conclusion," argues the memo, "is that Gallion, acting at Sullivan's behest, was inextricably intertwined in the effort to 'kill,'
'crush' and 'demolish' Charney. Charney had ...
17 Dec, 2007 7:09 am
... 's rights in American constitutional development, although the general framework is likely to be controversial. Professor Kathleen Sullivan-the distinguished political scientist who teaches at Ohio University, not the lesser known law professor on the ... the book is quite insightful on
the reformulation of domestic law during the late nineteenth century. Professor Sullivan notes that at the time of the American Revolution,
domestic law governed a household that consisted of husband, wife, children ...
7 Apr 10:12 pm
... this information and where the stakes are so very high . . . is fundamentally unjust, outrageous and will not be tolerated," Sullivan said,
according to a transcript of the hearing. "How can this court have any confidence whatsoever in the United States ... to be widespread misconduct and actually doing something about it
are, well, shocking. It's premature to suggest that Judge Sullivan's epiphany will spread across the federal judiciary, district by district,
judge by judge, to force others to ...
15 Apr 1:35 am
... refused to engage with him. Why? The Village Voice writer Richard Goldstein spoke for this tendency when he claimed that Sullivan was
"promoting the bargain of assimilation. But this deal comes with a price. It requires gays to maintain the illusion that we're ... not to act like fags". Today, marriage is the Number
One demand of the gay-rights movement. So why was Sullivan demonised for being the first to articulate it? He says now, haltingly: "It was the
middle of a plague, we were all dying, and ...
13 May 10:13 am
... . We initially reported that 15 - 20 people were quietly let go from Sullivan & Cromwell, but that number keeps growing: Now about the
layoffs. 30+ is much more ... aspersions and hide. Instead, the S&C associate provides hard evidence of Sullivan's scaled back summer
program. More details after the jump. Yesterday, ... shown themselves to be really bad at their jobs and undeserving of any frills? Earlier: Sullivan & Cromwell Spring Bonus (And: The 2009 Summer Associate Budget) Stealth Layoff ...
13 May 6:54 am
... why Pennsylvania will be very interested in the two juve LWOP cases, Graham and Sullivan, recently taken up by the Supreme Court (basics
here and here): Civil-rights ... assess and decided whether and how Pennsylvania might participate in the Graham and Sullivan cases? At one
level, you have to realize that if SCOTUS rules for the defendant ... certain Justices to want to issue a broader ruling than the facts in Graham and Sullivan demand. So dear readers, should Pennsylvania (and other states) jump ...
11 Sep 3:42 pm
As other media outlets have reported, famed blogger and Atlantic writer Andrew M. Sullivan was cited for possessing marijuana on federal
property. That anyone would be prosecuted for possessing marijuana in the United States is ... opinion, garden-variety drug offenders face prosecution for possession of marijuana on
federal land. What was special about Andrew Sullivan? Will the Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility open an
investigation? While it's almost certainly the case ...
2 Nov 2:18 pm
... jury found Maples guilty and sentenced him to death. Maples appealed his capital murder conviction with the help of attorneys at Sullivan
& Cromwell: Maples subsequently filed a petition for post-conviction relief pursuant to Alabama Rule of Criminal Procedure ... what's the explanation for S&C's missing the
deadline for filing an appeal? From our tipster: Basically, Sullivan & Cromwell forgot to file a notice of appeal for a death row inmate,
causing him to procedurally default all his ...
10 Nov 10:12 am
... bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted." In Sullivan, the Court is
considering the constitutionality of a prison sentence of life without the possibility of parole for a 13-year-old who committed a ... " (as opposed to "unique") punishments, a true
Eighth Amendment textualist would likely have to conclude that Sullivan's sentence satisfies the second prong of the Constitution's punishment
prohibition. The claim the Joe Sullivan's sentence ...
21 Jul, 2007 5:26 am
... approach -- and took his seat the following January. During his tenure, Sullivan ruled on thousands of cases. In the infamous Mike Tyson
case, he was the lone dissenter in ... s Witness in a fight that made it to the U.S. Supreme Court. Fellow judges said Sullivan treated each
case as the most important one he'd worked on. He took ... beer and catch a (baseball) game with that guy," Garau said. Even in retirement, Sullivan will continue writing opinions as a senior judge with the court. Though he can't ...
21 Jul 3:26 pm
... filed late last week in the two juve LWOP cases, Graham and Sullivan, to be heard next term by Supreme Court (basics here and here). As I
have explained in prior posts (some of which are linked below), I think Graham and Sullivan are the most important Eighth Amendment cases to be
heard by the Supreme Court in a long time ... merits brief in Graham can be access at this link. The top-side merits brief in Sullivan can be
accessed at this link. Both are very lengthy because of long appendices. Other ...
28 Oct 5:00 pm
... that might lessen DiPascali's incentive to flee was his cooperation with the government in future cases. Mukasey, who worked under Sullivan
when both were federal prosecutors in Manhattan - a fact the judge pointed out at the hearing - said his client was ... and prosecutors haven't said exactly what kind of cooperation
DiPascali is providing, and that didn't sit well with Sullivan. The judge wondered aloud whether the only individuals DiPascali might cooperate
against were sitting in a "prison in ...
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