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31 May 2011, 11:42 am by David Lat
The [Ninth Circuit] seems to have cherry-picked the aspects of our opinions that gave colorable support to the proposition that the un-constitutionality of the action here was clearly established.Qualified immunity gives government officials breathing room to make reasonable but mistaken judgments about open legal questions. [read post]
20 Jun 2011, 2:18 pm by David Lat
One of [my handlers during my confirmation process] said, ‘You know, you might want to apologize for some of the things you wrote. [read post]
20 Jul 2011, 11:33 am by David Lat
Chief Judge Alex Kozinski (sans robe).Immigration is a hot topic these days. [read post]
1 Aug 2011, 9:23 am by David Lat
In a New York Times op-ed, mentioned previously in Morning Docket, Professor Zachary Shemtob and I argue that executions should be made public. [read post]
8 Sep 2011, 11:28 am by Staci Zaretsky
The month of August brought us a slew of disasters, both natural and otherwise. [read post]
26 Sep 2011, 3:32 pm by Elie Mystal
Ed. note: This post was written by Matt Levine, the new editor on our sister-site, Dealbreaker, and Elie Mystal.You might think that Dealbreaker HQ exists only metaphorically in virtual space, or maybe in the fan fiction you’re hiding in your desk, but in fact Bess and I share a real physical garrett both with our sibling sites Fashionista and Above the Law. [read post]
31 Oct 2011, 8:25 am by Elie Mystal
Allegedly offensive Halloween costume I thought the rule for Halloween costumes was “don’t dress like Hitler. [read post]
11 Nov 2011, 2:01 pm by Elie Mystal
* I wish I had a government job like working for the SEC or something. [read post]
5 Dec 2011, 12:15 pm by Elie Mystal
Let’s keep the bonus news rolling. [read post]
9 Dec 2011, 12:45 pm by Susan Moon
An in-house lawyer (let’s call her Athena) was recently offended by a statement made by a law firm attorney (let’s call him Hercules). [read post]
17 Jan 2012, 8:27 am by Elie Mystal
Being a student at Penn State has to be about as close as you can come to being in a World War I foxhole. [read post]
2 Feb 2012, 12:48 pm by Elie Mystal
The last time we wrote about somebody on the Emory Law faculty trying to “help out” struggling, jobless Emory Law students, we were covering the train wreck of a commencement speech by professor Sara Stadler. [read post]
14 Feb 2012, 11:21 am by Staci Zaretsky
Back in December 2010, we reported that tuition at the University of Maryland School of Law (now known as the Francis King Carey School of Law) would not be subject to the four percent hike for the 2011-2012 academic year that was thrust upon the rest of the programs doing business at the university’s Baltimore campus. [read post]
27 Apr 2012, 2:57 pm by Elie Mystal
Yes, it’s an entire story about toilet paper… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Law Schools, Religion, Toilet Paper, Toilets [read post]
18 Jun 2012, 7:02 am by Mark Herrmann
In-house columnist Mark Herrmann offers some thoughts on the power of negative thinking. [read post]
26 Jun 2012, 6:06 am by Christopher Danzig
* Congratulations to Justice Keith Blackwell, the newest member of the Georgia Supreme Court! [read post]