Congratulations to the 2011 Bristow Fellows
Federal government lawyers are having their pay frozen. But let’s face it: you don’t don’t go into government service for the money. You might do it for the experience. You might do it for the...
View ArticleQuote of the Day: What’s the Bluebook Parenthetical for That?
A Ninth Circuit potpourri: a highly unusual opinion, and the passing of a prominent liberal judge.
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 07.11.13
* Authorities are exhuming the Boston strangler suspect to attempt to match his DNA with a sample recovered from a victim killed almost 50 years ago, highlighting advances in DNA harvesting technology....
View ArticleWho Wants To Watch a Prosecutor Get Benchslapped En Banc?
Another question: Why don't we have a Chief Judge Kozinski and Judge Pregerson buddy comedy?
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 01.31.14
* This is the place where we pretend to be shocked that Chris Christie abused his power. [New York Times] * Remember the Super Bowl Shuffle? Now there’s a lawsuit over it. Proving even terrible art can...
View ArticleGovernment Striking Out In Barry Bonds Case
The Ninth Circuit did not have much sympathy for federal prosecutors.
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Non-Sequiturs: 01.15.14
* Lagunitas sued Sierra Nevada over beer. Beer connoisseurs pulled themselves out of their own vomit to tweet their disapproval. And it worked, Lagunitas dropped the suit. Imagine if we could harness...
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 01.26.15
* Another benchmark in the Ninth Circuit's ongoing war against prosecutorial misconduct: a panel of judges -- Kozinski, Wardlaw, and Fletcher -- suggest trying prosecutors for perjury. [New York...
View ArticleNinth Circuit Orders Release Of Man Due To Prosecutorial Misconduct
Check out the video; arguing this case probably wasn't fun for the government lawyer.
View ArticleWho Wants To Watch a Prosecutor Get Benchslapped En Banc?
Another question: Why don't we have a Chief Judge Kozinski and Judge Pregerson buddy comedy?
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 01.31.14
* This is the place where we pretend to be shocked that Chris Christie abused his power. [New York Times] * Remember the Super Bowl Shuffle? Now there’s a lawsuit over it. Proving even terrible art can...
View ArticleGovernment Striking Out In Barry Bonds Case
The Ninth Circuit did not have much sympathy for federal prosecutors.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Non-Sequiturs: 01.15.14
* Lagunitas sued Sierra Nevada over beer. Beer connoisseurs pulled themselves out of their own vomit to tweet their disapproval. And it worked, Lagunitas dropped the suit. Imagine if we could harness...
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 01.26.15
* Another benchmark in the Ninth Circuit's ongoing war against prosecutorial misconduct: a panel of judges -- Kozinski, Wardlaw, and Fletcher -- suggest trying prosecutors for perjury. [New York...
View ArticleNinth Circuit Orders Release Of Man Due To Prosecutorial Misconduct
Check out the video; arguing this case probably wasn't fun for the government lawyer.
View ArticleThe Ninth Circuit Has No Patience For This Ethically Challenged Attorney
Nice try, counselor.
View ArticleTwo Biglaw Firms Get Benchslapped As Federal Judge Questions ‘Integrity’
Ouch, that's gotta hurt.
View ArticleDOJ Lawyer Earns 15 Minutes Of Infamy Arguing In Front Of Exactly The Wrong...
Who would have thought 'safe and sanitary' would be this difficult to define? Not these judges.
View ArticleThat DOJ Lawyer Who Argued That Kids Didn’t Need Sleep Or Toothbrushes? Yeah,...
Frankly, this opinion is a model of restraint.
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