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Offensive Emails: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Nominee Edition

February 23, 2015 by Bitter Staff Leave a Comment

Pennsylvania’s legal community has an email problem. First it was the pornographic emails being swapped between the Attorney General’s Office and other state offices. Then it turned out some of the more offensive files came from none other than a sitting Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice, one Seamus McCaffery, since retired. So you would think that…

Filed Under: Lawyer Tagged With: emails, pennsylvania, supreme court

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Color Us Surprised: Scalia Is The Most Sarcastic Supreme Court Justice

January 21, 2015 by Lisa Needham Leave a Comment

Oh, Antonin Scalia. Love or hate him, he is the most entertaining Supreme Court justice to read, in large part because the man never met a fight he didn’t like. He writes everything like he is leading with that big angry chin of his. His cranky dissents are legendary even when you don’t actually remember…

Filed Under: Best of Bitter Lawyer, Lawyer Tagged With: antonin scalia, rick hasen, sarcasm, supreme court

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Dear Proponents of Prop 8: A Lesson on Standing

June 28, 2013 by M Walter 4 Comments

In sympathy for the Prop 8 proponents, we take a look at the basic elements of standing, and how to litigate the issue next time.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: constitutional law, gay marriage, standing, supreme court

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Supreme Court Justice or NASCAR Driver

September 18, 2012 by Gregory D. Luce Leave a Comment

Name your kid as if he or she would be a Supreme Court Justice or NASCAR driver.

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: Bitter by Numbers, lists, supreme court

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The "I Know It When I See It" Standard, Set in Comic Sans

September 13, 2012 by Bitter Staff 4 Comments

The greatest case law of our time. In Comic Sans.

Filed Under: Columns, Lawyer Tagged With: Comic Sans, judges, supreme court

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Gretchen Rubin: Former Supreme Court Clerk, Author of The Happiness Project

May 23, 2012 by Bitter Staff 1 Comment

We caught up with best-selling author and lawyer Gretchen Rubin to talk about her writing and the Happiness Project

Filed Under: Interviews, Lawyer Tagged With: alternative careers, Bitter Success, supreme court

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Legal Humor Roundup for September 27, 2011

September 27, 2011 by Bitter Bartender 2 Comments

Reality hits you hard bro, with the net worth of U.S. Supreme Court Justices. Plus, what could you do with this witness on the stand?

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: gl11, Happy Hour Law Review, patent, supreme court

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Tara Kole: The Life & Times of an A-List Entertainment Lawyer

November 18, 2009 by Bitter Success 24 Comments

We tracked down Tara Kole (Amherst ’98, Harvard Law ’03) to find out exactly what being an A-list entertainment attorney is all about.

Filed Under: Interviews, Lawyer Tagged With: entertainment law, supreme court

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Bitter News, 10-5-09

October 5, 2009 by Bitter Newsroom 2 Comments

Headlines from the Bitter Newsroom that will need the next 60 days to break a Gourmet habit: • Here’s a lead story that includes ‘sodomy’ but not ‘Polanski.’ Whore-ay!  “[Herman] Thomas, former Alabama Circuit Court judge, stands accused of sodomy, kidnapping, sex abuse, extortion, assault and ethics violations.” His begins trial today, with jury selection…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: ethics, referrals, sodomy, supreme court, Twitter

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Jeffrey Toobin: ‘Supreme’ Writer

May 27, 2009 by Bitter Success 17 Comments

The Bitter Lawyer interview with lawyer, New Yorker contributor, and CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin

Filed Under: Interviews, Lawyer Tagged With: journalists, New Yorker, supreme court

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