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…
Color Us Surprised: Scalia Is The Most Sarcastic Supreme Court Justice
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…
Dear Proponents of Prop 8: A Lesson on Standing
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.
Supreme Court Justice or NASCAR Driver
Name your kid as if he or she would be a Supreme Court Justice or NASCAR driver.
The "I Know It When I See It" Standard, Set in Comic Sans
The greatest case law of our time. In Comic Sans.
Gretchen Rubin: Former Supreme Court Clerk, Author of The Happiness Project
We caught up with best-selling author and lawyer Gretchen Rubin to talk about her writing and the Happiness Project
Legal Humor Roundup for September 27, 2011
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?
Tara Kole: The Life & Times of an A-List Entertainment Lawyer
We tracked down Tara Kole (Amherst ’98, Harvard Law ’03) to find out exactly what being an A-list entertainment attorney is all about.
Bitter News, 10-5-09
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…
Jeffrey Toobin: ‘Supreme’ Writer
The Bitter Lawyer interview with lawyer, New Yorker contributor, and CNN legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin