Morning Docket: 02.24.11
Julian Assange * A British court ruled that Julian Assange should be extradited to Sweden. [Reuters] * Governor Neil Abercrombie of Hawaii signed into law a bill legalizing same-sex civil unions. Men,...
View ArticleHunton & Williams Gets Colbert Report’ed
The cutting-edge information and security practice of Hunton & Williams is getting the firm lots of media attention these days — but not of the positive variety. The firm’s lawyers are getting...
View ArticleAn Update on WikiLeaks and Its International Man of Mischief, Julian Assange
Although I’m no longer an editor here at Above the Law (*tear*), you know my byline occasionally still pops up to bring you news of lonely lawyers and goings-on in the world of privacy. This week, I...
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 07.12.11
* TLC’s Sister Wives are challenging Utah’s bigamy laws. More power to these polygamist people, especially the men. They deserve some credit for tolerating a handful of wives. [Jonathan Turley] * Screw...
View ArticleFBI Rolls Out the Hacker Paddywagon in Nationwide Raid
It’s been an unusually exciting month in the legal tech world. Several lawyers have been charged with (and cleared of) upsetting electronic crimes. An Am Law 100 firm got sued for allegedly screwing up...
View ArticleLetter from London: Occupy Biglaw
When news emerged last week that the Wall Street protests were spreading to London, I dared to dream. Maybe I could inculcate myself among the protesters, I wondered, and persuade their leaders to...
View ArticleThe Soldier Accused of Leaking Military Cables to WikiLeaks Is in Court Right...
The former military intelligence analyst accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of documents to WikiLeaks has spent the last four days in a Maryland military court, undergoing a hearing to determine...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 02.02.12
* How many friend requests did these firms just get? Fenwick & West and Simpson Thacher are the Biglaw stars of Facebook’s S-1 filing for its $5B initial public offering. Like. [Am Law Daily] * The...
View ArticleCourt-Martial Begins for Bradley Manning; He Faces 22 Counts and Life in Prison
Did this young soldier aid the enemy? Bradley Manning, the American traitor or human rights champion depending on your perspective, was back in court yesterday. His court-martial officially began, and...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 08.16.12
* Dewey have some false expectations of success for this partner settlement agreement? Only one in four affected partners have signed on the dotted line, but advisers think the plan will win bankruptcy...
View ArticleAn Update on WikiLeaks and Its International Man of Mischief, Julian Assange
Although I’m no longer an editor here at Above the Law (*tear*), you know my byline occasionally still pops up to bring you news of lonely lawyers and goings-on in the world of privacy. This week, I...
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 07.12.11
* TLC’s Sister Wives are challenging Utah’s bigamy laws. More power to these polygamist people, especially the men. They deserve some credit for tolerating a handful of wives. [Jonathan Turley] * Screw...
View ArticleFBI Rolls Out the Hacker Paddywagon in Nationwide Raid
It’s been an unusually exciting month in the legal tech world. Several lawyers have been charged with (and cleared of) upsetting electronic crimes. An Am Law 100 firm got sued for allegedly screwing up...
View ArticleLetter from London: Occupy Biglaw
When news emerged last week that the Wall Street protests were spreading to London, I dared to dream. Maybe I could inculcate myself among the protesters, I wondered, and persuade their leaders to...
View ArticleThe Soldier Accused of Leaking Military Cables to WikiLeaks Is in Court Right...
The former military intelligence analyst accused of leaking hundreds of thousands of documents to WikiLeaks has spent the last four days in a Maryland military court, undergoing a hearing to determine...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 02.02.12
* How many friend requests did these firms just get? Fenwick & West and Simpson Thacher are the Biglaw stars of Facebook’s S-1 filing for its $5B initial public offering. Like. [Am Law Daily] * The...
View ArticleCourt-Martial Begins for Bradley Manning; He Faces 22 Counts and Life in Prison
Bradley Manning, the American traitor or human rights champion depending on your perspective, was back in court yesterday. His court-martial officially began, and he now faces 22 serious charges that...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 08.16.12
* Dewey have some false expectations of success for this partner settlement agreement? Only one in four affected partners have signed on the dotted line, but advisers think the plan will win bankruptcy...
View ArticleMorning Docket: 02.05.16
* Today the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention held WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been at the Ecuadoran Embassy in London for more than three years, is being "arbitrarily...
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