Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom:
Good morning! Did you get your free Denny’s Grand Slam yet, cheapskate?
The U.S. News & World Report Law School rankings are a punishing mistress. According to a sociological review, the dominatrix-like rankings create a riding crop-and-leather situation “perfectly suited for generating anxiety, uncertainty, meticulous monitoring, and discipline.” [U.S. News & World Report]
If you’re going to go after the Chief Justice, VP Biden, you best not flub oaths yourself. [Fox News]
“Girls Gone Wild” producer Joe Francis has the flu. “Get Well Soon” cards can be routed to him via the U.S. Marshall’s office. [MSNBC]
There’s no place like home. As long as you don’t “assault, stalk, harass, menace, intimidate or threaten” your wife. A federal bankruptcy judge overseeing the breakup of Lehman Brothers was charged with being a wife beater. [New York Daily News]
75: Director Roman Polanksi’s age. 13: The age of the girl he pleaded guilty to statutorily raping in 1973. 600: The number of L.A. County Superior Court judges his lawyers tried to disqualify from hearing the dismissal request on account of bias. 3: The number of judges that said it’s all B.S., and if Roman wants back in, then he needs to haul his ass into court and ask. [Los Angeles Times]
Not fulfilling her client’s wishes is a career highlight for attorney Laurie Levin! Her sports-deal inexperience may have prevented Hersch Klaff from buying the Chicago Cubs, but it doesn’t mean it wasn’t a fun deal to work on. [Chicago Tribune]
Lawyer gets shot through his town square office window. City officials assure that gunplay is “pretty rare” and “very unusual” in the town square. So, I guess the town isn’t 1800’s Deadwood. Super. [LoudounExtra.com]
{ 1 comment… read it below or add one }
I got into BU law yea!!