Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom:
You got served, poked and tagged in a photo—and that’s just your morning on Facebook. Oh, and you can go ahead and update your status to “…is homeless.” [Times Online]
BREAKING NEWS: The economic crisis is sort of being felt at Harvard. With such staggering cutbacks as no pass-around hors d’oeuvres, a stricter open bar, and no face painter—and that’s just the law school holiday party!—Crimson revelers really “get” the concept of sacrifice and what these tough economic times really mean. [TheCrimson.com]
There’s one less ruthless lawyer/art thief on the streets. A retired 74-year-old lawyer suffering from early-stage dementia was sentenced to seven years in federal prison yesterday for possessing six stolen Impressionist paintings. And make a mental Impressionist painting of your own, attys considering an art heist, possession of hot works will not be tolerated. “[US District Court Chief Judge] Wolf said it was crucial to send a message to other lawyers to resist the temptations of crime.” [Boston.com]
Y2BK—bankruptcy filings have jumped by 34%. [ABA Journal]
On the legal red carpet, the buzz question remains: “Who are you repping right now?” And one breath of “Detainees of Guantanamo Bay” makes you the sexiest, hippest habeas corpus lawyer in town. [Wall Street Journal]
