Legal News

Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: A judge rejected a claim yesterday that Vice President Cheney intended to illegally discard some of his official records that are required for national archiving.  Which is why, I guess, he’ll be in a wheelchair at today’s inauguration ceremony.  Hurt his back.  Moving boxes.  Of documents.  To the dumpster.  [...]

Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: The lawyer for the Iraqi reporter who threw a shoe at President Bush says his client is seeking asylum in Switzerland.  Well played.  I’m sure if the Swiss are finally going to take a stand on something, they’ll want this will be the issue. [AP via MSNBC] In remembrance [...]

Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: It’s a three-day weekend.  Not for you, but for some.  And many are observing it by celebrating civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. with inspirational comparisons to the President-elect.  While others think “King’s birthday celebrations should probably acknowledge the unpleasant reality of his marital infidelity so that the [...]

Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: A 22-year-old woman (with a suspicious resemblance to Spitzer’s Ashley Dupre) has a $3.7 million online bid for her “priceless” virginity, and it’s all more-than-barely legal.  “The FBI isn’t interested. The U.S. attorney doesn’t care. Everything is fine by local police, and she isn’t breaking any laws.” So do [...]

http://bitterlawyer.com/wp-content/uploads/oldimages/news_09.01_.15_le_promo_.jpg Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: President-elect Obama had a meet-and-greet at the Supreme Court with a fireside chat with Chief Justice Roberts, but Justice Alito was a no-show.  [Los Angeles Times] The world’s largest law firm has a new bestie.  David Childs, Clifford Chance global managing partner, said the firm had signed a [...]

Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: A former driver has sued New York Knicks center Eddy Curry for sexual harassment and verbal abuse after allegedly asking the driver to touch his penis and calling him the “grandmaster of the KKK.” Which makes that Nixon Peabody ex-associate’s discrimination suit seem laaame.  [New York Post] A bill [...]

Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: Amy Winehouse’s husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, will be seeking a divorce based on the British singer-songwriter’s alleged infidelity.  Fielder-Civil will reportedly go after Winehouse’s $15 million fortune.  Which reminds me:  How in the hell is a 25-year-old major drug abuser with one hit song sitting on $15 million dollars?  [New [...]

Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: The National Safety Counsel will be approaching lawmakers this week in an effort to ban any and all cell phone conversations by drivers.  Which would suck, unless you think of all the contentious foreign-language calls you won’t have to overhear cab drivers having. [ABC News] Confirmation hearings for Obama’s [...]

Quick headlines from the Bitter Newsroom: As if it wasn’t scary enough that Santa went postal in 2008, an Aspen man was hoping murder would be the case on New Year’s Eve.  Until four bombs were found in his trunk that were intended for a lawyer who prosecuted him, a judge who sentenced him, and [...]