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Morning Docket: 06.12.12
* Dewey know how insolvency laws work in Dubai? The failed firm’s partners in the United Arab Emirates have filed for creditor protection in the hopes of receiving end-of-service payments. [The...
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What’s Happening In the Megaupload Case? Also: Kim Dotcom Joins Twitter, Uses...
What are the most recent updates in the Megaupload copyright case? And as a bonus, let’s take a look at Kim Dotcom’s new Twitter feed… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan...
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Morning Docket: 06.28.12
* Today’s court session is business as usual for SCOTUS, because the justices always seem to save the “best” for last. And now I’ll have that stupid Vanessa Williams song stuck in my head all day....
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DOJ Case Against Megaupload Continues Crumbling, and I Have To Admit It’s Fun...
A New Zealand judge rules the search warrant conducted against Kim Dotcom illegal, and schadenfreude starts to kick in… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on...
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The Other Shoe: Congress Votes To Hold Eric Holder In Contempt Of Congress
Congress holds Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Attorney General, Department of Justice, DOJ,...
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Morning Docket: 07.02.12
* As it’s told, the Supreme Court never leaks, but two sources who were close to the Affordable Care Act deliberations thought this tidbit was worth sharing with the public. Perhaps Chief Justice...
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Morning Docket: 07.03.12
* Obama’s win for health care reform didn’t result in a polling bump for him, but it did result in an even higher disapproval rating for SCOTUS, at least as far as Republicans are concerned… [POLITCO;...
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Morning Docket: 07.04.12
Ed. note: Your Above the Law editors are busy celebrating their freedom today (and we hope that you are, too). We will return to our regular publication schedule on Thursday, July 5. * At this point,...
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Morning Docket: 07.27.12
* Dewey know whether this revised partner contribution plan will be well received? Well, from the looks of it, the firm’s executive committee members are being asked to repay a greater sum of money, so...
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Can Illegal Aliens Be Lawyers in America? NOPE
The Department of Justice is not sympathetic to one illegal alien’s attempt to practice law.… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: California, California...
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The DOJ Wishes Megaupload Would Just Die Already
What’s happening these days in the DOJ’s case against Megaupload? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Biglaw, Cars, Copyright, Cyberlaw, Department of...
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Kim Dotcom Can Finally Pay His Lawyers; And There Will Be Much Rejoicing
A New Zealand Court allowed the Megaupload leader to have access his money so his lawyers can finally get paid… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags:...
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Morning Docket: 09.06.12
* Dewey know if Citibank is planning to sue other former D&L partners over their capital contribution loans? According to one court document filed by Luskin Stern & Eisler, the bank’s counsel,...
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Morning Docket: 09.07.12
* It seems that the good people at Chadbourne & Parke won’t wind up homeless after all — or maybe they will. The firm is taking over Dewey’s old digs at 1301 Avenue of the Americas. How ominous!...
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Morning Docket: 09.11.12
* Politicians are barred from speaking at this year’s memorial ceremony at Ground Zero, but will this ever be a day without politics? That still remains to be seen, but it will always be a day of...
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Quote of the Day: Size Matters
Instead of arguing the law, the DOJ is arguing over font size… Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Bancroft, Bancroft PLLC, Bradley Heard, Brett...
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Morning Docket: 09.24.12
* Hey, “regular students” with “regular backgrounds,” you may be able to get a job as a SCOTUS clerk, because Justice Clarence Thomas is the Supreme Court’s honey badger in that he doesn’t give a sh*t...
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Morning Docket: 09.25.12
* Will the members of the Supreme Court announce which gay marriage issues they’ll be hearing this term any time soon? With Proppsition 8 appeal and several DOMA appeals on hand, there’s certainly a...
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An Update on the DOJ Honors Program
What is the latest news about this year’s application process for the Justice Department’s Honors Program? Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Department...
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MegaMeltdown: New Zealand’s Prime Minister Apologizes to Kim Dotcom
Kim Dotcom strikes another victory, this time in the form of a personal apology from New Zealand’s prime minister. Continue reading »Follow Above the Law on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags:...
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