This wonderfully wacky cartoon comes from Bonny Fleming and Matthew Scholz and is used with their permission. Bonny is from Rapid City, SD and Matthew is from Knoxville, TN. And, we can thank (or blame) the internets for their inspired humor. This note from Bonny: Occasionally we use yahoo to chat back and forth… somehow in the conversation yesterday talking about Palin, I mentioned being scared of her… he said "as long as your not a moose you have nothing to worry about" then we both went off ...
September 5, 2008 08:58 pm
... , "prepare to be mystified." 3. From the Legal Underground, "don't be an a--hole." Of course, we also advise that you read ATL regularly. All of you lawyers (who still remember your first year of law school), what's your advice? We invite you to share your law school wisdom in the comments. Advice for 1Ls [The Listless Lawyer] Eight Tips for New Law Students: Things They Don't Tell You At Orientation [Class Brain] Five Indispensable Tips for Law Students and New Lawyers [Legal Underground]
September 5, 2008 08:45 pm
... involve wage claims, others are retaliation claims. Many of these fired employees are forced to leave a bad employer (due to a new manager) and are looking to move on with a fair severance package or appropriate settlement arrangement, others just want a fair chance ... 's his list of a few favorites he pulled directly from the book that can help those finding themselves in a new job or looking to secure their current employment positions. Five Tips to Bulletproof Your Job Today 1. Introduce Yourself ...
September 5, 2008 08:24 pm
Do you want to work on U.S. Supreme Court cases? If so, check out this week's Job of the Week, brought to you by Lateral Link. Because Lateral Link does not cold-call attorneys, they devote all of their time to assisting their active members with job searches. Position: Appellate Litigation Associate Location: Washington, DC Description: A top international law firm is seeking a mid-level to senior appellate litigation associate. This position presents an opportunity to become a significant part ...
September 5, 2008 08:03 pm
The first Republican president. Extemporaneous speaking should be practiced and cultivated. It is the lawyer's avenue to the public. However able and faithful he may be in other respects, people are slow to bring him business if he cannot make a speech. And yet there is not a more fatal error to young lawyers than relying too much on speech-making. If any one, upon his rare powers of speaking, shall claim an exemption from the drudgery of the law, his case is a failure in advance. [Hat tip to ...
September 5, 2008 07:42 pm
... (.pdf) as a demonstration of an "anti-social network" -- essentially a hijacked social network that can be used for a number of nefarious purposes. Their attack was very simple and surprisingly effective. They created an application that display a new National Geographic photo daily on a user's Facebook page. But in the background, the application is also downloading three large photos from a targeted site. But the user's browser never displays the images. Any application with enough users will ...
September 5, 2008 07:40 pm

Friday Afternoon Open Thread:

(TalkLeft: The Politics of Crime)
... cannot afford, an aggressive foreign policy that cannot be sustained and an energy policy short on vision and long on oil drilling that would threaten Florida and provide no near-term relief. Holding that losing hand, Republicans dealt themselves new cards from a very old deck. Instead of emphasizing experience, the Arizona senator who has been in Washington for more than 25 years tried to hijack Democrat Barack Obama's pitch for change. But there was no innovative thinking in his laundry list ...
September 5, 2008 07:29 pm

Asymmetry of Information

(theWHIR - David Snead Web Hosting Legal Blog)
... ; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;} Andreas Weigend the former Amazon.com Chief Scientist gave a very compelling presentation on transparency today at ...
September 5, 2008 07:22 pm
Just about spewed coffee out my nose when I read this headline in the New York Times today: McCain Vows to End 'Partisan Rancor,' Seizing Theme of Change From Rival This is almost as funny as his appearance on Saturday Night Live. Laugh out loud funny stuff, John!
September 5, 2008 07:14 pm

Oral Argument in case number: 08-1250

(US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals: New Oral Arguments)
Oral Argument in case: 08-1250; Bingham, Bruce v. New Berlin School (civil case) [uploaded: 09/05/2008]
September 5, 2008 07:10 pm
The New York Times reports that House Ways & Means Committee Chair Charles Rangel has failed to report an interest-free loan and over $75,000 in rental income on his second home at the Puntacana Resort & Club in the Dominican...
September 5, 2008 07:09 pm

Instapundit.com Blog Post

(Instapundit.com)
... 's, and I hated Nixon, as did all of my friends. And the scenario then was completely different from what you are seeing now. We were never excited about Eagleton in the first place. We just wanted McGovern to win. Eagleton didn't infuse new energy into the McGovern campaign or jazz up am important subset of voters. He was just some boring Senator that got slotted in. . . . The Palin candidacy has virtually nothing in common with the Eagleton scenario, and the people who are saying it does are ...
September 5, 2008 07:05 pm

California Bank Robber Charged with DUI

(California Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog)
... of alcohol. According to the Highway Patrol, Dinse had also stolen the license plates on his car and had an outstanding warrant for the California bank robbery. Authorities charged Dinse with DUI, eluding police, possession of stolen property, driving without a license, and being a fugitive from justice, and are awaiting to extradite him to California. If you have been charged with DUI or a related crime, contact Villa Park DUI defense attorney William Weinberg to discuss your legal options.
September 5, 2008 07:02 pm
Lake Forest California is a great community that I call home, and as a personal injury attorney I can tell you that it is a safe community. However, if you are texting while driving, you are endangering me, my darling daughter, ... and over 57% of those were from adults, not teenagers. It is a dangerous trend that is not associated with teens anymore. More adults are learning this new hip language and are learning to multitask more efficiently than ever. Busy lives are the norm for many of us who ...
September 5, 2008 06:58 pm

Instapundit.com Blog Post

(Instapundit.com)
ANN ALTHOUSE VS. JANE HAMSHER on Bloggingheads TV.
September 5, 2008 06:46 pm

Instapundit.com Blog Post

(Instapundit.com)
SCIENCE, ER, MARCHES ON: "A new study found that trained sexologists could infer a woman's history of vaginal orgasm by observing the way she walks." There could be a lucrative sideline in teaching single men what to look for here . . . . (Via Randall Parker). Meanwhile, you can reportedly also spot terrorists by their walk. Could you narrow it down to spotting the orgasmic female terrorists? I'm guessing that's a pretty small cohort. . . .
September 5, 2008 06:39 pm

Hampton Township Motorcycle Accident Lawyer

(Michigan Car Accident Lawyer Blog)
... accident lawyer for your case shortly after your accident. To see why this is often necessary, you can watch this video interview with attorney Daniel L. Buckfire right now. [www.youtube.com] As part of any Michigan motorcycle accident case or any Michigan auto insurance claim ... firm web site at www.BuckfireLaw.com If you would like to speak with one of our Michigan motorcycle accident attorneys about your case, feel free to call us anytime at (800) 606-1717 or simply submit this contact form and ...
September 5, 2008 06:34 pm
In the interest of keeping up with all technology has to offer, we here at the M.E.L.O.N. blog are excited to introduce the New M.E.L.O.N. Podcast! Tony Berman, Esq. is here to answer all of your questions about multimedia and entertainment law. Today's podcast answers a question from Will in Los Angeles. Will asked why he should bother copyrighting his original songs and artwork. Tony will also explain what someone should do if they find out their copyright is being infringed, how to go about ...
September 5, 2008 06:33 pm

Hamburg Township Motorcycle Accident Lawyer

(Michigan Car Accident Lawyer Blog)
... accident lawyer for your case shortly after your accident. To see why this is often necessary, you can watch this video interview with attorney Daniel L. Buckfire right now. [www.youtube.com] As part of any Michigan motorcycle accident case or any Michigan auto insurance claim ... firm web site at www.BuckfireLaw.com If you would like to speak with one of our Michigan motorcycle accident attorneys about your case, feel free to call us anytime at (800) 606-1717 or simply submit this contact form and ...
September 5, 2008 06:33 pm

Instapundit.com Blog Post

(Instapundit.com)
LARRY SOLUM: "Is John McCain eligible to serve as President of the United States? Here are two new papers on the McCain's eligibility under natural born citizen clause." As with questions about Obama's citizenship, I predict this will go nowhere, though it's produced some interesting legal scholarship. Of course, if McCain somehow did get kicked off the ticket, it would just move Sarah Palin to the top. Some Republicans might be okay with that . . . .
September 5, 2008 06:30 pm
 
 
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