Breaking: Was Chief Justice Rehnquist Addicted to Painkillers?
We’re reading Tony Mauro’s super-juicy article as fast as we can. Highlights and discussion will follow shortly. Okay, we’re done. Here are some excerpts: The late Chief Justice William Rehnquist’s...
View ArticleAll About… Jan?
Our favorite movie of all time is All About Eve (1950). It’s the story of a brilliant but aging stage diva, Margo Channing (Bette Davis), and an aspiring actress, Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter). Margo...
View ArticleAnd You Thought You Had a Procrastination Problem
Would you trust this man to write your biography? If so, you might be waiting a long time. In fact, you might be DEAD before it’s finished (or even started). Professor Stephen Wermiel, of American...
View Article‘Takeover’ by Charlie Savage: A Fabulous Book Party
“Dear Jim: Thanks for the great job you do pushing the mail cart around the office. You truly are a special person!” [Charlie Savage signs a copy of his book for Aaron Zitner, politics editor for the...
View ArticleMr. Lat Goes to Washington
We mentioned this in passing yesterday, but in case you missed it, please take note of this event in D.C. next week: On Wednesday, September 23, the Georgetown Federalist Society will be hosting a...
View ArticleAt the ACS National Convention: Covering the Court
Welcome to the latest post in our recent series on the 2008 National Convention of the American Constitution Society. We attended lots of excellent events as part of the conference. Prior posts appear...
View ArticleCovering The Court: Thoughts From Dahlia Lithwick
We spent a fair amount of time last week in lovely Charlottesville, Virginia, where we spoke at the University of Virginia Law School (coverage of our talk appears here and here). We spent lots of...
View ArticleJustice Scalia and Bryan Garner on the Interpretation of Legal Texts
Justice Scalia and legal writing guru Bryan Garner have written a new book. What's it all about?
View ArticleThe New Going Rate for Supreme Court Clerk Bonuses
What is the new market rate for Supreme Court clerkship bonuses? It's pretty darn high -- you could buy a house with this number....
View ArticleNon-Sequiturs: 02.19.14
* With the impossible body ideal of Barbie gracing the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover, perhaps we should consider the positives that Barbie has contributed to women over the years. Missing is the...
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