Pakistan
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International Law, Pakistan, Violence
Straight Gangsta
Lawyers gone wild -- in Pakistan. And judges, too. -
Anthony Kennedy, Barack Obama, Fabulosity, Hillary Clinton, Media and Journalism, Pakistan, Politics, Rankings, S.D.N.Y., Ted Olson, Viet Dinh
The Most Influential Lawyers in the World: Attorneys on the Time 100
Earlier this week, Time magazine released its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Lawyers represent over 10 percent of the list. Which legal eagles soared into the Time 100 this year? - Sponsored
Generative AI In Legal Work — What’s Fact And What’s Fiction?
Zach Warren from the Thomson Reuters Institute discusses the potential and the pitfalls. -
9/11, Crime, Deaths, Pakistan, Politics, Trials, Violence, War on Terror
No Trial For Osama Bin Laden A Gift For All Americans
As you might have heard, United States special forces killed Osama Bin Laden. Let’s take a moment to be happy about that, but also to remember Bin Laden’s many, many victims. Thank God he was killed, not “captured.” If he had been captured, there would have been some kind of trial. Some kind of fake, […]
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9/11, Deaths, Pakistan, Politics, Violence, War on Terror
Breaking: We Got The Bastard
Osama Bin Laden is dead! The television people are reminding us that today is the eighth anniversary of “Mission Accomplished.” Which is kind of awesome. Because now it is. Not only has he been killed, but the U.S. has his body. God bless America. God bless the memories of the many victims of 9/11. Let […] -
Animal Law, Deaths, Morning Docket, Pakistan, Real Estate, Technology, Thomas Goldstein, Violence
Morning Docket: 12.28.07
* Rest in peace, Benazir Bhutto; God knows you weren’t able to live in it. [CNN] * That seems like a pretty good starting point for liability against the zoo. [BBC] * We don’t know if you know Tom Goldstein, but he’s a pretty big deal. [SCOTUSBlog] * If he could only apply all of […]
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Law Schools, Media and Journalism, Pakistan, WSJ Law Blog
Congratulations to Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and... Loyola 2L!
Last week, the ABA Journal named former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales its 2007 Lawyer Legal Newsmaker of the Year. Now we bring you news of two more Lawyers of the Year. The National Law Journal went highbrow and international. The NLJ selected Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, the former Chief Justice of Pakistan, as its Lawyer of […] -
Andrew Speaker, Fast Food, Intellectual Property, Morning Docket, Music, Pakistan, SCOTUS, Supreme Court
Morning Docket: 11.28.07
* Oral argument in New Jersey v. Delaware. [U.S. Supreme Court (PDF) via How Appealing] * I’ll have a Joey Bag of Lawsuits. [AP via Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * TB Andy didn’t hurt anybody. [Atlanta Journal-Constitution] * Grandpa got screwed over by a lawsuit … [AP via Reno Gazette-Journal] * Pakistan lets (almost) everyone go, but […]
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Free Speech, Pakistan, Politics
A Pair of Perspectives on Pakistan Protests
So how did yesterday’s rallying in support of Pakistani lawyers go? It depends on whom you ask. It was a smashing success, according to Eric Turkewitz: Hundreds of New York attorneys tuned out at 1:00 today to rally in support of Pakistani lawyers that were arrested for demonstrating against the firing of the Pakistani Supreme […] - Sponsored
Law Firms Now Have A Choice In Their Document Comparison Software
Six months on since its launch, over 200 firms worldwide are now using Draftable Legal for accurate and reliable document comparison, including UK Top 50… -
Free Speech, Pakistan, Politics
Something To Do on Your Lunch Break Today
Sorry we didn’t get this to you earlier — it starts in less than two hours. But for those of you who are following recent events in Pakistan (as we have been), and who are based in New York, you might want to attend this event: Lawyers to Rally in Solidarity with Pakistani Lawyers and […] -
Iraq, Morning Docket, Murder, O.J. Simpson, Pakistan, Tax Law, Trials
Morning Docket: 11.08.07
* Pakistan sets parliamentary elections. [CNN] * What’s going on with the AMT? [ABA Journal] * State Department absolves Blackwater of certain shootings. [MSNBC] * Initial OJ hearing begins today. [MSNBC] * Reno businessman pleads guilty during murder trial. [CourtTV]
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Free Speech, Pakistan, Politics
Pakistan's Supreme Court, Disrespected and Dissolved(Despite Having a Theme Song)
Several of you have requested a post about recent events in Pakistan. So here you go. Truth be told, what’s going on over there — namely, a wholesale assault on civil society and the rule of law — isn’t typical ATL fodder. It’s deadly serious stuff, so it doesn’t fall under the entertainment prong of […] -
Celebrities, Crime, Media and Journalism, Pakistan, Ridiculousness, War on Terror
Sucks To Be This Guy
False arrests: they’re not just an American phenomenon. From ABC News (via Drudge, of course): An Afghan tribesman with an uncanny resemblance to Osama bin Laden has now been arrested twice, both times following reported sightings and massive manhunts for the al Qaeda leader, Pakistani intelligence officials tell ABC News. Over six feet tall and […]