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Open Thread for ATL's Recent Post: "How Much Does Your Law Prof. Make? Berkeley Edition."

Posted on April 25, 2013
There have been some rumblings. Some commentary. Some hashing out over social media. Here is an open thread.If you haven't seen it, the article is here and links to a corresponding more detailed list here.

"Darn. There goes my judo match with Putin."

Posted on April 15, 2013
Say what you want about ThatWhichShallNotBeSpoken, this is hands-down the best response to a diplomatic sanction.John Yoo Barred from Russia, Could Give A Flying ... PigAnyone to provide an illustrated version of what a judo match b/w Yoo and Putin would look like will immediately be published...

BHSA Elections

Posted on April 10, 2013

Ted

Posted on March 27, 2013
Ma nishtana ha'lailah ha'zeh mikol haleilot?  Why is tonight different from all other nights?  Because tonight I am proud to have graduated from the same law school as Ted Olson.  It requires a special form of courage to adopt and advocate a position repugnant to the political orthodoxy of one's social and professional peers...

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"What, no discussion of the USNWR law school rankings?"

Posted on March 26, 2013
Ask and you shall receive! U Chicago moves into a tie for 4th, while Berkeley slips into a tie for 9th. Berkeley remains #1 in Intellectual Property (as if there were ever a doubt). Hastings and Davis both dropped, to 48 and 38 respectively. Stanford is once again 3...

In Defense of Citizens United

Posted on January 21, 2013
As today marks the third anniversary of the unpopular decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, I expect a handful of folks to ask me to take a stand against the case by signing a petition or re-sharing a Facebook post or something...

California Bar Results by School

Posted on January 04, 2013
California has released the breakdown of pass rate by school. Berkeley came in 5th with 86.3%, losing out to Stanford (93.7%), UC Irvine (90.2%), UCLA (89%), and USC (88%). The overall average for ABA approved schools was 76.9%.By way of comparison, Berkeley's pass rate in 2011 was 87%, and in 2010 it was 91%...

FUBAR Revisited.

Posted on January 02, 2013
Anon asked, and shall receive, a post updating the situation mentioned in Armen's previous post, FUBAR. As picked up recently by Above the Law among other outlets, the two Boalt students have now been formally charged following the killing of a helmeted guineafowl in Las Vegas...

Shorter NRA

Posted on December 21, 2012
In the wake of mass killings we should focus on Mortal Kombat and other fictionalized violence, and increase access to guns.Hmmm...

Tedford Out

Posted on November 20, 2012
Can't say I'm surprised by this news.  Last season I was experiencing what Cal fans experienced this season, except Neuheisel did not have a fraction of the positive impact on UCLA football that Tedford's had on Cal football.  In fact, it's really hard to overstate the impact of Jeff Tedford...

(California) Bar Results

Posted on November 16, 2012
For the Class of 2012 hoping to practice in California, today will either be a relief or it will suck.  Either way, results for the California bar exam will FINALLY be released tonight at 6:00 p.m. Feel free to vent anxiety now, celebrate later, or ask what is next in the unfortunate case that bad news arrives...

Have Strong Thoughts on Recruiting?

Posted on November 14, 2012
A reporter for The Recorder is looking to write an article on this year's on-campus recruiting with a very tight deadline.  If you're a current 2L and you're willing to share your thoughts, please reach out to Julia directly at jlove at alm-dot-com...

Warren Reigns (No, not that Warren)

Posted on November 07, 2012
The headline news is Obama's victory. The below-the-fold news worth watching is Warren's.

Election Open Thread

Posted on November 05, 2012
Consider this your election day / night open thread.  I am too busy to create election night coverage drinking game, but if you really want to get wasted, take a drink anytime someone mentions "middle America" or "rural/suburban families."  Instead, if you think you're a political hot shot, then go ahead and try to predict the answers to these questions:1...

In Memoriam

Posted on October 23, 2012
My thoughts and prayers are with Judge Willie Fletcher and his family following the sad news of Judge Betty Fletcher's passing.

Prop Joe

Posted on October 22, 2012
I've been trying to avoid the inevitable...election season.  In elections past, I've either opened up a debate open thread or offered my thoughts on California propositions.  In this one, I'd like to do both.  Feel free to offer your pre-, post-, or then-existing debate thoughts...

Three's A Crowd?

Posted on October 19, 2012
If my FaceSpace newsfeed is any indication, many of my fellow Boalties have been following the election and, in particular, the debates, closely.  This morning, Gary Johnson, the Libertarian Party candidate, filed this complaint in federal court in D...

FUBAR

Posted on October 12, 2012
Oh boy.  I don't really even have words for this one.  I will say, as someone who has taken part in a tradition of going to Vegas every MLK weekend since 2L year, I think an annual pilgrimage can do wonders in maintaining ties among friends...

Open Discussion Thread

Posted on October 09, 2012
Nothing new has cropped up in sometime, largely due to many of the regular contributors graduating from Boalt. I have no idea what peculiar things may or may not be happening at Boalt, but if there is anything specific that deserves a post, or you want somewhere to anonymously vent, feel free to post it in the comments!

Boaltie at the RNC

Posted on August 31, 2012
As someone posted late last year, Ricky Gill (Boalt 2012) is running for Congress for Califronia's 9th Congressional District (which I think covers most of San Joaquin County, some of eastern Contra Costa County, and some of southern Sacramento County)...

POTUS Talks Law School Student Debt... Not Really

Posted on August 29, 2012
As some of you fine interweb trolls (like myself) know, our supreme commander shined light on the dark corners of the internet today by doing an AMA (ask me anything) thread on the always educational reddit.com.  One of the questions posed (to which he provided a response) was regarding student debt and, in particular, law school debt...

OCImPics -- Olympics with More Roids

Posted on August 08, 2012
Again?  Has it really been a year?  No of course it hasn't been a year, it's been 11 months.  But apparently schools setting up On-Campus Interviews are on the lunar calendar or something.  Might as well wish everyone a Happy Yom Kippur while I'm at it...

Pinky and the Brain

Posted on July 11, 2012
Apparently DE is trying to take over the world or at least become chancellor.  And apparently it's also that time of the summer when rising 2Ls freak out about CLR.The former topic is something I have not heard anything about.  Is it true?  I don't know...

SCOTUS Week

Posted on June 25, 2012
Let's consider this an open thread on the key rulings that the SCOTUS will hand down / has handed down this week.  As always, don't expect anything profound from me.  But I am intrigued by the dissents in the Arizona S.B. 1070 ruling handed down today...

Boalties in the News

Posted on June 20, 2012
Above the Law has the story of the husband and wife (Boalt '98) duo from Orange County arrested for planting drugs in the car of a volunteer at their son's elementary school.  It's never easy to hear about Boalties doing stupid crap like this.  So until proven to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt, I'm going to assume that this was all part of a $1 bet by a pair of sibling brokers to see if they could turn two lawyers to a life of crime...

BarBri 1.5 Speed (or more) Redux

Posted on June 04, 2012
If you're like me, you're impatient with the pace of the BarBri lectures and want to watch them at a faster speed. This has been an outstanding request with BarBri for at least a year, and N&B and ATL both have posts on this from last year. But if you don't want to dig through the comments, here's what currently works for me...

Clerkship Chat

Posted on May 30, 2012
Per commenter request, I'm creating this thread to let students ask questions about the unpleasant clerkship application process and to let alums share words of wisdom. I don't have any unique advice. I'll just echo what CDO emphasizes: be shameless about working every connection you can possibly think of...

It's Bar Time

Posted on May 21, 2012
It's right about the time that recent grads start stressing about the bar, so here is a thread to help spread, er, diffuse the anxiety. You'll find lots of information about the bar exam -- which is essentially the same repackaged blivit each year -- by clicking here...

In a word

Posted on May 09, 2012
A commenter asks in the thread below:  "Has this blog died down or is it just me?"  Well, I can't speak for others, but personally, I've seen a lot of material that I've wanted to write about, but haven't had the time to put together any intelligent thoughts on the subjects, e...

Professor Quotes: Spring 2012 Edition

Posted on April 19, 2012
Latest edition of professor quotes.  Post away.  And if anyone is confused by the topic, comments in this thread should help answer your questions (key ones reposted here):Anonymous said...I am confused - do people write down exactly what their professors say and then flag it somehow as funny or cute? How do you all have all these quotes? I think it's weird...

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