• 07 Feb 2012 at 3:23 PM
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There’s No Easy Way Out Of Student Debt; But That Doesn’t Stop Some People From Feeling Superior

By Elie Mystal

spacer Yesterday, Staci decided to make the case for why all the people who are dutifully paying off their law school debts should feel superior to those who default on their law school debts, or seek to discharge them through bankruptcy. From her post:

Have I ever thought about filing for bankruptcy? Hell no. It might be hard, but I’m accepting responsibility for my actions. I’m paying back what I owe — slowly but surely, with not a single missed payment.

Well, la, de, f***ing, da. It’s all well and good that Staci has never ever thought about availing herself of a financial protection that is readily used by rich people in this country should they make a ruinous financial investment. I’m also really happy that Staci apparently knew everything about what she was getting into before she decided to go into a whole lot of debt to the Western New England University School of Law.

But I’m sticking to the point that most people in their early 20s have no clue about what getting into six figures of educational debt will do to the rest of their lives. I still think that absent parental support of any kind, people in over their heads in debt should be able to file for normal bankruptcy without needing to show undue hardship.

The story shouldn’t be about students looking for an “easy” way out of their obligations. The story should be about helping 22-year-olds fully understand what they are getting into, and looking at all the options available for people to get out of horrible financial mistakes of the past….

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  • Tags: Bankruptcy, Law Schools, Money, Student Debts, Student Loans, Undue Hardship

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  • 07 Feb 2012 at 2:12 PM
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     B for Beauty, Breasts, Career Alternatives, Fabulosity, Hotties, Law Schools

A Model Law Student: This Sexy Sooner Hits the Books Hard

By Staci Zaretsky
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Our law student is hotter.

When you think of Oklahoma, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? For some it’s a Broadway musical, for others, it’s agriculture, and for others still, it’s football. But what about beautiful, intelligent women?

Today, we’ve got a story for our readers about a law student with some really big… brains. A tipster notified us about this sexy Sooner and the double life she leads: she’s a second-year law student, but in her free time, she’s a model who’s worked at some of the finest breastaurants in the business.

Who is this lovely law student, and which law school does she attend? More importantly, what does she look like? Semi-NSFW pics, or it didn’t happen….

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  • Tags: Ashley Ferrara, B for Beauty, Boobies, Boobs, Breastaurants, Breasts, Career Alternatives, Career alternatives for attorneys, Fabulosity, Hotties, Law Schools, Law Students, Models, Models turned lawyers, Oklahoma, Oklahoma Law, University of Oklahoma College of Law

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  • 07 Feb 2012 at 12:59 PM
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     9th Circuit, Anthony Kennedy, California, David Boies, Gay, Gay Marriage, Stephen Reinhardt, Ted Olson

Breaking: Ninth Circuit Issues Landmark Ruling on Gay Marriage

By David Lat

spacer Or, if you prefer, a ruling on marriage equality. We knew this ruling was coming because the Ninth Circuit kindly informed us in advance that its opinion would be issued today: “The Court anticipates filing an opinion tomorrow (Tuesday, February 7) by 10:00 a.m. in Perry v. Brown, case numbers 10-16696 and 11-16577, regarding the constitutionality of Proposition 8 and the denial of a motion to vacate the lower court judgement in the case.”

The Ninth Circuit’s practice of providing advance notice of certain opinion filings is very helpful to those who cover the court. It would be nice if other circuit courts followed the Ninth Circuit’s lead. (Yes, I just typed that sentence.)

Now, let’s find out how the three-judge panel ruled in Perry v. Brown (formerly known as Perry v. Schwarzenegger)….

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  • Tags: 9th Circuit, American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER), Anthony Kennedy, Anthony M. Kennedy, California, California Supreme Court, Charles Cooper, Chris Geidner, Chuck Cooper, Constitutional Law, Dahlia Lithwick, Dan Levine, David Boies, Federal Judges, Gay, Gay Marriage, Michael Daly Hawkins, Michael Hawkins, Mike Sacks, N. Randy Smith, Ninth Circuit, Perry v. Brown, Perry v. Schwarzenegger, Prop 8, Proposition 8, Randy Smith, Rick Hasen, Stephen Reinhardt, Supreme Court of California, Ted Olson, Theodore Olson, Vaughn Walker

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  • 07 Feb 2012 at 12:12 PM
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     Associate Advice, Drinking,