Jack Thompson Hopes SCOTUS Will Save His Legal Career; Has One Vote So Far (Guess Whose?)

Erik Even — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 01:24:24 +0000

From GamePolitics, the best place to follow the ongoing saga of batcrap-crazy ex-lawyer Jack Thompson:

Jack Thompson is hoping that the United States Supreme Court will consider his appeal of the Florida Supreme Court ruling that disbarred him for life.

In mid-December the anti-game attorney requested from the U.S. Superme Court an extension of a Christmas Eve deadline in which to file what is known as a petition for a writ of certiorari.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has granted Thompson’s request, meaning that the embattled anti-game violence advocate will have until February 18th to petition for cert with the Supreme Court.

I’m not surprised that Thomas would back Thompson — they’re both famous, media-friendly lawyers, terrible at their jobs, who subscribe to the dumbass Sarah Palin wing of the Conservative movement.

Via GamePolitics.

ATL Readers Choose “Lawyer of the Year,” and It’s Exactly Who You’d Expect

Erik Even — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 23:52:08 +0000

Above the Law has announced its Lawyer of the Year, based on a reader poll. And it’s exactly who you’d expect.

The lowest tally of votes? I would have expected Marc Dreier (485 votes), but it was Rod Blagojevich with 96 votes. One hopes Blago’s voters were either joking, or else bucking for a US Senate seat.

There was no mention of my favorite disgraced lawyer, Jack Thompson, who was finally disbarred this year.

So who won? Which runner up from last year got the top vote of 753? I hope you can figure it out — but if not, check out the original post.

Congrats to the winner! Your Lawyer of the Year prize? A free house to live in, and the responsibility of repairing the economy, defeating terror, restoring civil liberties, halting global warming, and repairing 300 years of racial tension. Good luck!

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Jack Thompson Hopes SCOTUS Will Save His Legal Career; Has One Vote So Far (Guess Whose?)

ATL Readers Choose “Lawyer of the Year,” and It’s Exactly Who You’d Expect