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On The Coattails of History….
madlawprofessor.wordpress.com - 1/10/2009
On The Coattails of History….
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Tripping on Obama’s Coattails by Patricia J. Williams January 9, 2009 | 6:11am Mansell/Time Life Pictures/Getty Images If the nation’s first female Solicitor General breaks a 139-year-old tradition and doesn’t wear a morning coat, can she still do her job with style? Of ...
Signs of Democratic Coattails in SCHIP Vote?
fivethirtyeight.com - 1/15/2009
Signs of Democratic Coattails in SCHIP Vote?
— fivethirtyeight.com — Congress actually, like, voted on something today. In fact, it was a fairly high-profile measure, the State... Children's Health Insurance Program or SCHIP, which may be familiar to you as the measure that Hillary Clinton often claimed credit for during ... (more) Signs of Democratic Coattails in SCHIP Vote?

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The new Solicitor General -- Elena Kagan -- is female, so the question is: What will she wear?
Althouse — The Solicitor General — up to now, invariably a male — has always worn a "morning coat" — that is to say, tails. So it's a puzzle. Lawprof Patricia J. Williams writes: ...

What Is the Well-Dressed Solicitor General Wearing Next Year?
Discourse.net — ... , Madlawprofessor’s Weblog, On The Coattails of History … presents us with the latest in contemporary legal/style dilemmas. ...

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