The Green Bag, a quirky, amusing, and slightly anachronistic national "almanac & reader of [1] useful and entertaining tidbits for lawyers for the year to come and [2] exemplary legal writing for the year just passed," has released its nominees for the latter. SBM Blog, a Green Bag fan despite not having been asked to join the ridiculously bloated list of luminaries and Sages on its Board of Advisors, salutes those honored and especially wishes the best of luck to these Michigan-connected nominees:
- Raymond M. Kethledge, Big Dipper Entertainment, LLC v. City of Warren, 641 F.3d 715 (6th Cir. 2011)
- Ann Claire Williams, U.S. v. Holcomb, 657 F.3d 445 (7th Cir. 2011)
- Carl W. Herstein, Property, 56 Wayne Law Review 1397 (2010)
- Tracey Maclin and Julia Mirabella, Framing the Fourth, 109 Michigan Law Review 1049 (2011)
- Richard Pildes, Is the Supreme Court a “Majoritarian” Institution?, 2010 Supreme Court Review
- Michael McConnell, Where Credit Is Due, Advancing A Free Society, July 13, 2011
- Michael W. McConnell, A Free Speech Year at the Court: A Survey of the Supreme Court’s 2010 Decisions, First Things, October 2011
- Charles Munger, Wantmore, Tweakmore, Totalscum, and the Tragedy of Boneheadia: A Parody about the Great Recession, Slate, July 6, 2011
- John A. Farrell, Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned (Doubleday 2011)