Anna Schneider-Mayerson

He’s still a member in good standing of the Bush administration, but he has yet to be judged by his peers.  read more »

So It Happened That Matthew Bronfman, Son of Edgar, Laid Claim to the World Jewish Congress, and So Did Ron Lauder, Son of Estée … and Matthew Was Told, ‘You Have What It Takes to Be a Great Leader of the Jewish People’; Then Was There Much Smoke and Noise and Rending of Garments, and Edgar Sr. Did Quit as President.  read more »

Matthew Bronfman's bid to lead the World Jewish Congress is turning into a big mess.  read more »

Barack Obama continued his fund-raising sweep through New York by holding court early this morning in a gilded room at the Metropolitan Club, where hundreds of businessmen questioned the Senator about education, the Middle East, and healthcare, according to a source at the event.

Obama was apparently looking to make the most of his time in New York as the suggested donation was $2,300 -- the most a single contributor can give towards the primary race.

Obama spoke on a podium for about 20 minutes before taking some questions from the crowd, which included some hedge fund heavy hitters and present and former Goldman Sachs executives.

When asked about the situation in the Middle East, according to the attendee, Obama said both the Israeli and Palestinian governments could do with some new leadership. He pointed out that the Israeli Prime Minister had been significantly weakened, and that the Palestinian leadership had "failed" the Palestinian people.

He was also asked how he'd improve education. He stressed that teachers deserved more pay and respect, but that their unions could also benefit from reform.

And with so many hedge fund managers and bankers in the crowd, he was asked about tax policy. He told the crowd of wealthy (if liberally inclined) investors that he wants to roll back many of President Bush's tax cuts.

On May 19th, commodity trading billionaire Paul Tudor Jones II will host a fund-raiser for Barack Obama, according to a knowledgeable source. The event will be held at Jones' oceanfront Greenwich mansion, which reportedly sits on top of a 25-car garage.  read more »

KC Johnson, a Brooklyn College American History professor, is a veteran academic rabblerouser. So it was unsurprising when, last Spring, after allegation surfaced that three Duke University lacrosse players had raped and assaulted a local woman, he decided to weigh in on an open letter signed by 88 members of the Duke arts and sciences faculty.

The letter thanked protesters who had appeared at a rally to condemn the accused students before they were found guilty in a court of law.  read more »

That small, obsessive crowd that settled down to watch the case pitting a young and promising associ  read more »

Laurence Tribe, the celebrated liberal Constitutional scholar, was looking at a black plastic &ldquo  read more »

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Harvard Law School dean Elena Kagan has a message for New York lawyers.    read more »

Harvard Law School dean Elena Kagan has a message for New York lawyers.  read more »

Bob and Larry Tisch were born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, in the 1920’s.  read more »

Bob and Larry Tisch were born in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, in the 1920’s.  read more »

On a recent afternoon, David Boies, 65, and his son Christopher, 38, pulled up chairs for an intervi  read more »

Last week, a group of five women law students from Columbia University took seats on a small makeshi  read more »

Last week, a group of five women law students from Columbia University took seats on a small makeshi  read more »

A sprawling abstract artwork greets visitors to the 37th-floor conference center of the high-powered  read more »

A sprawling abstract artwork greets visitors to the 37th-floor conference center of the high-powered  read more »

On the fifth anniversary of the Sept.  read more »

On the fifth anniversary of the Sept.  read more »

Andrew Peterson heard that British authorities had thwarted a massive terrorist plot when he turned  read more »

Andrew Peterson heard that British authorities had thwarted a massive terrorist plot when he turned  read more »

On Friday, July 28, a 160-foot-long yacht called Duchess docked along the Hudson River at 41st Stree  read more »

On Friday, July 28, a 160-foot-long yacht called Duchess docked along the Hudson River at 41st Stree  read more »

“We will stand for Israel because Israel stands for American values as well as Israeli ones,&r  read more »

“We will stand for Israel because Israel stands for American values as well as Israeli ones,” Se  read more »

Bruce Wasserstein, David Boies, and Lawrence Buttenweiser are three specimens of a special breed of  read more »

Bruce Wasserstein, David Boies, and Lawrence Buttenweiser are three specimens of a special breed of  read more »

The message reached Karl Rove on his BlackBerry: “FITZGERALD CALLED. CASE OVER.”  read more »

The message reached Karl Rove on his BlackBerry: “FITZGERALD CALLED. CASE OVER.”  read more »

The Palm Jumeirah, an artificial cluster of islands shaped like a date palm tree off the coast of Du  read more »

The Palm Jumeirah, an artificial cluster of islands shaped like a date palm tree off the coast of Du  read more »

Hours after I.  read more »

Hours after I.  read more »

Last week at the contemporary photography gallery at Christie’s, an Elizabeth Montgomery look-  read more »

Last week at the contemporary photography gallery at Christie’s, an Elizabeth Montgomery look-alik  read more »

Last June, when the red paperback 357-page Harvard and Radcliffe Class of 2000 Fifth Anniversary Rep  read more »

Last June, when the red paperback 357-page Harvard and Radcliffe Class of 2000 Fifth Anniversary Rep  read more »

“You probably know; I don’t know.  read more »

“ You probably know; I don’t know.  read more »

If New York University Law School dean Richard Revesz were to squeal with glee, it would be the onom  read more »

If New York University Law School dean Richard Revesz were to squeal with glee, it would be the onom  read more »

“This is a day of mixed emotion for me,” Lawrence Summers said on the afternoon of Feb.  read more »

“This is a day of mixed emotion for me,” Lawrence Summers said on the afternoon of Feb. 21.  read more »

Lost in the hum of daily routine deep in the Eighth Avenue beehive of white-shoe law firm Cravath, S  read more »

Lost in the hum of daily routine deep in the Eighth Avenue beehive of white-shoe law firm Cravath, S  read more »

Columbia University School of Law has extended an offer to Harvard Law School professor Lani Guinier  read more »