'Underneath' Blog on Judges is Prosecutor
The Associated Press
Seattle Post Intelligencer
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Newark, New Jersey (US):
The author of a sassy blog about the federal judiciary, Underneath Their Robes, is no longer cloaked in mystery, and it turns out it's a federal prosecutor.
The writer of the Web log, which had humorous references to judges as "hotties" and "babes," purported to be a young, female lawyer who worked in San Francisco. But in an interview with The New Yorker magazine published this week the author identified himself as Assistant U.S. Attorney David Lat of Newark.
The blog was taken off line Monday in a "mutually agreed upon decision," The Record of Bergen County reported Wednesday, citing an unidentified source. The site appeared to require a password to access it Wednesday.
Lat, one of about 100 assistants working under U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie, was still employed there, office spokesman Michael Drewniak said Wednesday. He declined to comment further.
The blog contained sightings of different judges, including Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito Jr. going to Newark restaurant. It also had lists of "super hotties" and named "Sporty, Spicy Judges," such as Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who threw out the first pitch before a Chicago Cubs game.
The blog was written under the pen name of Article Three Groupie, or A3G. Article III is the section of the Constitution dealing with the judiciary.
Nov 17, 2005
The Associated Press
Seattle Post Intelligencer
___________________
Newark, New Jersey (US):
The author of a sassy blog about the federal judiciary, Underneath Their Robes, is no longer cloaked in mystery, and it turns out it's a federal prosecutor.
The writer of the Web log, which had humorous references to judges as "hotties" and "babes," purported to be a young, female lawyer who worked in San Francisco. But in an interview with The New Yorker magazine published this week the author identified himself as Assistant U.S. Attorney David Lat of Newark.
The blog was taken off line Monday in a "mutually agreed upon decision," The Record of Bergen County reported Wednesday, citing an unidentified source. The site appeared to require a password to access it Wednesday.
Lat, one of about 100 assistants working under U.S. Attorney Christopher J. Christie, was still employed there, office spokesman Michael Drewniak said Wednesday. He declined to comment further.
The blog contained sightings of different judges, including Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito Jr. going to Newark restaurant. It also had lists of "super hotties" and named "Sporty, Spicy Judges," such as Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who threw out the first pitch before a Chicago Cubs game.
The blog was written under the pen name of Article Three Groupie, or A3G. Article III is the section of the Constitution dealing with the judiciary.
Nov 17, 2005
