About F1@1F / Contact Me
Photo Credit: Diego Radzinschi/National Law Journal
My name is Mike Sacks. I am recent Georgetown Law graduate interested in legal journalism and the intersection of law and politics. For my final year in law school, I had no morning classes. As such, I took advantage of living only minutes from the Supreme Court to pursue a rather unorthodox extracurricular activity: reporting from the Court as the first one in line at One First Street. Ever since, First One @ One First has provided reports from oral argument, stories from the Supreme Court sidewalk, and snap-analysis of all things SCOTUS.
Read F1@1F’s “Mission Statement” here.
F1@1F has been featured in:
- The New York Times: “Tailgating Outside the Court, without Cars,” “Step Away from the Courthouse Doors,” & “Sotomayor Guides Court’s Liberal Wing“
- National Public Radio: The Story with Dick Gordon & The Kojo Nnamdi Show
- The ABA Journal: Online Author Page & May 2010 Issue Profile
- Washington Post’s WhoRunsGov/PostPolitics: “The People and the Court“
- Los Angeles Times: “TV Cameras in the Supreme Court Would Show More Than Just Proceedings“
- The Atlantic’s Politics Channel: “Elena Kagan and the ‘Vapid and Hollow Charade’“
- Slate: “Speeding Locomotive“
- Volokh Conspiracy: “New Blog: First One @ One First,” “The Line for Oral Arguments in McDonald v. City of Chicago,” & “C-Span Interviews Justice Kagan“
- Above the Law: Law Student of the Day; Guest Columnist – Guide To SCOTUS Seats Parts I & II
- Concurring Opinions: BRIGHT IDEAS: Mike Sacks on Supreme Court Reporting from the Front Lines
- The Blog of the Legal Times: “Morning Wrap: Steps to Nowhere“
- Newsy.com: “Liberal Voices Dominating Debate in U.S. Supreme Court“
- Business Insider: “Q&A: Georgetown 3L Aims to Be First in Supreme Court Line“
- Law.com: “Georgetown 3L Becoming the Ultimate Supreme Court Watcher“; “Legal Blogs Are Dead! Long Live Legal Blogs!“
- LexBlog: “Law Student Makes Mark with Supreme Court Blog“
Reporting beyond F1@1F:
- Christian Science Monitor: Cover Story, “Should the Supreme Court Look More Like America?” June 28, 2010, issue.
- Christian Science Monitor: “Health Care Law Goes on Trial“; “What If Terry Jones Goes to Sweden?” October 4, 2010, issue.
- ABA Journal: “By Dawn’s Light“; “The Ultimate Field Trip” October 2010 issue
F1@1F Honors:
- The Green Bag 2011 Almanac & Reader: “Recommended Reading – News & Editorial“
- The 2010 ABA Journal Blawg 100: Court Watch Honoree
Contact me at mike.sacks@gmail.com.
FIRST ONE @ ONE FIRST 
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[…] Mike Sacks – bo tak brzmi jego imię – postawił sobie jeden cel: chce być pierwszą osobą, która prześle światu informacje o najważniejszych rozprawach sądowych. Jego pasja nie tylko spowodowała, że jest o nim mowa w NY Times, ale również wieści z jego bloga są publikowane w periodyku ABA Journal, poświęconym wiadomościom ze świata szeroko pojętego prawa, oraz innych miejscach. Mike wierzy, że w dłuższym okresie czasu jego działalność przyniesie mu szersze możliwości w zakresie kariery zawodowej oraz, że jego blog ostatecznie pozwoli mu wybić się ponad ogromną konkurencję. Dodaje również, że obecnie studenci studiów prawniczych nie mają wyboru, jeżeli chcą coś znaczyć na rynku pracy – muszą myśleć niekonwencjonalnie. […]
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