Non-Sequiturs: 11.12.10

* Today the Supreme Court denied the Log Cabin Republicans’ request to dissolve the Ninth Circuit’s stay pending appeal in the “don’t ask, don’t tell” case. Here’s Chris Geidner’s very interesting take on what happened and why it matters. [Metro Weekly]

* In other SCOTUS news, via Tony Mauro, the Court will hand down its first signed opinion of the Term on Monday. [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times]

Random aside: Please email us with news of any Supreme Court clerk hires since our last update. We have almost enough news to do a fresh post.

* Not only this is tragic, but it’s also going to be very, very expensive for someone (and/or their insurer). [TribLocal via Chicago Breaking News]

* Good news for Quinn Emanuel this week in its quest to get paid by the Winklevi (or should that be “Winklevii”?). [Buleyean String / Forbes]

* Maybe Mel Gibson should go to law school. His legal analysis skills need work, and he can certainly afford it. [Radar Online]

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