Non-Sequiturs: 12.05.14

* New York has rejected recognizing a chimpanzee as a "person." [PrawfsBlawg] * Which law schools are most conservative? Most liberal? [FiveThirtyEight] * Elie's new job as "deal judge." [Dealbreaker] * Lawyer suspended amid accusations that he sexted three clients with nude photos of himself and told one "she could ‘ride bareback’ with him." [ABA Journal] * Duquesne says it denied professor tenure because she was bad at the whole "teaching" part of her job. Whoa! When has that ever mattered to tenure? [TaxProf Blog] * Josh and Jess sit down with Judge Matthew Sciarrino to talk about the new Star Wars trailer. I don't know. Looks kind of boring. We need George Lucas to spice it up with a Special Edition version. [The Legal Geeks] * Prosecutor recites "Dixie" at closing argument of a black man's trial. [Idaho Statesman]

By Joe Patrice

onDecember 5, 2014 at 4:42 PMDecember 5, 2014 at 5:38 PM

* New York has rejected recognizing a chimpanzee as a “person.” [PrawfsBlawg]

* Which law schools are most conservative? Most liberal? [FiveThirtyEight]

* Elie’s new job as “deal judge.” [Dealbreaker]

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* Lawyer suspended amid accusations that he sexted three clients with nude photos of himself and told one “she could ‘ride bareback’ with him.” [ABA Journal]

* Duquesne says it denied professor tenure because she was bad at the whole “teaching” part of her job. Whoa! When has that ever mattered to tenure? [TaxProf Blog]

* Josh and Jess sit down with Judge Matthew Sciarrino to talk about the new Star Wars trailer. I don’t know. Looks kind of boring. We need George Lucas to spice it up with a Special Edition version. [The Legal Geeks]

* Prosecutor recites “Dixie” at closing argument of a black man’s trial. [Idaho Statesman]