Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 03.12.15

* When the judge starts quoting Monty Python, it means he hates you. [Lowering the Bar] * When a tax official died at the office, it took his co-workers two days to notice. To paraphrase Roger Sterling, "he died as he lived: surrounded by people who didn't pay attention to him." [TaxProf Blog] * What makes a client want to hire a particular lawyer? Is it Throwback Thursday pics of the lawyers as kids? No? These lawyers think it is. [Legal Cheek] * The "stop hitting yourself theory of statutory interpretation" is my new favorite canon. [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * Radio Shack is going under, which is the perfect time to ask: what if it was a HYDRA front all along? [The Legal Geeks] * If America wants to incarcerate fewer people, it needs to take a hard look at what it plans to do with violent offenders, because they're a bigger part of the prison system than most realize. [PrawfsBlawg] * Today would be Jack Kerouac's 93rd birthday. In case you wanted to imagine a life unchained from your desk, you should read some of his stuff. [What About Clients?]

By Joe Patrice on March 12, 2015 5:07 pm

* When the judge starts quoting Monty Python, it means he hates you. [Lowering the Bar]

* When a tax official died at the office, it took his co-workers two days to notice. To paraphrase Roger Sterling, “he died as he lived: surrounded by people who didn’t pay attention to him.” [TaxProf Blog]

* What makes a client want to hire a particular lawyer? Is it Throwback Thursday pics of the lawyers as kids? No? These lawyers think it is. [Legal Cheek]

* The “stop hitting yourself theory of statutory interpretation” is my new favorite canon. [Lawyers, Guns & Money]

* Radio Shack is going under, which is the perfect time to ask: what if it was a HYDRA front all along? [The Legal Geeks]

* If America wants to incarcerate fewer people, it needs to take a hard look at what it plans to do with violent offenders, because they’re a bigger part of the prison system than most realize. [PrawfsBlawg]

* Today would be Jack Kerouac’s 93rd birthday. In case you wanted to imagine a life unchained from your desk, you should read some of his stuff. [What About Clients?]