Non-Sequiturs: 04.02.15

* We've seen the future and it's drones shoving commercialism down your throats 24/7. Get ready America! [DigiDay] * Federal judge mistaken for a maid because she's black and everything is awful all the time. [South Florida Lawyers] * While everyone focuses on the Supreme Court, the fight for marriage equality is still raging in the state courts. [Huffington Post] * Yesterday marked the 45th anniversary of Attorney General Robert H. Jackson’s "The Federal Prosecutor" speech. Among many quotable admonitions against prosecutorial abuse: "While the prosecutor at his best is one of the most beneficent forces in our society, when he acts from malice or other base motives, he is one of the worst." Perhaps he shouldn't have given this speech on April Fools' Day. [John Q. Barrett] * The New York Court of Appeals has upheld St. John's Law's decision to rescind the admission of a student who admitted that he'd pleaded guilty to possession because he'd been arrested for intent to distribute. But only after taking three semesters worth of his money of course. [Legal Profession Blog] * A law professor invites colleagues to break the mold of legal scholarship to build a "more authentic ethos." In entirely related news, congratulations on tenure. [TaxProf Blog]

* We’ve seen the future and it’s drones shoving commercialism down your throats 24/7. Get ready America! [DigiDay]

* Federal judge mistaken for a maid because she’s black and everything is awful all the time. [South Florida Lawyers]

* While everyone focuses on the Supreme Court, the fight for marriage equality is still raging in the state courts. [Huffington Post]

* Yesterday marked the 45th anniversary of Attorney General Robert H. Jackson’s “The Federal Prosecutor” speech. Among many quotable admonitions against prosecutorial abuse: “While the prosecutor at his best is one of the most beneficent forces in our society, when he acts from malice or other base motives, he is one of the worst.” Perhaps he shouldn’t have given this speech on April Fools’ Day. [John Q. Barrett]

* The New York Court of Appeals has upheld St. John’s Law’s decision to rescind the admission of a student who admitted that he’d pleaded guilty to possession because he’d been arrested for intent to distribute. But only after taking three semesters worth of his money of course. [Legal Profession Blog]

* A law professor invites colleagues to break the mold of legal scholarship to build a “more authentic ethos.” In entirely related news, congratulations on tenure. [TaxProf Blog]

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