Non-Sequiturs: 06.17.15

* With student loan forgiveness earning public approval, the other shoe had to drop. Critics campaigning that any escape is "welfare." If you were grasping for the proper pejorative it's "Homecoming Queen." [Concurring Opinions] * Hot mic alert! Lawyer broadcasts during recess that prosecutor is "in my pocket." Only to the extent the prosecutor is now up your ass. [ABA Journal] * Maybe there's hope for sentencing reform: 130 former judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officials sign a letter advocating for the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2015. The key is "former." I'll bet while they were running for office harsh sentencing was a-OK. [Sentencing Law and Policy] * Using the show Serial to teach good brief writing. [Legal Writing Pro] * Had you considered the marriage equality dimensions of Kerry v. Din? Me neither. But Professor Dorf did. [Verdict] * Law schools are increasingly hiring deans from within. Just another way of keeping Elie out of that dean's job he wants so badly. [The Faculty Lounge] * What to do when hiring a contract attorney? Hm. Look for fear and desperation? Oh... oh, you're being serious about ethics and stuff. [Daily Report] * The best description of the conservative argument in King: "the card says 'Moops.'" [Lawyers, Guns & Money] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ia02fGpUQfU