Non-Sequiturs: 07.26.16

* A judge who drank alcohol "on court premises" now has a lot of free time to drink in comfort elsewhere. [Legal Cheek] * A fascinating research paper on how the media is leading everyone astray by portraying the Islamic State as lawless -- their key to holding land is based in large part on their imposition of legal institutions. [Brookings Institute] * Quinn Emanuel's Susan Estrich is representing Roger Ailes. Am I alone in hoping she manages this case like she managed the Dukakis campaign? [Observer] * The DNC Wikileaks fallout hits a law firm. Marc Elias of Perkins Coie is on record urging DNC officials to accuse Bernie Sanders of lying. I'm sure Perkins Coie will respond that he was just being "nuanced." [Am Law Daily] * F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone's mother-in-law was just kidnapped in Brazil and is being held for a $36 million ransom. But, you know, let's definitely have the Olympics there! [NPR] * A review of the courtroom fates of a number of voter suppression tactics proposed around the country. [Economist] * This University of Chicago professor is not happy with Judge Frank Easterbrook [Valparaiso University Law Review] * The folks at Practice Panther took the ABA law school data and made this nice infographic. [Practice Panther]