Non-Sequiturs: 12.02.16

* Tony Mauro hangs out with Meg Ryan -- no, not the actress, but the SCOTUS clerk and JAG lawyer turned judge and possible Supreme Court nominee. [National Law Journal via How Appealing] * Speaking of SCOTUS, ain't no mountain high enough for the Notorious RBG. [The Onion] * New partner watch: congrats to the three new partners at an elite boutique (that just announced nice bonuses): Blair Kaminsky, Neil Lieberman, and Daniel Sullivan. [Holwell Shuster & Goldberg] * During this holiday season, help two lawyers help the homeless. [What About Clients?] * If you have to ask whether something is allowed under HIPAA, the answer is probably no. [MedCity News] * Orin Kerr on the latest skirmish in the "Magistrate's Revolt" -- an opinion by Magistrate Judge James Orenstein that Kerr believes is "clearly wrong." [Volokh Conspiracy] * Did the media misread Donald Trump during the campaign, taking him literally but not seriously (when it should've been the other way around)? [Althouse]

I'll have what she's having -- like a SCOTUS nomination?

I’ll have what she’s having — like a SCOTUS nomination?

* Tony Mauro hangs out with Meg Ryan — no, not the actress, but the SCOTUS clerk and JAG lawyer turned judge and possible Supreme Court nominee. [National Law Journal via How Appealing]

* Speaking of SCOTUS, ain’t no mountain high enough for the Notorious RBG. [The Onion]

* New partner watch: congrats to the three new partners at an elite boutique (that just announced nice bonuses): Blair Kaminsky, Neil Lieberman, and Daniel Sullivan. [Holwell Shuster & Goldberg]

* During this holiday season, help two lawyers help the homeless. [What About Clients?]

* If you have to ask whether something is allowed under HIPAA, the answer is probably no. [MedCity News]

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* Orin Kerr on the latest skirmish in the “Magistrate’s Revolt” — an opinion by Magistrate Judge James Orenstein that Kerr believes is “clearly wrong.” [Volokh Conspiracy]

* Did the media misread Donald Trump during the campaign, taking him literally but not seriously (when it should’ve been the other way around)? [Althouse]


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