Non-Sequiturs: 08.09.17
* Which justices dissent most frequently in constitutional cases? The top few probably won't surprise you, but Adam Feldman has other interesting data too. [Empirical SCOTUS] * A hefty -- think 132 pages -- ruling from the Tenth Circuit, overturning a Native American man's murder conviction and death sentence, could have major implications. [How Appealing] * Warm words from Eugene Volokh for his co-blogger Nick Rosenkranz, a possible Second Circuit nominee. [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post] * Drew Rossow poses an interesting question: Could Your Roomba Soon Be Sucking Up Your Privacy Rights? [Huffington Post] * Ann Althouse analysis on President Trump's controversial "fire and fury" comments. [Althouse] * "THE HORROR. THE HORROR. Newark Terrorized by Whole Foods." [National Review via Instapundit]
Justice Clarence Thomas: he doesn’t speak much from the bench, but he sure files a lot of dissents. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, Pool)
* Which justices dissent most frequently in constitutional cases? The top few probably won’t surprise you, but Adam Feldman has other interesting data too. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* A hefty — think 132 pages — ruling from the Tenth Circuit, overturning a Native American man’s murder conviction and death sentence, could have major implications. [How Appealing]
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* Warm words from Eugene Volokh for his co-blogger Nick Rosenkranz, a possible Second Circuit nominee. [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post]
* Drew Rossow poses an interesting question: Could Your Roomba Soon Be Sucking Up Your Privacy Rights? [Huffington Post]
* Ann Althouse analysis on President Trump’s controversial “fire and fury” comments. [Althouse]
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* “THE HORROR. THE HORROR. Newark Terrorized by Whole Foods.” [National Review via Instapundit]
David Lat is the founder and managing editor of Above the Law and the author of Supreme Ambitions: A Novel. He previously worked as a federal prosecutor in Newark, New Jersey; a litigation associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; and a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. You can connect with David on Twitter (@DavidLat), LinkedIn, and Facebook, and you can reach him by email at dlat@abovethelaw.com.
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