26 Search Results for: "courtoons"

  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 12.21.09

    * The law firm at the center of the mini-Tiger cover-up story. [WSJ Law Blog] * You can’t imprison every whack job who disagrees with you. [The Legal Satyricon] * The Clintons are so last century. [ABA Journal] * Not only is being naked in your own home a crime in Virginia, it’s also comparable […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 12.04.09

    * Incentives to donate your hunted meat. [Tax Prof Blog] * Somebody is going to sue the Biggest Loser, right? [Legal Blog Watch] * Charlie Rangel is kind of a disaster. [Going Concern] * Is law still a “white man’s game”? [Law and More] * Denying cert. [Courtoons] * How many lawyers do you need […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 11.09.09

    * Wait, so bounty hunters can use bear mace? (No, not really — but Cartman can “do what he wants.”) [Legal Lad] * Can lawyers change the legal ethics rules so they can make Goldman-style money? [Ideoblog] * Carrie Prejean’s mom was in the room with Carrie when Miss California lawyers showed the tape of […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 10.23.09

    * Does R.E.M. have a copyright infringement claim against the government if their music was used to torture Guantanamo detainees? What if R.E.M. was simply used to give the interrogators a blueprint on how to torture somebody? That’s me in the corner, that’s me in the spotlight, losing my religion. [The Volokh Conspiracy] * Gibson […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 09.25.09

    * It looks like I pissed off Jezebel with my treatment of girl-on-girl sexual harassment. If men in my office constantly commented on how well endowed I am, I would feel humiliated. Humiliated by the easily recognizable size and power of my own manhood. [Jezebel] * A complaint was thrown out of court for poor […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 08.17.09

    * When people call social media a “fad” it reminds me of what my parents used to say about Nintendo. [Law Librarian Blog] * A minute-by-minute diary of the day the layoffs came. [California Lawyer] * A defense lawyer claimed that “pain” was not an injury. Evidently the lawyer thought that the empty, hollow feeling […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 08.06.09

    * Prestige whores, rejoice! Harvard University is coming out with its own men’s fashion line. [Fashionista] * Clerquette’s entertaining take on today’s Sotomayor confirmation vote. [Underneath Their Robes] * A depressing thought: Is business school even less useful than law school? [Adam Smith, Esq.] * Speaking of law school, if you’re a legal academic — […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 07.31.09

    * Okay, I’ve accepted the fact that state officials in Alabama don’t have ready access to the Constitution. But thanks to advancements in technology, surely we can now print the thing on the back of a beer can so it magically appears when their beer achieves maximum freshness. Maybe we can print the Bill of […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 07.06.09

    * The move to have a gentleman’s agreement against anonymous internet commenting seems to be gaining steam. Thoughts? We encourage people who want to share their opinions to use avatars of respected character actors or former NBA players. [What About Clients?] * Senator John Cornyn is getting ready for the Sotomayor confirmation hearings next week. […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 06.23.09

    * Some people think that White & Case should have gotten out in front of the SexyLexus story. Regardless of what you think, it’s an interesting case study on Biglaw spin management. [ABA Journal] * I really hope that a successful business relationship isn’t like a successful marriage. Quite frankly, I don’t know how many […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 06.15.09

    * “The Supramarket”: If you’re a Bluebook dork, you will laugh out loud. [Courtoons] * Harvard Business School professors: even crazier than their colleagues at HLS? [Dealbreaker] * It seems that Andrew Sullivan may have been wrong when he described one of the DOJ attorneys on the DOMA brief as “a Bush administration holdover” and […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 06.05.09

    * It looks like the National Review has been mixing racist-stereotype metaphors. [Talking Points Memo] * Traveling to America is a great way to stimulate the economy. I’d love to do it, but I’ve got these debt payments to make. Can somebody bail me out so I can stimulate the economy? [The Stimulist] * Ambition […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 06.03.09

    * Next week, the inventor of Above the Law (David Lat) will be getting together with the inventor of Lolcats (Ben Huh). “Lawlcats” for everyone! [Asian American Writers’ Workshop] * Wait, did you want more news about Eliot Spitzer and his sexual proclivities? Well, why didn’t you say so? [Dealbreaker] * Kiwi Camera has “taken […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.21.09

    * Pringles are potato chips. I never knew this was in doubt. [TaxProf Blog] * Somebody really needs to do something to make law school useful. [Courtoons] * I don’t think school bus drivers get a whole lot of respect on a day-to-day basis. [Underdog] * The recession is hurting fake lawyers too. [Law and […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.13.09

    * Should Facebook ban Holocaust denial groups? [The Cuban Revolution; The Lede] * What can be done to protect fashion designers from cheap imitations? Two law professors, including one-half of Feldsuk, opine (and give a shout-out to our sister site, Fashionista). [Slate] * “[A] paralegal used the Find/Replace feature on Word to make an old-timer […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.11.09

    * A couple of the cheerleader hopefuls for the Indianapolis Colts are law students. Isn’t that nice? I especially like Ashley, who lists “my education” as her most prized possession. Because you know what is really sexy? Irony. [Indianapolis Colts] * Negotiating your salary upwards? In this market? Without taking your clothes off? Well, now […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 04.20.09

    * The new UCLA LL.M. program could make heads explode. [The Legal Satyricon] * Two-thirds of Americans support federal legal aid for poor people. If this catches on, the new fourth year of law school (between graduation and being allowed to start at your Biglaw firm) might net some extra money. And there’s something in […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 03.12.09

    * I used to like watching Bob Ross. He used to remind me that you could always create something beautiful using very basic tools. And he was so peaceful. I like peace. I like things that are great…. Sorry, do you want a hit of this? [The Complete Lawyer] * Things are pretty hard in […]
  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 02.24.09

    * The five richest and the five poorest zip codes by IRS reported income. Apparently, living in the shadow of the Queensboro Bridge is the modern equivalent to the trials of Sisyphus. Still, it’s gotta be better than living in Texas right? [TaxProf Blog] * Has anybody actually met the mysterious “Ed.” of Blawg Review […]