Non-Sequiturs

* North Carolina’s governor-elect announced legislators will meet tomorrow to repeal their terrible bathroom law. [LawNewz]

* The first trailer for the legal television show The Good Fight, the CBS streaming spinoff of The Good Wife, is here, and piles on the sex. [Slate]

* Ohio elector resigns from the electoral college in order to keep her day job. [Election Law Blog]

* Women receive lower grades in large law school classes. [TaxProf Blog]

* A difficult, but important read: a letter from a woman to the man that raped her. [Huffington Post]

* Huma Abedin gets to be the scapegoat for some looking for a patsy for Hillary Clinton’s loss. [Law and More]

* Nearly a thousand lawyers, policy experts, and activists are expected to attend a “counter-inaugural” conference in D.C. on Jan 21-22, 2017, featuring speakers like Sam Munger (SiX), Tom Goldstein (co-founder of SCOTUSblog), Nan Aron (Alliance for Justice), Jonathan Lowy (Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence) and Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD). The conference will begin after the (free) Women’s March on Washington on Saturday morning. Learn more and register here. [Rise Above]

* I’ve had an interesting week. [Simple Justice]

* But at least I’m real. [Popehat]

* Next week will be an interesting week for the Electoral College. [Balkinization]

* Huma Abedin’s lawyers politely request that the FBI explain exactly how they screwed over America. [New York Daily News]

* I don’t really understand the Department of Justice “bid rigging” investigation into ad agencies. I don’t really understand why it’s important. But apparently some ad execs could go to jail behind this, so I understand that whatever is happening is pretty cool. [Business Insider]

* Ashley Madison agrees to a $1.6 million settlement with the FTC over its alleged failure to protect user data. That doesn’t seem like a lot to me. That seems like a “my wife saw my info on Ashley Madison and I had to sleep on the couch for a week” kind of penalty. Not a “my wife saw my info on Ashley Madison and now I live in my brother’s basement while the lawyers figure out how often I can still see my children” penalty. [ABA Journal]

* The jury deliberated for just two hours before convicting Dylann Roof of the Charleston church murders. [The Daily Beast]

* Tables turned: how Judge Jed Rakoff (S.D.N.Y.) got the Second Circuit, which normally reviews his judgments, overturned. [Bloomberg BNA]

* Keith Lee takes a deep dive into newly released law school data (the ABA 509 disclosures). [Associate’s Mind]

* Eugene Volokh breaks down a new Fourth Circuit ruling that protects the right of police officers to criticize department policies on Facebook. [Volokh Conspiracy]

* David Lander evaluates the pluses and minuses of law schools relying upon adjunct professors to fill curricular gaps. [PrawfsBlawg]

* What variables best explain the decisions of the Roberts Court? [Tennessee Law Review via Hangley Aronchick]

* Check out Womble Carlyle’s new podcast, Bulldog Bites. Says host Mark Henriques, “I promise it won’t feel like work. If you don’t learn something, hopefully you’ll laugh with us about something.” [Womble Carlyle]

* Are women opting out of law school? [Texas Lawyer]

* Harvard Law student Susanna Barron takes a whirl on tonight’s episode of Jeopardy. [Greenwich Daily Voice]

* The fight over sanctuary cities continues. [Politico]

* Another lawsuit for Fox News alleging sexual harassment by Roger Ailes. [Jezebel]

* An assistant United States attorney’s romance might lead to a suspension. [Legal Profession Blog]

* The GOP’s partisan wrangling may turn out to bite Trump in the ass. [Huffington Post]

* On Biglaw attorneys in the orbit of power. [Law and More]

* Bill Cosby with the jokes on his way into court. [New York Daily News]

* A look at the unequal justice highlighted by the execution of Ronald Smith. [The Hill]

* Cherokee Nation says marriage is a fundamental right, opening the door to same-sex marriage. [Turtle Talk]

* The Los Angeles Times takes an interesting tack on Japanese internment. [Lawyers, Guns & Money]

* A look at the faithless elector lawsuit. [Salon]

* An easy way for out-of-work lawyers to pick up additional job skills. [Law and More]

* Loretta Lynch comes out swinging against Trumpism. [Slate]

* The new treatise on race and the law in the post-Obama age. [The Crime Report]

* A deep dive into the Iowans on Trump’s SCOTUS shortlist. [Des Moines Register]

* And two of the Coloradans too. [Denver Post; Denver Post]

* Plus more on who might be Trump’s pick for Solicitor General. [Empirical SCOTUS]

* Rural areas really need lawyers. [KCUR]

* The latest legal challenge to Brexit. [The Independent]

* Does Mark Zuckerberg have political aspirations? [Law and More]

* RIP retired federal judge, Miles Lord. [ABC]

* So far, Justice Breyer has had the most to say during oral arguments. [Empirical SCOTUS]

* The Sioux seem to have a temporary victory at Standing Rock, so what’s the next legal step? Holland & Knight’s James Meggesto weighs in. [Salon]

* Ohio GOP looks to strip Cleveland of power. [Slate]

* Did bad teaching prevent this guy from being a successful lawyer? [TaxLaw Prof]

* North Carolina courts are against expansion. [The News & Observer]

* Tales of ambition inside the Beltway. [Law and More]

* Handicapping the race for the Supreme Court vacancy. [Bloomberg BNA]

* Can redecorating courthouses make a difference to justice? [Katz Justice]

* An illuminating interview with the lawyer behind Loving v. Virginia. [Coverage Opinions]

* States’ rights are all well and good when talking about the emission of pollutants, but not when it comes to marijuana. Wait — what? [Slate]

* Was the end of Gawker inevitable? [Law and More]

* Will gun owners in Ohio have more rights than LGBT people? [The Trace]

* Which Biglaw giants are “committing tens of millions of dollars in free legal services” to the gun control cause? Seems like they’re getting a great return on that investment… [New York Times / Dealbook]

* The EU fined JPMC and two other banks $552 million for manipulating futures. As if the EU has any future now! [Courthouse News Service]

* Lawsuit filed against teacher for 16-year-old bad grade that trapped lawyer in low prestige career. It’s like the Plasgraf of bad life choices. [Legal Cheek]

* Police called because man whistled “Closing Time.” Good. [Lowering the Bar]

* Celebrate the holidays with this buyer’s guide for trademark disputed beer and wine! [Trademark & Copyright Law Blog]

* Immigrant children need assistance coping with trauma. Pro bono lawyers can help. [Psychology Today]

* A short reaction to today’s piece on Tiffany Trump’s law school plans — and make sure to note the update to that story about her experience taking the LSAT. [Law and More]

* Using Whole Woman’s Health against attacks on voting rights. [Rewire]

* Is imagination more important than logic in legal reasoning? [Guile is Good]

* Tips for texting your client. [Reboot Your Law Practice]

* The latest legal loss for Gucci. [The Fashion Law]

* If you’re in New York, consider checking out Solitary, a new documentary about the problem of solitary confinement (before it airs on HBO in February). [Cinema Village]

* Fox Rothschild partner Murray Shusterman, 104, has passed away. [Fox Rothschild]

* More about Judge Posner’s unusual questioning in a Seventh Circuit case on sexual orientation discrimination. [Rewire]

* And more from Harvard Law professor Larry Lessig about the Electoral College — this time, a Fourteenth Amendment argument against how it operates, not against the institution itself. [Medium]<

* An analysis of the Death Star as a war crime. [The Legal Geeks]

* Sleep tips for working moms. [Corporette]

* I know you’re dying for more info on Biglaw 401(k) plans. [LinkedIn]

* Post-election, is the Supreme Court back to business as usual? [Empirical SCOTUS]

* New dean for Saint Louis University School of Law. [The Faculty Lounge]

* Tips to stop annoying people this holiday season. [Law and More]

* 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]

* Wisconsin judge deals a setback to Jill Stein’s recount efforts. [Huffington Post]

* Anthony Weiner got hit with $64,956 in fines for campaign finance irregularities. [New York Post]

* The undisclosed sponsored content on Instagram is a real problem. [The Fashion Law]

* Good news for billionaires everywhere: Donald Trump is getting (up to) a $32 million tax subsidy. [Buzzfeed]

* The tragedy of law school deans. [Law and More]

* What will Donald Trump do? The world may never know. [BronxNet]

* Looks like Baylor University got some Biglaw sticker shock. [Deadspin]

* The judge that blocked the Obama Administration’s new overtime rules left a lot of uncertainty in his wake. [Androvett Blog]

* Can courts hold Trump accountable under the Emoluments Clause? [Huffington Post]

* A look at the changing nature of Presidential power cases before the Supreme Court and what that may mean under a President Trump. [Empirical SCOTUS]

* Challenging abortion restrictions in Alaska, Missouri and North Carolina. [Slate]

* Will a cashless society mean fewer legal problems? [Law and More]

* The New York City Council is considering a measure that would weigh a defendant’s ability to pay in setting bail. One small step away from de facto debtor prisons. [Politico]

* One potential Homeland Security Secretary, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr., isn’t a big fan of habeas corpus. [Slate]

* Trump’s Attorney General pick, Jeff Sessions, isn’t a big fan of laws that protect schoolchildren with disabilities. [Huffington Post]

* West Virginia assistant attorney general Gilbert C. Dickey is heading to D.C. to clerk for Justice Thomas. [West Virginia Record]

* Private prisons, another beneficiary of a Trump administration. [The New Yorker]

* The divorce between between real estate moguls Harry and Linda Macklowe has now dragged their son in to the fray. Harry has filed a lawsuit against his son, William “Billy” Macklowe — just in time for the holidays. [Commercial Observer]

* The political anger against big banking in general and Wells Fargo, specifically, could hurt their forced arbitration efforts. [Cowboys On The Commons]

* Warner Brothers’s settlement over paying — and not disclosing that fact — influencers to subtly promote its video game Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor. [The Fashion Law]

* The California Bar is considering a ban on client-attorney sex. [Law and More]

* Rumor has it Steve Bannon is totally fine with suppressing black voter turnout. [Huffington Post]

* Yes, the electoral college sucks, but they are still going to elect Donald Trump. [Slate]

* Orin Kerr isn’t persuaded by Larry Lessig’s argument in favor of the Electoral College picking Hillary Clinton as president. [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post]

* What do people think of President-elect Donald Trump’s appointments so far? Survey says…. [Instapundit]

* If the justice(s) Trump appoints to SCOTUS end up overturning Roe v. Wade, what would happen next? [New York Times via How Appealing]

* Speaking of the Donald, not everything is his fault. [Guile is Good]

* No, this wasn’t said by Trump: “I am not a racist and my voters are neither. They are people who want their country back and who are sick and tired of not being listened to.” [Althouse]

* Congratulations to the 177 lawyers from 76 firms who were just named Law360’s 2016 MVPs! [Law360]

* Get your Grinch on: 16 of the best holiday themed lawsuits.[Reeves Law]

* Legal tech and the fight for civil rights. Not everyone thinks they’re sitting this one out. [Curo Legal]

* Drain the swamp my ass. Donald Trump SCOTUS pick won’t be on board for campaign finance reform. [Salon]

* President Obama ‘pardoned’ his last turkey. [DCist]

* Yes, the Trump Foundation’s self dealing is disturbing, no the Donald probably won’t face any legal liability over it. [Politico]

* How do you measure the “Scalia-ness” of the next Supreme Court Justice? [SSRN]

* Useful reading: the surgeon general’s latest report on substance abuse. [Law and More]

* It remains unclear if Biglaw has the stuff to withstand an AI onslaught. [CNBC]

* Can internment camps happen again? “Yeah, you know why? Because at the time we went to camp, we had the same Constitution.” [Jezebel]

* The rules surrounding prosecutorial misconduct. [Versus Texas]

* Just in time for the holiday, President Obama commutes the sentences of 79 federal prisoners. [Clemency Project]

* What legal tech do lawyers actually use? [Practice Panther]

* Some big reasons why Trump will probably stick to well-worn tradition and select a federal appellate judge to fill Justice Scalia’s seat. [Empirical SCOTUS]

* Class action against Chipotle over burritos containing over 300 calories. [Slate]

* Should lawyers learn how to code? Maybe not. Hell, I’d just be happy if someone showed me how Minecraft works. [Lawyerist]

* Police are spending millions spying on protesters because the Bill of Rights is merely advisory these days. [Washington Post]

* A look at “ageism in the digital era.” I’m sure no one will read it because it’s not properly Snapchatted. [Digiday]

* Law professors weigh in on Mike Pence’s night at the theater. Honestly, has anyone considered that they may have just been chanting, “Boourns“? [TaxProf Blog]

* The Pawnee Nation has filed suit against the federal government over oil-and-gas operations on tribal lands. If the last 400 years are any indication, they may be out of luck. [Pawnee Nation]

* University of Chicago 3L Joshua B. Pickar is a Rhodes Scholar. Congrats. [Rhodes Trust]