Non-Sequiturs

* A primer: everything you need to know about Jeff Sessions. [The Marshall Project]

* A Texas lawmaker wants to force schools to out LGBT students to their parents. [The New Civil Rights Movement]

* Loretta Lynch still wants you to report hate crimes. [Huffington Post]

* A threesome leads to a suspension for an attorney. [Legal Profession Blog]

* A $25 million settlement is expected for the Trump University fraud case. [New York Daily News]

* A new spin on CLEs. [ABA Journal]

* Low divorce rates are bad for lawyers. [Law and More]

* An in depth look at Texas Supreme Court Justice Don R. Willett, who is on Donald Trump’s SCOTUS shortlist. [Texas Observer]

* So… do you regret going to law school? [The Gen Why Lawyer]

* When the police obtain your cellphone number you’re gonna need a lawyer. [Katz Justice]

* Donald Trump’s Supreme Court will not be kind to labor. [Salon]

* Where Dov Charney goes, legal battles are sure to follow. [The Fashion Law]

* Lessons for losers. [Law and More]

* An alternative take on potential Trump SCOTUS nominees. [Empirical SCOTUS]

* When judges get creative, hilarity ensues. [Versus Texas]

* The other side of actual malice. [Inforrm]

* You should really appreciate your paralegals. [Powers McCartan]

* All about the brevity of Twitter with Cozen O’Connor partner Michael Schmidt. [LeftFoot]

* The future of legal practice. [Reboot Your Law Practice]

* The legal battle between Snoop Dogg and the Toronto Maple Leafs. [The Fashion Law]

* A look at what happens to abortion and trans rights under Trump. [Rewire]

* Mike Pence tries to crush us all under the weight of unimaginable irony. [The Slot]

* Donald Trump’s way of managing sure has changed a lot, just ask this attorney. [Huffington Post]

* Picking yourself up after Trump’s win. [Katz Justice]

* China is pushing back on Trump’s proposed trade policies. [Law and More]

* Maryland knows what’s up. [NBC News]

* Jefferson County, Alabama, just elected nine black women to the judiciary. [The Slot]

* Kamala Harris is being floated as the the person who may become the first woman president. [Huffington Post]

* Maybe the Bluebook isn’t really the problem. [Ziff Blog]

* The ACLU is building up its war chest. [Uproxx]

* TPP is dead. [BuzzFeed]

* Taking a look at Trump’s potential cabinet. [Slate]

* The ACLU prepares to take on Trump in court. [KETV]

* Loving looks like it will be a great movie. Which is particularly relevant as these folks gain power. [Vulture]

* Trend alert? Prosecutors campaigning on less jail time. [Vice]

* Is there a way forward for bail reform? [Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle]

* Trump was probably lying about locking up Hillary Clinton. [Huffington Post]

* Redefining the role of immigration attorneys in Donald Trump’s America. [Law and More]

* It has begun. [Yes California]

* A Trump presidency may spell good news for the legal industry. Doom for humanity, but hey, what are you going to do? [Law360 (sub. req.)]

* The fate of our rule of law hangs in the balance. [Slate]

* What lawyers need to know about Trump’s reign. [Law and More]

* Hey, maybe Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will live for forever. [Huffington Post]

* Say goodbye to the Affordable Care Act. [Washington Post]

* Donald Trump’s views on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. [FCPA Professor]

* Law professor thinks he’s cracked the code to determining the results of the election. And it involves the Philadelphia Eagles. [Washington Examiner]

* Feeling a little antsy about the election? [fivethirtyeight]

* The Rolling Stone libel verdict won’t turn into a Gawker situation. [Law and More]

* Refresh. [fivethirtyeight]

* The intellectual property war over jeans. [The Fashion Law]

* Nope, nothing’s changed. [fivethirtyeight]

* How to focus on the clarity of your message. [Reboot Your Legal Practice]

* It’s going to be a long night. [fivethirtyeight]

* Is the GOP writing a check its ass can’t cash? (In regard to the Supreme Court.) [Talking Points Memo]

* What time will a new president be determined? Everything you think you know about election predictions is about to change. [Politico]

* The 75-mile problem with Donald Trump’s wall. [Huffington Post]

* A deep dive into the D.C. bar exam stats. [Bar Exam Stats]

* A look at the Supreme Court’s grant, vacate, remand (“GVR”) dispositions this Term. [Empirical SCOTUS]

* The best of Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell’s recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act speech. [FCPA Professor]

* Will ballot selfies ruin democracy? A debate between Rick Hasen and Elie Mystal. [New York Times]

* Tim Kaine’s law school roommate dishes on the experience. [Salon]

* How to survive your first year as an associate. [Ms. JD]

* Thinking about faking it as a lawyer? You could go to jail for that. [Patch]

* Republicans are already talking impeachment if Hillary wins, but can they pull it off? [LawNewz]

* The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York (LeGaL) is partnering with Legal.io to improve access to pro bono and legal referral services. [Legaltech News]

* After all the legal trouble he’s gotten into, has Maricopa County’s Sheriff Joe Arpaio finally reached the end of his reign? [Salon]

* If we all got Election Day off, would more people vote? [Slate]

* Are copyright law and cease and desist letters being used in the service of some questionable ends? [Jezebel]

* Be messy — it could be the key to your success. [Law and More]

* No, the GOP cannot send extra poll watchers to Philadelphia rules Eastern District of Pennsylvania Judge Gerald Pappert. [Huffington Post]

* American Apparel is ignoring its own bankruptcy reorganization plan. [The Fashion Law]

* Epic interview by a very drunk Theo Epstein (San Diego Law alum) after being the GM that finally brought a World Series championship to the Cubs after the 108 year drought. [Twitter]

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* It’s officially time to be worried about voter intimidation — the lawsuits may not be enough to stop it. [Huffington Post]

* Huma Abedin gets some Biglaw muscle on her side: Karen Dunn of Boies Schiller. [Law and More]

* No, refusing to consider any Hillary Clinton Supreme Court nominee is not principled. [Salon]

* Texas official dropped a c-bomb on Twitter over Hillary Clinton. [The Slot / Jezebel]

* A little change in the Freedom of Information Act could lead to a lot more transparency. Eventually. [Slate]

* Donald Trump’s history of destroying emails mid-litigation. [Newsweek] * A deep dive into the New York bar results. [Bar Exam Stats] * The new hotness in prenup agreements for millennials. [The Fashion Law] * Let’s hope the election doesn’t go into overtime. [USA Today] * David Perla is leaving Bloomberg. Scott Mozarsky named President […]

* This is what it will look like if Donald Trump contests the results of the election. [GQ]

* The Supreme Court, historically, has functioned without nine Justices. A look at the data. [Empirical SCOTUS]

* Why the law seems so fallible. [Guile is Good]

* What to do when you need to start over in your career. [Law and More]

* More on Richard Posner’s “correction” of his statements about the Supreme Court. [Althouse]

* How the law exempted the kind of school segregation done in northern cities. [Last Week Tonight]

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* Digging deep into what makes Judge Richard Posner tick. [University of Chicago Law School]

* Is Justice John Roberts’s way of thinking a dying one? [Democracy Journal]

* All about the lawsuit over potential voter intimidation. [Bloomberg Radio]

* Great, another emerging legal practice women are underrepresented in. [Big Law Business]

* Yeah, writing cover letters sucks. Here are some tips. [Law and More]

* Groping allegations against Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. [Huffington Post]

* The battle over the Kansas judiciary is getting intense. [Channel 6]

* Why do we fetishize former prosecutors? [Katz Justice]

* The delay of transgender worker protection under the Obama administration. [Buzzfeed]

* Advice for lawyers who want to be entrepreneurs. [Law and More]

* People are testy over Judge Posner’s biting words on the Supreme Court. [Forward]

* When is a polka dot protected by a copyright? [The Fashion Law]

* Did HuffPo uncover a scheme for voter intimidation? [Huffington Post]

* Lawyers shooting themselves in the foot. [Law and More]

* Everyone’s a judge these days. [LegalCheek]

* Fordham Law professor Zephyr Teachout nabbed the endorsement of the local paper. [Poughkeepsie Journal]

* NYC is considering legislation on three-quarter housing (between halfway houses and private homes). [Cityland]

* Judge Alex Kozinski’s acting career continues; check him out in Goliath, the new legal drama from Amazon. [Trial Insider]

* Bizarre federal crimes. [Versus Texas]

* If HRC is president, who might she nominate to the Supreme Court? [Empirical SCOTUS]

* More Supreme Court BS from Chuck Grassley. [Huffington Post]

* Hey, look! There’s some good news for women in Biglaw. [WILEF Tribune]

* The Senate is bringing down the Supreme Court. Will the institution ever recover? [Slate]

* More voting shenanigans in Wisconsin. [Salon]

* Why are Native Americans suing the Mormon Church? [The Atlantic] * The legal system changed the way you print documents. [Slate] * The powerful online presence of Justices Ginsburg and Thomas. [Jost on Justice] * The story behind the story of the death of Laquan McDonald. [Guile is Good] * A look back at the life and times of Phil C. Neal (1919-2016), clerk to Justice Jackson. [John Q. Barrett]

* What do the candidates mean when they talk about Supreme Court candidates during the debates? An analysis. [Empirical SCOTUS]

* Khizr Khan, the father of an American soldier killed in Iraq that took a star turn at the Democratic National Convention, now stars in a new commercial for Hillary. [Huffington Post]

* U.S. District Judge Daniel P. Jordan III — a W. appointee — just stopped Mississippi’s attempt to defund Planned Parenthood. [Slate]

* From partner to GC to CEO, all while being a single mom. [Big Law Business]

* Is Trump’s rudeness actually good for lawyers? [Law and More]