Alex Kozinski

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Non-Sequiturs: 06.01.15

* The "Stepford Hipsters" of Abercrombie & Fitch have to make reasonable accommodations for employees wearing hijabs. [ATL Redline] * The EPA is seeking comment to a proposal to limit the pesticide exposure of bees, yeah... I am sure a few labels will stop the coming global agricultural disaster that colony collapse portends. [JD Supra] * David Boies is leading a legal all-star team fighting the construction of a new Warriors Arena, guess BSF will be rooting for the Cavs. [San Francisco Business Times] * We love a dash of dry humor buried in an answer -- classic rockers Led Zeppelin admit to being one of the "greatest bands in history," deny other allegations. [Lowering the Bar] * On the rarity of Mark Fuller resigning from the federal judiciary -- it is about a once-in-every-ten-years kind of an event. [Legal Schnauzer] * Creating laws to keep up with advancements in artificial intelligence is bound to be... complicated. [Legal Theory Blog] * Judge Alex Kozinski gets testy in a dissent, calling the result (denying insurance coverage for sunken oil barrels before they started actually leaking) "absurd." [Trial Insider]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.23.15

* Apparently Daredevil has nailed the dramatic representation of young attorneys. [The Legal Artist] * Professor Campos thrashes those who deny the law school scam. Um... these analogies may be a tad over the top. [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * Judge Kozinski movie night!!! [Los Angeles Times] * Discovery is awesome. Let's read some highlights from the Deutsche Bank LIBOR transcripts! [Bloomberg Business] * "5 bad things about being a City lawyer that nobody tells you about." [Legal Cheek] * Marriage equality will likely come down to one simple edit. [Slate] * The latest episode of Thinking Like A Lawyer talks video games and the law. Remember to subscribe here. [Legal Talk Network]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 03.18.15

* An Arkansas judge was mauled by his father's pet zebra. We hope the judge recovers, but what we'd really, really like to know is how the hell one comes to own a pet zebra in Arkansas. [KARK] * Pregnant women on poles may officially be sexy under color of law. [EPLI Risk] * If your law firm is trying to make you complete a marketing project in order to get your year-end bonuses -- like Quinn Emanuel -- here are some ideas for you to try. [Hellerman Baretz Communications] * According to Robert Durst's lawyer, Chip Lewis, people mutter triple murder admissions under their breath on hot mics all the time, and it's usually not that big of deal. [Gawker] * You're invited to an event hosted by Judge Kozinski at the Ninth Circuit courthouse, featuring discussion of Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link). [Supreme Ambitions]

By Staci Zaretsky
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Non-Sequiturs: 01.26.15

* Another benchmark in the Ninth Circuit's ongoing war against prosecutorial misconduct: a panel of judges -- Kozinski, Wardlaw, and Fletcher -- suggest trying prosecutors for perjury. [New York Observer] * Lawyer and blogger Eric Turkewitz finds himself in the New York Post's Page Six gossip column. Just what was he doing with Selena Gomez while Justin Bieber wasn't looking? [New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog] * Kristine Sperling left her position as a senior associate at Latham to start her own organic soap company. And, I'm assuming, an underground fight club. [Good Day Sacramento] * Saks has finally figured out that its stance on transgendered people wasn't winning it any friends and withdrew its filing. [Jezebel] * The 2015 Social Media Subpoena Guide. Everything you need to know about getting all their best cookie recipes off Pinterest. [Associate's Mind] * Tom Petty's lawyers "Won't Back Down" and now he's getting royalties for that Sam Smith song. [Consequence of Sound] * Which law professor rules the Twitterverse? A comprehensive numerical analysis provides the answer. [Ryan Whalen] * A new, easy to use online version of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. If you're into that kind of thing. [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure] * More accolades for Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link). But you already know how good it is because you already have your copy, right? [The Florida Bar Journal]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 01.15.14

beer craft beer* Lagunitas sued Sierra Nevada over beer. Beer connoisseurs pulled themselves out of their own vomit to tweet their disapproval. And it worked, Lagunitas dropped the suit. Imagine if we could harness the power of drunks for good. Or evil. Just anything. [SF Gate] * Musing that maybe that daunting LSAT was the obstacle keeping students from filling seats, University of San Diego Law just opened up the school to USD grads -- no LSAT required. [University of San Diego School of Law] * Saks has heard the public backlash against its assertion that transgender people deserve no legal protections in the workplace and responded by... reasserting that transgendered people have no rights. [Slate] * Fashion law isn't just for Elle Woods acolytes anymore. [Racked] * Ninth Circuit does not take kindly to a state prosecutor who lied under oath. [Seeking-Justice] * SCOTUS justices don't have to recuse themselves, and when they do, they don't have to explain why. Let's look at the recusals this Term and venture a guess at why each justice sat out. [Fix the Court] * NY subways boast some ridiculous safety posters to cover themselves legally. Here's a breakdown of their latest efforts. [NY Observer] * Checking in on the always messed up developments down at Manhattan Supreme Court. [Wise Law NY] * "Good news for law grads and law schools!" article ends up buried in a sea of caveats. Because of course it does. [TaxProf Blog]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 12.03.14

* As we've addressed, the grand jury declined to indict the officer in the police-cause homicide -- per the medical examiner -- of Eric Garner. [New York Times] * This is a good time to remember Eric Garner was killed for the horrible crime of selling loosies, a product that developed a black market in NYC in response to rising cigarette taxes. Evading cigarette taxes should be a crime. But, like, a "here's your $50 ticket" crime, not the death penalty. [Huffington Post] * An anonymous Georgetown law student has filed suit against the school and one of its instructors, Rabbi Barry Freundel, for "luring her to the bath as part of her studies at the school." And who didn't have that lesson in Civ Pro? [Washington Post] * Another in the continuing series looking back on a decade of Chief Justice Roberts. This time looking back at the slow and steady drive to curtail women's rights. [Constitutional Accountability Center] * Remember the woman suing the owner of the dog that her dogs killed? She's dropped her suit. [ABC News] * The Bar Association of San Francisco is hosting an event next Tuesday featuring Chief Judge Alex Kozinski entitled: The Wizard of Koz. Um, may not be the best time to use to "Cos" sound in a title. But that aside, it promises to be an interesting event if you're in the area. [San Francisco Bar] * Brian Finch of Pillsbury Winthrop talks cyberattacks and admits what everyone else wants to deny: law firms are a weak link in cybersecurity. [Bloomberg TV]

By Joe Patrice
Alex Kozinski

Non-Sequiturs: 09.16.14

* Lawyer grabbing drinks in hotel bar accused of being a prostitute by security guards. In fairness, she probably said, “I bill out at $600/hour!” a little too loudly. [The Root] * In finance, interns are only there for sex. Probably not how the law will see it. [Dealbreaker] * Judge Kozinski found his way into another Atlas Shrugged movie. The true accomplishment of the mega-industrialists is funding two sequels of the first putridly reviewed movie. [Josh Blackman's Blog] * Are you sick and tired of reading about the 10 books that your Facebook friends think will most impress you most influenced them? Here’s a much better question: the 10 Rock Songs that most influenced you… [What About Clients?] * New Jersey has a new alimony law. So before you leave your wife for your goomah, check it out capische. [Larry the New Jersey Lawyer's Cogitations] * Meant to write this up as a full post yesterday, but time got away from us. In any event, Geuaxjudge is Geauxone. Judge Michael Maggio, best known for launching racist and sexist comments about Charlize Theron’s adoption, has been fired by order of the Arkansas Supreme Court. [CNN] * Following up on this afternoon's piece about lawyering from home, maybe one overlooked factor is meeting your clients, at least once, in an office. [Law and More] * This Friday, the CBLA and the Fordham IP Institute are hosting a visiting high-level legal delegation from China, including multiple judges from the Supreme Court of the PRC, multiple members of the Ministry of Commerce. If you’re interested, RSVP. [Chinese Business Lawyers Association]

By Joe Patrice