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Non-Sequiturs: 09.22.17

* Skadden is getting sucked into the Paul Manafort investigation. Will the firm's stellar reputation suffer as a result? [Law and More] * As a woman, "business casual" is fraught with peril. Here is some handy advice for surviving -- without a faux pas. [Corporette] * Four ways Neil Gorsuch could ruin your life. Only four? [Rewire] * This HIV-positive, former D.C. Biglaw attorney is putting his life back together -- and writing about it. [Optimistic Despite It All] * So you hired a white supremacist! A thoughtful consideration of the legal and practical ramifications of employing a white supremacist. [Harvard Business Review] * Are you the proud owner of a fancy new iPhone X? Here's how to keep the police out of it. [Versus Texas] * Congratulations to Precedent Magazine on ten great years of covering the Canadian legal scene! [Precedent]

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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.07.17

* Another day, another notable immigration ruling from the Ninth Circuit (by the great liberal lion, Judge Stephen Reinhardt, joined by his brilliant ideological protégé, Judge Marsha Berzon). [How Appealing] * The sexual assault case against Bill Cosby, which previously ended in a mistrial after the jury deadlocked, will be retried in November. [Philadelphia Inquirer] * Why do associates leave Biglaw, and what can be done to reduce attrition? Insights from NALP and from Major Lindsey & Africa's Tina Cohen and Jennifer Henderson. [ABA Journal] * Law firm merger mania continues -- and much of the action is taking place abroad. [Law.com] * Senator Kamala Harris, prominent prosecutor turned politician, might get interrupted on occasion -- but she will not be stopped. [New York Times] * Linda Greenhouse wonders about Justice Neil Gorsuch: "How could the folksy 'Mr. Smith Goes to the Senate Judiciary Committee' morph so quickly into Donald Trump’s life-tenured judicial avatar?" [New York Times via How Appealing] * Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell acknowledges that the Republicans might not be able to repeal Obamacare right now -- and that an interim solution might be needed. [The Hill] * For interested readers, here's the "origin story" of Above the Law, which turns 11 next month. [Yale Alumni Association of New York]

By David Lat