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  • Non Sequiturs: 01.20.19
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non Sequiturs: 01.20.19

    * Adam Feldman explores the possible effect on the Supreme Court of replacing Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg with a staunch conservative — e.g., Judge Amy Coney Barrett. [Empirical SCOTUS]

    * Speaking of SCOTUS, here’s Ilya Somin’s read of the tea leaves in Knick v. Township of Scott, an important Takings Clause case.  [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]

    * Stephen Embry disagrees with Joe Patrice’s suggestion that junior lawyers are going extinct, but Embry acknowledges the major effect that technology is having, and will continue to have, on legal practice and employment. [TechLaw Crossroads]

    * Charles Glasser looks at what might have caused the political polarization of the modern media and its consumers. [Daily Caller]

    * The prospect of Michael Cohen testifying publicly before Congress is making some people giddy — but it’s not without its downsides, as Joel Cohen explains. [The Hill]

    * What can we learn from official Washington utterances about the shutdown? Here’s some intel from VoxGov, via Jean O’Grady. [Dewey B Strategic]

    * Not all provisions of the Bill of Rights are created equal, according to Gerard Magliocca. [PrawfsBlawg]

    * David Berg draws lessons for trial lawyers from the genius of Joe Jamail’s use of hypothetical questions. [YouTube]

  • Non Sequiturs: 11.04.18
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non Sequiturs: 11.04.18

    * A fun bit of trivia (via Adam Feldman): which Supreme Court justice cites law review articles most often? (Hint: he does so a lot in dissent.) [Empirical SCOTUS]

    * Charles Glasser argues that Senator Claire McCaskill — who’s in a tough reelection fight against a former SCOTUS clerk, Josh Hawley — advocates a move that “represents a clear and present danger to investigative journalism.” [Daily Caller]

    * It’s helpful to Josh Hawley that President Donald Trump is so popular in Missouri — even among women, interestingly enough. [Althouse]

    * Immigration law is a hot topic these days, thanks in large part to President Trump — so it makes sense that Fastcase and the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) are launching a new law journal focused on this interesting and complex area of law. [Dewey B Strategic]

    * Speaking of immigration, Ilya Somin refutes the argument that migrants should just stay home and “fix their own countries.” [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]

    * Who says bankruptcy lawyers and judges don’t know how to have a good time? [Texas Bankruptcy Lawyer’s Blog]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 09.30.18
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 09.30.18

    * Many believe that today’s Supreme Court is one of the hottest benches in history; Adam Feldman uses data to assess the claim. [Empirical SCOTUS]

    * As for who takes the SCOTUS bench, contingency plays a major role — along with credentials and conservatism, as Ian Millhiser explains. [ThinkProgress]

    * Most people have their minds made up about Thursday’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings featuring Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh — but if you’re still trying to process the proceedings, David Oscar Markus offers five simple rules for evaluating the witnesses. [The Hill]

    * Ann Althouse has some reflections on Judge Kavanaugh’s emotional testimony and “present-day conservative masculinity.” [Althouse]

    * David Bernstein proffers this interesting solution to the Kavanaugh nomination situation — but don’t hold your breath for its implementation. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]

    * If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, “the EU is busy building a three-lane highway that leads to a particularly dark place,” according to Charles Glasser. [Daily Caller]

    * Lawyer Luddites: “AI in the legal space is not scary,” as explained by David Kleiman of Bloomberg Law. [Artificial Lawyer]

    * Indeed, as Greg Lambert argues, lawyers — especially “working partners” — need to join the innovation conversation. [3 Geeks and a Law Blog]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 09.16.18
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 09.16.18

    * Will Senator Susan Collins be persuaded by the campaign to get her to vote against Judge Brett Kavanaugh? Ed Whelan has his doubts. [Bench Memos / National Review]

    * Speaking of the Supreme Court, Adam Feldman identifies his “Supreme Court All-Stars” (2013-2017): the lawyers and law firms with the most arguments — and wins — before the high court. [Empirical SCOTUS]

    * Greg Lukianoff and Adam Goldstein offer tips for protecting freedom of speech on college campuses, inspired by a new book, The Coddling of the American Mind (affiliate link) by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]

    * Charles Glasser to news organizations, on the subject of self-policing: do better. [Daily Caller]

    * How should we evaluate the success of law firm mergers? Madhav Srinivasan of Hunton Andrews Kurth has some thoughts on methodology. [Law.com]

    * And Orin Kerr offers a proposal for applying the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination to compelled “decryption” of a locked phone, computer, or file. [SSRN]

    * Speaking of privacy, Google is taking some heat in Arizona over its alleged practice of recording location data of Android device owners even if they opted out of such tracking. [Washington Post]

    * When it comes to learning how to integrate technology into the delivery of legal services, American law firms can learn a thing or two from the Brits — as the latest move by CMS suggests. [Artificial Lawyer]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 08.26.18
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 08.26.18

    * Jane Genova explores the implications of Jones Day’s representation of the embattled Cardinal Donald Wuerl, former bishop of Pittsburgh. [Law and More]

    * Why did President Trump (or his personal lawyers) allow White House Counsel Don McGahn to speak so freely to special counsel Robert Mueller? Here are some thoughts from veteran litigator Joel Cohen. [The Hill]

    * As I recently discussed with Judge Jeffrey Sutton, Chevron-style deference to administrative agencies is being reconsidered in a number of states — and you can add Ohio to that list, as Eugene Volokh notes. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]

    * Charles Glasser calls out the Washington Post for its selective invocation of the value of transparency. [Daily Caller]

    * If you’re an ambitious law student or lawyer, then you need to watch your words on social media, as this report from Patrick Gregory makes clear. [Big Law Business]

    * The justices will consider more than 1,000 certiorari petitions at the “long conference” on September 24 — and Adam Feldman identifies some of the standouts. [Empirical SCOTUS]

    * Speaking of SCOTUS, if you’ll be in or near New Haven this coming Wednesday, please join me and Linda Greenhouse for a wide-ranging discussion of President Trump’s transformation of the federal judiciary. [Yale Federalist Society]

    * The World Bank launches the world’s first BONDI, or “blockchain operated new debt instrument,” with an assist from King & Wood Mallesons. [Artificial Lawyer]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 08.19.18
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 08.19.18

    * Charles Glasser proposes replacing “Trump Derangement Syndrome” with “Trump Obsession Syndrome” — which might be more accurate, but isn’t nearly as fun. [Daily Caller]

    * Speaking of anti-Trump sentiment, here’s an interesting new ranking — from Adam Bonica, Adam Chilton, Kyle Rozema, and Maya Sen — showing just how liberal certain law schools are. [TaxProf Blog]

    * Trying to date in law school? You’re looking for love in all the wrong places, according to 3L Korey Johnson. [Black Girl Does Grad School]

    * Speaking of law school, here’s Kat Griffin’s roundup of the best blogs for women law students (with a shoutout to ATL; thanks, Kat!). [Corporette]

    * An “Abolish ICE” t-shirt might not be very fashionable — but it is constitutionally protected speech, as Eugene Volokh explains. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]

    * Joel Cohen wonders: should more states ban secret recording of conversations — and could the odious Omarosa be the catalyst for such change? [The Hill]

    * Neha Sampat discusses the problem of “imposter syndrome” — and what we can all do to address it. [Attorney At Work]

    * “Sex pigs halt traffic after laser attack on Pokémon teens.” Yeah, you know you wanna click…. [Instapundit]

    * Where does your law firm fall along the AI adoption spectrum? Jean O’Grady lays out the stages. [Dewey B Strategic]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 07.29.18
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 07.29.18

    * Amy Howe has highlights from Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s completed questionnaire for the Senate Judiciary Committee — including the five different law firms where he worked as a summer associate. [SCOTUSblog]

    * Despite Judge Kavanaugh’s impeccable qualifications, the battle to confirm him to the Supreme Court will be hard-fought — and Adam Feldman explains why. [Empirical SCOTUS]

    * In other nominations news, Veronica “Ronnye” Stidvent, a prominent Latina lawyer, comes to the defense of Ryan Bounds, whose Ninth Circuit nomination was defeated last week. [Oregonian]

    * Does the failure of the Bounds nomination spell trouble for the Kavanaugh nomination? Here are some thoughts from Elizabeth Slattery and me. [SCOTUS 101 / Heritage Foundation]

    * Had he been confirmed, Ryan Bounds would have replaced his (and my) former boss, Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain — who just penned a landmark Second Amendment opinion, Young v. Hawaii, that could very well wind up before SCOTUS (and allow the Court to settle a circuit spit). [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]

    * Speaking of the Ninth Circuit, Chris Walker has some concerns about the late Judge Stephen Reinhardt casting the deciding vote in an important tax law case, some four months after his passing. [Notice & Comment / Yale Journal on Regulation]

    * Why is the internet such a cesspool today? Media lawyer Charles Glasser identifies five factors behind the decline (and gives a shoutout to Above the Law’s dearly departed comments section). [Daily Caller]

    * Elsewhere in the First Amendment world, Joel Cohen and Dale Degenshein argue that it should be easier for parties to have documents sealed in litigation. [The Hill]

    * If you appreciate the dying art that is the book review, check out Alice Lloyd’s beautifully written review of Robert Anthony Siegel’s Criminals: My Family’s Life on Both Sides of the Law (affiliate link), which paints a portrait of his father, Stanley Siegel — “a big-hearted and brilliant,” but deeply troubled criminal defense lawyer. [Weekly Standard]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 07.01.18
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 07.01.18

    * Having placed Justice Anthony Kennedy’s Supreme Court retirement in political context, let’s now put it into historical context. [Retropolis / Washington Post]

    * This makes some folks quite upset, but there’s no denying it: the Roberts Court is now truly the Roberts Court (and he probably isn’t thrilled about it either). [Empirical SCOTUS]

    * Kathryn Haun — a former Kennedy clerk, by the way — has parlayed her expertise in Bitcoin, developed during her years as a federal prosecutor, into a new position leading Andreessen Horowitz’s $300 million fund focusing on cryptocurrency-related startups. Congrats, Katie! [Axios]

    * Let’s not forget about President Trump’s transformation of the lower federal courts — because it’s not just about SCOTUS. [The Takeaway / WNYC]

    * Check out Susman Godfrey’s new mandatory retirement policy — could this become the industry standard? [Texas Lawyer]

    * Yes, the First Amendment is awesome and all — but is it also encouraging errors in news reporting, as Charles Glasser suggests? [Daily Caller]

    * Speaking of mistakes, Ed Whelan sets Ben Shapiro straight on Judge Brett Kavanaugh, a leading contender to replace Justice Kennedy. [Bench Memos / National Review]

    * President Trump says he wants to pick a SCOTUS nominee who could serve on the Court for 40 years or more — and if you take the five youngest names on his list of 25, it’s entirely possible. [Althouse]

    * This should come as no surprise, but now law firms are joining the chase after data scientists. [Artificial Lawyer]

    * Congratulations to the Practising Law Institute (PLI) and Fastcase, innovators in their respective spaces, on their new alliance. [Dewey B Strategic]

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  • Non-Sequiturs: 06.24.18
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 06.24.18

    * It’s checkout time at the Supreme Court, and courtroom correspondent Mark Walsh is ready to reveal what’s in his shopping cart. [SCOTUSblog]

    * Being cited by the Supreme Court is usually something to boast about — but not always, as Adam Feldman notes in this thoughtful analysis of how much oral arguments matter. [Empirical SCOTUS]

    * Will Baude breaks down the Court’s intriguing debate over stare decisis in South Dakota v. Wayfair. [PrawfsBlawg]

    * Joel Cohen looks at why the federal judiciary gets better treatment from the press than the other two branches of government — and whether the differential is justified. [The Hill]

    * Orin Kerr identifies an interesting issue: if a police officer uses Google Translate to try and request consent to search from a non-English speaker in that person’s own language, is the consent valid if Google Translate botched the translation? [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]

    * There’s a long and bipartisan tradition of… the federal government spying on reporters, as Charles Glasser explains. [Daily Caller]

    * Speaking of the media, Jean O’Grady points out a helpful new resource from CQ for consumers of news, along with tips for how to tell whether or not a story is “fake news.” [Dewey B Strategic]

    * If reforms come to university boardrooms, let’s hope they include law schools as well. [ProfessorBainbridge via Instapundit]

    * An interesting new use of voice-activated technology, courtesy of Wolters Kluwer: getting insights into federal tax law. [Artificial Lawyer]

    * If you’ll be in New York on Tuesday, July 17, raise your glass with fellow young lawyers, summer associates, and law students, at the UJA’s Summer Law Happy Hour. [UJA Federation of New York]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 06.10.18
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 06.10.18

    * What changes might come to the Supreme Court if Justice Kennedy retires at the end of this Term? Adam Feldman scours the justices’ voting relationships for clues. [Empirical SCOTUS]

    * Speaking of SCOTUS, when it comes to its recent ruling in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Andrew Siegel is not impressed. [PrawfsBlawg]

    * Ilya Somin offers praise for legislation being co-sponsored by Senator Elizabeth Warren — but it will make sense to you once you see the subject matter (hint: her co-sponsor is Senator Cory Gardner of Colorado). [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]

    * Charles Glasser has no problem with people calling out or criticizing speech that they find offensive, but he argues — rightly so, in my view — that we’ve lost “a sense of proportion, a rational relationship between the speaker, their comments, and their role in society.” [Daily Caller]

    * Ann Althouse’s take on Bill Clinton’s controversial #MeToo comments. [Althouse]

    * Greg Lambert is absolutely right: “Sometimes the change you seek causes problems you didn’t foresee.” [3 Geeks and a Law Blog]

    * Smart-contract checker Sagewise hooks up with Hedera Hashgraph, a “blazing fast” alternative to blockchain. [Artificial Lawyer]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 05.20.18
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.20.18

    * After issuing a TRO to a block a political ad attacking his own allies and campaign donors — “almost certainly an unconstitutional prior restraint,” in the words of First Amendment guru Eugene Volokh — Judge Doug Martin of Arkansas (finally) recuses himself. [Daily Caller]

    * Jim Comey’s bestselling book (affiliate link) could cause complications for Robert Mueller and his investigation, according to Joel Cohen. [Law and Crime]

    * Which state solicitors general appear most frequently before the Supreme Court? Not surprisingly, Scott Keller of Texas leads the pack, but check out Adam Feldman’s list for other notable names. [Empirical SCOTUS]

    * Jean O’Grady shares my admiration for the late Tom Wolfe — and even corresponded with the acclaimed author. [Dewey B Strategic]

    * Too few people are willing to take ownership of change — and this is a big problem, as Greg Lambert explains. [3 Geeks and a Law Blog]

    * John Fund asks: has the American Law Institute (ALI) strayed from its mission of describing the law and into advocating changes in the law instead? [National Review]

    * What is “Old Tweet Syndrome,” and is there a cure for it? Charles Glasser makes a diagnosis. [Daily Caller]

    * Adam J. White wonders: Does the Solicitor General’s request for more time to file its reply to Sierra Pacific’s cert petition in the “Moonlight Fire” case suggest that the Justice Department might confess error? [Weekly Standard]

    * If you’ll be in Chicago on June 8, please consider coming to the twelfth annual dinner of the Richard Linn Inn of Court, where I’ll be speaking — hope to see you there! [Richard Linn American Inn of Court]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 05.13.18
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.13.18

    * An interesting (although depressing) factoid, courtesy of Ed Whelan: this former SCOTUS clerk and prominent Florida litigator has been nominated to the federal bench by three different presidents, but has yet to serve as a judge. [Bench Memos / National Review]

    * If you’re an older lawyer and “in transition,” you need to get yourself a “temporary identity,” as Jane Genova explains. [Law and More]

    * If you’re interested in the intersection of artificial intelligence and the law, Complex/vLex Canada’s CEO, Colin Lachance, provides a framework for understanding the world of legal AI. [3 Geeks and a Law Blog]

    * Jonathan Bernstein offers a rebuttal to my recent New York Times op-ed celebrating the demise of blue slips. [Bloomberg]

    * When can creators depict real people without risking liability? The ambiguity of the law on this question poses significant problems, according to Jennifer Rothman, author of a new book (affiliate link) about the right of publicity. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]

    * Noted media lawyer Charles Glasser wonders: when it comes to covering President Trump, are news editors “confusing the public interest with what is merely of interest to the public”? [Daily Caller]

    * Thomson Reuters gets in on the blockchain action, bringing a blockchain-based legal arbitration platform, Kleros, into its Incubator Labs start-up program. [Artificial Lawyer]

    * Final reminder: please support the Jersey City Free Public Library — and enjoy some delicious Filipino food by celebrity chef Dale Talde — by joining me on Thursday, May 17, for what should be a great evening! [Jersey City Free Public Library]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 04.29.18
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 04.29.18

    * Kirkland & Ellis raiding Cravath is now officially “a thing”; it’s been covered in the newspaper of record. [New York Times]

    * Extension requests: not just for law school papers, but for cert petitions too (and there’s no shame in seeking them; they’re often requested by prominent practitioners). [Empirical SCOTUS]

    * Want to talk intelligently about the Michael Cohen mess case with your friends? Start by reading this primer on “privileged” versus “confidential” client communications, by Joel Cohen (no relation) and Dale Degenshein. [Law and Crime]

    * Boycotts have a venerable history in terms of the law and the First Amendment — but they might be losing their effectiveness in the digital age, as noted media lawyer Charles Glasser explains. [Daily Caller]

    * Eugene Volokh flags this interesting issue (and opinion): under what circumstances does denying a felon the right to own a gun violate the Second Amendment? [Reason / Volokh Conspiracy]

    * Has the whole “emotional support animal” phenomenon gone too far at Yale? [Yale Daily News via Instapundit]


    DBL square headshotDavid Lat is editor at large and founding editor of Above the Law, as well as the author of Supreme Ambitions: A Novel. He previously worked as a federal prosecutor in Newark, New Jersey; a litigation associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; and a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. You can connect with David on Twitter (@DavidLat), LinkedIn, and Facebook, and you can reach him by email at dlat@abovethelaw.com.

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  • Non-Sequiturs: 04.08.18
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 04.08.18

    * Remember the “revealed preferences” law school rankings that debuted last year? Christopher Ryan and Brian Frye have issued the 2018 edition. [SSRN]

    * And C.J. Ryan offers yet another set of law school rankings, this time focused on “value added” (similar in philosophy to the ATL rankings, but Ryan’s top ten is very different from ours). [SSRN]

    * If brevity is the soul of wit, then Supreme Court opinions are getting less and less witty; Adam Feldman has the data to prove it. [Empirical SCOTUS]

    * A serious threat to political speech and election integrity, according to media law expert Charles Glasser: the weaponization of copyright law. [Daily Caller]

    * Andy Oldham, President Trump’s latest Fifth Circuit nominee, is very, very smart — and very, very conservative. [Texas Tribune]

    * The latest headline-making case handled by legendary litigator Ed Hayes is a doozy — involving a former beauty queen, a hedge-fund magnate, an ostrich farm, and… an STD. [New York Post]

    * Interested in constitutional law and possessed of a progressive perspective? Here’s a great job opportunity you should check out. [Constitutional Accountability Center]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 03.25.18
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 03.25.18

    * Brad Karp and Christopher Boehning of Paul, Weiss make the case in favor of stripping gun manufacturers and sellers of their statutory immunity from suit in most negligence and product liability actions. [New York Times]

    * Remember the Moonlight Fire case? Ten state AGs have filed an amicus brief in support of the cert petition. [U.S. Supreme Court]

    * It’s almost time to file your taxes — and the Supreme Court just made it a little bit easier to cheat on them. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]

    * In other SCOTUS news, the Court is taking its sweet time in handing down opinions this Term, as Adam Feldman observes. [Empirical SCOTUS]

    * And speaking of Adam Feldman, he’s now working with SCOTUSblog — congratulations to both parties! [SCOTUSblog]

    * Leading media lawyer Charles Glasser looks at the challenges that corrections pose to the media (both print and digital). [Daily Caller]

    * Vineeta Vijayaraghavan points out that gun violence doesn’t spare the elite, noting that firearms killed three of her Harvard classmates (including Professor Dan Markel). [USA Today]

    * Cambridge Analytica, a data analytics consulting firm, has been widely condemned for its work on the 2016 Trump election campaign — but it’s not clear that its conduct violated data-protection laws or even Facebook policies, according to Tim Pullan of ThoughtRiver. [Artificial Lawyer]

    * Professor Michael Dorf remembers lawyer, author, and editor Julie Hilden, who passed away earlier this month. [Dorf on Law]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 03.18.18
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 03.18.18

    * Adam Feldman uses BriefCatch, a powerful new tool from legal writing guru Ross Guberman, to find the best writers in the Supreme Court bar — and some of the top advocates might surprise you. [Empirical SCOTUS]

    * Prominent First Amendment litigator Charles Glasser makes the (compelling) case in favor of a federal anti-SLAPP statute. [Daily Caller]

    * Jeff Hauser, executive director of the Revolving Door Project, argues that the Trump Justice Department’s installation of Trump allies as interim U.S. attorneys “represent[s] a test of civil society’s ability to fight back against threats to the rule of law” — and so far, “the test is going poorly.” [Slate]

    * Speaking of the Trump DOJ, Ben Adlin breaks down the latest federal-state fight — and explains why it’s not as simple as just citing the Supremacy Clause. [Leafly]

    * “Bring me a case!” Reflections from Joel Cohen and Bennett L. Gershman on using litigation to bring about social change. [Law.com]

    * What can legal marketers learn from… a man using a cat as his hat? [Shana Douglas]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 03.11.18
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 03.11.18

    * This great profile of Chuck Cooper, by Tierney Sneed of TPM, includes more details on why he withdrew from the solicitor general sweepstakes. [Talking Points Memo]

    * A team from Quinn Emanuel, led by high-profile hire Alex Spiro, is repping Jay-Z in a trademark fight. Can Biglaw + Beyonce be far behind? [Hollywood Reporter]

    * Steven Brill, the godfather of modern legal journalism, launches his latest venture: NewsGuard, which “uses journalism to fight fake news.” [Dewey B Strategic]

    * Speaking of “fake news,” leading media lawyer Charles Glasser puts President Trump’s “war on the press” in a broader, global context. [Daily Caller]

    * Still on the subject of POTUS v. Press, is the media being played in the Stormy Daniels drama? Joel Cohen and Dale Degenshein think so. [Law & Crime]

    * Strange bedfellows at One First Street: Adam Feldman looks at Supreme Court cases featuring unusual ideological alliances. [Empirical SCOTUS]

    * Protip for litigators and litigants: don’t tick off Judge Frederic Block (or any other judge presiding over your case, for that matter). [artnet]

    * If our five Biglaw business development tips weren’t enough for you, Jane Genova adds two more for your consideration. [Law And More]

    * How can technology be harnessed to bridge the justice gap? Neota Logic has some ideas. [Artificial Lawyer]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 10.14.16
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 10.14.16

    * A useful new resource for journalists, media lawyers, and anyone else interested in libel law -- from Charles Glasser, another lawyer who successfully called Donald Trump's bluff (as the New York Times just did). [LexisNexis] * Relatedly, Marc Randazza discusses the phenomenon of the libel-proof plaintiff. [Popehat] * The Florida Supreme Court just declared the death penalty unconstitutional. So that's a thing. [NPR] * The duty to warn in the Marvel Universe -- does Luke Cage need to tell his attackers that they're about to break their hands punching him? [The Legal Geeks] * Interesting... law schools have really cut back on the AALS Faculty Recruitment Conference. Almost 60 fewer schools in attendance. [PrawfsBlawg] * Using algorithms for sentencing? Just in case you wanted to introduce flash crashes to criminal justice. [Medium] * Meticulous deep dive into the Apple v. Samsung oral argument. If Samsung paid this much attention to detail they probably may not have exploding phones. [Empirical SCOTUS] * Mike Papantonio's got a new show coming to RT next month: America's Lawyer. [RT]