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Non-Sequiturs: 02.10.11

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* Remember the law firm screw-up that revealed juicy dish about NBA star Gilbert Arenas and his ex-fiancee, Laura Govan? Here’s an update. [Reliable Source / Washington Post]

* Musical chairs: King & Spalding picks up 14 litigators from Filice Brown. [The Recorder via ABA Journal]

* Be careful when buying up Google search terms — or you might end up owing $300K to the hat-sporting advocates at Binder & Binder. [Legal Skills Prof Blog]

* It seems that Redskins owner Dan Snyder, the plaintiff in a dubious defamation action, has his hand in a second suit — this time against Cadwalader. [Am Law Daily]

* In the wake of the tragic killing of Chief Judge John Roll, it’s probably unwise for a politician to call for putting federal judges “on the Endangered Species list.” [TPMDC]

* A tipster has the credited blurb for this article on judges in France: “Insert French surrender joke here.” [USA Today]

Santa convention? No, just French judges.

* A (rather cute) male associate named William stands accused of sending around pictures of his Greg. [The Dirty]

* If you’ll be in NYC on February 23, come to the annual dinner of the Asian American Bar Association of New York, which I’ll be emceeing once again. [AABANY]

* Looking for a job — or for a new employee? Don’t forget the ATL job board. [Above the Law Jobs Board]

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Dan Snyder, Owner of a Team Named After an Ethnic Slur, Sues Over Perceived Anti-Semitism

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This is rich. The owner of the Washington Redskins, Dan Snyder, has sued the Washington City Paper for a column he claims defamed him and used anti-Semitic imagery. That’s right, the man who has famously defended his right to name an entire football team after an ethnic slur is playing the ethnic card because a columnist made fun of him.

The kicker is that on top of this amazing execution of rank hypocrisy, Snyder manages to insult all Jews who have actually dealt with anti-Semitism by coming up with an ethnic offense where none existed. The columnist wasn’t making Jewish jokes or playing off of Jewish stereotypes. He was calling Dan Snyder a terrible owner and a shady dude. Saying he was a victim of anti-Semitism degrades the term and make this entire lawsuit look like the petulant reaction of a narcissistic millionaire.

As Dennis Green might say: Daniel Snyder is who we thought he was….

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