DREAM Act
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 02.18.18
Ed. note: We will not be publishing on Monday, February 19, in observance of President’s Day.
* Congratulations to my friend and former co-clerk, John Demers, on his long-overdue confirmation as head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division. [Reuters]
* Which lawyers and justices take the lead on the most important Supreme Court cases? Adam Feldman has the answers, as always. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Professor Ilya Somin breaks down the recent Fourth Circuit ruling on Trump’s Travel Ban 3.0. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]
* A leading legal technology company, Kira Systems, is looking for a few good law librarians (to apply for its new job as a Machine Learning Knowledge Analyst). [Dewey B Strategic]
* Lawyer and activist Glenn Magpantay, executive director of the National Queer Asian Pacific Islander Alliance (NQAPIA), explains what’s at stake with the Dream Act. [Advocate]
* Stroock’s Joel Cohen draws lessons for lawyers from the buzz-generating new movie, The Post. [New York Law Journal]
* What role can expert witnesses play in #MeToo litigation? Lawyer Kat Hatziavramidis shares some insights. [Forensis Group]
* The Mrs. Palsgraf of the United Kingdom — a famous torts plaintiff named May Donoghue, who sued a beverage manufacturer after she discovered a decomposing snail in a bottle of ginger beer — is getting a statue erected in her honor. [Legal Cheek]
* Not as bad as sexually assaulting a student intern, but another Biglaw partner stands accused of making degrading, sexually charged comments to a junior attorney. [RollOnFriday]
* In advance of its Global Legal Hackathon (February 23-25), the Global Legal Blockchain Consortium welcomes a new member: Fasken, a leading Canadian law firm. [Artificial Lawyer]
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Bar Exams, California, Immigration
This Guy Might Not Get Admitted To The Bar Over Something He Did When He Was 17 Months Old
The State of California and the Obama administration square off at the California Supreme Court. - Sponsored
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Immigration, Kids, Politics
The Impossible DREAM (Act): Why This Immigration Question Is Just A Distraction
The DREAM Act and its progeny don’t work, and they distract lawmakers from the larger, more consequential immigration debate.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 12.20.10
* Thanks Senate, but gay servicemembers now get to play another waiting game. How long will the certification process take? Don’t ask, because the administration isn’t going to tell. [New York Times; Wall Street Journal; Washington Post] * Filibusted: with the DREAM Act’s failure, undocumented college graduates can’t get jobs. As a member of the […]