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  • Non-Sequiturs: 04.21.16
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 04.21.16

    * Still wondering why we got rid of the comments? Here’s David Lat’s in-depth look at the issue. (Spoiler alert: it’s because they were terrible.) [Washington Post]

    * Is this the reason more attorneys aren’t seeking help for the addiction issues they face? [Law and More]

    * Kansas may be hurting after a disastrous series of tax cuts, but that hasn’t stopped the politicians there. [Slate]

    * How Bill Clinton’s crime bill shaped twenty years of activism. [Pacific Standard Magazine]

    * Yes, it has become painfully clear that the New York electoral system is in need of reform. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]

    * You think you know Harriet Tubman, but really, you have no idea. [Wonkblog]

    * David Lat chats with Mirriam Seddiq, host of the “Not Guilty No Way” podcast, about legal blogging, perceptions of women lawyers, and his former boss, Chris Christie. [Not Guilty No Way via Soundcloud]

  • Morning Docket: 04.06.16
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 04.06.16

    * Gawker asks judge to reduce or set aside the $140.1 million Hogan verdict. That’s nice to offer the judge avoid a humiliating reversal on appeal. And yet I’ve seen Wrestlemania, so expect the doomed judge to hit Nick Denton over the head with a chair while he isn’t looking before this gets better. [Capital New York]

    * Ramon Fonseca assures the world that all of its operations were legal. Sure. I mean, cockfighting is still legal in Panama so this might not be the most ringing affirmation. [NBC News]

    * The Stoli trademark battle may be headed to the Supreme Court. That’s absolut-ly crazy. [Law360]

    * There’s an unauthorized Walking Dead theme restaurant out there in case you had a hankering for some possum and cheese whiz and there’s no Carl’s Jr. nearby. [Litigation Daily]

    * Which Biglaw firms are making big bucks off baseball season? [The Am Law Daily]

    * Eric Conn, dubbed “Mr. Social Security” arrested on federal charges that his immense success is due less to his legal acumen than “paying a doctor and a judge to rubber-stamp false disability claims using phony medical evidence.” Remember when he hired Miss Congeniality USA as a PR flack? Those were happier days. [ABC News]

    * North Carolina releases its February bar exam results. So we know of at least 201 people who couldn’t let the championship game spoil their high. You may say, “well Duke students weren’t going to be devastated by the game.” Silly rabbit, Duke kids aren’t taking the February exam. [Bar Exam Stats]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 03.25.16
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 03.25.16

    * Within North Carolina’s anti-LGBTQ bill, they also eliminated the wrongful discharge cause of action for discrimination on the basis of protected characteristics. This just gets better and better. [Lexology]

    * Kansas senator Jerry Moran is the latest Republican saying that Merrick Garland deserves a hearing on his nomination. Given his strong conservative credentials, this is a real victory for the Dem’s messaging. [Huffington Post]

    * Some advice for lawyers looking to end the cycle of addiction. [Law and More]

    * Hey! There’s good news out of Florida! Governor Rick Scott signed into law a bill to test the backlog of rape kits. [Slate]

    * If you want to talk about traditions, then you should support a hearing on Merrick Garland’s nomination to the Supreme Court. [Trib Talk]

    * On conquering anxiety. [Forbes]

    * The video you didn’t even know you needed. RuPaul’s Drag Race takes on the Supreme Court. [YouTube]

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