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Non-Sequiturs: 12.22.17

* Paul Weiss didn't always want Jeh Johnson -- he didn't even get a callback when he applied in law school. [Coverage Opinions] * With a title like "On The Ripeness of Potted Plants and Other Non Sequiturs," how could this not make this post? [Take Care Blog] * Want to avoid stress? Start volunteering. I'm not sure where the time for that will come from, but it is a great idea. [Motherboard] * While we were talking about bonuses, the Cliven Bundy was declared a mistrial over a slew of Brady violations, meaning, for once, the Bundys were right that the government overstepped its authority at their expense. [LA Times] * Wear the same outfit as a feminist statement. Really. [Quartz] * What will happen with blockchain in the legal industry in 2018? [Law and More] * Reading tea leaves in Masterpiece Cake. [Empirical SCOTUS]

By Above the Law
Non-Sequiturs

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]

By Above the Law
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 08.01.17

* I like football, I really do. But, uggh. It is getting harder and harder to justify. [Deadspin] * The only law John Kelly will ever have to understand. [Clickhole] * I mean... this will never get passed. But, legalizing marijuana and combating the racial injustice of the war on drugs is a great idea. [Huffington Post] * Things don't look good for public-sector unions in front of the Supreme Court. [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * Tips for building a great work style. [Corporette] * Charting the government's responsibility for segregation. [Chronicle of Higher Education] * There's a club forming for JDs who have been given the boot by President Trump. [Law and More]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.27.17

* More details on the lawyer who took down the University of Florida's general counsel. [Deadspin] * Welp, this is what happens when they stop teaching treason at Harvard Law School. [Salon] * "Too skinny" is a bad thing when it applies to your health insurance. [The Slot] * The House Judiciary Committee is just bonkers, y'all. [Wonkette] * You should probably be stocking up on these. [Corporette] * Is your privacy taking a beating in the war against opioids? [Overlawyered] * Advice for lawyers: pick up the damn phone. [Wisconsin Lawyer] * Rikers Island traded one awful practice for another. [Pacific Standard] * Will this terrible murder be the beginning of an era of regulation for the cruise line industry? [Law and More]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.20.17

* Mining the 2017 Nordstorm Anniversary Sale for the perfect work -- or interview -- shoes. [Corporette] * What would a TV show based on Biglaw look like? Lots of yelling, some tears, general terror. [Law and More] * Legally speaking -- what is snortable chocolate? [LawSci Forum] * Louis Vuitton wants to go to the Supreme Court. [The Fashion Law] * Jeff Sessions, and pretty much only Jeff Sessions, is hot for civil forfeiture. [Slate] * Celebrating seersucker day! [Southern District of Florida Blog] * New job for ousted Cincinnati Law dean Jennifer Bard. [TaxProf Blog]

By Kathryn Rubino