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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 08.10.16

* "NEW CIVILITY WATCH: Dem Senate candidate and former Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland: Scalia's death 'happened at a good time.'" [Instapundit] * A Skull and Bones society for top NYC law firms? Professor Rick Swedloff discusses a secretive group whose membership includes some of Biglaw's biggest names. [SSRN] * A notable new petition (filed by Professor Orin Kerr and Marcia Hofmann) in a high-profile appeal about the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. [Volokh Conspiracy] * Donald Trump's infamous "Second Amendment" quip is protected by the First Amendment -- but just barely, according to Professor Noah Feldman. [Bloomberg View via How Appealing] * Jury consultant Roy Futterman of DOAR wonders: is concern about prejudicing jurors actually driving them to using the internet for decision-making? [Big Law Business] * Could the ABA someday lose its power to accredit law schools? Steven J. Harper thinks its day of reckoning is coming closer. [The Belly of the Beast]

By David Lat
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 06.03.16

* On the importance of having your criminal clients dressed for court, not for jail. [Katz Justice] * An eight-justice Supreme Court has inspired some fanfic! No, there aren't any group sex scenes, it isn't that kind of fanfic. [Medium] * A group of law professors have now joined Massholes in supporting Tom Brady's Hail Mary for a Second Circuit rehearing. [Profootball Talk] * We need to protect the free speech rights of teachers too. [Bloomberg View] * A Trump presidency will threaten the rule of law, at least according to a bunch of libertarian legal scholars. [New York Times] * Florida banned Medicaid patients from using Planned Parenthood, and now PP is fighting back in court. [Slate] * There seems to be more legal bad news for Uber. [Law and More] * Ammon and Ryan Bundy still don't think the rules apply to them, even when they are in jail. [Huffington Post]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 06.01.16

* Will wearing makeup increase your earning potential? (Yes, they only mean for women, the patriarchy is a real bitch like that.) [Corporette] * Ken Starr says he is resigning from his position as Baylor chancellor "as a matter of conscience." Yup, he still plans on teaching at the law school. [ESPN] * Donald Trump's terrible comments about Judge Gonzalo Curiel are all part of a branding exercise. [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * Law professor Kimberlé Crenshaw is fighting to make people remember the women killed by police. #SayHerName [The Guardian] * The cleanup after a storm can be even more challenging than weathering the storm in the first instance. [Katz on Justice] * Has Election 2016 convinced you our electoral system is hopelessly broken? Here are the best ways to fix it. [Brennan Center for Justice] * Reflections from Richard Levick on Peter Thiel v. Gawker (including commentary from our very own David Lat). [Forbes]

By Kathryn Rubino