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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 06.25.15

* Some people are very, very happy with today's Obamacare ruling. [Constitutional Accountability Center] * And some people aren't. Ah, Sesame Street conservatism: single words must be sounded out in complete isolation. Forget all those sentences and what not. [Breitbart] * But this is the best quip at Justice Scalia's newly dubbed "SCOTUSCare." [The Faculty Lounge] * Law student cleared of hit man murder of ex-boyfriend. [Legal Cheek] * What the hell is going on in Massachusetts? Bar exam passage rates are in from February: 56.6 percent overall, and only 66.7 percent for first-time takers. That's pretty bad when you consider that last year, those numbers were 80 percent and 87 percent, respectively. [Massachusetts Court System] * It's been a while since we checked in on the weird and wild "Judge Bill Pryor and Gay Porn" kerfuffle. Now there's speculation on the man who brought the pictures to the fore. [Legal Schnauzer] * It's hot out there, man. [What About Clients?]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 06.22.15

* Amal Clooney's firm reportedly has a lawyer working for £1.50 an hour, which in U.S. dollars is "piddly squat." [Legal Cheek] * People are pretty worked up over raisins. [The Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post] * "A video shot in court shows a lawyer tussling with bailiffs and being forcibly removed in handcuffs from a foreclosure hearing." Go on... [Daily Business Review] * Maybe that outsourcing thing was a bad idea for Biglaw. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA] * Keith Lee reviews Lat's Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link). [Associate's Mind] * Yahoo! General counsel Ron Bell discusses the challenges and rewards of representing the tech giant. [Hsu Untied] * Speaking of Yahoo!, on the eve of Obergefell, here's a quick guide to the American government's war on gays. [Yahoo!] * Elizabeth Wydra, chief counsel at the Constitutional Accountability Center, discusses the Affordable Care Act with Bob Garfield. Listen now while the ACA is still a thing. [On The Media]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 05.21.15

* Preet Bharara is the hottest speaker on the law school graduation circuit. I guess if you can't get Mindy Kaling... [Business Insider] * An octopus is a vertebrate under some statutes. A reminder that law will not bow to your precious "science." [Lowering the Bar] * It's tempting to feast on the carcass of a collapsing law firm, but partners should take this advice before rushing into a lateral hire. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA ] * The importance of not looking like a creep in front of a jury. [What About Clients?] * Boy Scouts Prez Robert Gates thinks it's time that the organization lift its ban on gays. In other news, Robert Gates is the president of the Boy Scouts now? [Minneapolis Star-Tribune] * Too often disasters slip out of our consciousness before the problem is truly solved. In that vein, consider donating to Nepal Earthquake relief. [Help Nepal Network] * Judge Richard Kopf reviews Mark Herrmann's book, Inside Straight (affiliate link). [Hercules and the Umpire]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 05.15.15

* "What Law Firms Can Learn From the Business Decisions of 'Mad Men.'" I'm hoping the answer is "more drinking on the job." [Legal Times] * Hillary Clinton pledges to nominate SCOTUS justices who will overturn Citizens United. And if you agree with her, she'll gladly accept your unlimited donations to her *wink* unaffiliated SuperPAC. [Jezebel] * Seema Iyer talks about one of our favorite recent cases, Driskell v. Homosexuals. [MSNBC] * Sometimes getting fired can be a positive. As they say the Chinese word for crisis contains the word "opportunity." Crisitunity. [Wisconsin Lawyer] * A great detailed piece on California's recent decision to grant a law license to Hong Yen Chang, the Columbia Law grad denied his license over 100 years ago on the grounds of his "Mongolian nativity." [Bloomberg BNA / Big Law Business] * Bad: Being wrongfully convicted. Worse: The system strong-arming the wronged into signing away their right to compensation. [LFC 360] * Should graduate students and adjuncts unionize? Depends. Do they want to be exploited by an unappreciative institution until their souls are sucked dry? Yes? Then no. [New York Times] * Sen. Toomey wants Judge L. Felipe Restrepo on the Third Circuit. Maybe he should start talking to his obstructionist colleagues instead of whining to the paper. [Constitutional Accountability Center] * PacerPro to automatically retrieve documents referenced in notices of electronic filing from PACER. That can help cut down on some mistakes... eh, Sidley Austin? [Law Sites] * Thomson Reuters has a new social network for small law firms. For every post, users can push a little "thumbs up" icon to express, "I [and my successors, assigns, and heirs of my body, indicate my generally warm feelings, reserving all rights to reverse or withdraw this endorsement at any time for any reason whatsoever notwithstanding any prior representations] This!" [Legal Research & Writing Pro] * The 2015 World Championship BBQ Cooking Contest in Memphis is this weekend. How does that relate to ATL? Bob Cornish, a D.C.-based attorney at Phillips Lytle LLP and a trained and certified expert in BBQ is a judge. [Memphis In May]

By Joe Patrice