Howard University

  • Non-Sequiturs: 08.23.17
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 08.23.17

    * ESPN removed announcer “Robert Lee” from coverage of the University of Virginia’s opening football game because… well, there’s a “Robert E. Lee” statue in Charlottesville and ESPN just assumes that everybody in the country has CTE and can’t figure out what’s real life anymore. [Deadspin]

    * Two more female law professors are suing the University of Denver for pay discrimination. [Law.com]

    * The former head of the FBI, James Comey, will be giving the opening address at Howard University, the nation’s most well-known black college. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. [The Root]

    * We move ever closer to Kris Kobach having the authority to throw away votes he doesn’t like. [Election Law Blog]

    * Galaxy Note 8 is out. I’m giddy imagining what will be wrong with this one. “The stylus goes into tracheotomy mode if your breathing is obstructed to 8 seconds, or you just have a big gulp of water.” “The phone automatically switches to its orgasmic vibrate function, when in a pocket or low-light environment.” “It has dual cameras, one for you, and one for the NSA.” Being an early adopter on the 8 is like being a human test subject for anti-venom manufacturers. [CNET]

    * “Research Finds Justifiable Homicide Rulings More Likely to Benefit White Americans.” Oh, I remember being a 1L. I remember sitting on my chaise lounge in my apartment, reading my Crim Law, when it really hit me that the entire concept of “reasonableness” was designed by white people to make it okay for them to slaughter any black man who they perceived as a “threat.” I remember my non-law-student white roommate telling me that I was surely misunderstanding my homework. I remember wondering if “anybody else was aware of this.” And I remember the pain of learning that everybody else knew the system worked this way but there was nothing to be done about it. I… really hated law school. Every casebook is like an acid enema to clear your system of its expectation of moral decency. [Law Street Media]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 05.11.17
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.11.17

    * When New York’s largest personal injury firm collapses, who gets access to (800) 888-8888? [New York Personal Injury Blog]

    * This is what it’s like when the President Tweets you. [Bloomberg BNA]

    * The Indy 500 — the latest way to delay a deposition. [The Washington Post]

    * Cardozo Law gets in on current events. [Law and More]

    * Well this is, allegedly, awful. [Jezebel]

    * The Civil War lives on at Virginia courthouses. [Katz Justice]

    * Hmmm, where is Jeff Sessions in the whole Comey mess? [Slate]

  • Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 06.17.15

    * You cannot make this stuff up. The curious case of Rachel Dolezal, the former leader of the NAACP Spokane, Washington branch who resigned in disgrace after her parents made the revelation that Dolezal was white, gets weirder. The Smoking Gun has unearthed a lawsuit Dolezal filed (then known as Rachel Moore) against Howard University for, inter alia, racial discrimination. Yup, Dolezal claimed she just couldn’t make it as a white women.  [The Smoking Gun]

    * Fresh off of the tragedy of Kalief Browder, the man who was held in Rikers for three years awaiting trial for stealing a backpack before the charges were dismissed, comes the case of Carlos Montero. Montero, arrested as a teenager, has been in Rikers for SEVEN YEARS waiting for his day in court. [New York Post]

    * I mean, they’ve only worked together for 21 years and 10 months. Justice Antonin Scalia apologized from the bench yesterday after calling Justice Ginsburg Justice Goldberg. The apology seemed sincere, but Scalia played it cool with a quip about Justice Arthur Goldberg. [Supreme Court Brief]

    * The Colorado Supreme Court ruled yesterday that an employer can fire an employee for medical marijuana use, legal under state law, since the use is still illegal under federal statutes. [Huffington Post]

    * If your company finds themselves the victim of trade secret theft, is there an alternative to costly civil litigation? There just might be if you get the police involved. [Corporate Counsel]

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