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  • Non-Sequiturs: 05.17.17
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.17.17

    * Congratulations to Erwin Chemerinsky, the next dean of Berkeley Law! [How Appealing]

    * Speaking of deans, this Yale dean — note, not a dean at the law school — “loves diversity, except for ‘white trash.’” [Instapundit]

    * The latest entrant into the FBI director sweepstakes: former senator Joe Lieberman, now senior counsel at one of Donald Trump’s “go-to” law firms, Kasowitz Benson. [Newsweek]

    * “Americans like piece of paper? I have piece of paper!” [Althouse]

    * In case you were wondering, “Did Rosie O’Donnell ever study constitutional law?” [NewsBusters]

    * Legal nerds, let’s get ready to rumble! Professor Gerard Magliocca asks: “Is Justice Story overrated?” [Concurring Opinions]

    * Shearman & Sterling partner (and podcaster) Richard Hsu is joining the Major leagues — legal recruiting firm Major, Lindsey & Africa, that is. [LinkedIn]

    * Randy Maniloff interviews celebrated lawyer/author Scott Turow, whose new book, Testimony (affiliate link), just came out. [Coverage Opinions]

    * An argument in favor of protecting your cellphone with your thumbprint and a password. [Katz Justice]

    * “If you had to choose a law partner from the characters in Better Call Saul, who would you choose?” [Guile is Good]

    * If you’re a law student interested in ediscovery, check out this contest, sponsored by kCura. [kCura via PR Newswire]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 01.31.17
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 01.31.17

    * Adam Feldman makes the case for Justice Neil Gorsuch. (Visit Above the Law at 8 p.m. for our live coverage of the Supreme Court announcement.) [Empirical SCOTUS]

    * Speaking of SCOTUS, a former shortlister and current feeder judge, Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, has a new book out: All Falling Faiths: Reflections on the Promise and Failure of the 1960s. [Amazon (affiliate link)]

    * Is the “chaos” of the Trump Administration’s early days really just the startup-like disruption of the established order? [Althouse]

    * Professor Ilya Somin analyzes — and endorses — San Francisco’s lawsuit against President Trump’s “sanctuary cities” order. [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post]

    * Professor Eric Chiappinelli offers two recommendations for law schools to survive — and even thrive — in today’s challenging environment. [PrawfsBlawg]

    * Is the hiring of lawyer turned journalist Megyn Kelly the first step in NBC’s transformation into the next Fox News? [Instapundit]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 09.27.16
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 09.27.16

    * Game theory and the battle over the Supreme Court. [Harvard Business Review]

    * No punishment for Professor Reynolds from the University of Tennessee Law School over questionable Tweets. [Knoxville News Sentinel]

    * The blame game over Donald Trump’s bad debate performance. [Law and More]

    * Check out this event with Gillian Thomas, attorney at ACLU Women’s Rights Project and author of Because of Sex: One Law, Ten Cases, and Fifty Years That Changed American Women’s Lives at Work. [Rewire]

    * A look at close cases at the Supreme Court. [Empirical SCOTUS]

    * This is horrifying. [Slate]