Joe Manchin III

  • Non-Sequiturs: 03.30.17
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 03.30.17

    * Thanks to Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Judge Neil Gorsuch’s Supreme Court nomination now enjoys bipartisan support in the Senate. [The Hill]

    * But the “nuclear option” isn’t off the table — and here’s how to explain it to your non-lawyer friends and relatives. [GQ]

    * Speaking of SCOTUS, how often do you see a separate opinion written by Justice Sotomayor and joined by… Justice Alito? [How Appealing]

    * And don’t look for either justice in Adam Feldman’s discussion of the most powerful Supreme Court justices of all time. [Empirical SCOTUS]

    * Thinking of (debt financing) a law degree? Use this handy student loan calculator to crunch the numbers first. [AccessLex]

    * A big issue in international and maritime law: control over the South China Sea. [Instapundit]

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    Morning Docket: 04.11.13

    * “I don’t believe judges should be filibustered.” Tell that to the rest of your Republican pals, Senator Hatch. D.C. Circuit nom Sri Srinivasan faced little drama at the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday. [Bloomberg]

    * A bipartisan gun regulation deal has been reached in the Senate, and of course the NRA is opposing it — well, except for the parts that expand gun rights. The group really likes those parts. [Washington Post]

    * Trolling for patent partners? Bingham recently snagged five IP partners from DLA Piper’s Los Angeles office, including the former co-chair of DLA patent litigation department. [Thomson Reuters News & Insight]

    * Time well spent: while Detroit hangs on the precipice of bankruptcy, local politicians are worrying about whether retaining Jones Day poses a conflict of interest for their emergency manager (formerly of Jones Day). [Am Law Daily]

    * NYLS — or should we say “New York’s law school” — is revamping its clinical program to kill two birds with one stone (e.g., fulfilling pro bono hours and boosting job prospects). [National Law Journal]

    * For all the talk of his being a hard ass, Judge Rakoff is a nice guy after all! The judge gave an ex-SAC trader permission to go on a honeymoon after his release from prison. [DealBook / New York Times]

    * If you’ve ever wondered how Lat spends his free time, sometimes he’s off writing book reviews for distinguished publications. Check out his review of Mistrial (affiliate link) here. [Wall Street Journal]

    * “Lindsay Lohan is the victim.” What the Heller you talking about? LiLo’s lawyer thinks there’s a conspiracy among the prosecutors on her case that’s resulted in leaks of information to TMZ. [CNN]

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