Larry Lessig
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Courts
Cert Petition Asks Supreme Court To End 'Winner Take All' Electoral College Voting
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Law Schools
Law School Professor Sues New York Times For 'Clickbait'
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 12.05.16
* More about Judge Posner’s unusual questioning in a Seventh Circuit case on sexual orientation discrimination. [Rewire]
* And more from Harvard Law professor Larry Lessig about the Electoral College — this time, a Fourteenth Amendment argument against how it operates, not against the institution itself. [Medium]<
* An analysis of the Death Star as a war crime. [The Legal Geeks]
* Sleep tips for working moms. [Corporette]
* I know you’re dying for more info on Biglaw 401(k) plans. [LinkedIn]
* Post-election, is the Supreme Court back to business as usual? [Empirical SCOTUS]
* New dean for Saint Louis University School of Law. [The Faculty Lounge]
* Tips to stop annoying people this holiday season. [Law and More]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 11.25.16
* Orin Kerr isn’t persuaded by Larry Lessig’s argument in favor of the Electoral College picking Hillary Clinton as president. [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post]
* What do people think of President-elect Donald Trump’s appointments so far? Survey says…. [Instapundit]
* If the justice(s) Trump appoints to SCOTUS end up overturning Roe v. Wade, what would happen next? [New York Times via How Appealing]
* Speaking of the Donald, not everything is his fault. [Guile is Good]
* No, this wasn’t said by Trump: “I am not a racist and my voters are neither. They are people who want their country back and who are sick and tired of not being listened to.” [Althouse]
* Congratulations to the 177 lawyers from 76 firms who were just named Law360’s 2016 MVPs! [Law360]
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Larry Lessig, Law Professors, Law Schools, Politics, Quote of the Day
A Harvard Law Professor's Call To Derail The Trump Train
Professor Larry Lessig argues that there's no good reason for electors to veto the people's choice: Hillary Clinton. -
Politics
Harvard Law Professor Takes Finding Out He Was Insulted Via Wikileaks Like A Boss
Well said, professor. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.26.16
* Harvard Law professor Larry Lessig is now depending on a future President Trump to enact the campaign finance reforms he built his failed presidential bid upon. He’ll be waiting for a while. [The Crimson]
* Ted Cruz has pretty much always been a douche. [Funny or Die]
* The People v. O.J. Simpson explores racism, sexism, and more — all through costume. [Fashionista]
* U.S. Senators: They’re just like us! Claire McCaskill live-tweets her jury duty experience. [The Slot]
* How can you avoid burnout as a lawyer? [Associate’s Mind]
* Why are embattled public defender offices actually excited about the lawsuits against them? [Christian Science Monitor]
* Practical advice for taking advantage of the opportunities that are staring you right in the face. [Guile is Good]
* Get the inside scoop on why Rudy Giuliani jumped ship to Greenberg Traurig. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]
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Politics
Whose Fault Is It Harvard Law Prof Larry Lessig Had To Quit Running For President?
Larry Lessig withdrew from the presidential race, but not without a few parting shots. -
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Your Guide To Getting Drunk During The Democratic Debate
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.10.15
* The fascinating and brave story of Phyllis Frye, the nation’s first openly transgender judge — and in Texas no less! [New York Times]
* Copyright law ruins something new: this time the YouTube channel of the creator of “hardest Super Mario World level ever.” [Kotaku]
* Take a look at the correspondence Judge Berman received on Deflategate — all the completely sane and hinged rantings of Pats fans. [Deadspin]
* A law firm that lets you have a life? Blasphemy! [The Atlantic]
* Even if Larry Lessig becomes President of the United States, his presidency will still be a failure. [Lawyers, Guns & Money]
* So… if a vampire makes a human their servant what liability does the human have for the vamp’s bloodsucking? [The Legal Geeks]
* An ode to Valorem’s Patrick Lamb and his incisive look at the failure of Dewey & Lebouef. [What About Clients?]
* The phenomenon of Quit Lit: when law professors take to the op-ed page to talk about their resignations. [TaxProf Blog]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.08.15
* Sonia Sotomayor talks about feeling like an outsider on the court… aaaaaaaand this is what white privilege means. [Slate]
* Vehicles you can still get a DUI while driving: Barbie Jeep, Zamboni, wheelchair, inflatable raft, motorized beer cooler. [Lowering the Bar]
* Step into the political slime and see how the halted campaign finance investigation into Scott Walker is being used to undermine regulations. [PR Watch]
* Fascinating speculation on who should be Donald Trump’s running mate — assuming, arguendo, the end times are upon us and he wins the Republican nomination. [Law and More]
* Debating Harvard Law professor Larry Lessig’s theories about the presidency. [Pacific Standard]
* Bound by Law? Tales of the Public Domain, a cheeky comic book sponsored by Duke’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain is fun and useful for lawyers and nonlawyers alike. [Open Culture]
* Yes, Ohio, a man’s family does include his wife. [Volokh Conspiracy]
* Perverse incentives dominate Chinese victim compensation laws and drivers try to kill any pedestrians they may hit. [Slate]
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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 09.04.15
Ed. note: Due to the Labor Day holiday we will be on a reduced publication schedule today, and observing the holiday on Monday. Hope everyone has an enjoyable, restful and long weekend.
* Oh yay! An attorney hits something with his car, doesn’t stop, and uses the “I’m an attorney!” line, complete with F-bombs. And he was drinking, because of course he was. [Legal Profession Blog]
* You shoot for the stars Utah! Utah Law announced a new initiative to have 100 percent bar passage and 100 percent professional employment. [Tax Prof Blog]
* Burn! Not only did the Ninth Circuit overturn Judge Robert Jones’s decision, they reassigned the case. [Election Law Blog]
* A war between Harvard Law professors! Okay, it’s just a war of words, but Cass Sunstein really takes it to former Harvard Law professor Elizabeth Warren and law prof turned presidential candidate Larry Lessig. [American Thinker]
* Lessons on being a lawyer you can get from watching Peggy Olson. [Careerist]
* Here’s a horrifying fact: “Defendants who can’t make bail, regardless of their crime, are four times more likely to be sentenced to time in prison.” [Pacific Standard]
* This is fun! A 1947 anti-union propaganda comic put out by General Electric. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
* Food in exchange for legal advice. Seems like a good deal. [Brooklyn Daily Eagle]
* Moving ever closer to the day when a marriage license for a same sex couple is just a matter of paperwork — even in Kentucky. [Huffington Post]
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.03.15
* With the Dewey trial wrapping up, a look back at the history of firm honchos earning jail time. [Law360]
* Slick video explaining the everything wrong the way law schools market themselves to students. [Business Insider]
* K&L Gates loses more partners. This time McDermott picks up the spoils. But don’t cry for K&L, they nabbed a huge get off Paul Hastings. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]
* Remember when Sony got hacked? It unveiled some fun stuff, like how the new movie Concussion changed its plot around to avoid offending the NFL. [ABA Journal]
* As college football prepares to kick off tonight, Baylor has hired Pepper Hamilton to look into how the school handles sexual violence allegations in light of the rape conviction of former player Sam Ukwuachu. [Dallas Morning News]
* Here’s one of the dumbest arguments ever: Larry Lessig is liberal. About 47 years ago, unchecked campaign spending marginally helped a liberal (he did ultimately lose the nomination… and Nixon became president). Therefore, Larry Lessig shouldn’t be against money in politics. Signed, the former Executive Director of the Club for Growth. [The Daily Caller]
* Meanwhile, the GOP runs into the downside of Citizens United: arming a terrible candidate with so much money he won’t drop out. [Slate]
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Elena Kagan, Larry Lessig, Law Professors, Law Schools, Quote of the Day, Richard Posner, SCOTUS, Stephen Breyer, Supreme Court, Supreme Court Clerks, Tim Wu
The Letter Of The Law -- And How To Get A SCOTUS Clerkship With Weak Grades
How can you get B grades in 1L classes and go on to clerk for the Supreme Court? -
Books, Gay Marriage, Legal Ethics, Non-Sequiturs, Police, Privacy, Technology
Non-Sequiturs: 02.28.14
* We’re getting closer to being able to unlock our phones legally. Soon you can accidentally brick an iPhone without fear of reprisal. [The Guardian] * The Wall Street Journal thinks law student résumés are nearly identical (?) and recommends cultivating “quirky interests” like serving as a college mascot. Because national law firms just feel safer with Furries on staff. [The Legal Watchdog] * A judge who already faces overlapping ethics proceedings is about to add a couple more to his plate. This time the allegations include sleeping with a law student, not disclosing when she appeared before him, and “misappropriating” marijuana evidence. He doesn’t seem to get that the whole “What happens in Vegas” thing only works if you’re not living there. [Las Vegas Law Blog] * Someone tries to fight Larry Lessig on copyright. They lose. [IT-Lex] * An applicant withdraws his application to a law school because they do not allow gay or lesbian wedding ceremonies on campus. While that’s a noble decision, did he really think a Catholic school was going to be having gay and lesbian weddings? [The Ivy Coach] * Professors Chris Sprigman and Barry Friedman employed a cool tool called ReplyAll to have a public discussion about the NSA. [Just Security] * Redeployment (affiliate link) is a new collection of stories by Phil Klay focusing on the transition of Iraq veterans to stateside living. One story focuses on a Marine going to law school. Apparently he wanted to trade one brand of PTSD for another. [New York Times] * Wow, it looks like San Diego has a real problem policing its police. [Voice of San Diego] * If you’re in the Boston area next week, check out Disruptive Innovation in the Market for Legal Services, a cool symposium on March 6. [Harvard Law] -
Law Professors, Music, Politics
T14 Law Professor Writes And Performs New Song
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Election Law, Football, Free Speech, Larry Lessig, Non-Sequiturs, Religion
Non-Sequiturs: 10.10.13
* Who says bipartisanship is dead? Senators McCain and Gillibrand hammer Obama’s nominee for Navy Undersecretary. Gillibrand went after her specifically over prosecuting sexual assaults. [Breaking Defense] * Lawyers per capita by state. For everyone who says lawyers make the world worse, note that Arkansas has the fewest lawyers per capita and do with that information what you will. [Law School Tuition Bubble] * A bunch of rabbis were arrested for plotting to kidnap and torture a guy into granting a Jewish divorce. This is a thing? [Wall Street Journal] * Professor Larry Lessig thinks the administration should have made originalist arguments in the McCutcheon case to salvage campaign finance limits. First, I don’t see why this would have worked. Second, someone in Washington has to be an adult and resist the urge to make stupid arguments just because someone might listen. [The Atlantic] * An agent is facing 14 felony counts for giving improper benefits to college athletes. For all the alleged cheating, you’d think UNC would be better at football. [Forbes] * A Texas judge ordered a teen to move back in with a sex offender. This was a poor decision. [USA Today] * Upon hearing former NYC Mayor David Dinkins saying, “You don’t need to be too smart to be a lawyer, so I went to law school,” the dean of New York Law School said, “So you went to Brooklyn Law School?” Which of course Dinkins did. What is wrong with NYU’s Tribeca campus? [NYLS (exchange begins at 23:00)] * Is this related to the law? Not really. Is it the cast of Archer doing the video of Danger Zone? Yes… -
Copyright, Fashion, Health Care / Medicine, Intellectual Property, Larry Lessig, Law Schools, Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 06.14.13
* Marshall University is no longer a defendant in a case about a student shooting bottle rockets out of his anus. So from now on your sum total knowledge of the Thundering Herd involves the movie We Are Marshall and “shooting bottle rockets out of anuses.” [West Virginia Record] * Documentary filmmaker files suit seeking declaratory judgment that “Happy Birthday to You” is in the public domain. Why hasn’t everyone just accepted Larry Lessig’s new birthday song? [New York Times] * Men tend to think professional dress is one part white/blue shirt and one part brown/black/navy slacks. There’s more to it than that. Well, if you want to look good at all, there’s more to it than that. [Corporette] * Market realities catch up with law school plans. Pour a little out for the proposed Arlington Law School. [ARL Now] * Rough legal question: Should the U.S. refuse to send a child to a country employing Islamic family law? [Volokh Conspiracy] * A federal judge ordered HHS to give a little girl a lung transplant. Popehat wonders who lost out on a transplant in this exchange. I’m wondering why there aren’t more lung donors out there. [Popehat] -
Copyright, Intellectual Property, Larry Lessig, Music
New Birthday Song To Make You Even More Depressed To Get Older
A new copyright-free birthday song. You get what you pay for.