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  • Non-Sequiturs: 03.22.16
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 03.22.16

    * No matter what your right-wing uncle posts on Facebook, or what that drunken Bernie Bro tried to convince you of at a bar, no: Hillary Clinton is not getting indicted over her use of emails while at the State Department. Don’t believe me? Ask a law professor. [Media Matters]

    * If you’re wondering what Mitch McConnell is thinking, overtly being an obstructionist over President Obama’s Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland, you aren’t alone. But here is some insight as to why he is playing this political game. [Guile is Good]

    * We told you the Gawker verdict was no damn good. [Gawker]

    * Will it take a Cesar Chavez to takedown rideshare giants like Uber and Lyft? [Casetext]

    * Now that Donald Trump is within striking distance of the GOP nomination for president, will that impact potential sanctions against these lawyers? [Wise Law]

    * Columbia Law hosted a conference about Asian-Americans in the law, with our own David Lat, about demystifying the model minority myth and the “Bamboo Ceiling.” [Columbia Law School]

    * Can you make pre-packaged marketing materials work for you? [Reboot Your Law Practice]

    * Federal Trade Commissioner Julie Brill will be leaving public service and heading to Biglaw. She leaves the FTC effective March 31 and will then join Hogan Lovells. [Reuters]

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  • Morning Docket: 02.16.16
    Morning Docket

    Morning Docket: 02.16.16

    * Justice Antonin Scalia’s sudden death was memorialized on newspaper front pages across the country, with some publications scrambling to redo their Sunday editions to reflect the news. Here’s a look at how some papers handled the coverage. [New York Times]

    * Justice Scalia is said to have died of natural causes. Cinderela Guevara, the Texas judge who pronounced him dead by phone, only did so after she was assured “there were no signs of foul play.” An autopsy will not be performed. [Washington Post]

    * The outcomes of several major cases that are currently before the Supreme Court are likely to be affected by Justice Scalia’s unexpected death. SCOTUS watchers think this could be represent a victory for the Court’s four-justice liberal wing. [New York Times]

    * In case you didn’t take the time to research this over the long weekend, here are seven things you need to know about presidential appointments to the Supreme Court. Could the battle to replace Justice Scalia possibly lead to a record-breaking vacancy? [NPR]

    * Justice Scalia left behind a “fortune cookie” for President Obama in his same-sex marriage dissent when he criticized the incredibly homogeneous makeup of the current Supreme Court. Please give him what he wanted. Diversify SCOTUS. [New York Times]

    * Out of all of Justice Scalia’s Supreme Court colleagues, it may be fair to say that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will miss him most. Her relationship with her “best buddy” was incredibly unique, and most could only wish to have a friendship like theirs. [CNN]

    * As the longest-serving member of the current Supreme Court, Justice Scalia was revered for leaving a historic legacy on the bench. Here’s what 19 “top legal thinkers” had to say about his life and death. I was honored to be included. [POLITICO MAGAZINE]

    * Almost immediately after it was announced that Justice Scalia had died, some began dancing on his grave with hateful comments. You may not have agreed with his judicial ideologies, but it would be nice to show some respect for the dead. [Bloomberg View]

    * “It doesn’t matter if your résumé says ‘almost law clerk.’” What will happen to Justice Scalia’s clerks in the wake of his death? His current clerks will likely be alright as far as their jobs are concerned, but it seems future clerks may be out of luck. [WSJ Law Blog]

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