Rolling Stone

  • Non-Sequiturs: 11.08.16
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 11.08.16

    * Law professor thinks he’s cracked the code to determining the results of the election. And it involves the Philadelphia Eagles. [Washington Examiner]

    * Feeling a little antsy about the election? [fivethirtyeight]

    * The Rolling Stone libel verdict won’t turn into a Gawker situation. [Law and More]

    * Refresh. [fivethirtyeight]

    * The intellectual property war over jeans. [The Fashion Law]

    * Nope, nothing’s changed. [fivethirtyeight]

    * How to focus on the clarity of your message. [Reboot Your Legal Practice]

    * It’s going to be a long night. [fivethirtyeight]

  • Non-Sequiturs: 10.20.16
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 10.20.16

    * Keys to success: remove your ego from the battle. [Katz Justice] * Yeah, this answer was pretty perfect. [Slate] * Russia is full on trolling the United States over election 2016. [Salon] * "Trains racing at unsafe speeds with volatile, difficult-to-contain oil is incredibly dangerous." Indeed. [Occupy.com] * Update from the Rolling Stone defamation trial over the magazine's now-retracted story about sexual assault at University of Virginia. [Jezebel] * What will Jones Day (the Trump campaign's lawyers) do after the election? [Law and More] * Tips for writing the all important chronology of events. [Law Prose]
  • Non-Sequiturs: 05.19.16
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.19.16

    * An analysis of Judge Garland’s rulings on the D.C. Circuit — what type of judge he is, who has he been historically, and what he might be like as a Supreme Court justice. [Empirical SCOTUS]

    * Ex-Skadden lawyer Charles Bennett, who pled guilty to running a Ponzi scheme, got sentenced to 5 years in prison. [Law360]

    * Some of the most damning evidence in the lawsuit against Rolling Stone over its (since retracted) UVA rape story may be a law firm’s involvement. [Gawker]

    * Super. One of Donald Trump’s delegates was just indicted on child porn and weapons charges. I’m fascinated to know how that will lead to a bump in Trump’s polling numbers. [Law Newz]

    * This criminal defense attorney actually enjoys his job. I thought a lawyer that was fulfilled by their job existed only on TV. Nicely done, sir. [Katz on Justice]

    * Securities lawyer is getting two years in jail for tax evasion. You should really know better, dude. [Daily Business Review]

    * An attorney faced disciplinary action for letting her deadbeat boyfriend do illegal s**t in her basement. [Legal Profession Blog]

    * A cool opportunity in legal journalism: full-time editor of SCOTUSblog. [SCOTUSblog]