Non-Sequiturs: 01.11.11

* Lady Kaga issues her first single: a ruling against a Chapter 13 debtor, in favor of his credit card issuer, affirming the Ninth Circuit by a vote of 8-1. The lone dissenter: Justice Scalia. Weird, huh? [WSJ Law Blog; ABA Journal]

* “How do you spark a bonobo orgy?” [Andrew Sullivan]

* How do you prosecute a deaf, mute, illiterate man? Please, please, please let the answer include pinball. [WSJ Law Blog]

* Should law school final exams use made-up hypotheticals or real-life cases? Professor Howard Wasserman assesses pros and cons. [PrawfsBlawg]

* Illinois State Senate takes a syringe stab at repealing the death penalty. [Reuters]

* Guns used to shoot off penises > Guns used to shoot at attackers. [Gawker]

* Congratulations to the 13 new partners at Bingham McCutchen. [Bingham]

* Lateral Link is teaming up with Frank Kimball, the former McDermott Will hiring partner who founded Kimball Professional Management, to focus on partner placements. (Disclosure: Lateral Link is an ATL advertiser.) [Am Law Daily; Lateral Link (press release)]