* “Representing Yourself? Not Too Smart. Calling The Prosecutor a Nazi? Brilliant!” More “pro sanity.” [Legal Juice]
* After the resounding Tory victory yesterday, let’s check in on the UK to see what it means for the legal landscape. Oh, it’s going to be the end of legal aid lawyers. That sounds about right. [Legal Cheek]
* The latest avenue to express support for marriage equality: invite the justices to your wedding. Who knew Staci was ahead of her time. [Supreme Save The Date]
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* Speaking of Staci’s wedding invitee, here’s a new interview with Justice Ginsburg. New question: will interviewers ever get tired of asking her about the “Notorious RBG” moniker? She needs to start responding with “Asked and Answered!” [Moment]
* Two lawyers run a suburban farm raising and slaughtering animals. So, would they be able to “get” Farmer’s Only? [Washington Post]
* Professor Steven Lubet explains why Pamela Geller is not morally responsible for the Texas attack. It’s like Palsgraf for morality. [The New Republic]
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* The 2015 Rising Stars list. Do you know one of the 50 young lawyers on this list? [New York Law Journal]
* What’s wrong with an alternative holding every now and again? [Concurring Opinions]
* Immigration is magically complex — the same administration crafted two executive actions unilaterally and still managed to make them conflict, as noted by Laura Murray-Tjan. [Huffington Post]
* Even as clients rail against it, the billable hour is still the key to Biglaw billing, according to Kent Zimmermann of the Zeughauser Group. [Bloomberg BNA / Big Law Business]