Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 11.05.15

* These kind of technicalities are why people hate lawyers: A judge is requiring Bindi Irwin submit proof that her father, Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin, is dead in order to collect her Dancing With The Stars money. Or, you know, he could look at the internet. [Gawker] * Law professor gets ripped for "ridiculous" stance on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. [Techdirt] * The 5 New York District Attorneys are seeking a raise, hoping to bring their salary up to a whooping $250,000. Which actually seems entirely reasonable. [New York Daily News] * Good news for the Facebook obsessed -- the Second Circuit has found "liking" something is a protected activity. [The Modern Workplace] * Oh, the shame of going to Harvard Law. [Washington Post] * Are legal tech startups lying to you? [Associate's Mind] * Exploring the disjunction between legal scholarship and legal practice. [TaxProf Blog]

By Kathryn Rubino on November 05, 2015 5:04 pm

* These kind of technicalities are why people hate lawyers: A judge is requiring Bindi Irwin submit proof that her father, Steve “The Crocodile Hunter” Irwin, is dead in order to collect her Dancing With The Stars money. Or, you know, he could look at the internet. [Gawker]

* Law professor gets ripped for “ridiculous” stance on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. [Techdirt]

* The 5 New York District Attorneys are seeking a raise, hoping to bring their salary up to a whooping $250,000. Which actually seems entirely reasonable. [New York Daily News]

* Good news for the Facebook obsessed — the Second Circuit has found “liking” something is a protected activity. [The Modern Workplace]

* Oh, the shame of going to Harvard Law. [Washington Post]

* Are legal tech startups lying to you? [Associate’s Mind]

* Exploring the disjunction between legal scholarship and legal practice. [TaxProf Blog]