Non-Sequiturs: 02.29.16

* The secret career Ted Cruz doesn’t want you to know about. [Gawker] * Donald Trump is promising to come after the First Amendment if elected president. Reason number 1,238,108 to do everything in our power to make sure he is never president. [CNN] * Bad news for Republicans: history is not on your side. The latest number crunching you can cite at cocktail parties when the topic of the Supreme Court’s vacancy comes up. [Washington Post] * Hoverboards, scooters, and bikes -- oh my! Do you know all the laws governing use of these leisure vehicles (at least in New York)? [Cityland] * Hey! Whaddya know! Gun law really do work -- it’s science. [Vox] * A judge in the UK changed a suspended sentence into jail time after she was mocked by the defendants on Facebook in a lewd post. Just a reminder, no matter what Donald Trump does, you really shouldn't f*ck with judges. [The Mirror] * Lawyers need these two things in order to be successful. [Associate’s Mind] * This is why having the right language interpreter is so important in court. [Katz Justice] * Expect Justice Scalia’s passing to have a pretty big impact on business, as the Roberts Court, with Justice Scalia, was the most pro-business court since WW2. [New Yorker]

By Kathryn Rubino on February 29, 2016 5:01 pm

Ted Cruz

* The secret career Ted Cruz doesn’t want you to know about. [Gawker]

* Donald Trump is promising to come after the First Amendment if elected president. Reason number 1,238,108 to do everything in our power to make sure he is never president. [CNN]

Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short

As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.

By Leah Young, Student Success Resource Lead, Juno

* Bad news for Republicans: history is not on your side. The latest number crunching you can cite at cocktail parties when the topic of the Supreme Court’s vacancy comes up. [Washington Post]

* Hoverboards, scooters, and bikes — oh my! Do you know all the laws governing use of these leisure vehicles (at least in New York)? [Cityland]

* Hey! Whaddya know! Gun law really do work — it’s science. [Vox]

Protégé™ In CourtLink® Explains The Whole Case Faster

Designed to reduce manual docket work by prioritizing what litigators need most: on-demand full docket summarization that explains the whole case to date, followed by on-demand document summaries for filing triage, and AI-powered natural language searching for faster search and retrieval.

By LexisNexis

* A judge in the UK changed a suspended sentence into jail time after she was mocked by the defendants on Facebook in a lewd post. Just a reminder, no matter what Donald Trump does, you really shouldn’t f*ck with judges. [The Mirror]

* Lawyers need these two things in order to be successful. [Associate’s Mind]

* This is why having the right language interpreter is so important in court. [Katz Justice]

* Expect Justice Scalia’s passing to have a pretty big impact on business, as the Roberts Court, with Justice Scalia, was the most pro-business court since WW2. [New Yorker]