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]

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* 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]

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* 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]