Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 03.18.16

* What legal nerds really want to know about Merrick Garland: an analysis of his opinion-writing style. [Legal Writing Pro] * The UK’s most followed law student on Instagram talks about people's expectation of who she is based solely on the images she posts, rather than on the reality of who she is. [Legal Cheek] * Did Donald Trump miss an opportunity? Sure, he's been playing the American people like a goddamn fiddle, but maybe he should be threatening to fund the plaintiffs in potential lawsuits, not the defendants. [Medium] * Looking to the Federalist Papers to shame Republicans for their failure to consider President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee. [Brennan Center] * Law school just got a little bit easier to pay for: Gabe Levin, a hockey player for Denver University is the first ever recipient of the NCHC Post-Graduate Scholarship and intends to use it to go to law school. [USCHO] * Attorney learns lying in order to get a table at an exclusive restaurant may have more consequences than he thought. [Legal Profession Blog] * Oh, my. A criminal defendant sings a song, inspired by Adele, to express his apology for his crimes. [YouTube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N37TIk2puD8&app=desktop

By Kathryn Rubino on March 18, 2016 4:58 pm

Donald-Trump-campaign-pic-768x434* What legal nerds really want to know about Merrick Garland: an analysis of his opinion-writing style. [Legal Writing Pro]

* The UK’s most followed law student on Instagram talks about people’s expectation of who she is based solely on the images she posts, rather than on the reality of who she is. [Legal Cheek]

* Did Donald Trump miss an opportunity? Sure, he’s been playing the American people like a goddamn fiddle, but maybe he should be threatening to fund the plaintiffs in potential lawsuits, not the defendants. [Mighty]

* Looking to the Federalist Papers to shame Republicans for their failure to consider President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee. [Brennan Center]

* Law school just got a little bit easier to pay for: Gabe Levin, a hockey player for Denver University is the first ever recipient of the NCHC Post-Graduate Scholarship and intends to use it to go to law school. [USCHO]

* Oh, my. A criminal defendant sings a song, inspired by Adele, to express his apology for his crimes. [YouTube]