Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 05.13.16

* The unnamed alleged Bridgegate co-conspirators will stay unnamed a little longer -- District Judge Susan Wigenton has postponed the release of the names after Jenny R. Kramer of Chadbourne & Parke filed a motion alleging her client would be caused "immediate and irreparable reputational harm" if his name were released. [Gawker] * Above the Law all-star Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal is leaving the judiciary for Facebook. [Recode] * The story of how faulty jury instructions led to a second chance for almost 150 Maryland prisoners sentenced to life in prison. [Highline] * District Judge Murray Snow found that Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, along with three aides, violated a federal order designed to stop racial profiling. [Talking Points Memo] * Manufacturing jobs are important, but the real key is union benefits for American workers. [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * Catholic church be damned, Italy has legalized same-sex unions. [Slate]

By Kathryn Rubino on May 13, 2016 6:01 pm
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(Photo by Daniel Schwen / Wikimedia Commons)

* The unnamed alleged Bridgegate co-conspirators will stay unnamed a little longer — District Judge Susan Wigenton has postponed the release of the names after Jenny R. Kramer of Chadbourne & Parke filed a motion alleging her client would be caused “immediate and irreparable reputational harm” if his name were released. [Gawker]

* Above the Law all-star Magistrate Judge Paul Grewal is leaving the judiciary for Facebook. [Recode]

* The story of how faulty jury instructions led to a second chance for almost 150 Maryland prisoners sentenced to life in prison. [Highline]

* District Judge Murray Snow found that Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio, along with three aides, violated a federal order designed to stop racial profiling. [Talking Points Memo]

* Manufacturing jobs are important, but the real key is union benefits for American workers. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]

* Catholic church be damned, Italy has legalized same-sex unions. [Slate]