Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 06.22.16

* New Mexico is totally cool with putting a bunch of restrictions on judges using social media. [New Mexico Appellate Law Blog] * In the merger between LinkedIn and Microsoft, Wilson Sonsini (LinkedIn's counsel) left their fingerprints all over the agreement. [Big Law Business] * If the legislative body you're a part of refuses to get down to business, I guess this is what you have to do. Rep. John Lewis is leading a sit-in on the House floor to force a vote on gun control. [Slate] * Council on American-Islamic Relations Action Network might be held liable for someone pretending to be a lawyer. [Legal Profession Blog] * Polygamous Mormon sect leader Lyle Jeffs is on the run, after being put on house arrest as he awaited trial for food-stamp fraud and money laundering. According to his half-brother, "Blame the judge for this. Everybody knew that he was going to do this. Everybody." [Jezebel] * Proposed law to stop the 'Brock Turner Problem.' [Huffington Post] * ATL columnist Jeena Cho is featured in ALM’s "STEM Cells" series. [CodeX]

By Kathryn Rubino on June 22, 2016 5:47 pm
John Lewis (Photo by Riccardo S. Savi/Getty Images for U.S. Postal Service)

John Lewis (Photo by Riccardo S. Savi/Getty Images for U.S. Postal Service)

* New Mexico is totally cool with putting a bunch of restrictions on judges using social media. [New Mexico Appellate Law Blog]

* In the merger between LinkedIn and Microsoft, Wilson Sonsini (LinkedIn’s counsel) left their fingerprints all over the agreement. [Big Law Business]

* If the legislative body you’re a part of refuses to get down to business, I guess this is what you have to do. Rep. John Lewis is leading a sit-in on the House floor to force a vote on gun control. [Slate]

* Council on American-Islamic Relations Action Network might be held liable for someone pretending to be a lawyer. [Legal Profession Blog]

* Polygamous Mormon sect leader Lyle Jeffs is on the run, after being put on house arrest as he awaited trial for food-stamp fraud and money laundering. According to his half-brother, “Blame the judge for this. Everybody knew that he was going to do this. Everybody.” [Jezebel]

* Proposed law to stop the ‘Brock Turner Problem.’ [Huffington Post]

* ATL columnist Jeena Cho is featured in ALM’s “STEM Cells” series. [CodeX]