Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 12.16.16

* I've had an interesting week. [Simple Justice] * But at least I'm real. [Popehat] * Next week will be an interesting week for the Electoral College. [Balkinization] * Huma Abedin's lawyers politely request that the FBI explain exactly how they screwed over America. [New York Daily News] * I don't really understand the Department of Justice "bid rigging" investigation into ad agencies. I don't really understand why it's important. But apparently some ad execs could go to jail behind this, so I understand that whatever is happening is pretty cool. [Business Insider] * Ashley Madison agrees to a $1.6 million settlement with the FTC over its alleged failure to protect user data. That doesn't seem like a lot to me. That seems like a "my wife saw my info on Ashley Madison and I had to sleep on the couch for a week" kind of penalty. Not a "my wife saw my info on Ashley Madison and now I live in my brother's basement while the lawyers figure out how often I can still see my children" penalty. [ABA Journal]

By Elie Mystal on December 16, 2016 7:02 pm

Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton Casts Her Vote On Election Day* I’ve had an interesting week. [Simple Justice]

* But at least I’m real. [Popehat]

* Next week will be an interesting week for the Electoral College. [Balkinization]

* Huma Abedin’s lawyers politely request that the FBI explain exactly how they screwed over America. [New York Daily News]

* I don’t really understand the Department of Justice “bid rigging” investigation into ad agencies. I don’t really understand why it’s important. But apparently some ad execs could go to jail behind this, so I understand that whatever is happening is pretty cool. [Business Insider]

* Ashley Madison agrees to a $1.6 million settlement with the FTC over its alleged failure to protect user data. That doesn’t seem like a lot to me. That seems like a “my wife saw my info on Ashley Madison and I had to sleep on the couch for a week” kind of penalty. Not a “my wife saw my info on Ashley Madison and now I live in my brother’s basement while the lawyers figure out how often I can still see my children” penalty. [ABA Journal]

Elie Mystal is an editor of Above the Law and the Legal Editor for More Perfect. He can be reached @ElieNYC on Twitter, or at [email protected]. He will resist.