Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 02.24.17

* Big scoop: here's what Merrick Garland is really up to. [Clickhole] * “I love the First Amendment. Nobody loves it better than me." ...and other lies the president told me. [Huffington Post] * Hey! Remember law school? Remember torts? Remember the "spring gun case"? Here's an interview with the lawyer behind that one. [Coverage Opinions] * In an alternative universe, Melania Trump is a deportation priority, not the First Lady. [Slate] * Yes, after 20 pages even a federal judge's eyes start to glaze over. [Law Prose] * Budget cuts are behind the IRS's 10 year low audit rate. [TaxProf Blog] * The robots can't duplicate expert opinions. [Law and More] * Can two people keep a secret if one of them is a robot? [Ars Technica]

By Kathryn Rubino on February 24, 2017 7:01 pm
(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty)

(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty)

* Big scoop: here’s what Merrick Garland is really up to. [Clickhole]

* “I love the First Amendment. Nobody loves it better than me.” …and other lies the president told me. [Huffington Post]

* Hey! Remember law school? Remember torts? Remember the “spring gun case”? Here’s an interview with the lawyer behind that one. [Coverage Opinions]

* In an alternative universe, Melania Trump is a deportation priority, not the First Lady. [Slate]

* Yes, after 20 pages even a federal judge’s eyes start to glaze over. [Law Prose]

* Budget cuts are behind the IRS’s 10-year low audit rate. [TaxProf Blog]

* The robots can’t duplicate expert opinions. [Law and More]

* Can two people keep a secret if one of them is a robot? [Ars Technica]