Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 08.02.17

* As I noted in my last nominations roundup, the Trump administration is actually ahead of the Bush and Obama administrations when it comes to judicial appointments -- especially with yesterday's confirmation of Kevin Newsom to the Eleventh Circuit. [How Appealing] * With Republicans in charge of the presidency and Senate, could breaking up the Ninth Circuit return to the agenda? [Law360] * And here's an interesting argument against a split, from the Republican point of view (by Wyatt Kozinski, following in his father's footsteps). [SSRN] * Capital punishment: yet another issue where it's all about Justice Kennedy. [Empirical SCOTUS] * Thoughts from Joel Cohen on the Trump/Sessions troubles. [The Hill] * How NOT to escape from your law school loans. [Gizmodo] * If a pizza party isn't your thing, here are some other ideas for what to eat when working hard at the law firm. [Cater2me] * Litigation that lawyers can love: Mel Gibson files suit over a dictionary (okay, actually a movie about a dictionary -- the Oxford English Dictionary). [Deadline] * Congratulations to Judge Lorna G. Schofield (S.D.N.Y.) on receiving the Liberty Award from the ABA! [American Bar Association]

By David Lat on August 02, 2017 7:30 pm

Judge Lorna Schofield (S.D.N.Y.)

* As I noted in my last nominations roundup, the Trump administration is actually ahead of the Bush and Obama administrations when it comes to judicial appointments — especially with yesterday’s confirmation of Kevin Newsom to the Eleventh Circuit. [How Appealing]

* With Republicans in charge of the presidency and Senate, could breaking up the Ninth Circuit return to the agenda? [Law360]

* And here’s an interesting argument against a split, from the Republican point of view (by Wyatt Kozinski, following in his father’s footsteps). [SSRN]

* Capital punishment: yet another issue where it’s all about Justice Kennedy. [Empirical SCOTUS]

* Thoughts from Joel Cohen on the Trump/Sessions troubles. [The Hill]

* How NOT to escape from your law school loans. [Gizmodo]

* If a pizza party isn’t your thing, here are some other ideas for what to eat when working hard at the law firm. [Cater2me]

* Litigation that lawyers can love: Mel Gibson files suit over a dictionary (okay, actually a movie about a dictionary — the Oxford English Dictionary). [Deadline]

* Congratulations to Judge Lorna G. Schofield (S.D.N.Y.) on receiving the Liberty Award from the ABA! [American Bar Association]

DBL square headshotDavid Lat is the founder and managing editor of Above the Law and the author of Supreme Ambitions: A Novel. He previously worked as a federal prosecutor in Newark, New Jersey; a litigation associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; and a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. You can connect with David on Twitter (@DavidLat), LinkedIn, and Facebook, and you can reach him by email at [email protected].