Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 09.01.17

This week in the legal blogosphere.... * Everyone gets their day in arbitration really doesn't have a great ring to it. But, Benchmark Capital's lawsuit against former Uber head Travis Kalanick is headed there anyway. [Law and More] * New York City Department of Education Chancellor Carmen Farina spoke at New York Law School about the partnerships and programs that create a truly comprehensive education for public school kids. Anyone interested in the state of public education should pay attention to Farina's remarks. [Cityland] * "I betrayed my people and will be known as a modern day Dathan, all for tax cuts, but all I got was this stupid hat" -- Gary Cohn soon. [The Levin Report] * Is the judge in Senator Menendez's trial unfairly disenfranchising voters by preventing him for attending Senate votes? [The Hill] * Remember William C. Bradford? Well, he says it was the hackers who made his account call Obama's mother a whore. That sounds totally plausible! [CNN] * Law student caught on video trying to burn money in front of a homeless man won't be expelled. He's a still a dick though. [Legal Cheek] * Judge Harold Murphy took senior status at 90. A look back at a distinguished career. [Bloomberg BNA] * Another reminder that doing good usually puts you behind the 8 ball financially. [Medium]

By Above the Law on September 01, 2017 3:13 pm

This week in the legal blogosphere….

* Everyone gets their day in arbitration really doesn’t have a great ring to it. But, Benchmark Capital’s lawsuit against former Uber head Travis Kalanick is headed there anyway. [Law and More]

* New York City Department of Education Chancellor Carmen Farina spoke at New York Law School about the partnerships and programs that create a truly comprehensive education for public school kids. Anyone interested in the state of public education should pay attention to Farina’s remarks. [Cityland]

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* “I betrayed my people and will be known as a modern day Dathan, all for tax cuts, but all I got was this stupid hat” — Gary Cohn soon. [The Levin Report]

* Is the judge in Senator Menendez’s trial unfairly disenfranchising voters by preventing him for attending Senate votes? [The Hill]

* Remember William C. Bradford? Well, he says it was the hackers who made his account call Obama’s mother a whore. That sounds totally plausible! [CNN]

* Law student caught on video trying to burn money in front of a homeless man won’t be expelled. He’s a still a dick though. [Legal Cheek]

* Judge Harold Murphy took senior status at 90. A look back at a distinguished career. [Bloomberg BNA]

* Another reminder that doing good usually puts you behind the 8 ball financially. [Medium]