Black Lives Matter
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Non-SequitursNon-Sequiturs: 08.04.16
* Jason Greenblatt, an NYU Law grad, is Donald Trump’s chief Israel advisor; so what if he is a real estate lawyer and has no foreign policy experience? Trump has no political experience, and now he’s the GOP standard bearer. [Politico]
* The Paul, Weiss investigation into Roger Ailes has allegedly grown in scope. [Law and More]
* Apparently you can be suspended from legal practice for sexting — well, if the sexts are unwanted and sent to a client. [Legal Profession Blog]
* A look at the Supreme Court’s historic disregard for black lives. [Huffington Post]
* An eight-member Court is really putting a crimp in SCOTUS’s style. [Empirical SCOTUS]
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Constitutional LawPolice Prank Doesn't Jibe With The 4th Amendment
Generations of distrust sown by systemic racism cannot be undone by ice cream. 
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State JudgesLawyer Jailed For Wearing #BlackLivesMatter Pin In Court
Exposing the judge as the kind of guy who would put somebody in jail for wearing a #BlackLivesMatter pin is probably worth the five days in jail.
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Job Searches, Racism, Small Law FirmsBack In The Race: No One Writes 'I’m A Racist' On Their Résumé
How can an employer, especially an employer in a sensitive field like law enforcement, tell whether someone is racist? -
Minority Issues, PoliceCriminally Yours: When It's Cops vs. #BlackLivesMatter, Nobody Wins
Both sides are justifiably scared of each other. It's time to start changing that. -
Law Professors, Law SchoolsLaw Professor Speaking Out In Defense Of Black Lives Matter Identified
Now we know who wrote the letter that went viral... -
Police, PoliticsPower Of One Simple Letter -- Asian Americans Come Together To Support Black Lives Matter
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Non-SequitursNon-Sequiturs: 06.02.16
* If only all court filings were as easy as The Onion imagines they could be… Maybe with the next Apple update. [The Onion]
* Fascinating, and maybe just a bit unsettling for those that’ve gotten inked: how law enforcement is using biometric technology in tattoo identification. [Electronic Frontier Foundation]
* Are the members of the Supreme Court getting bored waiting for a ninth justice? [Slate]
* The true story of how a small, informal lawyer listserv got recognized by the Supreme Court. [New York Personal Injury Blog]
* New York Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman, isn’t mincing words when it comes to Trump University, calling it a “straight up fraud.” [Huffington Post]
* Don Verrilli is retiring, here’s a look at the Solicitor General’s role and success in generating petition grants when he (and his office) recommends them. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* A Black Lives Matter activist was convicted on for “attempting to unlawfully remove a suspect from police officers” in a move some have criticized as an attempt to chill lawful protests. [Gawker]
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Law Schools
Black Lives Matter Protest At Law School Graduation
Law students at one Ivy League school decided to inject some political awareness into their graduation festivities. -
Public Interest
Want to Fight Police Misconduct? Reform Qualified Immunity
Protestors seeking to reform law enforcement practices should consider a more fundamental legal solution. -
Crime, Minority Issues, Racism, Violence
A Mock Cross-Examination Of Darren Wilson's Testimony
Somebody needed to cross-examine Darren Wilson's testimony. I do what I can.
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