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Speaking of Supreme Court Conspiracies…

No, Scalia wasn't murdered.

Harper Lee Reportedly Dead At 89

Harper Lee, the woman who launched a million legal careers, is reportedly dead at 89.

Old Lady Lawyer: Does Life Imitate Art Or Is It The Reverse?

Christopher Buckley's satirical works, especially Boomsday and Supreme Courtship, are wickedly funny about several of today’s hot-button issues.

Non-Sequiturs: 02.04.16

* Listen, I support people leaving the law to take a job that is more fulfilling, but Emily Boutard quit her job to make tiny furniture. I just hope the paycheck isn't correspondingly small. [deMilked] * Law professor Alafair Burke uses her real life experiences in the law to write her novels. [Female First] * Alan Dershowitz reflects on his work on the O.J. Simpson trial. [Business Insider] * This week in Black History includes a notable first for Harvard Law. [LA Sentinel] * Can you imagine getting censured at your job for a paper you wrote in law school? That might happen to Ben Lindy, who is running for an Ohio House seat. [Volokh Conspiracy] * Best practices for law firms when dealing with cloud security. [LCCA]

Non-Sequiturs: 01.28.16

* How Planned Parenthood's aggressive legal strategy launched them from the defensive to the offensive. [Reuters] * David Boies just saved Natalie Portman's ass. Yes, you read that correctly. [The Hollywood Reporter] * Don't be cute and try and violate a restraining order via Facebook. [Associate's Mind * Arizona wants out of the Ninth Circuit. Good luck with that. [AZ Governor] * Not recommended judicial behavior: hanging a portrait of Adolf Hitler in the courthouse's Hall Of Heroes. Looks like Oregon's Judge Vance Day is learning that the hard way. [Raw Story] * You can't skirt defamation laws by complaining to a disciplinary committee -- a doctor files a complaint against an attorney who blogged about him. [New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog] * Writing fiction was "liberating" for this attorney. Check out the new crime novel, A Stirring in the North Fork (affiliate link), to see what he's talking about. [Teamster Nation] * Despite how sensationalized they can be, the insanity defense is really quite rare. [Huffington Post] * Even if you aren't rich, you still need a prenup. [My Bank Tracker]

From The Courtroom To The Bookstore

This lawyer used his fame to get a book deal.

‘Making A Murderer’ Prosecutor Begged Steven Avery To Confess So He Could Write A Book About It

It seems that Ken Kratz has always thought of himself as the prize.

How Cal Newport’s ‘Deep Work’ Principles Can Fundamentally Improve Diversity In The Legal Profession

People play differently when they’re keeping score; if we want to compete on a level playing field, then we need to keep score.