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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.13.15

* 50 Cent has declared bankruptcy. Forthwith, he shall be known as "The Secured Creditors' Half-Dollar." [Business Insider] * Nina Totenberg talked with Justice Ginsburg and learned the reason the so-called liberal wing of the Court wrote so few separate opinions: they have agreed to speak with one voice as much as possible. As Justice Ginsburg put it, "If you want to make sure you're read, you do it together, and you do it short." [NPR] * Are you licensed in Texas? Frequent contributor Dan Hull of Hull McGuire is looking for local counsel. [What About Clients?] * Academics are planning to hold onto their jobs past retirement age because you can take their jobs from their cold, dead, tenured hands. [TaxProf Blog] * How are you using LinkedIn? Because if you use it only as a connections catalog, you're missing out on an opportunity to publicize your practice. [Law and More] * The opposite of saved by the bell: man free on bond sent to jail cell when fire alarm disrupts hearing. Then the judge leaves the building, stranding the guy in a cell. [Times-Picayune] * Richard Hsu chats with author Brad Meltzer about his new book and weathering the rejection he experienced over his first novel. And stay tuned, because there's more Richard Hsu coming up later. [Hsu Untied] * Kaye Scholer’s Managing Partner Michael Solow talks about the firm's new digs at 250 West 55th Street. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKfjssLrOm0

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.07.15

* Police raided the home of Subway's Jared Fogle. The media presumes the raid is linked to the ongoing investigation into a colleague of Fogle's who may have aspired to introduce kids to his $5 footlong. [CNN] * Sex addiction is not a defense at your disciplinary hearing. [Legal Profession Blog] * Donald Trump sued Scotland. Apparently Prima Nocta hasn't existed since Braveheart. [Lowering the Bar] * An ode to Partner Emeritus. [What About Clients?] * A legal secretary is suing Winston & Strawn pro se for discrimination. That should work well. [Cook County Record] * If you're attending the ABA Annual Meeting in a few weeks, swing by and see Lat, Judge Posner, Laura Caldwell, William Landay, and Talmage Boston talk about writing and the law. [American Bar Association] * Defendant farts in open court. You'll entirely believe what happens next. [The Lad Bible]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.06.15

* It's time to start shutting down law schools, but this clearly isn't something that the American Bar Association is ready to act on. After all, new schools keep popping up, and the ABA keeps accrediting them for reasons beyond understanding. [Bloomberg Business] * At the end of a landmark Term at the Supreme Court, some presidential candidates are fanning the flames of voters' fears. Linda Greenhouse asks, "[W]hat, exactly, are people supposed to be afraid of now? A same-sex married couple with affordable health insurance?" [New York Times] * Eric Holder will return to Covington & Burling, the Biglaw firm from whence he came, and he'll be there "until [he] decide[s] [he's] not going to be a lawyer anymore.” This crazy guy says he'd even turn down a SCOTUS nom to continue working there. [Am Law Daily] * Congrats to Skadden, the firm that ranked numero uno in worldwide deals according to Bloomberg's quarterly M&A league tables. Davis Polk finished $93 billion behind that, but hopefully the bonuses will be just as sweet this winter. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg] * If you're planning to enter law school at the end of the summer -- especially if you're a gunner in training -- there's no better way to spend your last months of freedom than to read one (or all of) these law prof-recommended books and papers. [Washington Post]

By Staci Zaretsky
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 06.22.15

* Amal Clooney's firm reportedly has a lawyer working for £1.50 an hour, which in U.S. dollars is "piddly squat." [Legal Cheek] * People are pretty worked up over raisins. [The Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post] * "A video shot in court shows a lawyer tussling with bailiffs and being forcibly removed in handcuffs from a foreclosure hearing." Go on... [Daily Business Review] * Maybe that outsourcing thing was a bad idea for Biglaw. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA] * Keith Lee reviews Lat's Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link). [Associate's Mind] * Yahoo! General counsel Ron Bell discusses the challenges and rewards of representing the tech giant. [Hsu Untied] * Speaking of Yahoo!, on the eve of Obergefell, here's a quick guide to the American government's war on gays. [Yahoo!] * Elizabeth Wydra, chief counsel at the Constitutional Accountability Center, discusses the Affordable Care Act with Bob Garfield. Listen now while the ACA is still a thing. [On The Media]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 06.09.15

* It's the 800th Anniversary of the Magna Carta. Have you ever read it? Because it includes some stereotypically troubling thoughts on Jews. [St. Louis Post-Dispatch] * The lawyer from the Lady Chatterley's Lover obscenity trial is 100 years old. So... take that, "clean living." [Daily Mail] * Tennessee Law Review hosted a Third Amendment Symposium. Professor Reynolds waxes philosophic on whether the Third Amendment might limit government intrusiveness into domestic affairs in areas as diverse as computer spyware, “affirmative consent” laws, and childrearing. Sounds like one of them pinko commie "non-Originalist" readings to me. [Instapundit] * In a sign of the times, there's a new information service providing analysis of critical legal issues related to cybersecurity, data protection, and data privacy challenges. But since most lawyers still think "banning personal email" is the height of cybersecurity, it may be a bit advanced for you. [The Cybersecurity Law Report] * Davis Polk associate Elyssa Friedland has a new book titled Love and Miss Communication (affiliate link) about a Biglaw associate fired for sending too many personal emails at work. As we just wrote before, that won't be a problem at a lot of firms anymore. [Amazon] * We talked about lawyers meditating, so now let's talk about lawyers and taijiquan. [Katz Justice] * Kudos to Lucosky Brookman LLP for raising over $155,000 for Save a Child’s Heart with its Second Annual Charity Golf Outing. [Lucosky Brookman LLP] * Richard Hsu chats with Mark Lemley, Stanford Law professor and founder of Lex Machina, about playing video games. Something we understand here at ATL. [Hsu Untied]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 06.08.15

* There's a lot of constitutional law about booze. [PrawfsBlawg] * Republicans try to play some word games on the Affordable Care Act and get straight-up lawyered. Or as The New Republic described the exchange: a "succinct, pithy demolition." [MSNBC] * Oscar Pistorius could be headed home on parole in the next couple of months. Time to get back in that dating pool. [CNN] * Don't bring your mom to court. [Lowering the Bar] * Here's an interesting company at the juncture of law and technology -- 3D printing demonstrative exhibits for trial. [3D Printed Evidence] * Randy Spencer interviews American Pharoah [Coverage Opinions] * An interesting question from a lawyer doing his part to help the homeless: if a person can't get online, how do they even look for a job anyway? [What About Clients?] * A new novella from Jessica Pishko called A Trial for Grace (affiliate link) about a fallen, high-flying NYC attorney working a death penalty trial in North Carolina. [Amazon] * Consent explained with tea. [Vimeo] https://vimeo.com/126553913

By Joe Patrice