Brianne Gorod

Non-Sequiturs

Non Sequiturs: 03.31.19

* Even Jonathan Adler, no fan of Obamacare, can't support the Justice Department's shift of position in the ongoing Affordable Care Act litigation out of Texas. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason] * John Lauro continues to protect the reputation of his client Wendi Adelson, ex-wife of murdered law professor Dan Markel. [2paragraphs] * Meanwhile, another player in the Dan Markel case -- David Oscar Markus, counsel to Charlie Adelson -- argues that Attorney General William Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein made the right call on obstruction of justice. [The Hill] * Speaking of the Mueller investigation, Brianne Gorod points out that Congress has the power to ask the district court to release grand jury transcripts and related information from the case. [Take Care] * Whether or not you agree with Senator Marco Rubio's proposed constitutional amendment to fix the size of the U.S. Supreme Court at nine justices, it's not a bad idea to think about possible ways to restructure SCOTUS -- as Gordon Renneisen does here. [Law360] * Meanwhile, as the Court grapples with the cross-shaped war memorial case this Term, Rick Garnett wonders: can a liberal state favor one religion over others? [First Things via PrawfsBlawg] * Legal tech M&A activity continues apace, with vLex's acquisition of Justis. [Artificial Lawyer]

By David Lat
Non-Sequiturs

Non Sequiturs: 02.03.19

* How have personnel changes at the Supreme Court affected the dynamics at oral argument? Adam Feldman offers this analysis. [Empirical SCOTUS] * Ed Whelan expresses relief over the White House's new slate of Ninth Circuit nominations. [Bench Memos / National Review] * Can President Trump declare a "national emergency" in order to build his beloved wall? The National Emergencies Act is not a blank check, according to Brianne Gorod. [Take Care] * Should Congress pass a "deepfakes" law? Orin Kerr has some concerns. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason] * What's going on with Rudy Giuliani? Joel Cohen has a theory. [The Hill] * Jean O'Grady is pleased to see all the competition in the legal analytics space (with Precedent Analytics from Thomson Reuters as the newest entrant) -- but she'd like to see more support for the competing claims of the different products. [Dewey B Strategic] * News organizations need stricter and better guidelines when interviewing mentally ill defendants, according to former public defender Stephen Cooper. [The Tennessean] * Have questions about the fast-approaching February bar exam? Ashley Heidemann has answers. [JD Advising]

By David Lat
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 09.20.16

* Jim Carrey is fighting back after being sued over the death of his girlfriend, Cathriona White. [E! Online] * Could there already be a liberal majority on the Supreme Court? At least when it comes to voting rights. [Empirical SCOTUS] * How lawyers can establish a presence in a room. [Law and More] * Tips for attorneys that want to become entrepreneurs. [Huffington Post] * Are film tax credits a bad investment for states? [TaxProf Blog] * Brianne Gorod of the Constitutional Accountability Center explains why the upcoming elections matter so much for the federal judiciary. [Democracy]

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 11.27.15

Ed. note: We hope you had a nice Thanksgiving. As we mentioned before Thanksgiving, we'll be on a reduced publication schedule today. * Randall Kennedy, one of the African-American Harvard Law School professors whose portraits got marked with black tape, shares HLS alum Elie Mystal's reaction to the incident: he is unimpressed. [New York Times] * In other Harvard Law news, an HLS librarian got arrested after police claim he tried to arrange a sexual meet-up with a deputy posing as an underage girl in Colorado (site of a librarians' conference). [Boston Globe] * Former Supreme Court clerk Brianne Gorod argues that SCOTUS can and should decide Texas's challenge to President Obama's executive action on immigration this Term (i.e., before the 2016 election). [Constitutional Accountability Center via How Appealing] * Ohio State law student Madison Gesiotto is not happy with how administrators responded when one of her conservative columns prompted a threat from a fellow student. [Washington Times] * The SEC just dropped its civil insider trading case against former SAC Capital Advisors LP portfolio manager Michael Steinberg. [WSJ Law Blog] * Let's rank the top 10 women Supreme Court justices! Oh wait, there are only four.... [National Law Journal] * Linda Greenhouse offers her reflections on "Sex After 50" (at SCOTUS). [New York Times via How Appealing] * The father of Paul Walker is suing Porsche for negligence and wrongful death over the 2013 car crash that killed Walker, of "Fast and Furious" fame. [AP via WSJ Law Blog]

By David Lat
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.30.15

* David Simon, the creator of The Wire, weighs in on Baltimore. He points blame at a police force rooted in "a culture that taught them not the hard job of policing, but simply how to roam the city, jack everyone up, and call for the wagon." F**k. [Talking Points Memo] * In Colorado, marriage is defined as one man and... well, that's all you need actually. [Business Insider Law & Order] * No sooner did I tweet Chief Justice Roberts for his cynical inconsistencies than Brianne Gorod offers a more charitable theory about the jurist. [New Republic] * Hull takes a stab at explaining his problem with the parlance of email. [What About Clients?] * A fly on the wall at the post-Obergefell chambers conference. [Law Prof Blawg] * Professor Hasen examines Williams-Yulee. [Election Law Blog] * Another reality TV legal run-in: the restaurant from "Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s" settles a discrimination suit over an employee claiming she was fired for refusing to join a prayer session. I think the important question here is: there's really a show called "Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s"? [Missouri Lawyers Weekly] * Did you follow that child custody hearing over letting an 11-year-old attend a P!nk (is this how we write that now?) concert? Because it was crazypants. [Bronzino Law] * Could the Uber class action suit spell relief for contract attorneys? [Law and More] * Ballard Spahr’s Chair Mark Stewart talks about the competition between law firms and the distribution of... oh, face it, you just want to hear him talk about hiring Rogers Stevens of Blind Melon as an associate. [Bloomberg BNA / Big Law Business] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzXBlzvxuMs

By Joe Patrice