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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 08.10.17

* Anthony Scaramucci may be out of the White House, but he isn't off Twitter. [Slate] * A GOP donor has filed a lawsuit over the party's inability to repeal Obamacare. Shocker -- Trump agrees with the suit. [Salon] * Interesting podcast exploring career options in the law. [Legal Executive Institute] * Money is the big downside for lawyers considering a career in politics. [Law and More] * Assessing the threats to constitutional democracy. [Dorf on Law] * More justifications for going to law school. [TaxProf Blog] * The new normal: the horrors never stop. [The Hill] * Which countries have blasphemy laws on the books? [Volokh Conspiracy]

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What ‘Can’t’ You Do With a Law Degree?

There's a really funny post up on Constitutional Daily, in which the protagonist -- who holds a J.D. from NYU Law and was laid off from Biglaw during the recession -- recounts his inability to secure a job at Target. It got us thinking of that other great lie that law schools tell incoming law students: "Yada yada, you can do anything with a law degree... also, I'd like to interest you in partial ownership of the Brooklyn Bridge." But many J.D. holders have found out the hard way that holding a law degree only opens doors to "law" jobs. They aren't degrees of general utility. If anything, they close more doors than they open....