Charles Bennett

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 05.19.16

* An analysis of Judge Garland's rulings on the D.C. Circuit -- what type of judge he is, who has he been historically, and what he might be like as a Supreme Court justice. [Empirical SCOTUS] * Ex-Skadden lawyer Charles Bennett, who pled guilty to running a Ponzi scheme, got sentenced to 5 years in prison. [Law360] * Some of the most damning evidence in the lawsuit against Rolling Stone over its (since retracted) UVA rape story may be a law firm's involvement. [Gawker] * Super. One of Donald Trump's delegates was just indicted on child porn and weapons charges. I'm fascinated to know how that will lead to a bump in Trump's polling numbers. [Law Newz] * This criminal defense attorney actually enjoys his job. I thought a lawyer that was fulfilled by their job existed only on TV. Nicely done, sir. [Katz on Justice] * Securities lawyer is getting two years in jail for tax evasion. You should really know better, dude. [Daily Business Review] * An attorney faced disciplinary action for letting her deadbeat boyfriend do illegal s**t in her basement. [Legal Profession Blog] * A cool opportunity in legal journalism: full-time editor of SCOTUSblog. [SCOTUSblog]

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.15.14

* Thanks to a former Skadden attorney's failed attempt to kill himself, police were able to retrieve a suicide note -- entitled "A Sad Ending to My Life" -- that revealed the lawyer's $5M Ponzi scheme. We may have more on this later. [Am Law Daily] * "I’m not one who believes there are too many lawyers in the country," says Dean Thomas Guernsey of Thomas Jefferson Law. Conveniently, only 29% of TJSL's '13 grads are working in full-time, long-term jobs as lawyers. Kudos! [U-T San Diego] * The government just paid the least amount of money to legal services contractors since 2008. As far as Biglaw firms are concerned, Curtis Mallet-Prevost posted "significant losses," receiving $2M less than it did in 2013. [National Law Journal] * Because not everyone wears gas masks, a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order to keep police from using tear gas on peaceful protestors in Ferguson without first issuing "clear and unambiguous warnings." [WSJ Law Blog] * Ladies and gentlemen, this is the main event of the evening! IT'S TIME! FIGHTING out of the blue corner, angry UFC combatants who are planning to use "renowned" antitrust firms to secure "hundreds of millions of dollars"! [Bloody Elbow / SB Nation]

By Staci Zaretsky