Constitution Day

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 09.23.18

* In case you missed it amidst all the craziness of last week, Monday was Constitution Day -- and as Judge Don Willett reminds us, it's up to us to keep our constitutional republic strong. [Wall Street Journal] * The Supreme Court clerk class of October Term 2008: where are they now? Derek Muller has tracked them down. [Excess of Democracy] * Senator Dianne Feinstein is under fire, and not just for her handling of the Kavanaugh nomination -- but she's still likely to emerge victorious in November, as Kashmir Hill reports. [Splinter] * The past 12 months haven't been easy for superlawyer David Boies -- but he's still very busy (and also a bit wiser), as he tells Jim Stewart. [New York Times] * It's only a matter of time before the Supreme Court has to address the rights of transgender students under Title IX, according to Justin Driver -- who's the author of a buzz-generating new book, The Schoolhouse Gate: Public Education, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for the American Mind (affiliate link). [Reason / Volokh Conspiracy] * If you're looking for advice about discipline, focus, happiness, and relationships -- and who isn't? -- here's a podcast you might want to check out. [University of Good / SoundCloud] * Law firm mergers are notoriously hit or miss -- so this new M&A intelligence tool from ALM could come in very handy. [Dewey B Strategic] * Congratulations to the six new participants in LexisNexis's third Silicon Valley Legal Tech Accelerator program! [Artificial Lawyer]

By David Lat
Antonin Scalia

Morning Docket: 09.17.13

* The death toll of the latest mass shooting at the Navy Yard is 13 (including the gunman, military contractor Aaron Alexis), and people are rallying for stricter gun control laws before we’ve even had time to mourn. When will we ever learn? [New York Times] * Today is Constitution Day, and Justice Antonin Scalia would like to remind you to celebrate — except if you think it’s a living document. If that’s the case, you can just “[f]ugget about the Constitution,” because that thing is dead, baby. [Blog of Legal Times] * Please sir, we want some more! The Judiciary Conference has been forced to plea poverty to President Barack Obama due to its teeny tiny itsy bitsy post-sequestration budget. [National Law Journal (sub. req.)] * Congrats to Kimberley Leach Johnson, the first woman to climb to the very top of the ladder at Quarles & Brady. That makes her the only eighth woman currently leading a Biglaw firm. [WSJ Law Blog (sub. req.)] * And congrats to Matt Johnson, outgoing chief counsel to Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), on his return to the private sector. He’ll be taking his talents to the lobbying firm, McBee Strategic Consulting. [The Hill] * From second career choices to no career choices: if you want to go to law school after working in another field, you should consider if it will help or hinder your applications. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News]

By Staci Zaretsky