David Healey

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.13.15

* Attorney General Holder reminds the DOJ not to hire hookers. [Politico] * A new demographic angry over gay marriage: gay men who want to protect their sham marriages. Didn't expect this to be a fight. [Slate] * Once you've finished binge-watching on Netflix, we ask: is Matt Murdock an ethical lawyer? [Radford & Keebaugh] * Patent attorney David Healey at Fish and Richardson is coming out. Here's the trailer. [YouTube] * Richard Hsu talks about jumping off of perfectly good cliffs with Shane Glynn, Product Counsel at Google. [Hsu Untied] * Garry Trudeau explains that just because we can say something doesn't mean we should. Ken questions this logic. In the end though, he proves too much: there are so many powerful, biting criticisms to make that we shouldn't have to resort to dumb caricatures. [Popehat] * Intelligence Squared is hosting a debate on the death penalty. Watch it online Wednesday at 6:45 p.m. Eastern. [Fora.tv] * Is it just me, or does her account actually sound awfully suspicious? [Gawker] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB_FZa8SNic

By Joe Patrice
Constitutional Law

Non-Sequiturs: 03.03.14

* What’s a good excuse for getting out of jury duty? Apparently not “having a heart attack RIGHT NOW!” [Lowering the Bar] * The hits from the CATO amicus brief keep on coming. They commit a footnote to mocking Chief Justice Roberts. [Election Law Blog] * The Attractive Convict is suing over the use of her mugshot in banner ads. Your redemption is coming, Scumbag Steve! [IT-Lex] * David Healey, formerly of Weil Gotshal and currently of Fish & Richardson, is filming a movie based on his earlier book. And it stars Sean Young! That’ll work well. [Times of Sicily] * Does a public-school donor’s request to thank God in an inscription constitute an Establishment Clause violation? [Chronicle of Higher Education] * Supreme Court will hear the case of the NC Dental Board’s efforts to limit the teeth-whitening industry to dentists. Will this ruling spell trouble for state bar associations applying a death grip to all legal services? [WRAL]

By Joe Patrice