Founding Fathers

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 12.21.15

* Blame Kelly Drye for the lack of exotic snake regulations, because what could go wrong in an unregulated market for spitting cobras? [Slate] * New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is instating mass pardons for youthful offenders. [New York Times] * A Texas alumni group has apologized for calling Justice Scalia a racist. I guess scientists are made of sterner stuff. [Chronicle of Higher Education] * The founding fathers were better about defending the rights of Muslims than (some) modern Republicans. [Washington Post] * Preet Bharara's latest target -- the evils of auto-subscribing. [Law and More] * Ah, the Christmas season. That time of the year when customer service is paradoxically at its best and worst. [That's My Argument!] * The verdict against former White House counsel J. Michael Farren has been affirmed by the Connecticut Appellate Court. [Legal Profession Blog]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 08.20.15

* Out of Germany comes news of a real tragedy -- spoiled beer. [Legal Juice] * Justice Sonia Sotomayor got a pretty bad-ass tribute in the form of a graffiti mural, unveiled in the Bronx. [Colorlines] * A look at how voter suppression efforts have morphed with the times. [Washington Post] * Don't feel bad about your Josh Duggar/Ashley Madison schadenfreude. [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * Want to waste some time? Take this fun quiz matching quotes to the lawyers that said them. [Suited Gladiators] * A lesson in how not to deal with a government investigation, courtesy of the American Red Cross. [Cady Bar The Door] * George Washington would be embarrassed to hear today's candidates' take on torture. And so would the rest of the founding fathers, ya know, if they were zombies. [Lowering the Bar] * We're about to announce the finalists for our Summer Associate Event Contest -- so if you have a nomination, send it to us ASAP! [Above the Law]

By Kathryn Rubino
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