George W. Bush

It's a useful exercise in many different contexts to ignore what people say and instead look at their actions. Case in point: Trump on guns.

* Lindsay Graham thinks Trumpism will die if GOP doesn’t win Congressional control in 2022. Lord, if you’re listening… [Business Insider]

* It’s looking like tomorrow’s pro-fascism rally already hasn’t taken place. If it does or doesn’t happen, I’m sure Hillary’s emails are to blame either way. [The Guardian]

* Texas is about to start gerrymandering without federal oversight. If only there were a federal act, about voting maybe, that secured some kind of rights for the underrepresented. [Texas Tribune]

*  Country’s ideological schism grows so large that it paints former president George W. Bush Jr. as relatively uncontroversial. [Washington Post]

* PA republicans are in an existential tiffy over voters because they lost. [BuzzFeed News]

While the novel is an interesting thought experiment, it is not successful as a legal novel.

* Kenneth Feinberg gets tapped to run another victim compensation fund. [Wall Street Journal]

* Andy Puzder claims a “fake news tsunami” is what forced him to withdraw as Labor Secretary nominee. Sure, Andy, whatever you need to tell yourself to go to sleep at night. [Huffington Post]

* When George W. Bush starts sounding utterly reasonable you know we are truly in the darkest timeline. [The Slot]

* The ethics lawsuit against Kellyanne Conway might feel good, but it could set a bad precedent. [Slate]

* A 2,000+ page long legislation is complication. You don’t f*cking say. [Salon]

* Are Republicans ignoring House v. Burwell? [The Incidental Economist]

* Who’s been digging into Susan Fowler’s personal life? [Law and More]

Donald Trump has no right to compare himself to Al Gore.

* George W. Bush shows up for jury duty. Sadly he wasn’t empaneled, which was a real shame for the prosecutors because you know he doesn’t need actual evidence to make bold decisions. [ABC News]

* Oops. Top Rand Paul operatives indicted. Jesus, Trump really is going to win this campaign, isn’t he? (skip to the next page to read the whole indictment). [National Journal]

* Here’s a clever way to get out of a traffic stop: call in a nearby murder. [Legal Juice]

* Performance-enhancing drugs are becoming a scourge in… eSports. Apparently getting really twisted on Adderall and playing StarCraft II for money is a thing. Well, pack it in everyone. We had a good run, human civilization. [The Legal Geeks]

* “A wealthy oligarchy of donors is dominating the 2016 election.” Not true. Based on the polls it’s dominated by an oligarchy of one. [Election Law Blog]

* Approximately 1.2 million New Yorkers have open arrest warrants. That… seems like a lot. Probably time to do something like this to restore sanity. [Talking Points Memo]

* Partner Emeritus has thoughts on summer associates. [What About Clients?]

* “Pay your f**king bill… don’t be a f**king shlub.” [South Florida Lawyers]

* Lex Machina is offering a free trial to its news Trademark Litigation Update newsletter. [Lex Machina]

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What gem of prosanity is in our latest pro se filing?

* Barack Obama is trailing George W. Bush when it comes to leaving his mark on the federal courts, but that’s probably because Senate Democrats didn’t go nuclear quickly enough. [Blog of Legal Times]

* When it comes to 2013, one thing’s for sure: it wasn’t boring. Many of this year’s movers and shakers hailed from top Am Law 100 law firms — like Ted Cruz (formerly of Morgan Lewis). [American Lawyer]

* John Ray III isn’t going to sit back and allow a jury to shut down his discrimination and retaliation case against Ropes & Gray. He filed a notice of appeal last week, and he’s pissed off. [National Law Journal]

* Utah has until the end of January to figure out how it’s going to go about defending its same-sex marriage ban before the Tenth Circuit. Just a thought: the “it’s still gay, even if the balls don’t touch” theory of law isn’t going to cut it. [Deseret News]

* A lawyer for the Texas judge accused of strangling his girlfriend is offering media outlets a superb defense story on behalf of his client. He wasn’t trying to kill her, he was trying to save her! [New York Daily News]

* Here’s some advice on how to submit your law school application on time. If you don’t know how to meet a deadline, you’re going to make a great lawyer. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]

Attorney thought he could cash in with tell-all exposé. State Supreme Court disagrees.

A minor scandal brewing in Las Vegas highlights the festering problem of campaign finance laws and federal judgeships.

Yesterday was the tenth anniversary of the day a little-known heroin addict called Russell Brand turned up for work dressed as Osama Bin Laden, and was promptly fired by his then-employer, MTV. After some ensuing years knocking around the lower echelons of British light entertainment, Brand got himself together and landed a role presenting the […]

When asked about the decision in Bush v. Gore, Justice Antonin Scalia — one of the best legal minds in modern American history — tells questioners to “get over it.” That’s right, the Supreme Court decided the winner of a popular presidential election, and one of the architects of that decision wants people to not […]

Sam, you ought to thank Harriet Miers for making this possible. — President George W. Bush to newly confirmed Justice Samuel Alito, as recounted in President Bush’s new memoir, Decision Points (via Jan Crawford).