Grading

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 12.07.16

* Which Biglaw giants are "committing tens of millions of dollars in free legal services" to the gun control cause? Seems like they're getting a great return on that investment... [New York Times / Dealbook] * The EU fined JPMC and two other banks $552 million for manipulating futures. As if the EU has any future now! [Courthouse News Service] * Lawsuit filed against teacher for 16-year-old bad grade that trapped lawyer in low prestige career. It's like the Plasgraf of bad life choices. [Legal Cheek] * Police called because man whistled "Closing Time." Good. [Lowering the Bar] * Celebrate the holidays with this buyer's guide for trademark disputed beer and wine! [Trademark & Copyright Law Blog] * Immigrant children need assistance coping with trauma. Pro bono lawyers can help. [Psychology Today] * A short reaction to today's piece on Tiffany Trump's law school plans -- and make sure to note the update to that story about her experience taking the LSAT. [Law and More]

By Joe Patrice
Eavesdropping / Wiretapping

Non-Sequiturs: 06.02.14

Crim Law exam features Fifty Shades of Grey prequel as fact pattern. [Legal Cheek] * You’d think being in jail would be a pretty good alibi. But that’s not the Chicago Way! [Overlawyered] * How many law professors have wished they could say this before? “Don’t give me any of your s**tty papers and you get an A.” [Critical-Theory via TaxProf Blog] * Lawyer powerlifting to raise money for mentoring programs. Because donating to charity is more fun when it comes with the risk of severe groin injuries. [Chicago Tribune] * U.S. News has a list of ways being a paralegal first can help with law school. It’s dumb. There’s only one reason paralegal experience helps and that’s to meet practicing lawyers and figure out whether or not law school is even worth it. [U.S. News] * In the past, Professor Nancy Leong was accused of narcissism. But she doesn’t seem to be attention-seeking at all based on this publicly posted shot. Maybe she can post that on Ashley Madison and see what happens… [Instagram] * Regulating imports could drastically improve labor conditions around the world (and potentially bring more jobs back home). But that could curtail profits by a smidgeon so let’s table that discussion. [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * A former AUSA on the Phil Mickelson/Carl Icahn insider trading case and wiretaps. [mitchellepner] * John Oliver made a powerful appeal to the Internet to take action in defense of Net Neutrality. If you want to know what you can do (or don’t even understand the issue) and laugh at the same time, the video is embedded below… [Huffington Post]

By Joe Patrice