Greg Abbott

Non-Sequiturs: 05.01.15

* If you think the federal government is preparing a military takeover of Texas... you might be a redneck. And you might also be Governor Greg Abbott. [Forbes] * Elie says it's time to end the expansive powers of arrest, for the good of everyone. [New York Daily News] * Most of the 2016 presidential hopefuls are breaking the law. It's good practice for if they win. [LFC 360] * Not to dismiss the important point made in this article about substandard housing and the dangers of lead paint, but I think there may be other lessons to learn from Freddie Gray. [Washington Post] * Satanic Temples are taking this RFRA thing and running with it. [Jezebel] * Over in the EU, Louis Vuitton failed to win back the trademark it claims on its checkerboard pattern. [Fashionista] * I've not read this yet, but here's a collection of Legal Notices To Superheroes. Per the description, "A Letter to Superman from United States Citizenship and Immigration Services" has a lot of promise. [Amazon (affiliate link)] * And remember to vote for the winner of the 2015 ATL Law Revue contest. Voting concludes Sunday at 11:59 p.m. EST. [Above the Law]

What Do A Wendy Davis Campaign Ad And An Unusual SCOTUS Order Have In Common?

When you make individuals means to your ends only, you become a farce, if not also a fraud.

Non-Sequiturs: 11.08.13

* If you thought the Redskins were offensive, I bring you the Coachella Valley High Arabs. Complete with video of their mascot! [Yahoo! Sports] * With states increasingly losing access to tried and true execution drugs, the wardens are now experimenting on their own. This sounds (a) incredibly cruel and unusual, and (b) likely to result in creating a supervillian. [Vocativ] * Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott fought hard for a voter ID law. And on Tuesday, he failed to meet the standards of the law he championed. Derp. [Opposing Views] * We frequently link to the fun poetic stylings of Poetic Justice. Now you can enter a contest to win a free copy of the book! [Poetic Justice] * In a horrific turn, a father called the cops to teach his son a lesson. Then the cops killed the son. [Gawker] * Fear Roatti the White Tiger, Esq. Fear him mightily. [Deadspin] * This is perhaps the weirdest law firm video ever. Video embedded after the jump… [Legal Cheek]

Laws Make Strange Bedfellows

Antitrust, Sharia law, voter suppression, it's a legal potpourri...

Texas Cheerleaders Win Right To Do Religious Cheers. Give Me a G! Give Me an O!

The problem isn't that the signs are overtly religious, it's that they're terrible signs.

A Judge of the Day, Back in the News: Fred Biery

Three years ago, we bestowed Judge of the Day honors upon the Honorable Fred Biery, a federal judge in the Western District of Texas. Back in 2008, Judge Biery rejected a religious school’s attempt to join an influential statewide extracurricular organization. In the process of ruling against Cornerstone Christian Schools, Judge Biery took the Bible […]