Homeland Security Secretary

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.31.17

* So... who is in charge of Homeland Security now? Asking for all the immigration lawyers who need to fill out the "named defendants" section of their filings. [Politico] * The Gawker effect is real. Maybe Buzzfeed will save us? [Washington Post] * Florida law will allow parents to object to the content of their children's textbooks. I would be in favor of this law if it also required Florida residents to READ children's textbooks before they object. [Law Street News] * We're now at the point where people are reporting on seating arrangements at cabinet meetings. Trump makes us pathetic. [Newsmax] * Here's some stuff about trash human, Pete Rose. [The Score] * Here's some stuff about trash human, Joe Arpaio. [AZ Central]

By Elie Mystal
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 11.29.16

* The New York City Council is considering a measure that would weigh a defendant's ability to pay in setting bail. One small step away from de facto debtor prisons. [Politico] * One potential Homeland Security Secretary, Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke Jr., isn't a big fan of habeas corpus. [Slate] * Trump's Attorney General pick, Jeff Sessions, isn't a big fan of laws that protect schoolchildren with disabilities. [Huffington Post] * West Virginia assistant attorney general Gilbert C. Dickey is heading to D.C. to clerk for Justice Thomas. [West Virginia Record] * Private prisons, another beneficiary of a Trump administration. [The New Yorker] * The divorce between between real estate moguls Harry and Linda Macklowe has now dragged their son in to the fray. Harry has filed a lawsuit against his son, William “Billy” Macklowe -- just in time for the holidays. [Commercial Observer]

By Kathryn Rubino