Ian Millhiser

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 09.30.18

* Many believe that today's Supreme Court is one of the hottest benches in history; Adam Feldman uses data to assess the claim. [Empirical SCOTUS] * As for who takes the SCOTUS bench, contingency plays a major role -- along with credentials and conservatism, as Ian Millhiser explains. [ThinkProgress] * Most people have their minds made up about Thursday's Supreme Court confirmation hearings featuring Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh -- but if you're still trying to process the proceedings, David Oscar Markus offers five simple rules for evaluating the witnesses. [The Hill] * Ann Althouse has some reflections on Judge Kavanaugh's emotional testimony and "present-day conservative masculinity." [Althouse] * David Bernstein proffers this interesting solution to the Kavanaugh nomination situation -- but don't hold your breath for its implementation. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason] * If the road to hell is paved with good intentions, "the EU is busy building a three-lane highway that leads to a particularly dark place," according to Charles Glasser. [Daily Caller] * Lawyer Luddites: "AI in the legal space is not scary," as explained by David Kleiman of Bloomberg Law. [Artificial Lawyer] * Indeed, as Greg Lambert argues, lawyers -- especially "working partners" -- need to join the innovation conversation. [3 Geeks and a Law Blog]

By David Lat
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 03.02.15

* You betta work... on those C&D letters! The viral picture of Cindy Crawford's "unretouched" midsection is allegedly fake, and a lawyer for the photographer who took the original picture is threatening publishers with legal action if the supposedly doctored photos aren't taken down immediately. [CBS News] * You know that law school graduates from the Lost Generation are screwed when the first vignette from an article about the sad state of financial affairs for "recession millennials" is about a 2011 law grad who's drowning in law school debt. [FiveThirtyEight] * Folks are going crazy over King v. Burwell, so it's a great time to run the odds on which justices will give ACA the axe. FYI, Justice Alito is "more likely to be struck by lightning while committing in-person voter fraud" than uphold Obamacare. [ThinkProgress] * If you're going to be in Washington, D.C., next weekend, why not stop by the Politics & Prose Bookstore to see David Lat have a chat with Adam Liptak of the New York Times? OMG, you can even get your copy of Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link) signed. [Facebook] * With oral arguments in the King v. Burwell case slated to be heard on Wednesday, the Supreme Court is going to have a busy week -- but most Americans won't know about it. Below is a new TV ad pushing SCOTUS to allow cameras in the courtroom. [Fix the Court] http://youtu.be/jA8B80fy0OM

By Staci Zaretsky
American Bar Association / ABA

Non-Sequiturs: 08.04.11

* Is a Ropes & Gray attorney behind a shell company that gave $1 million to the Romney campaign? [The Docket / Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly] * Working on the matter pro bono, Skadden wants greater cooperation from the NYPD in the case of a missing eight-year-old boy. [WSJ Law Blog] * Breaking down the Alex […]

By Elie Mystal