Innovation

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