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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.27.16

* Amal Clooney lays the smackdown on Donald Trump, all without even uttering his name. Classy. [Vanity Fair] * If you're convicted of a felony in connection with the murder of your mother, then you should probably expect to lose your law license. [Law Profession Blog] * Yes, Ted Cruz is making a fool of himself, running a Sisyphean race for president. But does that mean the founding fathers were right about that natural born citizen crap? (If someone born in Canada to an American mother is even what they meant by the phrase.) [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * BYU's Title IX problem: Are they making sexual assault more likely by linking honor code investigations to reports of rape? [Slate] * Hooah! Army Captain Kristen Griest, one of the first women to earn a Rangers tab, will be transferring branches, becoming the first female infantry officer. Combat arms branches were recently opened to women for the first time, and Captain Griest's move is part of the Army's effort to integrate those branches. [Army Times] * Encounter with Ted Bundy! A victim of the notorious serial killer recalls the experience. [Huffington Post] * Should a settlement deal with a federal agency include a clause to prevent people from speaking negatively about the agency to Congress and the press? [Volokh Conspiracy] * The robots are coming for our jobs, but maybe, if we are lucky, some of us can survive. [Speechwriter Ghostwriter]

By Kathryn Rubino
Jobs

Transactional IP Associate

Would you like to move to Denver and still do interesting, top level national and international legal work? Our client, the thriving Denver office of a top 10 international law firm is seeking to add an IP transactional associate to its growing practice. This is a great opportunity for the right attorney to realize significant […]

By Winnie Liu
9/11

Non-Sequiturs: 05.08.12

* Dear Mr. President: are you in favor of civil rights for gay people or not? Let me put it another way: do you think that you should be allowed to marry the fence that has been banging you for the last four years? [Huffington Post] * Here are the 15 law schools whose underemployment numbers are higher than their employment numbers. No lie, I was able to name eight of the 15 off the top of my head. [Tax Prof Blog] * Would you wear a hijab while defending the accused 9/11 terrorists? What am I talking about, unemployed lawyers running around out here would wear a clown suit and mount a goat if they thought it would help them get a client. [Simple Justice] * Senate Republicans blocked a bill to freeze student loan interest rates. Obviously, students in debt aren’t rich enough to merit help from Senate Republicans. [New York Times] * Résumés: they’re not just for facts anymore. [DealBook / New York Times] * What do you do if your neighbors smoke pot and your wife is trying to get pregnant? Well, marijuana makes sperm just as lazy as everything else, but if you are honestly living in a building where you get a “contact high” in the hallway, you should move out and let some awesome people move in. [New York Daily News]

By Elie Mystal
Old People

Confessions of a 64-Year-Old Rookie Trial Judge

Judge Ann Pfau was, until recently, the chief administrative judge for the state of New York. But late last year, after massive budget cuts, the lifelong bureaucrat ended up as a trial judge, “in the gray courthouse that hulks next to Brooklyn Borough Hall like some weird tribute to bleak Soviet architecture." Talk about an unexpected career move…

By Christopher Danzig