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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 06.01.17

* This is not a metaphor -- John Quinn takes on Everest. [Big Law Business] * A DOJ staffer got the ball rolling on the Mike Flynn investigation. [Wall Street Journal] * Get your popcorn ready for next week's Comey testimony. [Huffington Post] * Financial advice just in case you get laid off. [Law and More] * Paul Caron starts his term as Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law. [TaxProf Blog] * Internet surveillance isn't the future, it's the present. [Katz Justice]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 05.27.16

Ed. note: Above the Law will not be publishing on Monday, May 25, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday. * John Quinn is opening up a museum for the brokenhearted. Yes, this is real. [Big Law Business] * Chris Martin is getting some really good legal advice. [Jezebel] * It may have seemed like Baylor was super forthcoming when it fired Art Briles and demoted Ken Starr to law school professor for failing to adequately deal with allegations of sexual assault by football players, but really, they've mastered the art of saying nothing. [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * NBCUniversal to a federal judge: watch Straight Outta Compton. Actually, in context of the case, this request makes sense. [The Hollywood Reporter] * David Lat on why Peter Thiel shouldn't be mad at Gawker for reporting that he is gay. [Washington Post] * Walgreens allegedly didn't verify that the blood-testing technology Theranos was peddling actually worked before it partnered with the startup. [Law and More] * You may not like that Peter Thiel is trying to sue Gawker out of existence, but that doesn't mean the practice should be illegal. [Slate]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.10.15

* The slashing of the Quinn Emanuel summer program gets the Dr. Seuss (a great legal inspiration in his own right) treatment. And from what we hear, John Quinn likes this cartoon so much he wants to buy the image. [The Recorder] * Prosecutors subpoena a 3 month old girl to testify. When informed of […]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 03.16.15

* Never give up the lie: LAPD swears they caught Robert Durst on their own with no help whatsoever from the extensive six-part documentary. The Ferguson police to the LAPD: Dude, you've got a credibility problem. [Gawker] * It's been almost a year since we wrote about a group of UC Davis law students fighting to get a law degree for a Chinese immigrant screwed over by the courts 100 years ago on the grounds that "persons of the Mongolian race" couldn't be citizens, much less lawyers. On Monday the California Supreme Court agreed with the students. [Los Angeles Times] * As St. Patrick's Day approaches, here's a reminder (from your pocketbook) not to drink and drive . [Nerdwallet] * Faced with an ever-growing justice gap, a jurisdiction basically gives in on requiring a law degree to practice law. Which, depending on your feelings on InfiLaw, has been happening for years. [Washington Post] * The Minority Corporate Counsel Association's announcement of the 2015 Employer of Choice Awards honor companies for demonstrating commitment to and success at creating and maintaining inclusive corporate legal departments. The national home office of SAE is disappointed at the slight. [Corporate Counsel] * A roundup of ridiculous laws still on the books. Missouri bans driving with an uncaged bear in your car. Sounds like good advice. [The Reeves Law Group] * In addition to speaking with us, John B. Quinn is making the rounds of legal media to discuss Quinn Emanuel's new marketing program. [Bloomberg BNA/ Big Law Business] * Speaking of Quinn Emanuel's new program, here's what someone with public relations expertise has to say about it. [Law and More] * On Thursday, March 26, at 2 p.m. Eastern, Lex Machina is hosting a webcast to discuss its Year In Review 2014 Patent Litigation Report. [Lex Machina]

By Joe Patrice