Jury Duty

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.15.15

* Happy tax day! Let's take a moment to remember that the tax prep industry spends millions to keep taxes a confusing, unpleasant mess. [TaxProf Blog] * "Since You Were Wondering, Judge Judy Is Having Amazing Sex" is the most goddamned horrifying headline of the year. [Morning After / Gawker] * Judge Kopf congratulates his colleague Judge Gerrard on the latter's acclaim as a "rising star" judge to clerk for. [Hercules and the Umpire] * Lawyers facing charges just disappearing all over the place. [Arkansas Times] * The dream juror: a guy whose whole schtick is getting unanimity. Chief Justice John Roberts reports to his local courthouse. [Washington Post] * Sad news. "Mr. Fuzzy," who traveled the Washington firms shining shoes, appears to have been found dead near the tidal basin. [Hill Now]

By Joe Patrice
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By Barbri
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.31.15

* Reunited and it feels so good... to have more tuition money in our pockets: following more than 40 years apart, Rutgers-Camden Law and Rutgers-Newark Law may merge to create the Rutgers School of Law, one of the largest law schools in the country. [NJ.com] * In case you missed it, the courtroom erupted into chaos in the final moments of the Ellen Pao v. Kleiner Perkins trial because a juror "made a mistake" and decided to change his vote mid-verdict. Come on, give the guy a break -- he's almost 90. [WSJ Law Blog] * Lawmakers are awfully interested in the way that the SEC is doing its job, and they're drafting new laws in the hope of helping the agency out. We'll let you know how helpful this was in a few years if those bills are ever passed. [DealBook / New York Times] * After an incredibly unsuccessful defense of its ban on same-sex marriage, Wisconsin is going to have to shell out more than $1 million in legal fees to the ACLU -- the largest single payout yet by a state in the history of cases of this kind. [National Law Journal] * If you're looking to transfer to another law school after your first year in the trenches, here are three things that you absolutely, positively must do to ensure your chances of being accepted elsewhere. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 03.04.15

* Meet David King of King v. Burwell, the epic Obamacare case to be argued before the U.S. Supreme Court today. [New York Times] * And meet the two legal heavyweights who will be arguing the case before SCOTUS. [Politico via How Appealing] * Meanwhile, another Supreme Court has put a stop to same-sex marriage down in Alabama -- for now. [Buzzfeed] * General David Petraeus reaches a plea deal, requiring him to plead guilty to a misdemeanor and pay a fine (but no prison sentence). [Washington Post] * It's not as sexy as Obamacare or marriage equality, but the collection of state sales tax on out-of-state purchases made online is a pretty important issue -- and Justice Kennedy wants SCOTUS to revisit it. [How Appealing (linkwrap)] * In the wake of a leadership shake-up, Cadwalader is beefing up its Houston energy practice -- but is that a wise idea, with the price of oil spiraling downward? [American Lawyer] * Finally, something that Elie Mystal and Jordan Weissmann can agree upon: dropping the LSAT is a bad idea. [Slate] * A jury of eight men and 10 women will start hearing arguments today in the trial of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, defendant in the Boston Marathon bombing. [How Appealing (linkwrap)] * Legal ethics guru Monroe Freedman, RIP. [ABA Journal]

By David Lat