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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.26.16

* Is this judge dangerous or just doing her job -- or worse, both? [Guile is Good] * So, you find yourself "in between" legal jobs at the moment. What do you do with the time? [Reboot Your Law Practice] * This University of Chicago Law student is just trying to make his nut, and he's developed a card game called "The Golfing Dead." A standard card game put through the "apocalyptic ringer." Even his law professor is on board with the fun game... it may not be important or amazing, but it is entertaining. [Kickstarter] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRN6vfrIY1c * This Anthony Weiner documentary looks like it is going to be everything you didn't even know you always wanted from a political documentary. [Gawker] * Despite blood testing company Theranos's recent onslaught of issues, including SEC and U.S. Attorney's Office investigation, David Boies reports the board is standing behind CEO and founder Elizabeth Holmes. [Vanity Fair] * When a decrease in the number of prisoners in a state is the cause of a budget crisis, you know things are jacked up. [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * Deutsche Bank is pushing back against rising legal costs. Is this the new normal that law firms have to deal with? [Law and More] * New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's lawsuit against Trump University is going forward. [Law Newz]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.20.16

* Well, this warms my calloused heart: Chief Justice Roberts learned some sign language to swear 12 deaf and hard of hearing lawyers into the Supreme Court. [Washington Post] * An enlightening interview with an attorney that proves lawyers can have entrepreneurial spirit, Richard Nacht. [Law and More] * Professor Rick Hasen's analysis of the Supreme Court's decision in the Arizona redistricting case. [Election Law Blog] * An interview with Matt Delmont, author of Why Busing Failed (affiliate link), on the continued segregation of schools. [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * Did lawyer Linda Shi just help design a revolution in air conditioning? The product is being funded through Kickstarter, and the size of the unit makes me think it'd be welcomed in many NYC apartments this summer. [Kickstarter] * Economists and tax law professors are getting behind Elizabeth Warren's tax filing simplification bill. [MassLive] * An in-depth look at black sites -- CIA secret prisons, used in the U.S.'s War on Terror. [Slate] * Our very own David Lat shares cybersecurity tips with host David Lesch on "Today's Verdict." [BronxNet]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 10.29.15

* "Coming to SCOTUS: Battle of the dueling interpretive canons." [LAWnLinguisitcs] * Fun fact: the highest scorer on the July 2015 Florida bar exam didn't even go to law school in Florida. [Daily Business Review] * What is "Lean Law," and how can it help you in your legal practice? [Law Reboot] * Additional information from Bob Ambrogi about the big announcement by Harvard Law and Ravel Law today. [LawSites] *" I felt kind of stupid." A Georgia man fled the courtroom just minutes before being acquitted. [New York Daily News] * Dahlia Lithwick on Dale Cox, the Louisiana prosecutor who wants to "cold cock" defense counsel. [Slate] * Are you "a Yuppie, professional or other generic dweeb between the ages of 22 and 82"? Here's an idea worth considering. [What About Paris?] * Former Wachtell Lipton lawyer Stephanie Lee and her Skybuds colleagues are 90 percent of the way to their Kickstarter goal -- and they still have 20 days left in the campaign. [Kickstarter] * I'll be speaking next week at the Los Angeles LMA chapter's Continuing Marketing Education Conference next week; I hope to see some of you there! [Legal Marketing Association]

By David Lat
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 10.26.15

* More bar exam results! Which school saw its passage rate take a 15 point hit? [Bar Exam Stats] * This is the right way to break up a protest at Planned Parenthood: with a smiling clit cartoon. [Slate] * How we can rethink the history of slavery and the Constitution. [Berkeley News] * Maybe Judge Stevens is onto something -- the Supreme Court to take on the issue of racial bias in jury selection. [Gawker] * Hillary wants to keep marijuana illegal -- is this her version of she "didn't inhale?" [Al-Jazeera] * Kickstarter class actions. What hell hath we wrought? [Associates Mind] * In this corner we have the Oregon Attorney General. In the other we have vitamin giant GNC. Who will win this battle royale? Not so fast -- it's a trick question since one side's dietary supplements were laced with illegal drugs. [Vox] * The latest in The Atlantic's series on the Reconstruction. [The Atlantic]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 09.18.15

* Daily lawyer tips is just killing it. The latest is on the perils of actually becoming a senior associate. [Daily Lawyer Tips] * Lawyers can't be getting dumber if no one (hyperbole alert) is passing the bar exam. [Bloomberg BNA] * A kickstarter our readers are sure to love: a new board game that combines Would You Rather?, Poker, and Rock, Paper, Scissors with arguing. What's not to love? [Kickstarter] * Pile-on-the-SEC-week (the securities kind, not the football kind) continues. This time, Judge Berman is taking a crack. [Dealbreaker] * The civil justice system is riddled with inequities, especially if you happen to be a plaintiff. [Mighty] * Is a new pro-worker law in the works? [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * The NFL field that is the subject of lawsuits is getting changed... not that they're admitting any wrongdoing, natch. [Deadspin] * The Ninth Circuit? Not a fan of Sheriff Joe. [AZ Central]

By Kathryn Rubino
Intellectual Property

Non-Sequiturs: 04.29.13

* The saddest thing about prisons getting rated on Yelp is owning the bar down the street with fewer stars. [Simple Justice] * Sending “LOL totes glty” is a bad idea. [IT-Lex] * The chief of the Brooklyn DA’s gang bureau probably should have spent more time with the civil rights bureau. [NY Post] * People don’t really pay attention to the U.S. News Best Intellectual Property Program rankings — though it’d help if they did. [Science to Law] * UNLV’s Nancy Rapoport thinks law schools are no better than Enron. That sounds about right. [TaxProf Blog] * When it comes to the Boston bombings, Logan Beirne answers, “What would George Washington do?” [Reuters] * Tenure has put a crimp in the ability of law schools to excel in the ranking system that considers publication. [Ramblings on Appeal] * Kickstarter plug: A progressive Yale student took a year off to make a documentary about a conservative activist group, the Tennessee 9-12 Project, to show civility and respect. [Kickstarter]

By Joe Patrice
Allen & Overy

Deidre Dare Wants $$$ For Her Sexy Little Adventure Story

Deidre Dare, the expat lawyer who was terminated from Allen & Overy after writing a "sexy" e-novel, is back, and this time she's suing the firm in the Big Apple. Her claims of unfair termination didn't work in London, so now she's asking the courts for $35 million over her supervising partner's alleged sexual advances. Maybe this will help her raise money to publish her new book...

By Kashmir Hill