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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.26.16

* A judge who drank alcohol "on court premises" now has a lot of free time to drink in comfort elsewhere. [Legal Cheek] * A fascinating research paper on how the media is leading everyone astray by portraying the Islamic State as lawless -- their key to holding land is based in large part on their imposition of legal institutions. [Brookings Institute] * Quinn Emanuel's Susan Estrich is representing Roger Ailes. Am I alone in hoping she manages this case like she managed the Dukakis campaign? [Observer] * The DNC Wikileaks fallout hits a law firm. Marc Elias of Perkins Coie is on record urging DNC officials to accuse Bernie Sanders of lying. I'm sure Perkins Coie will respond that he was just being "nuanced." [Am Law Daily] * F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone's mother-in-law was just kidnapped in Brazil and is being held for a $36 million ransom. But, you know, let's definitely have the Olympics there! [NPR] * A review of the courtroom fates of a number of voter suppression tactics proposed around the country. [Economist] * This University of Chicago professor is not happy with Judge Frank Easterbrook [Valparaiso University Law Review] * The folks at Practice Panther took the ABA law school data and made this nice infographic. [Practice Panther] 2015-Law-Student-Statistics

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.06.16

* The deal to combine drug giants Allergan and Pfizer in an inversion was called off after the US Treasury announced new rules to limit the tax benefits of moving the corporate headquarters overseas. [Quartz] * Should the IRS be going after the Pittsburgh Penguins for letting Sidney Crosby live in the owner's house? [Bloomberg / BNA] * Pretty sure Vivia Chen has covered all the options in her latest article exploring the benefits of having women leaders at law firms. [Careerist] * Corporations may be taking an active role in opposing the recent spate of anti-LGBTQ legislation, but that still doesn't make them people. [Reuters] * "Jackie" from the Rolling Stone UVA rape article, which is now the subject of litigation, will have to testify in the pending action, despite her lawyer's claim that revisiting the incident would be traumatizing. [Gawker] * Is the Bible about to become the official state symbol of Tennessee? [NPR] * Claiming to be a sovereign citizen is silly, and it certainly won't insulate you from charges of chid sex abuse and kidnapping. [Jezebel]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.24.15

*Yeah, this happened in real life, not in a Philip K. Dick short story. [Time] *Oh burn! Cornel West responds (indirectly) to biting New Republic article. [The Root] *Justice for sale in Texas? Sounds about right. [KCBD] *Allegations of overbilling in Deepwater Horizon litigation. And -- this may be a shock to some of our readers -- turns out many of the firms involved made generous political contributions to the LA AG. [Louisiana Record] *Eliminating salary negotiations to combat the wage gap? Who knew Biglaw's lockstep approach to money would turn out to be progressive? [NPR] *Columbia University's rape problems deepen with new lawsuit about Emma Sulkowicz and her mattress "Carry that Weight" performance art. [Jezebel] *Update in the Alan Dershowitz sex case. Now with 100% more David Boies. [American Lawyer] *Attention New York: Prepare to swipe right. AG Eric Schneiderman is once again a bachelor. [Law and More] *Idaho refuses to come in line with multinational treaty obligations. . . yay federalism? [Dorf on Law]

By Alex Rich
Airplanes / Aviation

Morning Docket: 07.15.13

* Size matters when it comes to hourly rates. Because when you work in Biglaw, it’ll be all the more odious for your poor clients when you “churn that bill, baby.” [Corporate Counsel] * Would you want this Cadwalader cad, a former mail room supervisor, at your “erotic disposal”? The object of his affections didn’t want him either, and she’s suing. [New York Daily News] * In the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict, the NAACP is pressing for federal charges and a civil suit may be in the works. This trial isn’t over in the court of public opinion. [Bloomberg] * This experience inspired George Zimmerman, fresh off his acquittal, to go to law school to help the wrongfully accused. If it makes you feel better, when he graduates, he’ll be unemployed. [Reuters] * Here’s the lesson learned by Prop 8 proponents: If at first you don’t succeed at the Supreme Court, try, try again at the state level and base your arguments on technicalities. [Los Angeles Times] * You do not want this patent troll — one of the most notorious in the country — to “go thug” on you. Apparently this is just another danger of alleged infringement in the modern world. [New York Times] * Asiana Airlines is considering suing the NTSB and a California television station over the airing of “inaccurate and offensive” information (read: wildly racist) about the pilots of Flight 214. [CNN] * Ariel Castro was slapped with an additional 648 counts in the kidnapping case against him, bringing the total to 977. Prosecutors are not yet seeking the death penalty. [Cleveland Plain Dealer]

By Staci Zaretsky