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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.22.16

* Has the death of Justice Scalia turned the Supreme Court more liberal? [Empirical SCOTUS] * The best Supreme Court sketch featuring a sleeping Clarence Thomas you will see all year. [Slate] * "We're all just people. Trying to pee in peace." A trans activist speaks out about North Carolina's discriminatory bathroom law. [Buzzfeed] * An update on the legal problems plaguing Uber. [Huffington Post] * The diplomatic strategy involved in expanding intellectual property rights. [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * Serving lattes instead of having a law library. [3 Geeks and a Law Blog]

By Kathryn Rubino
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Drinking

Non-Sequiturs: 04.25.14

* Okay, law students! How far would you go for silence in the library? [Legal Cheek] * An attorney was suspended for two years for beating up girlfriend who he began dating while she was still a client. But the real punishment seems to be the extensive text message communications attached to the decision. It’s like a teacher making you read the note you were passing out loud in front of the whole class. Cringeworthy clinginess. [The Oklahoma State Courts Network] * Lawyer’s alleged drunken air rage diverts a trans-Atlantic flight to Dublin. Because if you have a potentially quarrelsome drunk, dropping him off in Ireland is the right answer. [Irish Times] * Aeropostale is suing H&M over the phrase, “Live Love Dream.” Maybe what they save on originality they pass along to the consumer. [Fashionista] * This is how all trials should end. [Condé Nast Collection] * The wrongfully accused — like the people bullied into pleading guilty to crimes they didn’t commit — are given a raw deal in more ways than one. [Policy Mic] * Woman arrested after she called the crime lab posing as a court employee and tried to get her evidence destroyed. Well, it was worth a try. [The Times-Picayune]

By Joe Patrice