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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 05.25.16

* Peter Thiel may not have liked being a lawyer, but he's willing to pay for them -- as long as they're suing Gawker. [Law and More] * The owner of the New York Jets is backing Donald Trump and he has an unblemished record of picking winners. As long as you ignore Mark Sanchez, Tim Tebow, Ken O'Brien, the desiccated corpses of Brett Favre and Neal O'Donnell... actually this may turn out okay for the Democrats. [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * The Senate actually did something, and it was good! Yesterday, they passed a bill to help sexual assault survivors. [Slate] * Did Casey Anthony pay for Jose Baez's legal services with her body? A private investigator claims that she did. [Radar Online] * The term "Oriental," as a way to refer to people, is being stripped from federal law. [Air Talk] * Follow up is super important, especially when you are trying to build your own law practice. [Reboot Your Law Practice]

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.28.16

* Now that Rudy Giuliani's in the news again thanks to his departure from his namesake firm, he's letting his opinions be known on all sorts of things relevant to lawyers and law students. In fact, he thinks law school should be four years long. Go back into the woodwork, Rudy. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA] * After a decade on SCOTUS, Justice Samuel Alito hasn't strayed from his conservative roots like some of his colleagues. He “has been every bit as conservative as conservatives could have dreamed -- and as liberals would have feared.” [ABA Journal] * Prior to Martin Shkreli's arrest, prosecutors obtained a secret order nullifying attorney-client privilege in communications between the pharma bro and his Biglaw attorney. Per records, this case has been ongoing since before he outed himself as a d-bag. [Reuters] * “Whether I want to marry or not, it should be my right to decide." China's first-ever lawsuit challenging its ban on same-sex marriage is expected to be heard in court today. In a country as conservative as China, this could be revolutionary. [New York Times] * Shake those pom-poms, because the New York Jets have reached a settlement with the team's cheerleaders in a lawsuit filed over alleged wage theft. The J-E-T-S will pay out $324,000, making it the fourth NFL team to settle such a suit. [New York Daily News]

By Staci Zaretsky
BARBRI

Morning Docket: 05.07.14

* According to the latest Citi report, Biglaw was looking pretty good during the first quarter of 2014. Revenue was up by 4.3 percent — the best first quarter results since 2008. Hooray! [Am Law Daily] * Nice work if you can get it: Gibson Dunn, the firm hired to handle New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s “Bridgegate” investigation, billed about $1.1 million for roughly two weeks of work. [NJ.com] * A “perfect storm” of too many grads and not enough jobs caused the decline in law school enrollment. The solution is obviously online learning instead of lowering tuition. Yep. [New Hampshire Public Radio] * Spend your summer in a “nontraditional” job setting. This is some great advice to prepare yourself for not being able to get a job at a firm after graduation. [Law Admissions Lowdown / U.S. News & World Report] * Our congratulations go out to Catherine Wauters of George Mason Law, winner of BARBRI’s inaugural public interest fellowship! (Our very own managing editor, David Lat, served as one of the judges.) [CNBC] * The latest football franchise to face the wrath of underpaid cheerleaders is the New York Jets. Members of the team’s “Flight Crew” say they make less than minimum wage to shake their pom poms. [Bloomberg]

By Staci Zaretsky