Lawyer Becomes Cloistered Nun To Pay Off Her Law School Debt
She's now known as Sister Marie Dominic, Esq.
Non-Sequiturs: 11.19.15
* #tbt to The Onion's glorious take on the average American's understanding of the Constitution -- it's sad because it is still so very true. [The Onion] * Forget all those stories about hitting kids with rulers -- nuns are so badass. Here's a group of nuns that work undercover to rescue women from human trafficking. [Huffington Post] * Remember Judge Olu Stevens? He's the judge that took to dismissing all white juries for black defendants. One commentator thinks he should be right -- even if he isn't. [Louisville Constitution-Journal] * You shouldn't let the sh*tstorm that your job creates for you make you a terrible person. Rise above. [Katz Justice] * Evaluating the potential legal claims of Charlie Sheen's former paramours. [Personal Injury Law Blog] * Attention law students: start networking now. Yes, even if it makes you look like a B-school tool. [Law and More]
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Morning Docket: 01.02.14
* In his year-end report, Chief Justice Roberts politely asked Congress to make it rain on the federal judiciary in fiscal year 2014, because “[t]he future would be bleak” without additional funding. [Reuters] * Utah finally asked for Supreme Court intervention in its quest to stop gay couples from marrying, but Justice Sotomayor wants a response from the other side before she weighs in. WWSSD? [BuzzFeed] * Perhaps Justice Sotomayor saw the humor in this: she just gave a group of nuns a temporary reprieve from having to give out birth control to a bunch of women who have taken vows of chastity. [Bloomberg] * Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego Steven Davis? Oh boy, Dewey have some news for you! The failed firm’s former chairman is now the chief legal representative for Ras al Khaimah in the United Arab Emirates. [WSJ Law Blog] * “The Second Amendment does not preclude reasonable regulation.” A judge upheld the majority of New York’s new gun laws as constitutional. Opponents are ready to lock and load on appeal. [New York Times] * Just because your law school isn’t ranked, it doesn’t mean you can’t dream big. Case in point: one of this year’s Skadden Fellows will graduate from John Marshall (Chicago) this spring. [National Law Journal] * Reema Bajaj, the attorney who pleaded guilty to a prostitution charge, decided that she wasn’t in the mood to ride this Johnson any longer. Like her panties, the case has been dropped. [Daily Chronicle]