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Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 03.31.16
* The essential questions every in-house counsel should ask before they pick a law firm. [Forbes]
* Donald Trump’s comments advocating punishment for women who have abortions have been turned into an attack ad. That didn’t take much time at all. [The Hill]
* Read up on the lawsuit filed by the US Women’s National Team filed against US Soccer alleging discriminatory wage practices. [Huffington Post]
* What are the best practices for answering emails when you are at home? [Corporette]
* Another reason to not have lifetime appointments for Supreme Court justices. [Medium]
* Yup, this is real: Missouri lawmakers made quite the mistake. [Gawker]
* Are you preparing mentally for the possibility of a brokered convention? Then read up on the last person to emerge as the candidate from a brokered convention to win the presidency. [Slate]
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Federal Judges, Patents, Screw-Ups, Technology
I Don't Think 'Redaction' Means What You Think It Means
Here at Above the Law, we regularly cover benchslaps: judges laying the smackdown on poorly performing attorneys. But what about when it's the judge who says, "I've made a tiny huge mistake"? On Friday, U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh made a significant technological blunder in a patent case between two of Silicon Valley's heaviest hitters. So, what did she do? Let's just say she couldn't keep a secret....