Paul Caron

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 06.01.17

* This is not a metaphor -- John Quinn takes on Everest. [Big Law Business] * A DOJ staffer got the ball rolling on the Mike Flynn investigation. [Wall Street Journal] * Get your popcorn ready for next week's Comey testimony. [Huffington Post] * Financial advice just in case you get laid off. [Law and More] * Paul Caron starts his term as Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law. [TaxProf Blog] * Internet surveillance isn't the future, it's the present. [Katz Justice]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 03.07.17

* Antonin Scalia's papers donated to... Harvard, obviously. What did you expect? Did you seriously think it was going to be ASSLaw or Ave Maria or something? [Harvard Gazette] * What state is looking to legalize dachshund racing? Because daddy needs a new pair of shoes! [Lowering the Bar] * The surprise dismissal of the Gavin Grimm case complicated the struggle for transgender rights, but it was far from a death knell. [Rewire] * Professor Tribe thinks accusing Obama of illegal wiretapping is grounds for Trump's impeachment. Somewhere, Mike Pence is putting together a nice little scrapbook of all these articles. [Raw Story] * On that note, John Dean is back in the news to explain Watergate to Trump. [The Hill] * With TaxProfBlog's Paul Caron taking over as dean of Pepperdine, here are some changes we expect to see. [PrawfsBlawg] * Sex and the Constitution (affiliate link) is not just a book, it's also peak 3L course name. [Concurring Opinions] * Discussing cybersecurity and our new Russian overlords. [Lawfare] * Law student raps about bar prep to the tune of Gangsta's Paradise. Most of the Anglo-centric jokes go over our heads, but it's some good stuff. [Legal Cheek]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 03.06.17

* Congratulations to Professor Caron, named Dean of Pepperdine Law School. [TaxProf Blog] * The ethics problems with Trump's hotel build up. [AP] * Looks like independents will vote for Neil Gorsuch. [Politico] * Well, this is disturbing: Gold Star dad and American citizen, Khizr Khan, reportedly told his travel privileges are "under review." [The Week] * Yes, the travel ban 2.0 *can* hurt us. [Huffington Post] * A modest proposal. [Slate] * Jeff Sessions: the Attorney General is defining this era. [The Root]

By Kathryn Rubino