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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 08.19.18

* Charles Glasser proposes replacing "Trump Derangement Syndrome" with "Trump Obsession Syndrome" -- which might be more accurate, but isn't nearly as fun. [Daily Caller] * Speaking of anti-Trump sentiment, here's an interesting new ranking -- from Adam Bonica, Adam Chilton, Kyle Rozema, and Maya Sen -- showing just how liberal certain law schools are. [TaxProf Blog] * Trying to date in law school? You're looking for love in all the wrong places, according to 3L Korey Johnson. [Black Girl Does Grad School] * Speaking of law school, here's Kat Griffin's roundup of the best blogs for women law students (with a shoutout to ATL; thanks, Kat!). [Corporette] * An "Abolish ICE" t-shirt might not be very fashionable -- but it is constitutionally protected speech, as Eugene Volokh explains. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason] * Joel Cohen wonders: should more states ban secret recording of conversations -- and could the odious Omarosa be the catalyst for such change? [The Hill] * Neha Sampat discusses the problem of "imposter syndrome" -- and what we can all do to address it. [Attorney At Work] * "Sex pigs halt traffic after laser attack on Pokémon teens." Yeah, you know you wanna click.... [Instapundit] * Where does your law firm fall along the AI adoption spectrum? Jean O'Grady lays out the stages. [Dewey B Strategic]

By David Lat
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.28.17

* The Senate rejects the latest GOP effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act -- with Senator John McCain casting the decisive "no" vote. [Washington Post] * Riley Safer Holmes and Cancila continues its rapid expansion, adding 13 new lawyers -- including eight from Bryan Cave, led by former managing partner Joseph McCoy. [Law360] * More bad news for the LGBT community from the Trump administration: the Justice Department takes the position that Title VII doesn't cover discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. [How Appealing] * Meanwhile, civil rights and LGBT groups get ready to file suit if President Trump's plan to ban transgender people from the military becomes a reality (which is not yet the case). [National Law Journal] * And these groups might just prevail -- Michael Richter and Anna Pohl, chairs of the New York City Bar Association’s Military Affairs and LGBT Rights Committees, lay out the case for why the transgender ban is unconstitutional. [The Hill] * Stephanie Francis Ward takes a long, hard look at the woes of Charlotte School of Law -- and the rest of the beleaguered Infilaw consortium of law schools. [ABA Journal] * Closing statements in the Martin Shkreli case paint very different pictures of the infamous "Pharma Bro." [Law.com] * Nuisance claims, or nuisance suits? Judge James Donato (N.D. Cal.) seems skeptical of a purported class-action case targeting Pokémon GO (which recently added Legendaries to the game). [The Recorder]

By David Lat
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.31.17

* Here's a roundup of the legal challenges against Trump's foray into immigration policy. [Vice News] * Oh and while we're at it, here's a couple more. [New York Times] * The SEC has brought fraud charges over an $81 million Hamilton Ponzi scheme. It was an ambitious scheme, but if convicted, the defendants will have to... take a break. *Groan* [Courthouse News Service] * Harvard Law Review elects it's first female black president. [WBUR] * Insider trading defendant John Afriyie earned a guilty verdict in less than three hours of deliberation. Sources say the jury would have been in faster, but they kept sticking on the fact that Afriyie had skipped bail and tried to hide out in New Jersey. Only a truly insane man would go to New Jersey willingly. [Law360] * Alston & Bird wins malpractice appeal. [New York Law Journal] * Remember Pokémon Go? Well the lawsuits are still out there. [The Recorder]

By Joe Patrice
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.19.16

* "Donald Ducks," the DNC's mascot that's being used to taunt Donald Trump for his undisclosed tax returns, bears a striking resemblance to Disney's Donald Duck, and people are starting to wonder: "Is Donald Ducks waddling over Disney's intellectual property rights?" [WSJ Law Blog] * The Third Circuit declined to re-seal excerpts of depositions in the Bill Cosby case where he admitted to giving women Quaaludes, but included in its opinion an interesting footnote calling out the district court judge's decision to unseal the records in the first place, saying its "public moralist rational" had "no basis in our jurisprudence," and that the term itself was "vague and undefined." [THR, Esq. / Hollywood Reporter] * This fall, Indiana Tech Law will welcome its largest class ever, with 55 students set to begin their legal studies next week. With only 15 students in its inaugural class, this huge jump in enrollment could possibly be due to the fact that the ABA gave the school a provisional rubber stamp (as it's wont to do) back in March. [Indiana Lawyer] * "There is a disconnect between what banks are doing and what consumers want," and what they want is the ability to sue. More and more big banks -- 72 percent of them, in fact -- are using mandatory binding arbitration clauses in their contracts to prevent customers from filing suit. Read the find print, people. [DealBook / New York Times] * "What if somebody gets injured on somebody else's property? Trip on a rock or get bitten by the neighbor's dog? There would be a whole host of responsible parties." A New York firm already filed a class-action suit against the company behind Pokemon Go, but this lawyer thinks there's a minefield of tort actions available to sue over. [Mlive.com]

By Staci Zaretsky
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.03.16

* Singer Kesha has dropped her lawsuit in California against producer Dr. Luke, but will continue her appeal in New York. She says she dropped the suit because she's "focused on getting back to work," but Dr. Luke's lawyer says it's because she has "no chance of winning." Ouch, that's got to sting. [People] * Get off my lawn, you damn kids! A New Jersey personal injury attorney has filed a class-action lawsuit against Niantic, the company behind Pokemon Go, for the "unlawful and wrongful" invasion of his property. It seems that in the rush to catch 'em all, people have been gathering outside of his home, knocking on his door, and asking to enter his backyard. [WSJ Law Blog] * Following up on his tentative oral ruling, Juge Gonzalo P. Curiel has ruled that a Trump University fraud case filed against Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump may proceed to trial, but he refused to release Trump's videotaped deposition. We suppose that the transcript will have to be good enough. [New York Times] * "These are things that don't just affect one job; it keeps women's wages down over their entire lifetime." Thanks to a new law geared toward closing the gender wage gap, in Massachusetts, it is now illegal for employers to ask about applicants' salary history before offering them jobs. This goes into effect in 2018. [DealBook / New York Times] * "We are confidently looking to the future." Following a series of "regrettable departures" and a capital call that successfully raised about $18.4 million from the firm's existing partners, it looks like the "modernization" and restructuring of the King & Wood Mallesons partnership is finally going to be drawing to a close. [Big Law Business] * Jenner & Block has teamed up with the University of Chicago Law School to create a Supreme Court and Appellate Clinic, with the goal of "educat[ing] and train[ing] the next generation of extraordinary appellate advocates and continu[ing] the tradition of helping clients hanks their most important litigation problems." Congratulations! [ABA Journal]

By Staci Zaretsky
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.27.16

* Democrats tend to nominate a lot of lawyers, no, A LOT. [Need To Share News] * Pokémon Go, and the associated legal issues, are only the beginning for augmented reality games. [Fox45] * Good news if your verbal tics include the overuse of "um" -- it makes you seem more authentic. [Law and More] * The history, and proper usage, of the term amicus curiae. [Law Prose] * Great advice for developing your own legal website. [Reboot Your Law Practice] * The anti-vaccination filmmakers behind Vaxxed are threatening legal action against an autism advocate who dares to speak out against them. [Jezebel]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.20.16

* Will Pokémon Go open up a battlefield of legal troubles for Nintendo? [Ohio State Bar Association] * Better Call Saul’s Jimmy McGill is a great example of the trickster lawyer. [Guile is Good] * ComicCon is coming, and most of the vendors owe a lot to the doctrine of fair use. [ReCreate Coalition] * A soured love affair turns into sanctions for discovery violations. [Legal Profession Blog] * Lawyers get a reputation for being slow to change, but you need to adapt to a changing landscape. [Reboot Your Law Practice]

By Kathryn Rubino