Protests

  • Non-Sequiturs: 05.20.16
    Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 05.20.16

    * The Workers Rights Consortium found that Nike bans its workers in a Vietnam factory from yawning, among other awful allegations. In related news, Nike will no longer allow independent monitoring of its factories. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]

    * Sports writer Clay Travis proves it is possible to escape the legal profession and follow your dreams. I mean it probably won’t happen, but it doesn’t hurt to daydream on a Friday afternoon. [Hire an Esquire]

    * Is hopping around from job to job like an excited bunny losing its stigma to potential employers? [Corporette]

    * Hillary Clinton’s campaign lost a challenge to Virginia’s voter suppressing photo ID law. Yeah, this November’s going to run swimmingly. [Election Law Blog]

    * Here’s how to avoid those truly terrible social interactions that can derail your career. [Law and More]

    * Marijuana legalization is a growing trend, but what impact does the burgeoning industry have on poor communities? [Politico]

    * The Good Wife is getting a spin-off on CBS’s new streaming service, loyal viewers will be happy, but it really should have been a musical. [Slate]

    * Real estate developer, Greg Geiser is suing the family he evicted for organizing a protest in front of his house. [Huffington Post]

  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 11.10.15

    * Hey there 3Ls — need a handy excuse for why you didn’t do the assigned reading? Here’s some help. [Law Prof Blawg]

    * One law review’s attempt to address diversity among its ranks. [Yale Law Journal]

    * One Missouri Law School professor supports the protesting students, but with caveats. [Truth on the Market]

    * Most lawyers DO have fulfilling careers — well, as long as you live in Texas. Hardly seems worth it. [TaxProf Blog]

    * One NYU Law professor, Jason M. Schultz aka @lawgeek, is moving on up. He’ll be advising the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy on IP and innovation. Congrats! [Twitter]

    * On the eve of yet another GOP shitshow primary debate, a question for the ages: Is Hillary Clinton to the right, politically, of Richard Nixon? [Lawyers, Guns & Money]

    * From an orphaned child refugee to a diplomat, an inspiring story. [Quartz]

  • Non-Sequiturs

    Non-Sequiturs: 10.26.15

    * More bar exam results! Which school saw its passage rate take a 15 point hit? [Bar Exam Stats]

    * This is the right way to break up a protest at Planned Parenthood: with a smiling clit cartoon. [Slate]

    * How we can rethink the history of slavery and the Constitution. [Berkeley News]

    * Maybe Judge Stevens is onto something — the Supreme Court to take on the issue of racial bias in jury selection. [Gawker]

    * Hillary wants to keep marijuana illegal — is this her version of she “didn’t inhale?” [Al-Jazeera]

    * Kickstarter class actions. What hell hath we wrought? [Associates Mind]

    * In this corner we have the Oregon Attorney General. In the other we have vitamin giant GNC. Who will win this battle royale? Not so fast — it’s a trick question since one side’s dietary supplements were laced with illegal drugs. [Vox]

    * The latest in The Atlantic’s series on the Reconstruction. [The Atlantic]

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