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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 11.05.15

* These kind of technicalities are why people hate lawyers: A judge is requiring Bindi Irwin submit proof that her father, Steve "The Crocodile Hunter" Irwin, is dead in order to collect her Dancing With The Stars money. Or, you know, he could look at the internet. [Gawker] * Law professor gets ripped for "ridiculous" stance on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. [Techdirt] * The 5 New York District Attorneys are seeking a raise, hoping to bring their salary up to a whooping $250,000. Which actually seems entirely reasonable. [New York Daily News] * Good news for the Facebook obsessed -- the Second Circuit has found "liking" something is a protected activity. [The Modern Workplace] * Oh, the shame of going to Harvard Law. [Washington Post] * Are legal tech startups lying to you? [Associate's Mind] * Exploring the disjunction between legal scholarship and legal practice. [TaxProf Blog]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.15.15

* From Biglaw to big fields: This Duane Morris attorney decided to put her legal career out to pasture so she could hop on a tractor and become a farmer -- and not just any farmer, but an organic farmer. Oooh, how artisanal! [Am Law Daily] * Seventy percent of people who make $150K+ get the raises they ask for, and people with law degrees get raises more often than any other degree holders. Walk up to your law firm's managing partner and demand a raise. We dare you. [U.S. News] * The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a suit filed by a former Kansas Law student who claimed he was wrongfully expelled. Apparently he forgot to disclose his criminal past, and when the school found out, he got the boot. [National Law Journal] * The William Mitchell College of Law welcomed its first class of "hybrid" online students this week. Law school may have lost its flair, but 85 crazy kids ranging in age from their 20s to their 60s jumped at the chance to learn law online. [Star Tribune] * Marvel trotted out a familiar law firm plaque to gin up excitement for the premiere of Daredevil, which will be out on Netflix come April. Comic book nerds, rejoice, for Nelson and Murdock will soon be open for business and gracing your screens. [/Film]