Rick Hasen

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 03.20.17

* "How to Con Black Law Students: A Case Study," by our very own Elie Mystal. [New York Times] * Professor Rick Hasen responds to Judge Alex Kozinski's colorful dissental in the travel-ban litigation. [Slate] * Speaking of the Ninth Circuit, should it be broken up? Prominent appellate lawyer Ben Feuer makes the case against. [Los Angeles Times] * Professor Ilya Somin hopes senators ask Judge Gorsuch these questions at tomorrow's hearing. [Volokh Conspiracy] * But his co-blogger, Professor Orin Kerr, isn't holding his breath for revealing answers. [Volokh Conspiracy] * Walt Pavlo wonders: are former prosecutors from the S.D.N.Y. padding their résumés? [Forbes] * Almost three years have passed since the death of Eric Garner -- and we still have many more questions than answers. [CityLand / New York Law School] * Jane Genova: What can legal media and marketers learn from Jimmy Breslin? [Law And More]

By David Lat
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 01.25.17

* The United States has been downgraded to a "flawed democracy." [New York Daily News] * The irony is too much. [Washington Post] * Rick Hasen on how a voter fraud investigation should really go. [Slate] * The ACLU wants Jeff Sessions back before the Senate Committee on the Judiciary. [ACLU] * Trump's election changed a lot of things. [Medium] * Get ready for insurance to be disrupted. [Law and More] * Wait, where the heck _is_ Staci? https://twitter.com/stacizaretsky/status/824339825063055364

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 11.04.16

* Will ballot selfies ruin democracy? A debate between Rick Hasen and Elie Mystal. [New York Times] * Tim Kaine's law school roommate dishes on the experience. [Salon] * How to survive your first year as an associate. [Ms. JD] * Thinking about faking it as a lawyer? You could go to jail for that. [Patch] * Republicans are already talking impeachment if Hillary wins, but can they pull it off? [LawNewz] * The LGBT Bar Association of Greater New York (LeGaL) is partnering with Legal.io to improve access to pro bono and legal referral services. [Legaltech News]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.22.16

* Are law firms being exploited by their clients to launder money? [Wall Street Journal] * Richard McLaren is the law professor who laid the ground work for Russia potentially being banned from the Rio Olympics over a doping scandal. [New York Times] * An analysis of the legal issues in the new Ghostbusters movie. [The Legal Geeks] * Review of Anxious Lawyer (affiliate link), a new book by AtL columnist Jeena Cho and Karen Gifford. [Legal Ink Magazine] * What does Rick Hasen think will happen in Texas now that the 5th Circuit has struck down its voter ID law? [KUT] * Matthew Dowd and Robert Kulik, the lawyers turned children's book authors we previously profiled, went on TV to discuss their work. [ABC News]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 05.11.16

* The 2016 election cycle has been a doozy, and we still have six months left. Rick Hasen, Tom Mann, and Norm Ornstein discuss going from political dysfunction to Trump. [Election Law Blog] * Father Michael Reilly is being sued for cursing and using other offensive language in the course of his work at Saint Joseph's by the Sea High School on Staten Island. [New York Daily News] * Who files the most amicus briefs with the Supreme Court? A report by the numbers. [Empirical SCOTUS] * Is it possible to get funding for a truly unique idea in real estate investment? [The Real Estate Philosopher] * Deep thoughts on covering the legal industry with Above the Law's editor-at-large, Elie Mystal. [Mimesis] * What's it like to be out at a Biglaw firm? [Big Law Business] * The Supreme Court has approved a rule change to dramatically increase the government's ability to hack into computers and phones worldwide. [Slate]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.20.16

* Well, this warms my calloused heart: Chief Justice Roberts learned some sign language to swear 12 deaf and hard of hearing lawyers into the Supreme Court. [Washington Post] * An enlightening interview with an attorney that proves lawyers can have entrepreneurial spirit, Richard Nacht. [Law and More] * Professor Rick Hasen's analysis of the Supreme Court's decision in the Arizona redistricting case. [Election Law Blog] * An interview with Matt Delmont, author of Why Busing Failed (affiliate link), on the continued segregation of schools. [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * Did lawyer Linda Shi just help design a revolution in air conditioning? The product is being funded through Kickstarter, and the size of the unit makes me think it'd be welcomed in many NYC apartments this summer. [Kickstarter] * Economists and tax law professors are getting behind Elizabeth Warren's tax filing simplification bill. [MassLive] * An in-depth look at black sites -- CIA secret prisons, used in the U.S.'s War on Terror. [Slate] * Our very own David Lat shares cybersecurity tips with host David Lesch on "Today's Verdict." [BronxNet]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.19.16

* Watch out, law students! Democratic politician Darren Soto is in hot water for what he wrote as part of Law Revue. [Gawker] * Bernie may be complaining about Hillary's fundraising, but according to election law expert Rick Hasen, "legally this seems weak." Well, when you are alleging someone is breaking the law, "legally weak" is good enough. [The Atlantic] * Fourth Circuit to the rescue! Today, the court held that federal law prevents public schools from banning students from using bathrooms that align with their gender identity. [Slate] * Predictions on how the justices will wind up voting in U.S. v. Texas. [Empirical SCOTUS] * A new day, a new lawsuit against Trump. Filed yesterday, Cheryl Jacobus is suing for defamation, and Michelle Fields seems like she might not be far behind. [The Slot] * ICYMI, here's our own Elie Mystal talking elections on Morning Joe. [MSNBC] * Need more time to focus on business development? Delegate your work. [Reboot Your Law Practice]

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.03.15

* C. Michael Kamps, the man who filed a pro se suit against Baylor Law with claims that he was denied admission because his GPA predated grade inflation, recently lost his bid to get SCOTUS to review his case. It's too bad -- he seems like a total gunner. [ABA Journal] * If you thought that Ruth Bader Ginsburg was the biggest celebutante justice on the Supreme Court, then you'd be dead wrong. According to Professor Rick Hasen's research, it's Sonia Sotomayor who's stealing the spotlight at the high court. [WSJ Law Blog] * Senator Elizabeth Warren, the queen of taking Wall Street to task, now has her sights set on SEC Chairwoman Mary Jo White. In a 13-page letter, the politician called the former Debevoise partner's tenure “extremely disappointing.” [DealBook / New York Times] * Ex-House Speaker Dennis Hastert's arraignment was rescheduled from this Thursday to next Tuesday. No reason was given for the change, but maybe it has something to do with the fact that there's still “no attorney of record" on the case. [National Law Journal] * Many doctors are hoping that tort reform will save them from litigating their malpractice cases, but there's an easy alternative. In order to be sued less often, doctors should try to talk more to their patients. What a novel concept. [The Upshot / New York Times]

By Staci Zaretsky
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.30.15

* David Simon, the creator of The Wire, weighs in on Baltimore. He points blame at a police force rooted in "a culture that taught them not the hard job of policing, but simply how to roam the city, jack everyone up, and call for the wagon." F**k. [Talking Points Memo] * In Colorado, marriage is defined as one man and... well, that's all you need actually. [Business Insider Law & Order] * No sooner did I tweet Chief Justice Roberts for his cynical inconsistencies than Brianne Gorod offers a more charitable theory about the jurist. [New Republic] * Hull takes a stab at explaining his problem with the parlance of email. [What About Clients?] * A fly on the wall at the post-Obergefell chambers conference. [Law Prof Blawg] * Professor Hasen examines Williams-Yulee. [Election Law Blog] * Another reality TV legal run-in: the restaurant from "Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s" settles a discrimination suit over an employee claiming she was fired for refusing to join a prayer session. I think the important question here is: there's really a show called "Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s"? [Missouri Lawyers Weekly] * Did you follow that child custody hearing over letting an 11-year-old attend a P!nk (is this how we write that now?) concert? Because it was crazypants. [Bronzino Law] * Could the Uber class action suit spell relief for contract attorneys? [Law and More] * Ballard Spahr’s Chair Mark Stewart talks about the competition between law firms and the distribution of... oh, face it, you just want to hear him talk about hiring Rogers Stevens of Blind Melon as an associate. [Bloomberg BNA / Big Law Business] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzXBlzvxuMs

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 03.25.15

* Dildos and cock rings. Just another day for the Eleventh Circuit down in America's wang. [Southern District of Florida Blog] * Everything you need to know about today's Alabama redistricting decisions from Professor Rick Hasen. It's a longer and more nuanced way to say "Pyrrhic victory." [Election Law Blog] * The Supreme Court is way eloquent. [Lowering the Bar] * Looks like we already have a real-life example of what happens when white-collar industries adopt new technology. Enjoy unemployment! [Law and More] * Another scintillating legal debate coming up next week: do the President's war powers exceed constitutional authority? [Intelligence Squared] * If you're in Nashville, you can see Lat in person. It's on April Fool's Day, so start thinking of how you want to punk him. [Vanderbilt Law] * Harvard Law's Lambda chapter kills its diversity amendment. Guess it was too much to hope a bunch of law students had solved de Tocqueville's "tyranny of the majority" puzzle. [Harvard Law Record] * Another installment in David's chat with Bloomberg. Lat compares some firms to Ferraris... I'm guessing he doesn't watch much racing unless he meant to say, "some firms spend massive amounts of money to remain woefully second-rate to Mercedes and Renault." [Bloomberg BNA / Big Law Business] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoS0wdteBS0

By Joe Patrice