Romance

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 09.28.15

* Marriage equality, religious freedom, voting rights, campaign finance reform, racial justice... one civil rights issue outweighs them all: the composition of the Supreme Court. [Talking Points Memo] * Reminder to all the fresh lil' 1Ls out there: you just might find love. [Go Knoxville] * I'm glad someone is fact-checking How To Get Away With Murder; watching that show was getting exhausting. [Refinery 29] * How quickly what is considered "offensive" changes. [What About Paris?] * The latest review of Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link), by Katelyn Kye of Major, Lindsey & Africa (note: some spoilers). [In Brief] * Try not to let the misery of the courtroom get you down. [Katz Justice] * Taking a look at the process of adopting legal tech. [Law Technology Today] * A tribute to how Doug Kendall changed the way liberals talk about the constitution. The founder of the Constitutional Accountability Center, Kendall passed away this weekend. [Think Progress]

By Kathryn Rubino
Adoption

Non-Sequiturs: 03.01.13

* Court rules that overlapping elements between romance novels do not amount to infringement. I mean, there’s only so many ways to phrase “throbbing member.” [Courthouse News Service] * Pinellas County, Florida (Tampa Bay area) returns to using fluoridated water after a governmental sea change brought on by the issue. Don’t they understand the Communist plot to sap and impurify our precious bodily fluids? [Tampa Bay Times] * In fairness, I think pro se litigants generally have a pretty good ineffective assistance claim. [Lowering the Bar] * The D.C. Circuit managed to irritate both environmentalists and industry by affirming Fish and Wildlife’s designation of polar bears as “threatened.” It’s a nice middle ground. You know who else would appreciate some middle ground? A polar bear clinging to a shrinking ice floe. [Volokh Conspiracy] * Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor thinks kids need a healthier respect for the American democratic process. It would be unfortunate if the will of a democratic majority could get hijacked by five partisan hacks. [Courthouse News Service] * Following up on yesterday’s profile of Lindsay Lohan’s attorney Mark Heller, the judge declared him “incompetent.” Fair enough. [TMZ] * Oh, but trust him, he’s a doctor (of law). [The Economist] * To quote the inimitable Spencer Hall, “Fine, here, cry.” [New York Times]

By Elie Mystal
California

Courtship Connection: Moving West

Happy Valentine’s Day to you if you have a date lined up tonight! For the rest of you, Happy Staying-In-To-Watch-A-Movie-And-Drink-With-Your-Single-Friends Day. Last year, two Washington lawyers actually let me set them up on a V-Day date. This year, with my pool of Chicago candidates, I didn’t bother. I wouldn’t wish the boring Chicago dating scene […]

By Kashmir Hill
Holidays and Seasons

Be My Contractually Obligated Valentine

Yesterday was Valentine's Day. That means different things to different people. For a married man, it's a day when you can only get in trouble for underperformance. For a single woman over 30, it's a day to make you feel like you are going to die alone. For a single man with money, it's a day to shoot fish in a barrel. For a young woman, it's a day of presents. For Hallmark, florists, and chocolatiers, it's a day of straight cash, homey. For lawyers? Well, it's a day to enter into a non-binding contractual agreement for affection and fellatio, silly....

By Elie Mystal
Blind Item

Law School Blind Item: Hot for Teacher

Romances between law professors and law students: they happen. Law students are adults, after all, and they should be allowed to make their own decisions in matters of the heart. Our latest blind item has to do with the extracurricular activities of a prominent law professor....

By David Lat