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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 01.26.15

* Another benchmark in the Ninth Circuit's ongoing war against prosecutorial misconduct: a panel of judges -- Kozinski, Wardlaw, and Fletcher -- suggest trying prosecutors for perjury. [New York Observer] * Lawyer and blogger Eric Turkewitz finds himself in the New York Post's Page Six gossip column. Just what was he doing with Selena Gomez while Justin Bieber wasn't looking? [New York Personal Injury Attorney Blog] * Kristine Sperling left her position as a senior associate at Latham to start her own organic soap company. And, I'm assuming, an underground fight club. [Good Day Sacramento] * Saks has finally figured out that its stance on transgendered people wasn't winning it any friends and withdrew its filing. [Jezebel] * The 2015 Social Media Subpoena Guide. Everything you need to know about getting all their best cookie recipes off Pinterest. [Associate's Mind] * Tom Petty's lawyers "Won't Back Down" and now he's getting royalties for that Sam Smith song. [Consequence of Sound] * Which law professor rules the Twitterverse? A comprehensive numerical analysis provides the answer. [Ryan Whalen] * A new, easy to use online version of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. If you're into that kind of thing. [Federal Rules of Civil Procedure] * More accolades for Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link). But you already know how good it is because you already have your copy, right? [The Florida Bar Journal]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 01.15.14

beer craft beer* Lagunitas sued Sierra Nevada over beer. Beer connoisseurs pulled themselves out of their own vomit to tweet their disapproval. And it worked, Lagunitas dropped the suit. Imagine if we could harness the power of drunks for good. Or evil. Just anything. [SF Gate] * Musing that maybe that daunting LSAT was the obstacle keeping students from filling seats, University of San Diego Law just opened up the school to USD grads -- no LSAT required. [University of San Diego School of Law] * Saks has heard the public backlash against its assertion that transgender people deserve no legal protections in the workplace and responded by... reasserting that transgendered people have no rights. [Slate] * Fashion law isn't just for Elle Woods acolytes anymore. [Racked] * Ninth Circuit does not take kindly to a state prosecutor who lied under oath. [Seeking-Justice] * SCOTUS justices don't have to recuse themselves, and when they do, they don't have to explain why. Let's look at the recusals this Term and venture a guess at why each justice sat out. [Fix the Court] * NY subways boast some ridiculous safety posters to cover themselves legally. Here's a breakdown of their latest efforts. [NY Observer] * Checking in on the always messed up developments down at Manhattan Supreme Court. [Wise Law NY] * "Good news for law grads and law schools!" article ends up buried in a sea of caveats. Because of course it does. [TaxProf Blog]

By Joe Patrice
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 01.09.15

Ted Cruz LF R Ted Cruz Texas flag* Ted Cruz Goes To Jury Duty is the Ernest Goes To Camp of a new generation. [NBC News] * Former Judge Mike Maggio has graced our pages with his disgrace before when he admitted to making racist and sexist remarks about Charlize Theron's adoption. Well, he just pleaded guilty to federal bribery charges. Looks like he'll Geaux to prison. [Arkansas Times] * Faced with allegations that it discriminated against a trans woman, Saks takes the curious legal stance that it had the legal right to discriminate. I'd say that takes balls, but... [Slate] * A hearing board in Illinois just recommended a one-year suspension of former Sidley Austin and present DLA Piper attorney Lee Smolen. Maybe he could spend that time with his kids. [Legal Profession Blog] * Fourth Circuit rules that you can't set up unconstitutional barriers to abortion. Nothing to do with the woman's rights of course, but because it might impact the doctor's free speech. [Dorf on Law] * Fired for wife-swapping. [Lowering the Bar] * Jones Day accuses a federal judge of bias in benchslap appeal. Meanwhile, trial lawyers are filing amicus briefs backing the judge. [ACEDS] * Technology and outsourcing have totally jacked the careers of Biglaw associates. You already knew this, but now there's a paper! [TaxProf Blog]

By Joe Patrice