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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 03.30.17

* Thanks to Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Judge Neil Gorsuch's Supreme Court nomination now enjoys bipartisan support in the Senate. [The Hill] * But the "nuclear option" isn't off the table -- and here's how to explain it to your non-lawyer friends and relatives. [GQ] * Speaking of SCOTUS, how often do you see a separate opinion written by Justice Sotomayor and joined by... Justice Alito? [How Appealing] * And don't look for either justice in Adam Feldman's discussion of the most powerful Supreme Court justices of all time. [Empirical SCOTUS] * Thinking of (debt financing) a law degree? Use this handy student loan calculator to crunch the numbers first. [AccessLex] * A big issue in international and maritime law: control over the South China Sea. [Instapundit]

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