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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 03.27.17

* The untold story behind the Anita Hill hearings. [Highline] * This could be big: a Second Circuit concurrence says Title VII already includes prohibitions against sexual orientation discrimination. [Slate] * How the GOP learned to stop worrying and love regulations. [Politico] * Jeff Sessions makes the first move against sanctuary cities. [Pacific Standard] * What lawyers can learn from watching television. [Law and More] * Pay equity moves to the hockey rink. [The Hill] * Bad laws will cost you. [The Slot]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 01.31.17

* Adam Feldman makes the case for Justice Neil Gorsuch. (Visit Above the Law at 8 p.m. for our live coverage of the Supreme Court announcement.) [Empirical SCOTUS] * Speaking of SCOTUS, a former shortlister and current feeder judge, Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson, has a new book out: All Falling Faiths: Reflections on the Promise and Failure of the 1960s. [Amazon (affiliate link)] * Is the "chaos" of the Trump Administration's early days really just the startup-like disruption of the established order? [Althouse] * Professor Ilya Somin analyzes -- and endorses -- San Francisco's lawsuit against President Trump's "sanctuary cities" order. [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post] * Professor Eric Chiappinelli offers two recommendations for law schools to survive -- and even thrive -- in today's challenging environment. [PrawfsBlawg] * Is the hiring of lawyer turned journalist Megyn Kelly the first step in NBC's transformation into the next Fox News? [Instapundit]

By David Lat
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 12.14.16

* Are women opting out of law school? [Texas Lawyer] * Harvard Law student Susanna Barron takes a whirl on tonight's episode of Jeopardy. [Greenwich Daily Voice] * The fight over sanctuary cities continues. [Politico] * Another lawsuit for Fox News alleging sexual harassment by Roger Ailes. [Jezebel] * An assistant United States attorney's romance might lead to a suspension. [Legal Profession Blog] * The GOP's partisan wrangling may turn out to bite Trump in the ass. [Huffington Post] * On Biglaw attorneys in the orbit of power. [Law and More] * Bill Cosby with the jokes on his way into court. [New York Daily News]

By Kathryn Rubino