Steve Susman

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 07.06.15

* Is Apple Music an antitrust violation, a second-rate streaming music provider, or both. Probably both. [Dorf on Law] * Former Goldman employee Sergey Aleynikov acquitted... again. Who would have thought Cyrus Vance's trumped up show trial would fail so thoroughly? [Dealbreaker] * Landmark cases reimagined as movie posters. [Res Ipsa Law Poster] * If you missed it, here's the New York Times Editorial about the "Activist Roberts Court" that everyone was talking about over the weekend. [New York Times] * In her defense, Sarah Palin may not be the dumbest person from Wasilla. [Legal Juice] * In the wake of Obergefell, will some holdout religious schools lose their tax-exempt status? [Tax Prof Blog] * Susman Godfrey's Steve Susman chats with Richard Hsu about distance cycling. [Hsu Untied]

Benchslaps

Non-Sequiturs: 04.22.13

* Forget playing with Wade. LeBron took his talents to South Beach to avoid tons of state taxes. [The Legal Blitz] * Steve Susman of Susman Godfrey just completed the 180-mile trek from Houston to Austin by bike. Susman took part in this MS fundraiser with his grown kids and 35 other Susman Godfrey team members. Kudos. [National MS Society] * The Obama administration is entering a showdown over its use of the “state secrets” privilege. The government is concerned that if it cannot shield “no-fly list” paperwork, it might chill their frank discussion of racial profiling. [Politico] * A new in-house tool to replace outside counsel? Sure it may be cheaper, but can a computer get you playoff tickets? [Associate's Mind] * Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s new book, Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (affiliate link), received a good deal of praise, but her model of “trickle-down feminism” is a tad suspect. [JDs Rising / Minnesota Lawyer] * We have a follow-up to the earlier Nevada benchslap. Now we have video of the judge handing out contempt charges for no reason. Wow. That’s some hardcore abused discretion. [Las Vegas Law Blog] * Remember the L.A. Law puppets video from a couple weeks ago? Well, it’s now a series. Watch Episode 1 after the jump….