Ted Ullyot

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.16.15

* Authorities have cleared the robot built specifically to buy illegal stuff off the dark web. In related news, officer, all that panda meat was bought by my robot... for an art project. [Hopes and Fears] * The Biglaw pup who posted an anti-West, pro-Islamist rant on YouTube continues to be a headache for Clifford Chance. [Legal Cheek] * Laurence Tribe's arguments are getting closer and closer to Homer Simpson's. [Lawyers, Guns & Money] * In case you weren't counting, there've been 95 Senate roll call votes while Loretta Lynch has been waiting... [People For The American Way] * Lawyer suspended for handing out ecstasy to drug women into sex. I don't disagree with the outcome, but there's one pretty troubling aspect of the opinion: "The OLR noted... that his victim was much younger." She was 22! At a certain point can we just admit women are adults? Focus on the drugging predatory behavior instead of constructing her as an addled-brained ingenue. [Legal Profession Blog] * Daredevil's courtroom antics evaluated by New York Judge Matthew Sciarrino. [The Legal Geeks] * If you're interested in the legal landscape of marijuana, here's a cool infographic summing up where we are and how we got here. [Diego Criminal Defense] * If you're interested in February bar exam results from across the country, Bar Exam Stats is keeping a running tally complete with a nice map. [Bar Exam Stats] * Former Facebook GC Ted Ullyot has joined VC firm Andreessen Horowitz to lead a new policy and regulatory affairs group in the firm. [Dealbreaker; TechCrunch]

By Joe Patrice
Biglaw

Morning Docket: 05.13.13

* Given the name and origins of the Tea Party movement, it actually makes perfect sense that their groups got grief from the IRS. [Washington Post] * Wachtell Lipton weighs in against the practice of shareholder activists offering special compensation to director nominees. [Dealbook / New York Times] * A law professor, Joshua Silverstein, argues that schools should embrace grade inflation. (But haven’t most of them done this already?) [WSJ Law Blog] * Facebook shareholders might not “like” this news, but Ted Ullyot is stepping down as general counsel after almost five years. We’ll have more on this later. [National Law Journal] * The Brooklyn DA’s office is reopening 50 murder cases that were worked on by retired detective Louis Scarcella (who looks oh-so-savory in the NYT’s photo of him). [New York Times] * In news that should shock no one, Nicholas Speath’s dubious discrimination case against Georgetown Law has been dismissed. [The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times] * Not long after leaving Cravath for Kirkland, Sarkis Jebejian is putting together billion-dollar deals for private-equity clients. [Am Law Daily] * Professor Jeffrey Rosen reviews an interesting new book, The Federalist Society (affiliate link), authored by Michael Avery and Danielle McLaughlin. [New York Times]

By David Lat