The Bluebook

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 03.30.16

* As HBO prepares its take on the 1991 Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings starring Kerry Washington as Anita Hill, it seems they were inundated with complaints from politicians, concerned over how they look in the real life drama. [Hollywood Reporter] * Geek out over the Supreme Court Style Guide (affiliate link) and note it “frequently deviates from Bluebook style.” [Lawyerist] * They were fired, but now they’re baaack. Amid declining enrollment, seven professors are back at Charleston Law. [Tax Law Prof] * A 2013 paper from Harvard Law professor Matthew C. Stephenson arguing that a Supreme Court justice can be appointed without a confirmation hearing has been making the social media rounds as the non-action on Merrick Garland’s nomination continues. [Yale Law Journal] * Does this disbarred attorney have information from the DC Madam that will change the 2016 election? Probably not, but let the speculation begin! [Gawker]

By Kathryn Rubino
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 01.19.16

* The most difficult thing to inherit may just be an Apple ID -- a widow is told by the technology behemoth she needs a court order to continue playing her games on a jointly owned iPad. [Digital Passing] * Your trusty Bluebook is going to need some help if it is going to continue to be the bane of law students' existence. [Harvard Crimson] * Is it too much to ask for a picture of RBG playing Xbox? A class action over Xbox's tendency to scratch discs heads to the Supreme Court. [Forbes] * Orrick is casting its lot with the energy market -- they are opening up a Houston office with the addition of 20 new partners. [WSJ Law Blog] * Is threatening someone with blackmail merely a courtesy? [Associates Mind] * ATL managing editor David Lat will be in San Francisco next month, and you're cordially invited to meet him at this cocktail reception and Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link) book signing. [FBANC via Eventbrite]

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.29.15

* Everyone was under the impression that Dickstein Shapiro and Bryan Cave would be tying the knot by the year's end, but instead, it looks like their brief love affair has turned into a bad romance. Oh no! Will Dickstein Shapiro be left at the altar? [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA] * “The idea they own the name ‘blue’ for a manual for legal citations is ridiculous." A rival citation guide to The Bluebook will be released in 2016, using the name "BabyBlue." Since a Biglaw IP attorney is involved in the copyright clash, this is already more exciting than techciting. [WSJ Law Blog] * Ethan Couch, the Texas teen who was too rich to realize his actions had consequences, was apparently also too rich to realize he shouldn't hide out in a ritzy vacation locale in Mexico while on the run from police with his mother. Damn you, affluenza! [CNN] * If you're looking for a law firm where you can take time off whenever you want and still earn a healthy paycheck, then look no further than Ashton KCJ Lawyers in England. That's a perk we're sure attorneys in the U.S. would love their firms to adopt. [Mirror] * Annie, get your gun: Gun-toting Texans are going to have a very happy new year, because come January 1, 2016, the state's new open carry law will go into effect. The open carrying of handguns had previously been banned in the state since 1865. [RT] * Jeffrey Feulner, founder of the Men's Divorce Law Firm, was charged with domestic violence battery after he allegedly attacked his wife. She filed for divorce three days later -- and presumably used a more woman-friendly lawyer as counsel. [Orlando Sentinel]

By Staci Zaretsky