University of New Mexico Law School

Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 02.01.16

* Fifty-six years ago today, a group of African-American students sat down at the whites only section of a lunch counter. Can you even imagine the BS talking heads and think pieces would spew if that event happened today? [Lawyers, Guns and Money] * University of New Mexico Law School is ranked number 1... for public defenders and prosecutors. [Daily Lobo] * Stanford Law Professor Barbara van Schewick is going after T-Mobile "Binge On" service, which allows users to watch streaming content from approved providers without using their data plan, saying it violates net neutrality. [Tech Times] * Oyez, oyez! Anyone got a million-plus to buy a multimedia history of the Supreme Court? [Wall Street Journal] * All the Iowa caucus coverage making you excited? You'd probably enjoy Wonkette’s Game Of US America Elections: The Game. [Wonkette] * Utah State Senator Todd Weiler wants to do something -- anything, really, -- to stop the terrible moral decline caused by PORN. [Popehat] * Lawyers are stuck in a rat race, and it could kill you. [Law and More] * Get updated on the best in the legal tech world, before the Legaltech conference. [CodeX] * If you're going to be in San Diego for the ABA Midyear Meeting, come out Friday to "Blawgs and Listservs: Legal Publications in the Digital Age" to see Craft Beer Attorney Candace Moon, bankruptcy and fraud litigator Kathy B. Phelps, and our own Joe Patrice discuss the state of legal publishing and social media, with moderator Jordan Maglich of Ponzitracker. [American Bar Association]

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.05.15

* Per Dean David Herring, applications have tanked at New Mexico Law (ATL #18) -- we're talking a 30% drop over the past five years. Wait, no, nevermind, the school's assistant admissions dean says things are great. Oops? [Albuquerque Journal; Albuquerque Business First] * Gov. Chris Christie thought he was through with the Bridgegate scandal, but oh, how wrong he was. His former deputy chief of staff's lawyers want to subpoena Gibson Dunn's work product, but the firm claims it doesn't exist. [Talking Points Memo] * ¡Ay dios mío! This week, a New York appellate court ruled that Cesar Vargas, an undocumented immigrant, should be eligible to practice law in the state, completely sidestepping federal law and a Justice Department brief to the contrary. [WSJ Law Blog] * Concordia Law is getting a second chance at obtaining provisional accreditation from the ABA. This would've been way more helpful before the majority of its third-year students transferred to an accredited school so they could take the bar exam. [Idaho Statesman] * The ex-GC of Zara has filed a discrimination suit against the fashion retailer, claiming that he was fired because he's Jewish, American, and gay. Apparently senior executives used slurs as ugly as the company's clothes. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]

By Staci Zaretsky
Antonin Scalia

Non-Sequiturs: 06.17.14

* Law school kills brain cells. [TaxProf Blog] * Dean Stephen C. Ferruolo takes on Justice Scalia’s recent critique of legal education. Oh, it’s on now. [Los Angeles Daily Journal] * A look inside a mock law school admissions meeting. It’s not a Texas admissions meeting, so you’re still not going to learn the relative merits of a 128 LSAT. [Most Strongly Supported] * Newsmax has a new cable network and it’s bringing on Professor Alan Dershowitz to offer “practical legal advice to ordinary Americans.” Hopefully he’ll be able to walk us through the legal points of Newsmax’s usual coverage of how the Black Panthers ordered Hillary to let Benghazi happen. [Digital Journal] * PRIDE cometh before the court. [Likelihood of Confusion] * A fourth case has been reopened in light of CPI’s expose of judges hearing cases despite financial conflicts. [Center for Public Integrity] * Lip-sync battle starring 3L Ty Wood and Professors George Bach, Alex Ritchie and Kevin Tu. Complete with cheesy effects! [UNM School of Law]

By Joe Patrice
Biglaw

Morning Docket: 09.25.12

* Will the members of the Supreme Court announce which gay marriage issues they’ll be hearing this term any time soon? With Proppsition 8 appeal and several DOMA appeals on hand, there’s certainly a lot for them to choose from. [CNN] * It’s beginning to look a lot like Biglaw, everywhere you go: lawyers are miserable, clients are unhappy, and apparently profits per partner are all to blame. Gee, thanks for those rankings, Am Law, they were really helpful. [DealBook / New York Times] * Instead of arguing over font size, the Department of Justice argued law yesterday during closing arguments in its attempts to convince a three-judge panel to strike down South Carolina’s voter ID statute. [National Law Journal] * Unlike Elizabeth Warren, he’s no “Fauxcahontas”: Kevin Washburn, the dean of the University of New Mexico Law School, has been confirmed by the Senate to oversee the Bureau of Indian Affairs. [Washington Post] * If you’re going to allegedly slash someone’s face in an attempt to defend your honor, at least do it with class like this Columbia Law grad, and use a broken champagne flute as your weapon of choice. [New York Post]

By Staci Zaretsky