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Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 08.26.18

* Jane Genova explores the implications of Jones Day's representation of the embattled Cardinal Donald Wuerl, former bishop of Pittsburgh. [Law and More] * Why did President Trump (or his personal lawyers) allow White House Counsel Don McGahn to speak so freely to special counsel Robert Mueller? Here are some thoughts from veteran litigator Joel Cohen. [The Hill] * As I recently discussed with Judge Jeffrey Sutton, Chevron-style deference to administrative agencies is being reconsidered in a number of states -- and you can add Ohio to that list, as Eugene Volokh notes. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason] * Charles Glasser calls out the Washington Post for its selective invocation of the value of transparency. [Daily Caller] * If you're an ambitious law student or lawyer, then you need to watch your words on social media, as this report from Patrick Gregory makes clear. [Big Law Business] * The justices will consider more than 1,000 certiorari petitions at the "long conference" on September 24 -- and Adam Feldman identifies some of the standouts. [Empirical SCOTUS] * Speaking of SCOTUS, if you'll be in or near New Haven this coming Wednesday, please join me and Linda Greenhouse for a wide-ranging discussion of President Trump's transformation of the federal judiciary. [Yale Federalist Society] * The World Bank launches the world’s first BONDI, or "blockchain operated new debt instrument," with an assist from King & Wood Mallesons. [Artificial Lawyer]

By David Lat
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 04.09.15

* Police claim David Messerschmitt's killer stole only $40. [Washington Post] * Lil Wayne vs. Cash Money. Which is, apparently, not an in rem action. [FactMag] * What is the difference between confidence and arrogance? Obviously, I know the answer, but let's see if you can figure it out. [Corporette] * One angle I missed from today's news that a gunman attacked a courthouse in Milan is that this is life imitating art, eerily reminiscent of a plotline on The Good Wife. [Law and More] * Immigration attorney is a no-show at her sentencing for 13 felony theft counts for accepting fees and botching her work. You'd think she skipped the country except we know she sucks at immigration law. [ABA Journal] * Former president of the World Bank's LGBT employee organization is under investigation. He thinks this seems pretty suspicious. [Buzzfeed] * The Tsarnaev trial highlights the continuing stupidity of keeping cameras out of the courtroom. [Vanity Fair] * Another installment of "Roberts at 10," looking at his 10 years as chief. What's his legacy on LGBT rights? Well, unsurprisingly, we're not going to know for sure for a couple months. [Constitutional Accountability Center] * A new study reveals that judges are less ideologically biased than law students. Again, it's not that judges are less firm in their ideology, it's that they've learned to pick their battles. [WSJ Law Blog]

By Joe Patrice