Morning Docket: 08.07.07

* The White House takes the offensive on warrantless wiretapping the terrorist surveillance program, which has now been blessed by Congress. [How Appealing (linkwrap)]
* Jeri Thompson, wife of presidential possibility Fred Thompson: hottie, yes; lawyer, no. [WSJ Law Blog]
* An editorialist expresses surprise that John Edwards can turn his famed charm on and off at will, and concludes that “John Edwards, Man of The People, is a phony.” Or maybe he’s just an ex-trial lawyer. [The State (S.C.) via Drudge Report]
* Judge George Daniels (S.D.N.Y.) — who, by the way, has been dubbed the “unchallenged king of delayed decisions” — tosses out a lawsuit filed against Paul Weiss. [New York Law Journal via Law.com]
* But another prominent law firm with “Weiss” in its name, Milberg Weiss, fails to win dismissal of all criminal charges against it. [Los Angeles Times]

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