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Morning Docket: 05.16.08

* Hollywood private eye Anthony Pellicano convicted on 76 out of 77 counts, including wiretapping, racketeering, and wire fraud. [AP; New York Times]

* Federal indictment in the MySpace suicide case. [CNN]

* American Red Cross vanquishes Johnson & Johnson in trademark dispute. [WSJ Law Blog]

* Polar bears listed as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act. [Washington Post via WSJ Law Blog]

* Yesterday's gay marriage ruling by the California Supreme Court returns the issue to center stage in national politics. [New York Times]

* Speaking of which -- Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi are getting married! [AP]

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Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, May 16, 2008 9:34 AM

So how many years is Pelicano facing?

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Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, May 16, 2008 1:41 PM

Wow, it's scary that Ellen Degeneres is the better looking one of that couple.

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Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, May 16, 2008 2:11 PM

I hope DeGeneres insists on a pre-nup.

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Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, May 16, 2008 2:16 PM

The illegal procurement of criminal records is something any decent PI engaged in up to several years ago.

Now, of course, the same data is available through a Westlaw CRIM-ALL search.

RICCO? Its a strech that will never survive appeal.

Wire tapping? He is good for that.

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Posted by guest | Permalink Friday, May 16, 2008 2:18 PM

1:41 - Please, Portia De Rossi is HOT. Remember her from Ally McBeal?

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