Morning Docket 06.16.09

* Cristina Warthen née Schultz, aka the Stanford Law Escort, is the 2001 Stanford law grad turned call girl turned filthy rich wife of Ask Jeeves founder David Warthen. But apparently, she’s no longer filthy rich, and will not be married for much longer. Warthen was wiped out by the stock market plunge and their divorce is pending. She’s not sure how she will pay the government the $313,000 she owes for tax evasion. [Mercury News]
* Facebook = gold mine for divorce lawyers. [Time]
* The Supreme Court will consider making discharging student debt through bankruptcy easier. [Associated Press]
* Nationwide Layoff Watch: California public defenders. [The Associated Press]
* Meet me in St. Louis, but don’t make me pay for recycling. [Courthouse News Service]
* The retrial for the Minnesota mom taken down by the music industry for illegal file sharing started yesterday. [CBS News]

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