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Morning Docket: 07.31.09

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* Arturo Gatti’s death has been ruled a suicide, and Brazilian authorities have freed his widow. [BBC]
* David Ortiz and Manny Ramirez tested positive for steroids in 2003. D’uh. But the media learned about the positive results from blabber mouth lawyers. Do court orders mean nothing these days? [New York Times]
* Investigators are looking for evidence of whether Michael Jackson was a drug addict. [CNN]
* People are still trying to figure out what to do about the University of Illinois. The ABA is having a panel on public corruption, and one UofI trustee has resigned. [Chicago Tribune]
* Forced California court closings are going forward. [Law.com]
* I believe it was Chris Rock who once asked: “What do you got to do to be a racist anymore? Assassinate Medgar Evers?” [Boston Globe]

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