* If you’re wondering how Ted Olson wound up representing the plaintiffs in a case challenging California’s ban on same-sex marriage, read this. [New York Times]
* An Oklahoma judge strikes down, on state constitutional grounds, an Oklahoma law requiring ultrasounds before abortions. [Washington Post]
* Microsoft seeks Federal Circuit permission to keep selling Word software, despite an unfavorable ruling. [AP via How Appealing]
* Justice Sotomayor casts her very first SCOTUS vote, dissenting in a death penalty case. [New York Times]
* A reality show contestant is named a “person of interest” in the investigation of a 28-year-old swimsuit model’s death. [Los Angeles Times]
* A Massachusetts man served 22 years on highly questionable child molestation charges; the prosecutor, who “likely engaged in serious misconduct and open bigotry in winning his conviction,” has never been held accountable (and still sits as a judge). [Reason]
Morning Docket: 08.19.09
* If you’re wondering how Ted Olson wound up representing the plaintiffs in a case challenging California’s ban on same-sex marriage, read this. [New York Times] * An Oklahoma judge strikes down, on state constitutional grounds, an Oklahoma law requiring ultrasounds before abortions. [Washington Post] * Microsoft seeks Federal Circuit permission to keep selling Word […]