Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 09.02.09

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* The case of Phillip Garrido — the California man who allegedly kidnapped a young girl and held her captive for 18 years, while being monitored as a sex offender — raises questions about the effectiveness of sex offender registries. [New York Times]
* A benchslap in the making? California will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the Ninth Circuit federal court order directing the release of thousands of state prison inmates. [Associated Press]

* The two American journalists detained in North Korea for illegal entry tell their story — and explain that they were actually on Chinese soil when captured by North Korean soldiers, who dragged them back across the border. [Los Angeles Times]
* But it’s not like China is a human rights paradise: a dissident and democratic activist there was just sentenced to 13 years of imprisonment for subverting state power. [ABC News]
* Trying to get out of jury duty? Blame the economy! [New York Times]
* Law students stuck in Administrative Law aren’t the only fans of solitaire; Connecticut legislators enjoy it too (see photo above). [Capitol Watch / Hartford Courant]

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