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Morning Docket: 10.14.09

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* Pay czar Kenneth Feinberg runs into legal obstacles in his effort to trim AIG bonuses. [New York Times]
* Gov. Schwarzenegger has signed a California law aimed at curbing overzealous paparazzi, by criminalizing the taking and selling of unauthorized photos of celebrities in “personal or familial activity.” [CNN]
* How to deal with the 97 Yemenis at Guantanamo? Send them to Saudi Arabia. [Washington Post]
* It’s official: it’s okay to call Stalin a “bloodthirsty cannibal,” even in Russia. [AP via WSJ Law Blog]
* The Supreme Court hears a challenge to Illinois forfeiture laws that claims the laws don’t sufficiently protect the rights of “innocent owners.” [ABA Journal]
* The New York Court of Appeals hears two cases challenging state policies granting benefits and recognition to gay couples married outside New York. [New York Times]
* What’s the scope of the Bank of America privilege waiver? Zach Lowe has this interesting analysis. [Am Law Daily]

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