Morning Docket 11.16.09

* The Wall Street Journal digs into the Scott Rothstein scandal. “The Rothstein story is also a quintessential tale of the Sunshine State, where wealthy retirees and other well-heeled investors have been known to chase outsize returns while ignoring myriad warning signs.” [Wall Street Journal (subscription) and WSJ Law Blog]
* How do you defend the Fort Hood killer? [New York Times]
* The 9/11 mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, and four alleged accomplices will stand trial in New York. Congress isn’t happy about it. [Newsday]
* …Rick Ungar defends the justice system against the congressional attack. [True/Slant]
* Trying to be a legal entrepreneur? There’s a school for that. [Brisbane Times]
* A pair of California lawyers wrote a law and then made lots of money off of it. [Associated Press]
* New York AG Andrew Cuomo will make a run for governor. [New York Post]
* Confirmation for Obama’s judicial nominees is moving at a snail’s pace. [Los Angeles Times]

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