Morning Docket 01.04.10

* Happy 2010. Welcome back to work. We read the New York Times on Sunday so you wouldn’t have to. [Above The Law]
* Judge Ricardo Urbina throws out the baby with the Blackwater because of the DOJ’s overzealousness. [Washington Post]
* Patricia Cohen, the ex-wife of the hedge fund billionaire Steven A. Cohen, swapped out lawyers for her RICO suit against her ex. Paul Batista taps out. Gaytri Kachroo enters the ring. [Dealbook/New York Times]
* Montana Supreme Court lends a hand to physician-assisted suicide. [Christian Science Monitor]
* The L.A. city attorney’s office wishes Mike Tyson a happy new year. [Los Angeles Times]
* New TSA rules mean more frisking for certain nationals. [Politico]

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