Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 01.14.10

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* Taxing banks for fun and profit — remember McCulloch v. Maryland? Obama will propose a tax on big banks, to recoup taxpayer losses from the Wall Street bailout. [New York Times]
* Josh Levin and Dahlia Lithwick discuss yesterday’s Supreme Court argument in the American Needle case, regarding the application of antitrust laws to the NFL. Conclusion: the justices should just stick to baseball. [Slate]
* Meanwhile, on remand from the SCOTUS, the “fleeting expletives” case was argued before the Second f**king Circuit. [How Appealing]
* The feds decide not to go for trial #5 against John A. “Junior” Gotti (pictured). [CNN]
* “Zoolander” meets “Legally Blonde”? Male model goes to Yale Law School. [Yale Daily News]
* A profile of executive pay czar Ken Feinberg. “Where there is death and suffering, or merely bankruptcy and financial ruin, there, oddly enough, is Kenneth R. Feinberg.” [Washington Post]
* Haiti relief efforts continue. If you’d like to contribute, it’s as easy as texting “Haiti” to the number 90999. [Bits / New York Times]

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