* Do trust them foreigners. [Legal Blog Watch]
* Can you be in virtual contempt of court? [Threat Level/Wired]
* Is Manhattan DA Cy Vance rehearsing for Undercover Boss? [Gothamist]

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* STD Secure. [Instapundit]
* Toyota plaintiffs have class. [Los Angeles Times]
* Speaking of Stevens… [Legal Times]
* Speaking of Supreme Court Justices retiring… Jimmy Smits will play the fictional one in new Conan O’Brien-produced legal show, Justice. [TV.com]
* Pay your interns and law clerks. [Lawyerist]