Morning Docket: 06.02.10
* Here’s a nice primer on the legal landscape faced by BP, already confronting some 150 civil lawsuits, as well as governmental investigation. [New York Times]
* Despite condemnation from the White House and a possible federal lawsuit brought by the Justice Department, Arizona’s tough new immigration law enjoys popular support among the American electorate. [ABA Journal]
* Alleged racial discrimination by private social clubs in Kentucky has spawned litigation and political controversy. [Washington Post]
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* Former New York District Attorney Robert Morgenthau, now at Wachtell Lipton, has stepped down from his role as special master in a racial discrimination lawsuit brought by minority firefighters in NYC. His replacement: former U.S. Attorney Mary Jo White. [City Room / New York Times]
* Conan O’Brien sings the legal blues — and mentions his mother, a former corporate partner at Ropes & Gray in Boston. [Am Law Daily]
* Just like Elie, Christopher Hitchens has some strong feelings about the Justice Department’s siding with the Vatican in a case now before the Supreme Court. [Slate via WSJ Law Blog]
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