Morning Docket: 09.29.10

* BAR/BRI fees get slashed! Unfortunately, these aren’t the fees that law students care about in the grand scheme of things. [National Law Journal]

* The Phoebe Prince case has sparked some First Amendment litigation in Massachusetts. [Boston Globe]

* U.S. funding for stem cell research will continue… for now. This on-again, off-again situation is lamer than Juggalo Law’s clown makeup. [Bloomberg]

* The DOJ and Congress are making nice to come up with a new way to go after self-dealing fraudsters. Circumventing the Supreme Court is fun! [New York Times]

* Following a constitutional challenge, Canadian women are now free to do ho activities with ho tendencies in the comfort of their own bawdy homes. [CNN International]

* People are still texting while driving despite laws. WaPo thinks this is breaking news. Did they forget that real crimes are still being committed despite laws? [Washington Post]

* Deadliest Lawsuit: your favorite sea captains will no longer fish in the Discovery Channel’s troubled legal waters. [Hollywood Reporter]

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