Morning Docket: 10.26.10

* We covered David J. Stern’s layoffs earlier, but now there have been more. As our Count von Count would say: “Three hundred! Three hundred layoffs! Ah! Ah! Ah!” [South Florida Business Journal]

* All things considered, a first degree felony murder charge is just a little hiccup for Jennifer Mee. [CNN]

* A shortage of judges in Riverside County is helping with California’s overcrowded prison problem. [Los Angeles Times]

* Robbing your clients blind is one thing. Straight up robbing the blind is another. [ABA Journal]

* L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt is ready to take on her daughter in court, because she’s worth it. Literally. [Bloomberg]

* Timothy Mellon donated $1.5M to keep immigrants out of Arizona. I bet he made sure his grass was cut before signing that check. [Wall Street Journal]

* Last week’s Ninth Circuit ruling proved that it gets better, except if you’re an openly gay servicemember. [Washington Post]

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