Morning Docket: 12.09.10

* The House passed the DREAM Act last night. My DREAM Act? It involves Jesus, giant eagle’s wings, and Skynyrd. And I’m in the front row, hammered drunk. [Bloomberg]

* Some Oklahomans hate Muneer Awad because he’s “a foreigner” trying to change Oklahoma’s laws. I hate him because he’s a recent law school grad with a job. [USA Today]

* Jurors who blab about their cases online are causing numerous mistrials. Feel free to email your tips to tips@abovethelaw.com or text (646) 820-TIPS. [Reuters]

* Ohio judges are allowed to have Facebook friends, but “(a) judge must maintain dignity in every comment, photograph, dong shot, and other information shared on the social network.” I think I transcribed that right. [ABA Journal]

* Free speech on the internet is tested as Anonymous lashes out at those companies that failed to support Wikileaks. Après Assange, le /b/tard. [New York Times]

* One New Jersey assemblyman’s complaint with the anti-bullying law has to do with taxpayers. The assemblyman, Michael P. Carroll, wrote “Now, every tragedy will come complete with a trial lawyer. And the taxpayers will pick up the tab for these suits.” Unlike before, when tragedies were largely litigation free. [West Virginia Record]

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