Morning Docket: 01.25.11

* “Rahm Emanuel faces a double-barreled legal problem.” Good thing we’re okay with violence-tinged political metaphors again, because those Tribune writers killed that opener. [Chicago Tribune]

* A report released yesterday charged the Bush White House with breaking the law during the ’06 elections, which sent shockwaves through the small but growing community of scholars dedicated to issues that nobody cares about anymore. [TPM]

* 2010 saw far fewer layoffs in the world of BigLaw than 2009. 2011 is sure to have even fewer, right? And then, 2012… well, in 2012 the world ends. [Law Shucks]

* States are saving money by helping ex-convicts find jobs. Those with prison journal experience should have no problem securing jobs. Should. [New York Times]

* A New York cabbie who overcharged customers will have his day in court — or, as the inimitable Post puts it, “Scam hack to trial.” [New York Post]

* Two amateur historians stand accused of altering a pardon issued by Abraham Lincoln. They also stand accused of altering this photo. [Washington Post]

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