Morning Docket: 04.27.11

onApril 27, 2011 at 9:05 AMApril 27, 2011 at 9:06 AM

* Where’s the beef now, bitch? If Beasley Allen doesn’t apologize to Taco Bell, the company is going to fight fire with fire sauce. [New York Post]

* When your online boyfriend sounds like he should be a member of the X-Men, it may be time to reconsider the state of your love life — or sue about it. [Chicago Tribune]

* Who would’ve thought that you could launder drug money by depositing it into a law firm checking account? That’s actually pretty creative. [The Crime Scene / Washington Post]

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* For Clarence Thomas, speaking in a cornfield is a bigger priority than speaking on the bench. He’ll be giving the “cocement” address at Nebraska Law next week. [Journal Star]

* Puncture, starring Mark Lanier as Mark Lanier. Yes, that Mark Lanier. Hopefully his acting chops measure up to his lawyering skills. [WSJ Law Blog]

* David Patton is now the head of New York’s federal public defender’s office. He looks like a hotter version of Mr. Clean. [City Room / New York Times]

* Things I like: pedicures at the spa. Things I don’t like: fish munching on my feet during pedicures at the spa. In Arizona, this freaky foot fetish may be constitutionally protected. [ABA Journal]