Morning Docket: 05.02.11

onMay 2, 2011 at 9:14 AMMay 2, 2011 at 9:14 AM

* Adam Liptak asks whether the King & Spalding affair is a tipping point for gay marriage in this country. Any Scorpions fans in the house? [New York Times]

* This profile of “court-appointed bloodhound” Irving Picard fails to delve deeper into the dog/man hybrid and its potential to wreak havoc on our nation’s animal shelters. [Salt Lake Tribune]

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* Alabama may be close to enacting an “Arizona-style law cracking down on illegal immigrants.” I suggest they wait until the rebuilding efforts are completed. Just saying. [Fox News]

* An extremely detailed breakdown of the temporary stay ordered last Friday in the NFL labor dispute. For a slightly less detailed breakdown of the NFL labor situation (along with an amazing picture imagineered by yours truly), click here. [SI.com]

* Sammie Alito refused to intervene in the Corps of Engineers’ plan to blast a levee and flood Missouri in an attempt to alleviate flooding concerns elsewhere. Reached for comment, Alito said “No, I own an iPod. What are you talking about?”. [BusinessWeek]