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Morning Docket: 06.02.11

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* Former Chicago Mayor Richard Daley is joining Katten Muchin Rosenman as “of counsel.” Which promises to be a boon to their snow-clearing, graft, and patronage practices. [Chicago Tribune]

* South Carolina may be jumping on the E-verify train. Whatever, the sopapilla scene in Charleston was lame to begin with. [The State]

* This article details new regulations of for-profit colleges and characterizes these schools as ones that “get billions of dollars in federal aid but leave many students with crushing debt and credentials worth little on the job market.” As opposed to… [New York Times]

* A young autistic man (who, by the way, can’t paint for s**t) was sentenced to two years in jail for assaulting a policeman. [Washington Post]

* Foley & Lardner is starting its own venture capital fund. In related news, this monkey is totally carrying a puppy dog. [Am Law Daily]

* The Seventh Circuit benchslapped Hogan Lovells over a misleading brief. Judge Posner claimed it hurt him more than it hurt them but you know that’s a lie and why did he have to wear his rings, you know? [Thomson Reuters via ABA Journal]

* Manny Pacquiao settled his defamation lawsuit against Oscar de La Hoya and promoter Richard Schaefer. Buboy couldn’t be happier. [Sacramento Bee]

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* A pit bull in Seattle bit off a man’s lip and was sent to a dog sanctuary outside city limits. The owner of the dog has now lawyered up in an attempt to get his dog back. To be fair, “Two Lip Charlie” should have been happy about losing his dumb nickname. [Seattle Post Intelligencer]

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