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A degree from Yale Law School shouldn't be an automatic ticket to the Supreme Court.

Everyone in the legal profession is rooting for her to take home the grand prize.

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* A quick primer on the key Judge Kavanaugh opinions to understand before this grueling process gets underway. [Law360]

* Dianne Feinstein hiring MoFo to vet Brett Kavanaugh. [The Recorder]

* After briefly flirting with looking outside the two schools, the Supreme Court will remain exclusively for people who attended either Yale or Harvard (including Justice Ginsburg, who transferred from Harvard). [Washington Post]

* Uber brings in top Justice Department attorney. [Wall Street Journal]

* Harvey Weinstein spared fate of living on Riker's Island after judge lets him out on bail. Just like any random person accused of raping three women would be! [Mercury News]

* The Young Lawyer Editorial Board scolds profession for slow progress on diversity. This drive has to start somewhere and it may as well be at the firms since it's increasingly clear that the law schools don't have the courage to do it. [American Lawyer]

* Ty Cobb going to scum punk shows now. I have no joke for this. [The Hill]

Congratulations and good luck to this worthy nominee!

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TERRORISM, OOH, SCARY: Except these guys were never really going to be able to go through with it.

HEY TRUMP IS BEING SUED: By his former chauffeur. Because a Trump never pays his debts.

WHAT ABOUT A PODCAST, WOULD YOU LISTEN TO THAT? Here's one about how to change your career.

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Elie Mystal is the Executive Editor of Above the Law and the Legal Editor for More Perfect. He can be reached @ElieNYC on Twitter, or at elie@abovethelaw.com. He will resist.