Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Drugs, General Counsel, In-House Counsel, James Comey, Morning Docket, Securities and Exchange Commission
Morning Docket: 05.30.13
* Obama nominates a Bush Republican to head the FBI. James Comey was on all sorts of Bush short lists. Kumbaya. [New York Times]
* A nice summer reminder: this woman didn’t recover damages from Great Adventure water ride injury. Here’s another reminder: Six Flags destroys Disney. [New Jersey Law Journal]
* NASDAQ gets BTCHSLAPD. [National Law Journal]
* Meanwhile, Total Oil is also getting slapped by the SEC. Looks like somebody over there ate their Total. [Breaking Energy]
* The “elitist white boy” approach to law enforcement gets called out. Bobby Rush is now my hero. [Talking Points Memo]
* Darius Kingsley, a former Treasury official, is the new co-general counsel of JPMorgan’s commercial bank. [Corporate Counsel]
* Florida Governor Rick Scott can’t randomly drug test all state workers. I’d be in favor of random drug testing for Rick Scott voters. [Reuters]
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Blackberry-Crackberry, Quote of the Day, Sex Scandals
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Civil Rights, Crime, Minority Issues, Music, Weirdness
The Circus Goes to Washington: Insane Clown Posse Sues the FBI Over Gang Designation
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Divorce Train Wrecks, Husch Blackwell, Nude Dancing, Small Law Firms, Texas, Violence
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Civil Rights, Crime, Minority Issues, Music, Racism, Weirdness
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Crime, Education / Schools, Politics, White-Collar Crime
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Cyberlaw, Department of Justice, Technology
SOPA Be Damned, DOJ Has Sent a Message to Internet Pirates. And the Internet Sent a Message Right Back
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Crime, Cyberlaw, Technology
FBI Rolls Out the Hacker Paddywagon in Nationwide Raid
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