* “Dominique Strauss-Kahn Gets Off, As Did Everyone Else Who Stayed In His Room At The Sofitel.” Or: what you don’t want to know about your high-end hotel room. [Dealbreaker(Opens in a new window)]
* F**k yeah — trademark law! Or: some reflections on the “immoral or scandalous” bar to trademark registration, by fashion lawyer Chuck Colman. [Law of Fashion(Opens in a new window)]
* The New Jersey Supreme Court just issued a major new decision calling for changes in the way that courts handle eyewitness identifications — an issue that will also be going before SCOTUS(Opens in a new window) in the coming Term. [The Innocence Project(Opens in a new window)]
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* Congratulations to Professor Neal Katyal(Opens in a new window), former acting U.S. solicitor general, who’s apparently headed to Hogan Lovells. [Am Law Daily(Opens in a new window)]
(Opens in a new window)* Professor Orin Kerr is not impressed by how Dean Linda Ammons(Opens in a new window) has handled the controversy over Professor Larry Connell(Opens in a new window). [Volokh Conspiracy(Opens in a new window) via Instapundit(Opens in a new window)]
* They have lots of lawyers over at the IRS (former workplace(Opens in a new window) of Michele Bachmann(Opens in a new window)). Do you really expect them to be good at math? [Going Concern(Opens in a new window)]
* Does signing a bill into law with an autopen present constitutional problems? Professor Terry Turnipseed explains how it might. [Slate(Opens in a new window)]
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* Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain thinks that President Obama’s decision not to defend DOMA constitutes an “impeachable defense.” [Poliglot / Metro Weekly(Opens in a new window)]