* Amanda Knox is free, but could be retried. Can’t wait to see her Craigslist roommate ad. [New York Times]
* The budget deal still screws over the courts. [National Law Journal]
* You know, in 20 years, Republicans are going to be telling us that the federal government’s pot taxes are too high. [Washington Post]
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
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* DLA Piper might get in trouble from bragging about the size… of its bills. [Dealbook]
* Michele Bachmann is under investigation for being a demon spawn of the fifth circle from… oh, wait sorry, they’re just looking at her use of campaign funds. [ABC News]
* Is anybody else unreasonably excited to hear what offensive, homophobic remark Justice Scalia makes today? [National Review]
* With everybody looking at gays, I wonder if this will be the day for the Supreme Court to declare the end of racism against white people while doing nothing about racism against black people with a 5-3 (Kagan recusing) decision on Fisher. [SCOTUSblog]
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* So, this BlackBerry thing doesn’t seem to be going very well. [Forbes]