* Quiz: Can you match the picture of the plaintiff to the landmark Supreme Court decision? [Slate]
* Ninth Circuit expedites Ed O’Bannon appeal. [USAToday]
* New NBC comedy about a law student who becomes a garbage man. Better job security, I suppose. [The A.V. Club]
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* The federal prison population declined by about 4800 inmates, giving the United States… well, still the worst incarceration rate in the world, but hey, you’ve got to start somewhere. [ABC News]
* The contract attorney who sued Biglaw is living in his car and considering a career in construction. Perhaps it was a Freudian thing. [Law and More]
* Some philosophy professors are concerned about an individual getting very testy with perceived critics. Anyone want to guess the individual? [Professor David Velleman Homepage / NYU]
* In case you missed it, Howard Bashman’s announcement of our new partnership. [How Appealing]
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* Middle school convinces special needs girl to allow suspected rapist to take her into a bathroom so the school can “catch him redhanded.” She gets raped. Judge dismisses the lawsuit saying he wouldn’t “second-guess” school officials. [Al.com]