* Oh Texas. Judge gets in trouble for posting about an ongoing trial on Facebook, violating HER OWN RULE about posting about an ongoing trial on Facebook. [Texas Lawyer]
* Head of the Georgia state judicial ethics committee resigns after billing questions arise. [Daily Report]
* Ach nein! Orrick closes two German offices. [American Lawyer]
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* Get ready for the gay marriage oral arguments with a fascinating history of codified homophobia in public service. [Washington Post]
* Irony alert: Judge’s son got a DUI when he was driving recklessly in front of — yup, you guessed it — the courthouse. [Times Free Press]
* NY State Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman comes out in favor of decriminalization of seven “broken windows” offenses that account for ~42% of NYPD summonses. [New York Daily News]
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* RIP Harvey Miller, 82, Weil Gotshal bankruptcy partner passed away after a fight with ALS. [New York Law Journal]