* Police can shoot beanbags from drones. Oh good, that doesn’t sound like a recipe for abuse at all. [Ars Technica]
* Lawyers for Steven Davis move to dismiss as the prosecution rests. Dewey think the judge will laugh this motion out of court? You know, I hate the “Dewey” jokes but they are kind of fun to write. [Law Blog / Wall Street Journal]
* Have you noticed there aren’t a lot of new federal judges? That’s because this Senate is on track for the all-time record for obstructing nominees. Your tax dollars (not) at work! [Huffington Post]
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* The insane case of three lawyers who set up an adversary for a DUI arrest ends with the trio permanently disbarred. [Tampa Tribune]
* Melvin Feliz, husband of former Wilkie and Hunton & Williams partner Keila Ravelo, reached an agreement with prosecutors in the alleged false billing scheme that landed the two in hot water. Ravelo didn’t follow her husband’s lead and her lawyer is pointing the finger at Feliz. They may need some couples therapy after all this. [Reuters]
* Another state’s “ballot selfie” ban is challenged. Again, why can’t we ban all selfies? Or at least make it legal to beat people to death with their own selfie stick? Anyway, for the scoop on why ballot selfies specifically are an issue, check this out. [Indy Star]
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* Very few Supreme Court decisions move the needle on the markets, but when they do it amounts to billions of dollars. [ABA Journal]
* The Eighth Circuit is letting Jones Day’s June Ghezzi off the hook. Ghezzi earned one of the most entertaining sanctions of the last several years, when Judge Mark W. Bennett ordered her to make a training video to make up for a litany of discovery abuses. [Law 360]