* Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh likes hanging out with the Supreme Court. Harbaugh characterizes Justice Thomas as very enthusiastic. Seriously. This guy thinks someone else is enthusiastic. [Wall Street Journal Law Blog]
* Darren Wilson isn’t racist, everybody. I mean, he thinks black people have bad upbringings and prefers to eat out “Where it’s not a mixing pot,” but he really wants you to know he’s not racist. [Gawker]
* Whatever happened to the SCOTUS clerks of ten years ago? [Excess of Democracy]
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* How terrifying is Heien v. North Carolina? Cops are now stopping people for air fresheners and using it as a pretext to search the car… and courts are approving it. [The Marshall Project]
* A Shearman & Sterling partner arrested in a DWI sweep. [The East Hampton Star]
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* The true story of a prosecutor who went undercover and strapped on a wire for over 3 years to root out corruption in the judicial system. His new book is titled Operation Greylord (affiliate link). [My Fox Chicago]
* Health care discrimination against the mentally ill is illegal. That doesn’t mean it doesn’t happen. [Vox]
* If you missed Lat’s events at the ABA meeting over the weekend, here’s a recap of one. [American Bar Association]