* In a moving long-form piece, the Marshall Project details how the criminal justice system failed a rape victim. [The Marshall Project]
* “As a debater, a product of Jesuit schooling, a scholar of religion, and a legal scholar, I was taught that words matter. Rational discourse matters. Setting an example matters.” NYU President John Sexton makes a powerful statement on the rise of Islamaphobia. [NYU]
* Eric Schniederman is in the news for a reason unrelated to fantasy football — he’s banning the sale of realistic toy guns this Christmas. [Press Connects]
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* The Ninth Circuit just denied a rehearing in the O’Bannon case over student athlete compensation. [Law360]
* David Lat pontificates on this year’s bonuses. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]
* That judge who held 3 kids in contempt for refusing to visit their father now faces disciplinary action. [Jezebel]
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* In economic terms, what do painkillers really cost? [Law and More]