Senator Cory Booker (by Bbsrock via Wikimedia)
* Despite some big-ticket cases, the Supreme Court still leans right. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* The Kafka-esque treatment of a mentally ill rape victim, who was locked up over the Christmas holiday to make sure she’d testify, will infuriate you. [Mimesis Law]
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* Cory Booker is still in the VP race, and he’s pissed about what he sees at the RNC: “It’s as if truth means nothing,” and the GOP is a “counter-factual party.” [Washington Post]
* Chris Christie “turned over his political testicles long ago.” Sounds about right. [Huffington Post]
* Is Ted Cruz’s political snub better than a legal remedy? [Law and More]
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* Should India consider taking up Russia’s offer to build a nuclear aircraft carrier? [Lawyers, Guns & Money]