Federal Rules of Evidence

Companies that self-collect ESI may want to rethink that strategy.

This is another tool in your toolkit on ESI issues, but it will require understanding the rule and planning for it.

* In protest, the NYPD has adopted a policy of only making arrests “when they have to.” Shouldn’t that have been the policy all along? Maybe this petulant protest is a good thing after all. [New York Post]

* Michigan banned college athletes from unionizing. Which makes sense because this is an amateur activity that couldn’t possibly afford to pay the students taking risks on the field. In other news, on the exact same day the state of Michigan agreed to pay $5 million a year to the guy who will yell at those same kids. [M Live]

* Do you want a Bryan Garner Bobblehead? For charity? Of course you do. [Law Prose]

* Boies Schiller steps into the Octagon. [Yahoo! Sports]

* Lawyers are sneaking religion into court much more frequently these days. [What About Clients?]

* More fallout from the California Bar Exam results. [Bar Exam Stats]

* The D.D.C. declined to enjoin Abd Al Rahim Hussayn Muhammad Al Nashiri’s military commission trial. Professor Vladeck thinks this decision is dumb. [Lawfare]

* While we’re on the subject of law professors dissing dumb legal arguments, Professor Barnett has some real problems with Nebraska and Oklahoma trying to use Raich to sue Colorado. [The Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post]

* Why the f**k should you care about net neutrality? Here’s why:

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