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* There's been an arrest in the murder of Chicago judge Raymond Myles. [The Root]
* On the regulatory definition of milk. [LawSci]
* A deep dive into the way people talked about the Gorsuch confirmation hearings. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* The Fourth Circuit's liberalization. [Washington Post]
* President Trump signed a bill allowing states to defund Planned Parenthood in private, away from the cameras. Wonder why the spotlight-seeking president decided to sign this law without the media present. [CNN]
* What it takes to wield the awesome power and responsibility of being a judge. [Katz Justice]
* Courts are ignoring the big questions in privacy cases. [Slate]
* When the "safe" career choice is no longer safe. [Law and More]
* The untold story behind the Anita Hill hearings. [Highline]
* This could be big: a Second Circuit concurrence says Title VII already includes prohibitions against sexual orientation discrimination. [Slate]
* How the GOP learned to stop worrying and love regulations. [Politico]
* Jeff Sessions makes the first move against sanctuary cities. [Pacific Standard]
* What lawyers can learn from watching television. [Law and More]
* Pay equity moves to the hockey rink. [The Hill]
* Bad laws will cost you. [The Slot]
* Legal advertising meets Godwin’s Law. [Lowering the Bar]
* Carla Spivack of Oklahoma City University’s law school suggests rethinking the logic of statutes that prevent a killer from inheriting from their victims. Spivak argues that most of such killings involve escaping abusive situations and not a “child who kills a grandparent to hasten an inheritance.” Um, Spivak hasn’t watched enough Murder, She Wrote. [The Faculty Lounge]
* “Would It Be Okay To Perform Surgery On Crack?” I’m not sure, but I’m a sporting fellow! Fetch me a scalpel and your finest rock! [Legal Juice]
* Dunkin’ Donut’s employee used hot coffee to spoil a robbery while yelling “go run on Dunkin.’” Moral of the story: Next time rob Winchell’s. [NBC New York]
* Bear Lawyer grapples with sequestration. I’m fairly certain the chalkboard behind him is a direct reproduction of a notepad Paul Ryan used. [Bear Lawyer, LLC]
* Subway founder says regulations would prevent him from building his business today. “I had an easy time of it in the ’60s when I started.” Yes, it’s harder to cut costs with horse meat today, but you can still dare to dream. [Overlawyered]
* Mila Kunis is the greatest interview ever, turning the whole thing around on a nervous interviewer. There are a couple important lessons here for litigators: (1) don't get too stuck to your script; and, (2) if you're going to let the witness take over the examination, just hope they're trying to help you. Video after the jump. [YouTube via BBC Radio 1]