Miscellaneous

The Daily Memo - 1/15/08

"I don't care if you've got cancer -- you'll show your chemo-bald head in my court or I'll find you in contempt!" (Above the Law)

New Jersey joins Maryland in a compact that the states hope will eventually lead to the death of the Electoral College. (FindLaw)

The "supernote" counterfeit $100 bills have folks flummoxed the world over. (Kansas City Star)

Dear New Lawyer, Blawg Review #142 will learn ya. (Build a Solo Practice)

MySpace has entered into an agreement with 45 states to help cut down on the whole sexual predator thing. A good idea, surely, but still -- good luck with that. Those pervs are crafty. (FindLaw)

"How the Justice Department misplayed the steroids investigation." (Slate)

Microsoft's getting sued over the Xbox Live outages that took place over the holiday season, forcing folks to -- *shudder* -- spend time with their families. (Gamespot)

A godless heathen of a federal judge in St. Louis has told a school district to stop allowing Gideons from distributing Bibles to students, something which the school has allowed for over 30 years. (MSNBC)

It's about time - the House Energy and Commerce Committee is going to conduct a formal investigation into how the FCC is run because, you know, the FCC sucks. (ars technica)

Full post as published by Quiz Law on January 15, 2008 (boomark / email).