Miscellaneous

The Daily Memo - 9/22/08

Sure, it's a few thousand years later, but good on Socrates for finally having his death sentence overturned. Although it was a mock appeal. And he's still dead. (Supreme Dicta)

Is a high-price call girl to blame for AIG's financial troubles? (Above the Law)

The dude who hacked Palin's e-mail account may end up getting busted because the stupid idiot couldn't keep his bragging mouth shut. (Concurring Opinions)

The Wall Street Journal's got a nice overview of our shiny happy financial situation, which "has entered a new, far more serious phase." (WSJ)

The Library of Congress has lost a sexual discrimination trial filed by a former transsexual employer (er, former employee, not former tranny). (Law.com)

For those of you not following this story out of LA, it's pretty amazing: "A man pleaded guilty to recruiting and paying homeless people to pose as phony hospital patients in a scheme that billed government programs millions of dollars in unnecessary health services." (LawInfo)

Full post as published by Quiz Law on September 22, 2008 (boomark / email).