Miscellaneous

The Daily Memo - 4/16/08

The Third Circuit has lowered the MOVE fire verdict again (which stems from when my wonderful city of Philly bombed itself back in '85). (Law.com)

Obama says if he becomes President he'll immediately ask his AG to look into whether the Bush Administration committed any crimes. ...Then he'll ask his Chief Science Adviser if the sky is blue. (The Huffington Post)

France is considering a law that would make it illegal to promote or incite "extreme thinness." Asshole-ish snobbery still ok, though.(FindLaw)

The owner of Starbucks is planning to sue the Sonics to keep them in Seattle. (WSJ Law Blog)

Jack Shafer says that "we don't need no stinkin' shield law." (Slate)

Jesus -- foreclosures went up 57% in the last year. (Reuters)

On Tax Day, the Supremes issued two tax rulings. (SOTUSblog)

Full post as published by Quiz Law on April 16, 2008 (boomark / email).