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The Daily Memo - 1/10/07

check.jpgWas the Harriet Miers nomination debacle the turning point for the Bush presidency and/or the Supreme Court? (Overlawyered)

check.jpgApparently judges aren’t meant to treat their criminal cases like a game show. (Law.com)

check.jpgIt took two and a half years for a case over a girl’s surname to work through the Oregon courts - the mother ultimately won, so daddy doesn’t get to pass on his last name. (Overlawyered)

check.jpgMeanwhile, a California man is going to court over his own surname issue - he wants his wife’s name at the same price women get. (ABC News)

check.jpgThe folks over at CNN posit that Bush may use his veto power more during the new Congressional term (he’s only used it once so far, to veto federal funding for stem-cell research). (CNN)

check.jpgMotorola is in some trouble for willfully violating court orders during its big $10 billion trade secrets trial from last year. (The Legal Reader)

check.jpgNew Jersey is thinking about taking the word “idiot” out of its constitution - all of Southern Jersey is concerned this means they’ll have to vacate the state. (CNN)

check.jpgJ Crew’s getting sued over penguins. (The Trademark Blog)