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The Daily Memo - 11/15/06

check.jpgHow can you not love Dahlia Lithwick when she starts columns off with gems like this - “Chief Justice John Roberts is the Dr. McDreamy of the federal bench.” (Slate)

check.jpgA Connecticut paralegal who’s been prohibited from taking the state bar exam is suing the committee in charge, and he says that “[a] fairly well-educated chimp could practice law.” So he’s equating himself to a fairly well-educated chimp? (WSJ Law Blog)

check.jpgA California couple is in big trouble after some layover scrumping on a plane. (FindLaw)

check.jpgThe NCAA is trying to argue that it’s still just an educational entity deserving of tax-exempt status, despite the fact that everyone knows its first and foremost a money-making machine. (ESPN

check.jpgAn Illinois Supreme Court Justice has been awarded $7 million in damages, resulting from a libel suit filed against a newspaper. (Legal Profession Blog)

check.jpgBest Buy appears to be claiming copyright protection for prices - trade secret, maybe I could see, but copyright seems slim as all hell. (ars technica)