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The Daily Memo - 12/13/06

check.jpgThere’s growing legal kerfluffle over who owns the noose that was used in the last public hanging in Illinois. (Richmond Times-Dispatch).

check.jpgOne Illinois state judge gets busted for a DUI while his boss, the Chief Judge, gets caught trying to empty out his beer can on the road. (Law.com)

check.jpgYet another idiot has gone to the cops to complain that their drugs were stolen. (Sui Generis)

check.jpgA New York federal judge has ruled that the Atkins diet, or at least a book about it, is protected by the First Amendment. (WCBS-TV)

check.jpgThree people were shot by a man who thought he got cheated in a deal for a truck toilet seat patent. (Gizmodo)

check.jpgRIM is suing Samsung for trademark infringement, alleging confusion between its BLACKBERRY mark and Samsung’s new competing BlackJack. (Engadget)

check.jpgDemocrats are planning to try block a Congressional pay raise set to kick in at the end of the year. (MyWay News)

check.jpgDirecTV is being sued by Time Warner because of alleged false advertising about the NFL Network. (MSN MoneyCentral News)