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The Daily Memo - 4/20/07

check.jpgThe Patent Reform Act of 2007 has been introduced into the Senate, including a variety of changes to the patent system. (Patently-O)

check.jpgChris Rock has asked a court to step in on the issue of his paternity of a 13-year-old boy, whose mother wants some money (and to be fair, Rock has said he will give some money if he’s proven to be the dad, although the real question is whether he’ll give the kid the big piece of chicken). (CNN)

check.jpgThe two sons of Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid both pled not guilty to their separate criminal charges. (ESPN)

check.jpgThe DNC has filed a lawsuit against the Justice Department, seeking all e-mails about the U.S. attorneys debacle. (FindLaw)

check.jpgNew Hampshire’s governor says that he’ll sign a civil union bill if it makes it to his desk (the bill has already been passed by the state House and is expected to get through the state Senate). (Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog)

check.jpgA new Texas bill would authorize the death penalty for repeat pedophiles. (Abilene Reporter News)

check.jpgA New York judge has been convicted of taking bribes in divorce cases, and he now faces up to 15 years in the clink. (The Legal Reader)