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The sands of time are unstoppable! Welcome to almost-June. Sigh.

• Mike at C&F takes the church to task on its “marriage only between man and woman because of procreation” position.
• The ’sphere is beginning to pick up the “H.I.V. spit as deadly weapon” story I noted a few days ago: Grits here and Scott here.
• The Juries blog has an update on FL’s new policy permitting jurors to ask questions, which I was not a fan of. The verdict: working out pretty well! Goes to show what I know…
• CDW’s weekly roundup is here.
• Strange discussion over at Volokh on “stupid nerds” and whether they’re the ones who shoot up schools.
• Old school Bill O’Reilly – remixed.
• Man in jail because daughter fails to get GED = no wonder there’s prison overcrowding
• BCT laments the lack of a unified open file/Brady policy.
• Blawg Review #160 is up across the pond.
• MO’s legislature has kicked knee-jerk into high gear in response to the Lori Drew/Megan Meier incident with a poorly written piece of legisation.
• A Florida license with a Virginia address: It’s legal.
• Cops in NJ don’t have to reveal their surveillance locations during examination.
• EyeID points out flaws in the ABA’s proposed cross-racial jury instruction.
• British judges drop the wigs.
• Author pleads guilty in obscene text case, leaving Constitutional challenge for someone else.
• Norm’s latest update on the Fieger trial.
• SL & P brings us some troubling evidence of racial disparity in sentencing.
• Scott wonders (not really) why law enforcement seem to only have recordings of conversations that harm our clients.
• The Windypundit is looking for a Chicago criminal defense attorney. Got one to recommend?

Have a good day!