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You know how that sentence ends.

• Lori Drew moves to dismiss the “Myspace indictment”. [Prior coverage]
• Prof. Berman breaks down the chances of a rehearing in Kennedy.
• Constitutional right of access to DNA evidence for clemency.
• Are honor killings that foreign to Americans?
• The legality of NYT’s McCain op-ed snub.
• Catastrophic effects of stress on eyewitness ID.
• Is plea bargaining a “science“?
• SCOTUSblog’s preview of Bell v. Kelly.
• Here’s one for the DUI lawyers: a man was arrested in Rhode Island with a BAC of .491. Yes, that’s .491
• Avvo comes to CT and people are getting sucked in.
• Pool business owner in CT charged with manslaughter when customer’s child gets stuck in pool and dies.

That’s all. I got more posts to write!

photo credit: Jake Wild!

One day left before the end of the week, so it’s time to dump some links on you:

• ACLU has asked a CT court to vacate its decision to force feed an inmate on hunger strike.
• A Newsweek review of “Ganja Queen”, the story of Schappelle Corby, still stuck in an Indonesian jail.
• Follow this twisted logic: More police misconduct suits = more deaths in Chicago.
• Indigent clients may be more charitable than those with money.
• How much do eyewitnesses really see?
• Child sex assault cases are a zero sum game.
• A blogger points out that 7 jurisdictions, not 6, have the death penalty for child rape, contrary to the majority’s statement in Kennedy. Gideon yawns. Still yawning. Can’t stop yawning.
• NY will now hand out consent forms for suspects to sign prior to searching their vehicle.
• The Confrontation Blog reflects on Giles (he’s not happy).
• Stephen Gustitis is writing an excellent series of posts on the Intoxilyzer 5000. A must read for anyone doing DUI work.
• f/k/a produces a quality post yet again, this time on California’s new hands-free cell phone law (much like CT’s).
• From SCOTUSblog, “victims’ rights plea denied“.
• Is Heller on a collision course with self-defense laws?
• A day in the life of a MN public defender. Via Skelly.

How many ways can one say TGIF? Here are a few:

• Happy Birthday Miranda
• Judge and prosecutor of death row inmate had secret relationship.
• Dallas public defender facing budget cuts.
• How photo arrays are really conducted (they tell you what to do).
• Norm fights for his client and gets what he wants.
• Volokh finally weighs in on the Kozinski mess and he’s right on.
• R. Kelly flies…away from the courtroom a free man.
• Scott on how Boumediene really means squat.
• On a serious note, commentary on an interesting corporal punishment case.
• R.I.P. Tim Russert.
• Malum is back with a bang.

Have a good weekend. For those wondering about the title, see video clip below from the incredibly hilarious Flight of the Conchords.

It’s hump day. It’s been a long hump day. So here’s a link dump.

• People of Lesbos sue over use of the word “lesbian”.
• Should cops value lives of others over their own? No, no and you people have got it all wrong.
• Man accidentally buys son Mike’s Hard lemonade, loses kid for a week. From Volokh.
• Consensual encounters gone awry (It’s not what you think, pervs. This is a family blog).
• Researchers discover a-hole in blogosphere.
• Australia to revoke 100 anti-gay laws, except marriage.
• Alan Shore goes to the Supreme Court. From CrimLaw.
• Apparently, jurors have to abide by a dress code too.
• Federal Court upholds ban on drug offenders receiving student aid.
• The Government on trial? What a novel concept!
• Should we be ruthless or compassionate?

And finally, in honor of hump day, the Black Eyed Peas:

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Lots more cool stuff for you to read, if you so choose:

• Seeking Justice seeks to explain the Cynthia Sommers arsenic murder non-prosecution.
• Orin Kerr gives his initial thoughts on Virginia v. Moore.
• Western Justice gets a CI’s former phone number.
• Scott expresses disappointment with Adam Liptak’s latest.
• Stephen Gustitis explores the “hired gun” theory.
• “Always ready, seldom prepared“, Mark Bennett.
• This op-ed on the barbaric history of the death penalty.
• Is 90 days for contempt excessive?

• ACLU presses for death row inmates’ rights.
• Apparently, there’s a wave of sexual offenders preying on nursing home residents. Not.
• State ethics bill “implodes“.
• Bill introduced in Congress to impose sanctions on countries that don’t take back illegal immigrants.
• State lawmakers discuss prison population.
• FBI determines Lieberman campaign to blame for crashing own site.
• Interesting 9th Circuit dissent discussing meaning of a PSR (pre-sentence report).
• Federal inmate sues to lift limits on passover foods.
• Prof. Berman wonders why Congress is “wasting time” taking stock of the state and quality of capital counsel, instead of making a “serious effort to get some of the excessive resources spent seeking to impede the executions of convicted murderers redirected toward providing more defendants charged with murder better initial representation.”
• A life of honor, one day at a time: One man’s story of turning his back on a life of crime.