• Federalist Society annual convention (which I attended) included panels on anonymity and the First Amendment, judicial recusals, many other topics;
• Nomination of R.I.’s McConnell to federal bench could soon reach Senate floor [ProJo]
• “Why U.S. Taxpayers Are Paying Brazilian Cotton Growers $147 Million” [NPR via Popehat]
• “Litigation Governance: Taking Adequacy Seriously” [Trask, Class Action Countermeasures]
• “Family” groups vs. a family, cont’d: Vermont Supreme Court upholds Miller-Jenkins custody ruling [Volokh, BTB]
• OSHA allows more comment on what could be an extremely expensive mandate against noise in the workplace [ShopFloor]
• Cops who inform on cops are often left to twist in wind [Balko]
• Interview with Mark Zaid, collector of comic book art with law/legal themes [Abnormal Use]

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