Shelley Captures Lemon Aid

Shelley Powers snapped this great photo. We're seeing lots of this at the beach (though sadly I didn't have my camera).

Chiefs, Kings, And Lattes

Get on over to How Appealing for more links on Chief Justice Rehnquist and his potential successor than anyone really should be reading on a national holiday. (Creepiness offense: Wikipedia should not have "Died" dates for the Justices just waiting to be filled in.)

Co-contributor Tom Mighell at Between Lawyers has an interesting post about king-making. As I mentioned in the comments there, monitoring the posts at del.icio.us tag linklove (thanks, Mary) is a sure way to stay on top of some of the most informed and considered thinking on these sorts of issues. (For the time being, anyway; here're the search results for del.icio.us spam, and the astoundingly spam-clear tags for viagra and poker.)

'Round here, there's an undisputed new sheriff in town; he wears a hardhat, never charges a dime, and completes every job before sunset.

Finally, coffee titan Starbucks is doing two pretty amazing things these days: at-register Red Cross hurricane relief donations (a buck a latte has got to add up fast), and Ethos Water. All hail!

Must Be What They Mean By 'Joyful Noise'

Catholic organization Fidelis ("[W]orking with people of faith across the country to defend and promote the sanctity of life, traditional marriage, and the right to religious liberty...") will be podcasting the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Judge John Roberts. (Feed)

The hearings begin next Tuesday, September 6, at 1:30 Eastern have been postponed. CBSNews.com will cover the hearings live, as will C-SPAN. Full text of the hearings will be available from the GPO. (Via Sabrina Pacifici)

More Than Money

As people begin to turn to considerations beyond basic survival and safety in the wake of Katrina, they'll need all kinds of services to help sort out their lives, including legal ones. Thanks to the ABA for recognizing this and posting its Hurricane Katrina Disaster Relief page: "Donate your time and expertise to those in need. The ABA is gathering information from individuals who are willing to provide legal assistance to those in need from the events in the Northern Gulf Coast. [...]" Lots of resources there for those who need, or can offer, help of various kinds. Via Fred Faulkner, via Dennis Kennedy.

Busy Fall

I just updated my page on the Speaker's Wiki to include upcoming events:

• September 15: "Digital Property and Digital Piracy — We Ain't Seen Nothing Yet," Disruptions 2005, Palace Hotel, San Francisco


• September 20: "Discovering the New Legal Landscape for Digital Media," U.C. Berkeley


• September 27: "Promoting Copyright Infringement: The 'Grokster' Decision and the Future of Digital Distribution," Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles


• October 28: "Piracy, Grokster and Encryption: The Industry Strikes Back," UCLA School of Law


• November 12: "Thicket In Your Ear: Podcasting And The Law," Portable Media Expo and Podcaster Conference, Ontario Convention Center, Ontario, CA

(Santa: please put me down for throat lozenges.)