Programming note: Late every August since this blog began in May 2002, I have taken a one-week vacation from blogging. This year’s vacation from blogging begins now. Additional posts will appear here on Saturday, August 28th. Until then, perhaps we will cross paths here, here, here, or here.

“Leaving Big Law Behind: The many frustrations that cause well-paid lawyers to hang out their own shingles.” Jill Priluck has this essay online at Slate.

“Judge’s book raises some eyebrows; Gertner memoirs focus on her decades as advocate for women”: Jonathan Saltzman has this article today in The Boston Globe.

“Court grants petition to unseal documents in Orie case”: The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette today contains an article that begins, “The state Supreme Court granted a petition by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on Wednesday to unseal documents related to a grand jury probe of state Sen. Jane Clare Orie that resulted in numerous criminal charges against her and her sister, Janine Orie. The grand jury said the sisters assigned state employees to work on the state Supreme Court campaign of a third Orie sister — Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin.”

You can access yesterday’s order of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania at this link.

“Utah A.G. may join effort opposing violent video game ban”: Robert Gehrke of The Salt Lake Tribune has this news update.

Victoria’s Secret must face trademark infringement trial over “Delicious” hot pink tank-top: You can access today’s ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Court Rejects Challenge to Curriculum Guide on Genocide”: Mark Walsh of Education Week has this post at his “School Law” blog.

My earlier coverage of last week’s First Circuit ruling appears at this link.