Not online yet — not all of them — but Anne Hamilton has ‘em. (Well, Tidmarsh’s CivPro, Kelley’s ConLaw and Venter’s Legal Writing, anyway.)

And let me just say, whoever it was that said “Brendan, if it weren’t for that website, you’d be on Law Review,” is probably pretty much right. Argh.

Well, the website, plus the fact that Kelley’s final was the Monday after the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. :)

In other NDLS news, Professor Rick Garnett (whose First Amendment class I’m taking next semester) has an article on National Review Online today. (Hat tip: Alex Talcott.)

UPDATE: It turns out I misheard Anne, and my ConLaw grade was consequently considerably better than I thought. So scratch that part about cursing Kelley’s exam timing.

“Just say no” is the message of the day in the Netherlands. The initial tally: No 63%, Yes 37%.

Now that’s a mandate.

In America, we get all bent out of shape about Janet Jackson’s boobies. In Britain, the bigger concern is people talking with their mouths full, apparently. Heh.

In other British news, Percy and Florence Arrowsmith (which have to be the most British names on earth) celebrate their 80th wedding anniversary today. They are 105 and 100, respectively.

Two quotes utterly without regard to context:

“You assume that your kittens aren’t daydreaming about what part of your body they will eat first when you die.” –Becky

“What, is the dog going to drool on your nuts?” –also Becky

Heh. :)

Elsewhere in the Brendansphere, Patrick is filling in for Kristy, apparently.

Glenn Reynolds is looking for a new home for his adorable cat, who is the spitting image of Sasha.

A massive landslide in Laguna Beach, CA has damaged as many as 20 hillside homes, and the earth is reportedly still moving. Thankfully, there have been no fatalities, and only minor injuries.

Kim and the Newington High girls tennis team lost to Greenwich yesterday in the first round of the state tournament, after beating New Britain in the qualifying round.

There’s no shame in losing to Greenwich, though; those damn Fairfield County rich kids are always really good at tennis. :) [Fight fiercely, Greenwich… -ed.] Congrats to the Indians on their 6-1 win over New Britain, and good luck to Kim & co. in the individual tournament! (That starts on Saturday.)

The University of Notre Dame issued a press release yesterday announcing that Professor William Kelley “has been appointed deputy general counsel to President Bush.”

Keep in mind, the good professor announced this to his students on February 11, the story broke in the Washington Post and on BrendanLoy.com on March 9, and he’s been working at the White House full-time since early March. But, way to go, ND, way to keep on top of things. :)

Counselor Kelley is undoubtedly quite busy at the moment, vetting potential SCOTUS nominees, given that Chief Justice Rehnquist is widely expected to step down this month.

The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins today.

A busy season is expected.

This morning’s Washington Post reveals various interesting tidbits about yesterday’s revelation that Mark Felt is Deep Throat. (Previous posts here and here.)

Tidbit #1: White House special counsel Charles W. Colson, a.k.a. Nixon’s “hatchet man,” said he was stunned to learn that Felt was Deep Throat, because “he was a professional and that wasn’t a professional way to behave.” Hmm… and I suppose obstructing justice (to which Colson pleaded no contest in 1974) is “a professional way to behave”?

Then there’s Nixon himself. Alas, we can’t get a reaction from Tricky Dick, seeing as how he’s dead and all. But I think CBS’s Harry Smith is quite probably right when he says, “As for Deep Throat being an FBI guy — Nixon’s response would not have been printable.” Heh. And we can get at least a window into Nixon’s reaction by looking at some things he said in the past. That brings us to tidbit #2: the same Post story containing Colson’s reaction also gloriously recounts this classic Richard Nixon moment:

White House officials suspected Felt was leaking to The Post as early as October 1972. … Nixon, Haldeman and Dean were speculating about Felt during one of the sessions tape-recorded in the White House.

“Is he Catholic?” Nixon asked. Told by Haldeman that Felt was Jewish, Nixon replied, “F**k, they put a Jew in there?” To which Haldeman responded, “Well, that could explain it.”

Ah, Richard Milhous Nixon — not just our most corrupt president ever, but also possibly (hopefully!) our most anti-Semitic. (In point of fact, Felt is not Jewish.)

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