* Blame Kelly Drye for the lack of exotic snake regulations, because what could in an unregulated market for spitting cobras? []
* New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is instating mass pardons for youthful offenders. []
* A Texas alumni group has apologized for calling Justice Scalia a racist. I guess are made of sterner stuff. []
* The founding fathers were better about defending the rights of Muslims than (some) modern Republicans. []
* Preet Bharara’s latest target — the evils of auto-subscribing. []
* Ah, the Christmas season. That time of the year when customer service is paradoxically at its best and worst. []
* The verdict against former White House counsel has been affirmed by the Connecticut Appellate Court. []
Author:Kathryn Rubino