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Logical Reasonings

A. Here’s a list of all the classes attorneys wish they could have taken in law school. Unsurprisingly — since law schools don’t exactly excel in this area — nearly every entry relates to the practical aspects of being a lawyer. Above the Law

B. Incoming Yale Law School students hoping to take a class with contracts prof and Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother author Amy Chua will be unable to do so. Above the Law

C. The increasingly truculent Kavanaugh confirmation hearings continued today. Senator Corey Booker released confidential documents relating to Kavanaugh’s views on affirmative action, Roe v. Wade, and other matters — a move that could result in his ouster from the Senate. NBC News

D. CNN published a long list of all the White House officials who denied writing that wild NY Times anonymous op-ed. These officials find themselves in a logical bind though. They denied writing the op-ed to CNN. But if CNN is indeed fake news to the White House and that the opposite of what CNN reports is true, it follows that, in the mind the President, they could be admitting to writing the op-ed. CNN

E. Serial, the podcast that taught your mom about podcasts were and taught you about the criminal justice system, will head back to the courtroom for its third season, which begins September 30. @Serial