First Scooter Libby, then Paris Hilton.

Last week, a dozen conservative legal scholars submitted an amicus brief on behalf of Scooter Libby. Judge Reggie Walton’s response called out the scholars for rushing to the defense of a high-profile Bush administration official, while neglecting the litigants who truly “lack the financial means” for proper legal representation. Today, right-wing Pepperdine University law professor Douglas Kmiec sarcastically responded to Walton:

Judge Walton is right; we should be prepared to “step up to the plate” to help criminal defendants nationwide. Boy, am I lucky to live in the same town as Paris Hilton.