Morning News Roundup for Friday

Here are the top stories this morning:

US Attorney General Michael Mukasey has recused himself from the Department of Justice probe into the Madoff investment scandal…

A student at University of Michigan Law School decided to give prostitution a shot, much to the regret of herself and a UM professor…

Gunderson Dettmer has laid off half their first year class (with video)…

The judge who lost his job because he sued his dry cleaner for $54 million over a pair of pants has lost an appeal…

Indicted Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich is a lawyer, but not a very good one…

A federal jury in Manhattan has convicted Raymond Ruble, a former partner at Brown & Wood, of multiple counts of fraud, conspiracy, and tax evasion…