The Legal Reader

"I'm a blonde bimbo in a fantasy world/Dress me up, make it tight, I'm your dolly."

So sang the Danish pop group Aqua. The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to reconsider the Ninth Circuit's ruling that the group's song was not likely to confuse consumers, handing Mattel an embarrassing defeat, as reported here. UPDATE (2/1/03): Barbie issues a statement on the ruling, via Dahlia Lithwick of Slate.