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* Somehow the Clarence Thomas ethical morass got worse. [ProPublica] * Biglaw firms consider recapturing the magic of lockdown profits by severely curtailing travel for in-person meetings. Yeah, that's what the clients want in 2023... firms to Zoom them to save $5K. [American Lawyer] * Liberals claim calls for Dianne Feinstein to resign are "sexist." Which is exactly what the same liberals said about calls for Ruth Bader Ginsburg to resign and how did that work out for you? [Bloom...

* Don't you hate it when you get to the eve of trial and have to admit your disclosures about the client's leadership structure have been wrong all this time? No... because that doesn't happen in real life. Unless you're representing Fox News. [Law360] * Kentucky is going to auction off the gun from the Louisville shooting? Like, for real? [Washington Post] * Breaking up is hard to do as EY learns. [Bloomberg Law News] * Johnson & Johnson "faces skepticism" over...

* The WSJ editors trying to explain why this Clarence Thomas story is not massively illegal is the funniest thing you'll read today and we write jokes about the law on purpose. [Wall Street Journal] * Is the conservative legal movement an elite social club? Sort of... in the way the Manson family was about family values. [New Republic] * Remember when Gunderson pushed start dates and then started laying people off? They've started laying off those people too. [American Lawyer] * After ...

* Quite the headline... "The poop emoji: a legal history" [Verge] * Supreme Court refuses call to allow West Virginia to ban transgender athletes. Biden administration jumps in to push for that ban. We've entered the era where the Biden administration is trying to push to the right of this Supreme Court... what a time to be alive. [Reuters] * Speaking of the Supreme Court, Idaho moves ahead with its slap in the face of full, faith, and credit so expect to see them at the Court rea...

* British researchers determine that defendants opting to take their oath on non-religious texts are more likely to be convicted. So I guess you're better off lying under oath that you're religious? That seems sub-optimal. [LegalCheek] * Senior associate says the quiet part out loud when it comes to the Biglaw workload. [American Lawyer] * Dominion can make Rupert Murdoch testify at trial in yet another, "just give them a billion dollars and spare yourselves" development. [Re...

* Overrated: Making these business records charges stick in 2023 rests on some flimsy legal theories. Underrated: Just charge Trump with anything and let him build a criminal contempt case for you. [Reuters] * Back in the Miller high life again: Democrats end conservative majority on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. [Bloomberg Law News] * Judge tosses the $500M defamation claim that Alan Dershowitz brought against CNN for making fun of him for taking the public position that presidential actions are...

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* Report says Biglaw firms are more enthusiastic about merging this year. Shearman's wondering why y'all got to go rubbing salt on it. [Reuters] * Goldman Sachs estimates that AI will replace 44 percent of legal tasks. Nice try, Goldman. You're not getting a 44 percent discount on those bills. [Legaltech News] * The court system is a little closer to keeping judges from magically transforming acquittals into prison time. [Bloomberg Law News] * TIL they tried to impose a salary cap...

Monkeys attorney* Regulators tell Elon Musk that he cant start putting chips in peoples brains. GAH! Kill a monkey (or 1500) and suddenly the bureaucrats in

* New York braces for Trump surrender. A lot of people are talking about how it's going to be just the best surrender. HUGE. Very classy. [Reuters] * Security measures in the city follow a fake bomb threat that turned out to be a Russian ploy. Because... obviously. [Law360] * Fenwick & West: Which client is this federal law enforcement subpoena for? Feds: Funny story... [Bloomberg Law News] * “Disney didn’t do anything secret. They publicized it, they advertised it,” [a law profes...