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* Keeping it a secret. The identities of the jurors in the Georgia Trump election case that is. [Law360] * Seeking emergency relief from a New York court? You've gotta be there in person. [New York Law Journal] * Judge Aileen Cannon sets date to hear arguments on conflicts of interest in the Trump documents case. [Law & Crime] * Dems would really like Bob Menendez to resign... [Huffington Post] * You say "right-wing fever dream," I say it's about to be the latest Supreme ...

* Justice Kagan goes on record that a Supreme Court ethics rule would be a good idea. Chief Justice Roberts cryptically responds with "ixnay on the orruptioncay." [Courthouse News Service] * Trump judge declares that drag shows are not protected expression under the Constitution. Originalism is a bankrupt legal concept, but if it means absolutely anything, I'd encourage these people to learn about Shakespeare productions. [Reuters] * Divorce lawyer says Barbie, Beyonce, and Taylor...

* Somehow they've managed to find even more undisclosed private air travel. This time taking Clarence Thomas to a Koch brothers event in a level of impropriety that a former W. Bush judge said, "takes my breath away, frankly." [ProPublica] * Clifford Chance opts for permanent hybrid work model while other firms choose alienation and extortion. [RollonFriday] * Second Circuit decides Sam Bankman-Fried can wait in jail. [Law360] * North Carolina Supreme Court justice Anita Earls spo...

* George RR Martin among the authors suing OpenAI for allowing the algorithm to train on their work. Did the AI learn to sit on an anticipated project for over a decade? Because otherwise it's not clear what it's learning from Martin. [Reuters] * Former DHS Secretary turned security consultant Michael Chernoff warns that AI needs proactive guardrails. Great point... now go back to collecting millions of dollars from the Supreme Court to tell them they did a great job investigating the ...

* Federal courts have two weeks of funding if the government shuts down. So there's a silver lining to a shutdown? [Reuters] * Joshua Wright's accusers respond to his massive defamation suit against them noting that the complaint fails to include any defamatory statements and... kind of admits to everything. [Law360] * Former Obama administration officials tell FCC not to pursue net neutrality because conservatives in the judiciary might strike it down. At that rate, just go ahead and ...

* Rudy Giuliani sued by attorney over $1.36 million in legal fees. That's about 4200 Cameos for the guy. [NBC] * Weil, O'Melveny and Keker, Van Nest & Peters among firms sorting out the remains of the Pac-12. [American Lawyer] * Internet "protect the children!" laws to restrict content are unconstitutional on a bipartisan basis. [Washington Post] * Meanwhile, loot boxes aimed at kids? Yeah, those are trouble. [LegalCheek] * Perkins Coie and MoFo hire counsel in pending DE...

* Texas AG Ken Paxton acquitted in his impeachment trial, which as a reminder was brought by the Republicans in the Texas House. [Texas Tribune] * Don't let the Clarence and Sam ethical quagmire distract from the other important legal reporting coming out of ProPublica. Like this deep dive into how Mississippi deals with poor defendants. [ProPublica] * While her fellow judges engage in an end run around the Constitution to sideline Judge Pauline Newman citing a decline in mental faculties (...

* Hunter Biden indicted on gun charge. You are not prepared for the sneering glee Justice Alito will put into his opinion using Joe Biden's son as the vehicle to strike down gun laws. [CNN] * In black box hearing, a NY appellate judge has put a halt on Trump's financial crimes case pending review by a full panel and throwing a wrench in the delicate schedule of multiple overlapping criminal trials. [Daily Beast] * Did you know nasal decongestants don't work? Apparently true! Here ...

* This may come as a shock, but new study suggests the public defender system is overburdened. Who could have known other than anyone who listened to public defenders for the last 50 years? [ABA Journal] * Cleta Mitchell missed out on indictment, but the disgraced former Foley & Lardner lawyer is still leading the election denial movement. So maybe it's more fair to say she's escaped indictment so far. [The Intercept] * For a guy with a Real Housewives pedigree, Tom Girardi does no...

* Sam Bankman-Fried denied pre-trial release after arguing that his alleged witness tampering, not unlike the value of cryptocurrency, wasn't what it looked like on paper. [Reuters] * After opening door a crack to allow some transparency in proceedings during the pandemic, the federal courts look to curtail live audio access. [Law360] * Lawyer informs Texas Senate that Ken Paxton approved every bit of investigation at heart of impeachment. [Texas Tribune] * Trial to begin to decide constitu...