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* Leonard Leo had Kellyanne Conway funnel tens of thousands of dollars from a non-profit to Ginni Thomas without a paper trail and with the explicit direction “No mention of Ginni, of course.” Totally normal and above-board thing to do! [Washington Post] * Ed Sheeran prevailed in his copyright case as sharing chord progressions don't make songs similar. [Law360] * If a whistle blows in the woods and the bank can retaliate without repercussion, does it make a sound? The Supreme Court seems hopeful that the answer is no. [Bloomberg Law News] * Ivanka Trump targeted by NYAG over discover...

* Harlan Crow paid for Clarence Thomas to send his kid to private school?!?! Honestly, I'm starting to think ProPublica brilliantly slow-played all these stories to give the Wall Street Journal and Fox maximum opportunity to embarrass themselves by going all in on "personal hospitality exception" before dropping this. [ProPublica] * Now Trump says he will probably attend his own rape trial. But his legal team has yet to amend its prior position that it would not call any witnesses so he's just planning to hang out. [Reuters] * CFTC Inspector General suspended pending invest...

* Twilight of the screamer: Attorneys who cling to the toxic Biglaw management style are losing out. Which probably makes them mad. [American Lawyer] * The Third Circuit is going ahead with its humane filing deadline proposal over vocal dissent. If they hate it so much, they're free to file a complaint... during regular business hours. [Bloomberg Law News] * Trump will not testify in the E. Jean Carroll trial. A bold move to rely on that cross. [Law360] * Will artificial intelligence finally end the billable hour? Probably not. [The Recorder] * Elon Musk doesn't really have a plan B ...

* Leonard Leo used his Federalist Society contacts to secure $1.6 billion donation, which Politico suggests might "raise questions about its nonpartisan, non-political status." Nope. We had no questions. [Politico] * Joe Tacopina's second day of cross-examination somehow managed to be worse according to Mitchell Epner. [Daily Beast] * Though he may not be around for long, as eyes turn toward whether or not Joe Tacopina is conflicted out of the Donald Trump case because of past interactions with Stormy Daniels. What are the odds this is all heading toward some half-baked mistrial...

* Donald Trump seeks mistrial after judge refused to let defense counsel play fast and loose with the definition of "bringing a rape charge." Yeah, the argument "it's unfair that you were more precise" is rarely a winner. [Reuters] * Smoke grenades used to intimidate barrister. Damn, maybe things aren't more civil across the pond. [Roll on Friday] * So, if uncovering the securities fraud is likely to bankrupt the company, whistleblowers are better off looking the other way? Great incentive system! [Bloomberg Law News] * North Carolina overrules precedent from last...