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* The Supreme Court leak investigation accomplished two things: (1) we're all more sure than ever that the leak sprung from a justice; and, (2) the justices have burned every bridge with their extended staff. [NY Times] * Three Days of the Counsel-OR. OK that was a stretch, but the Am Law 100 is coalescing around three-day office policies. Even if firms remain divided over what that looks like in practice. [American Lawyer] * Director Doug Liman did a more comprehensive job vetting Brett Kavanaugh than the FBI. [Washington Post] * Government asks to hold Martin Shkreli in contempt. There ...

* All right everyone. Let's use our Dr. Evil voices: frivolous lawsuit earns Donald Trump sanction of... one MILLION dollars! Or $937K at least. [NY Times] * If he's interested in pushing his luck, his lawsuit against his niece is still going. [Courthouse News Service] * South Texas Law Houston and Roger Williams Law have both withdrawn support for the USNWR rankings. Without that precious data, how will U.S. News know to keep placing them in the bottom tier? [Law.com] * Musk likely to take the stand today in Tesla trial. Facing questions from people he can't suspend? It's ...

* With productivity in decline, are we set to see a boom in alternative fee arrangements. No... but isn't it pretty to think so? [American Lawyer] * Alex Spiro is arguing that Elon Musk's false tweets were just "technical wordsmith inaccuracies." Not sure how it's a technicality to say "funding secured" when funding had not, in fact, been secured, but kudos for trying. [Ars Technica] * Rupert Murdoch faces questions in the ongoing Dominion defamation case where he'll testify like Mr. Burns negotiating with kidnappers, "$5000? $6000? I swear, that�...

* Former Fox executives brand witness in FIFA bribery case as vengeful, then presumably flopped on the ground holding their shins. [Law360] * If the Supreme Court ditches Chevron... how will businesses react? [Bloomberg] * Michael Cohen is back in the news, speaking with prosecutors about the Stormy Daniels hush money deal. [New York Times] * Oh look! A serial objector trying to derail a settlement. This is why we can't have nice things. [Law.com] * Derek Chauvin is looking to get his state murder convictions thrown out. This is a big deal because it wouldn't even get him out of jail...

* Twitter who signed agreements committing them to private arbitration cannot pursue a class action against the company. Though the judge noted a few members of the proposed class had opted out of that agreement so the case lives on for the moment. Musk still unaware of the ruling because it's buried under all the crap in the "For You" feed. [Reuters] * The UK has blocked Scotland's gender recognition law. Because post-Brexit the smartest thing England can do is further alienate Scotland and Northern Ireland. [CNN] * FTC blows dusts off antitrust rule book like discovering ...