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* Get ready professional responsibility nerds, because the Supreme Court is hearing argument on the scope of attorney-client privilege on Monday. [ABA Journal] * Twitter hires Perkins Coie despite Elon Musk's history of bashing the firm for its work on behalf of Democrats. I'm starting to think this guy doesn't have a firm grasp on management. [Reuters] * On this anniversary, a new wrongful death lawsuit targets Trump over January 6 riot. [MSNBC] * Pharmacies plan to offer morning after pills in states where it's still legal. [NY Times] * Speaking of commercial pharmacies, ...

* The Biden administration's defense of its student loan relief programs arrived. It mostly revolves around the plaintiffs' lack of standing, which has the benefit of being completely correct and the drawback of a majority of justices who don't care. [Reuters] * After yesterday's southeastern merger news, now Maynard and Nexsen are merging to build a 550-attorney firm. [Daily Report Online] * Coinbase will have to pay $100M in real people money for anti-money laundering compliance failures. [Law360] * S&C takes overall deal value crown for 2022, shedding a bit of light...

* Class action lawsuit filed against Southwest Airlines over holiday travel meltdown right on schedule... unlike Southwest. [Corporate Counsel] * Sam Bankman-Fried trial set for October. [New York Law Journal] * Kasowitz suing Glenn Agre over fees. Glenn Agre partners worked on the matter at Kasowitz before founding Glenn Agre and bringing the work with them. Now that the matter is closed, Glenn Agre earned a success fee and Kasowitz wants a chunk of that. Does Kasowitz pay pro rated bonuses to associates who lateral to other firms mid-year? Because that's the firm's logic. [American...

* Oh look! The majority of the Supreme Court is once again shifting their interpretation of the law in order to support right-wing political objectives! In a 5-4 decision the Court held Title 42 must be kept in effect during the appeal of a lower court's decision to end the use of the public health law to quickly expel migrants that arrived to the United States amid the COVID-19 crisis. Justice Neil Gorsuch joined the dissent writing, "And it is hardly obvious why we should rush in to review a ruling on a motion to intervene in a case concerning emergency decrees that have outlived t...

* One of Donald Trump’s lawyers says the January 6 Committee’s criminal referrals against the former president are “pretty much worthless.” Suppose we’ll soon see what the Justice Department thinks about that. [The Hill] * Meanwhile, Justice Clarence Thomas and his election-denier wife Ginni Thomas got off scot-free in the January 6 Committee’s investigation of the insurrection. Why? Because “[w]hen you’re a justice, they let you do it.” [Slate via How Appealing] * The reported merger between Hogan Lovells and Shearman & Sterling is in such “early” stages that Shearm...