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* Biglaw continues to grow despite lagging demand. Is it bad planning or do the firms realize that this recession-that-isn’t is never going to arrive? [American Lawyer]
* The good news: Congress remembered that jurisdiction stripping is a real power that they have! The bad news: they’re using it to clear the deck for one of Joe Manchin’s pork barrel projects. [American Prospect]
* Ninth Circuit swoops into ongoing sex trafficking trial before judge could allow defense lawyers to ask victims about prior prostitution arrests. Look at those go-getters on the Ninth Circuit refusing to procrastinate until there’s a final judgment! [Legal Affairs and Trials]
* Judge Ho wrote a whole separate opinion about the grave injustice of forcing him to use a thesaurus. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Diddy sues liquor giant alleging that it squelched his brands by marketing them exclusively to Black consumers. [Law360]
* An interview with Ron Klain as he transitions back to the private side of the spinning door. [ABA Journal]
* Danny Masterson convicted on two counts of rape. [Reuters]
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