President-elect Donald Trump (by Ali Shaker/VOA)
* The Supreme Court blocks the North Carolina special election until they decide whether they’ll hear the case. [Talking Points Memo]
* If Trump opens up libel laws, he could find himself in hot water. [Gizmodo]
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* Paul Smith’s campaign against the gerrymander. [Slate]
* This is just glorious: former Senator Al D’Amato got kicked off of a JetBlue flight. [MarketWatch]
* At least Ivanka cares about ethics laws. [Fashionista]
* Charlotte School of Law will be open this semester. [ABA Journal]
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* I’m sure this will be an even-tempered website, not at all prone to hyperbole and jumping to conclusions. [Business Insider]
* Fox News settles the sexual harassment claims against Bill O’Reilly. [New York Times]
* Biglaw’s wishful thinking. [Law and More]
* Merchants take their desire to pass on credit card costs to consumers to the Supreme Court. [Big Law Business]