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Morning Docket: 08.24.17

* Appellate court rules that Facebook friends aren't necessarily "friends." If they're in your Top 8 on MySpace on the other hand.... [Law.com] * Guy drove a car into a crowd holding vigil over a trans woman killed by police. But, you know, there was violence on both sides... many sides. [Huffington Post] * Can this lawyer achieve Middle East peace? Nope. [NBC News] * Texas courts strike down the state's latest voter suppression effort. [Politico] * The CFPB goes easier on those that self-report. In a functioning justice and regulatory system that's true of every government agency, but these days that's newsworthy. [National Law Journal] * Partner pink slips abound in advance of Biglaw mergers. [Am Law Daily] * Second Circuit ends the Newman relationship test. New York defense lawyers respond with "What, me worry?" [Law360]

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* Appellate court rules that Facebook friends aren’t necessarily “friends.” If they’re in your Top 8 on MySpace on the other hand…. [Law.com]

* Guy drove a car into a crowd holding vigil over a trans woman killed by police. But, you know, there was violence on both sides… many sides. [Huffington Post]

* Can this lawyer achieve Middle East peace? Nope. [NBC News]

* Texas courts strike down the state’s latest voter suppression effort. [Politico]

* The CFPB goes easier on those that self-report. In a functioning justice and regulatory system that’s true of every government agency, but these days that’s newsworthy. [National Law Journal]

* Partner pink slips abound in advance of Biglaw mergers. [Am Law Daily]

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* Second Circuit ends the Newman relationship test. New York defense lawyers respond with “What, me worry?” [Law360]

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