Above the Law

* It turns out that Don McGahn, the White House counsel, has been cooperating "extensively" with Robert Mueller's obstruction investigation. He's apparently been sharing "detailed accounts" for his own legal security because he thought President Trump might be trying to set him as the fall guy. [New York Times]

* Judge T.S. Ellis says that he's received threats while overseeing Paul Manafort's trial and that he is now under the protection of U.S. Marshals. He's refused to release the names of the jurors out of a genuine concern for their safety. [USA Today]

* Federal prosecutors are reportedly preparing charges related to bank and tax fraud for Michael Cohen. He allegedly misrepresented his assets to obtain loans and failed to properly report income from his taxi medallions. Yikes! [CNN]

* Speaking of Cohen, Bracewell partner Barbara Jones has concluded her privilege review of the more than 3.2 million documents seized from Michael Cohen, and found that about 7,150 were actually privileged -- a fraction of what was taken, and a fraction of what Cohen's legal team claimed was privileged. [New York Law Journal]

* "I will regret every day of my life, the day I met Martin Shkreli." Despite his lawyers' request for no jail time, Evan Greebel, the former Biglaw partner who once worked with the pharma bro, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. [American Lawyer]

* Esperanza Franco, a 2015 graduate of Penn Law's LL.M. program and 2017 graduate of Arizona's J.D. program, has been defending immigrants from deportation, but she may soon face deportation herself thanks to a series of visa errors. You can donate here to help her stay in the country. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

* Charles Glasser proposes replacing "Trump Derangement Syndrome" with "Trump Obsession Syndrome" -- which might be more accurate, but isn't nearly as fun. [Daily Caller]

* Speaking of anti-Trump sentiment, here's an interesting new ranking -- from Adam Bonica, Adam Chilton, Kyle Rozema, and Maya Sen -- showing just how liberal certain law schools are. [TaxProf Blog]

* Trying to date in law school? You're looking for love in all the wrong places, according to 3L Korey Johnson. [Black Girl Does Grad School]

* Speaking of law school, here's Kat Griffin's roundup of the best blogs for women law students (with a shoutout to ATL; thanks, Kat!). [Corporette]

* An "Abolish ICE" t-shirt might not be very fashionable -- but it is constitutionally protected speech, as Eugene Volokh explains. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]

* Joel Cohen wonders: should more states ban secret recording of conversations -- and could the odious Omarosa be the catalyst for such change? [The Hill]

* Neha Sampat discusses the problem of "imposter syndrome" -- and what we can all do to address it. [Attorney At Work]

* "Sex pigs halt traffic after laser attack on Pokémon teens." Yeah, you know you wanna click.... [Instapundit]

* Where does your law firm fall along the AI adoption spectrum? Jean O'Grady lays out the stages. [Dewey B Strategic]

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