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Lawmaker Loses His Son, Survives A Coup, Then Drafts Final Article Of Impeachment Against Trump

He's been drawing his strength from thoughts of his son during these unprecedented times.

Indemnify … Or Else

Ultimately, there is a strong element of 'the customer is always right' when it comes to consideration of indemnification requests regarding IP infringement allegations.

Josh Hawley And Ted Cruz Could Be Placed On The ‘No-Fly’ List For Their Role In Inciting Insurrection

'A terrorist is a terrorist, no matter who you are.'

UnitedHealth Subsidiary Indicted For No-Poach Agreements With Competitors

A federal grand jury indicted Surgical Care Affiliates, a network of surgical centers and hospitals owned by UnitedHealthcare, for agreeing with competitors not to poach top-level talent.

How To Become A Go-To Source

I’ve noticed that all my good sources have traits in common that make me think of them first when deadlines are closing in.

Donald Trump Pegs Law School Dean As Source Of Dingbat ‘Pence Can Overturn Election’ Theory

Not a great look for a law school to be handing out advice from the back of an 8kun message board.

How To Be A TwitterProf

Hubris and social media -- turns out, they're the same.

In Memoriam: Legal Lives Lost To COVID-19

The coronavirus pandemic has not spared the legal profession.

What Does Louise Linton Have Planned For Steve Mnuchin?

We actually almost feel bad for him.

Morning Docket: 01.12.20

* Pope Francis has changed church law to allow women slightly larger roles in church services. Maybe he was inspired by the movie On the Basis of Sex… [Washington Post]

* An NYPD lawyer is under investigation for allegedly threatening to shoot another attorney in her unit. [New York Daily News]

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Welcome To Repercussions Week! — See Also

I Don’t Care To Belong To Any Club That Will Have Me As A Member: New York State Bar Association informs Rudy Giuliani that it draws the line at “inciting armed insurrection.”

Is You Taking Notes On A Criminal F**king Conspiracy: Lawyer records himself breaking into the Capitol and posts it on social media.

He Wasn’t Wrong, He Massaged The Truth: Alan Dershowitz gets dragged for espousing nonsensical heavily disfavored interpretation of impeachment.

I Made A Huge Mistake: Ginni Thomas might want to take back that Tweet…

On The Expulsion Of U.S. Senators

Can't imagine why this is a topic of conversation right at this moment in time.

Law: The Director Of Dreams

It tears down obstacles and opens the door between dreams and reality.

Larry Kudlow Not Resigning, Merely Taking The Rest Of The Trump Administration Off

I mean, if he doesn’t use the days he’s gonna lose’em, right?

Over 7,000 Lawyers Sign Petition To Have Josh Hawley And Ted Cruz Disbarred

More petition problems for the senators.