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Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act Aims To Bolster The ACA. Here’s How.

President Joe Biden recently signed the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package into law. The American Rescue Plan Act includes several provisions to boost coverage under the ACA, like widening eligibility for premium tax credits.

Morning Docket: 03.18.21

* A client fired his lawyer at a Zoom hearing recently saying his attorney was a “bum ass dude.” Don’t know how the legal news cycle worked before Zoom hearings… [Boing Boing]

* A lawyer accepted a $1 billion lottery check on behalf of his clients. [Hometown Life]

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The FBI May Have Phoned In The Whole Kavanaugh Thing — See Also

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We’ve Secretly Replaced Their Normal FBI Investigation With Folger’s Crystals: Senator Whitehouse thinks the Kavanaugh investigation that the FBI delivered was fake.

Useful Idiots: That’s the standard term for a dullard that can easily and willingly be twisted to aid a propaganda operation because they’re frankly too stupid to understand what’s happening. Enter Rudy Giuliani and OAN.

Zooming Is Hard: A rundown of common mishaps in online lawyering.

Regulators Mount Up: Attorney licensing is a messed-up process, but is eliminating regulation really the right answer?

The NonLawyer Law Firm Has Arrived In America

And now for something different.

Eighth Circuit Judges Won’t Respect Pronouns Because They Lack Writing Skills, Common Decency

It's honestly not difficult.

Some Lawyers Are Unfairly Taking Advantage Of The Pandemic

Certain legal matters have become a little like the Wild West because of the pandemic.

Are The Elite Supreme Court Advocates Better — Or Just Better Known?

Does the demand for their services reflect better advocacy?

Are We Still Citing Judge Kozinski As An Expert?

The former federal judge resigned in disgrace... but he's still a media darling.

It May Be Time For Stephen Breyer To Retire — But Stop Telling Him It’s A ‘Must’ For Biden

Don't make this into a partisan issue, or he'll never be able to step down.

Intel Agencies Call Out Superlawyer Rudy Giuliani For Laundering Russian Propaganda

How does this guy still have a license to practice law?

Why Was The SolarWinds Campaign So Difficult to Detect?

Only after months of investigation by nearly 100 highly skilled digital forensics experts did FireEye discover the malicious 'implant' in the most unlikely place. We break it all down in plain language.

15 Best General-Interest Nonfiction Books Read During The Worst Year Of Everyone’s Life

With everyone’s mental health shot, we could all use something a bit more positive right now.

Some Of The Tech Mishaps Lawyers Have Experienced During Virtual Court Are Bonkers

Lawyers weigh in on virtual hearing and trial technology during the pandemic.

Biglaw Firm Hired For Andrew Cuomo Impeachment Investigation

Of course a Biglaw firm is leading the investigation, but which one got the nod?

Senator Says What We’ve All Been Thinking: Brett Kavanaugh Investigation Was ‘Fake’

The Senator would like some answers.