* According to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Judge Neil Gorsuch will be confirmed to the Supreme Court at about 11:30 a.m. on the first day of the Senate's nuclear winter. Now that we're in the nuclear age, when it's time for the next SCOTUS nominee's confirmation hearings, Senator Orrin Hatch "expect[s] Armageddon." [CNN]
* It's been about a month since Preet Bharara was ousted from his position as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and he isn't mincing his words when it comes to his firing, calling it "a direct example of the kind of uncertain helter-skelter incompetence" people associate with the Trump administration. [New York Times]
* Speaking of the Trump administration's "helter-skelter incompetence," Twitter has filed suit against the Department of Homeland Security in an attempt to block an agency summons to reveal the identity of @ALT_uscis, an anonymous user who has used the social media platform to criticize the president's immigration policies. [Reuters]
* According to the latest data from Bloomberg, Cleary Gottlieb handled the largest volume of M&A deals in 2017's first quarter, with the firm involved in 22 deals worth more than $98 billion. Skadden Arps, Cravath, Kirkland & Ellis, and Slaughter and May fell in line behind Cleary, each surpassing $54 billion in deal volume. [Big Law Business]
* Welcome back, John White! Now that Mary Jo White has departed from her position at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and is back at Debevoise & Plimpton, her husband -- who was the firm's lone nonequity partner for four years -- will return to the firm's equity partnership, where he can enjoy all of the rain he makes. [Am Law Daily]
* Every question you ever had about dead alligator permits. [Everyday Should be Saturday]
* Remember when filibusters used to be a thing? They were glorious and noble and they live on in movies and TV. [Slate]
* The legal battle over President James Polk's remains. [Pictorial]
* Want some awful ideas for team building at your firm's next event? Don't say I never did nothing for ya. [Bitter Empire]
* Excellent news for same-sex couples in Japan. [Mashable]
* How do you make a legal comeback? [Law and More]
