Above the Law

* Brad Pitt filed a motion to seal the details of his custody arrangement with Angelia Jolie to protect his children's privacy, but a judge has rejected the actor's request. A lawyer for Jolie had this to say: "His ... request is a thinly veiled attempt to shield himself, rather than the minor children, from public view." Ouch. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

* CHECK YOU EMAILS OFTEN, PARTNERS! Several Biglaw firms -- including Cravath and Weil Gotshal -- were hit by data breaches over the course of last year, and it's now been confirmed that those data breaches were carried out by Chinese operatives who were successful in stealing about seven gigabytes of data by hacking their way into partners' email accounts. [Fortune]

* Each December, Jeffrey Toobin creates a "semi-accurate, semi-serious" list of his predictions for the top legal stories for the coming year. Perhaps most notably, Toobin predicts President Donald Trump will appoint Judge Diane Sykes of the Seventh Circuit to the Supreme Court as the late Justice Antonin Scalia's replacement. [New Yorker]

* Which is more prestigious, a judicial clerkship or a first-of-its-kind Capitol Hill clerkship? Earlier this week, four senators introduced a bill to create a dozen yearlong Congressional clerkships for recent law school graduates. The bill would allow law school graduates to "spend a formative year in the legislative branch." [National Law Journal]

* Per the most recent Corporate Equity Index survey released by the Human Rights Campaign, more Biglaw firms are doing well when it comes to protecting their lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender employees. One hundred and twelve firms earned perfect scores for their inclusive policies in the survey, up from 95 last year. [Am Law Daily]

* Which Biglaw giants are "committing tens of millions of dollars in free legal services" to the gun control cause? Seems like they're getting a great return on that investment... [New York Times / Dealbook]

* The EU fined JPMC and two other banks $552 million for manipulating futures. As if the EU has any future now! [Courthouse News Service]

* Lawsuit filed against teacher for 16-year-old bad grade that trapped lawyer in low prestige career. It's like the Plasgraf of bad life choices. [Legal Cheek]

* Police called because man whistled "Closing Time." Good. [Lowering the Bar]

* Celebrate the holidays with this buyer's guide for trademark disputed beer and wine! [Trademark & Copyright Law Blog]

* Immigrant children need assistance coping with trauma. Pro bono lawyers can help. [Psychology Today]

* A short reaction to today's piece on Tiffany Trump's law school plans -- and make sure to note the update to that story about her experience taking the LSAT. [Law and More]