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* The FTC is appealing its case against the Microsoft-Activision merger. There’s a lot of talk about the FTC “failing” but even in losing they forced Microsoft to publicly claim it wouldn’t make key franchises XBox exclusives and… that’s a victory in itself. Successful litigation doesn’t have to end in a win to have been a smart case to bring. [Law360]

* But, because everything is stupid now, the FTC is going to get grilled in a congressional hearing. [Reuters]

* Gun ban in state parks upheld because the law has never been enforced and may never be… haven’t these people heard of 303 Creative? You don’t need any of that anymore. [Hartford Courant]

* Allen & Overy’s managing partner has stepped down in the midst of the Shearman merger negotiations. [Bloomberg Law News]

* The Titanic sub disaster underscores the need for robust anti-SLAPP laws. [Daily Beast]

* NCBE unveils its nextgen bar exam questions. They are not much better than the existing questions. [Law.com]

* A new wrinkle in the hybrid office reality: small firms sharing office space. A new ethics opinion deals with this issue and hopefully settles who gets to decide if the toilet paper is overhanded or underhanded. [ABA Journal]

* In bothsideism push, conservatives are hyping that Sotomayor’s book tour makes hosts purchase copies. Putting aside that this is how book tours work everywhere, the complaint underscores that Alito and Thomas defenders think the problem is “justices making money” as opposed to “justices getting paid by parties trying to influence the judges.” [AP]

* Lawsuit brought against Idaho’s abortion travel ban. [Law.com]

* It’s not just law firms forcing people back to in-person work just because old partners feel lonely. Judges are willing to let the wheels of justice grind if it gives them some playmates throughout the day. [New York Law Journal]

* “Judges Confused by Supreme Court’s Historical Test for Gun Laws.” It can be confusing if you get tripped up on the “historical” part. But it’s really easy once you ignore all the actual history and only use the gun manufacturer fan fiction account in Bruen. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Mainstream media asking snide questions about antitrust law after Microsoft ruling. [NY Times]

* Judge Newman’s battle with the rest of the Federal Circuit now has a mediator. [Law360]

It's about to change the game.

* Joe Biden criticizes Supreme Court but confirms that he’s unwilling to do a single thing about it so… good talk, champ! [NY Times]

* It’s never RIC-O My God It Is!!! Former Ohio House Speaker gets 20 years in bribery case. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Reed Smith associate who first reported racist messages posted by trial lawyer testifies at disciplinary proceedings. [Law360]

* FTX sues its former attorney for allegedly aiding in fraud. [Reuters]

* Divorce attorney writes incest-fueled romance novel. [Roll on Friday]

* Trump’s unofficial election lawyer superteam sanctions to be sanctioned for ‘whole raft’ of baseless claims. [ABA Journal]

* Microsoft lawyer accidentally informs judge that Elder Scrolls 16 is coming in 2026, which is funny because it would require Bethesda to put out 10 non-buggy games without multiple years of delays. [Game Rant]

Some key concepts related to Generative AI and ChatGPT to help attorneys grasp the essential concepts that make it work.

* Biglaw collections experience slowdown. Time for Cravath to break out Rocco and Sal to break a few thumbs over at PwC. [American Lawyer]

* A look at how judges manage to deal with gift offers besides just hopping on a private jet. [Bloomberg Law News]

* JP Morgan fined by SEC after deleting 47 million emails involved in multiple investigations. Oopsie! [CNBC]

* Fenwick doesn’t have to produce documents in Sam Bankman-Fried case with judge ruling that the defense was just looking for value in nothing. [Law360]

* Judge Luttig, formerly of the Fourth Circuit, wrote a brutal rebuke of the Republican party’s Trump addiction. [New York Times]

* Microsoft remains cool as workers organize, putting pressure on the rest of the video game industry. [Bloomberg Law News]

* A ranking of television lawyers. Not sure about any list without Harvey Birdman, but all right. [Giant Freakin Robot]

* If firms keep telling the press that everyone wants to go back to the office then maybe it’ll be true! That certainly seems to be the strategy anyway. [American Lawyer]

* Religious groups challenging abortion restrictions hoping to take advantage of the trend of courts offering exemptions to public policy to anyone who claims it offends them. Yeah… this puts a lot of weight on the idea that those opinions reflect some sort of principled Free Exercise jurisprudence instead of “we’ve found a new way to legalize discrimination, guys!” [Politico]

* KPMG dominates the bank audit space with clients like Signature, and SVB, and First Rep– oh. Uh oh. [Bloomberg Law News]

* We’re set to learn who bailed out George Santos. On one hand, public inquiry into bail sureties emboldens disingenuous attacks on bail funds, which are often critical to social justice and giving meaningful effect to the right to protest. On the other hand… George Santos is accused of misusing funds already. [NY Times]

* Insider trading conviction brings juror to tears. The prospect of sending someone to prison should give jurors more pause, but Goldman bankers making insider trades isn’t where one would expect an outpouring of empathy. [Law360]

* Clarence Thomas’s dissent in the False Claims Act case ran contrary to everything “Originalism” claims to believe. This is going to shock you, but Originalism may not be the robust, good faith interpretive strategy we’ve been told. [Dorf on Law]

* “FTC to argue Microsoft’s deal to buy Activision should be paused.” GROAN. [Reuters]

HC3 recently warned healthcare providers about a ‘relatively unknown’ ransomware gang named TimisoaraHackerTeam. The group leverages legitimate software tools like Microsoft’s BitLocker and Jetico’s BestCrypt to deliver its malware.

* Lawyer accused of blowing millions of client money in Vegas will plead guilty. Guess she didn’t like her odds… [NY Post]

* Magistrate in Trump’s arraignment has an extensive history of quoting music lyrics in opinions. Maybe Siting on the Potty? [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]

* Clients want to see more innovation out of law firms. Surely junking all their remote collaboration infrastructure and forcing everyone to sit in high overhead expense offices will do the trick! [American Lawyer]

* Judge blocks Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision until FTC completes its challenge. Quietly returns to chambers and fires up Call of Duty on a PS5. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Congress heard testimony about the phenomenon of scammers are using AI to fake kidnappings. While regulation is probably needed… doesn’t this just make real kidnappings less likely? I mean, Nigerian princes don’t even bother asking me to help them move their money anymore. [Courthouse News Service]

* E. Jean Carroll granted leave to amend complaint to include all the new defamation committed after she won the first lawsuit. [Reuters]

* Partner sues McDermott and a recruiter for failing to disclose conflicts the firm had with his book of business. Not sure why the recruiter would know if the firm intended to hide the ball on its own business, but hey. [Law360]

Thanks to passkeys, the days of passwords will soon be numbered.

You know, someone should have felt like something was up when the filing opened up with Lorem ipsum.

It tolls for thee.

You can think of ChatGPT and tools like it as a highly intelligent assistant who sometimes sprinkles inaccuracies into its otherwise very helpful responses.

A preemptive cobranding campaign of this magnitude is kind of like if the movie industry and the marketing industry had a baby and named it 'Too Big to Fail.'

* Former sex crimes prosecutor breaks down the little things from the first day of Trump’s rape trial. [Daily Beast]

* John Roberts refuses to comply with Senate subpoena. But sometimes it’s worth setting off a constitutional crisis over… graft. [CNN]

* It’s sentencing day for Steve Bannon’s fake wall charity buddies! [Reuters]

* Almost twice as many young associates hope to make partner than in the same poll a couple of years ago. [American Lawyer]

* UK blocks Microsoft’s bid to takeover Activision Blizzard. At least prove they can push Starfield out the door before letting them run Call of Duty. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Expert witness tells jury that Juul knew it was marketing to kids. Juul’s manufacturer denies the charge while taking a deep drag of FrootLoops-flavored smoke from its glowing neon device. [Law360]

* New York on the brink of blocking criminal defense attorneys from timely access to key discovery so the governor can claim that it’s tough on crime for the handful of criminal defendants acquitted have worse odds. [New York Times]

Nigerian Prince scams are about to get a hell of a lot more convincing.