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If you are reading this in Opera, this is me calling you a nerd.

These companies better cover their asses from A to Z.

* It’s going down. I’m yelling — Tinder! [Engadget]

* Uvalde mayor suggests the real problem is how the cops are being shown, not that they did nothing as children were being murdered. [Keranews]

* The power of the ballot: The right to abort is up to Michigan voters. [NPR]

* Hands off my arms! The lawsuits restricting gun restrictions have started in New York. [WNBF]

* Education Dept. says it should be easier for students to prove they got finessed by their colleges. [Business Insider]

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s dismantling of Roe, U.S. tech companies didn’t much want to talk about their role in securing women’s data. And they didn’t want to talk much about it because they know that the privacy standards and oversight of the entire US snoopvertising economy, from adtech and telecom to app makers, media giants, and the internet of things — is […]

What's next? They'll want to see my bookmarks on Twitter? They will be scarred.

* While 10 isn’t old enough to adopt, Ohio definitely thinks it’s old enough to force you to have a kid. [Independent]

* America America’d on 4th of July. Because of the correlation of copycat killers and media coverage of mass shootings, here’s a completely unrelated Childish Gambino music video.  [YouTube]

* Curb anything but the 2nd: SCOTUS doesn’t like when the right to protest personally impacts them. [Axios]

* Google plans to delete data that pins users to having visited abortion clinics. [The Next Web]

There’s a lot of nonsense in the ruling.

A strong personal brand requires the three C's: clear messaging, content creation, and consistent effort.

And Facebook could be next.

Debate me, you cowards!

All thanks to a pair of German producers and the magic of Netflix.

You ever tell an 'I know an FBI agent is watching me' joke and hear a laugh out of nowhere?

Warrants sound better in the original Klingon.

Look... I can explain why William Jackson Harper is in my recent search history.

* Seven people hold $1 trillion in wealth, all tech lords. Biden, where’s that trust bustin’! [The Guardian]

* “When there are 203”: Democrats push for a couple hundred more judges. [Law 360]

* Senate births a trillion dollar baby! Maybe now my roads can get fixed. [NPR]

* Trouble coming up with a way to balance current bottom dollar and caring about future generations? Its taxing, really. [Delaware Online]

* You know its hard out here for a mom: Lawyering and Mom-ing ain’t easy. [ABA Journal]

* Hershey has a new general counsel. Hope his compensation package is “sweet”… [Reuters]

* A celebrity lawyer, who represented the late DMX, has listed his New York City duplex for sale. [New York Post]

* A Texas judge has refused to move a lawsuit against Google from Texas to California. Should be fine, a lot of tech companies are moving to Texas these days anyways… [Reuters]

* A Brooklyn lawyer has pleaded guilty to running a $6 million real estate scam. [Patch]

* Bacardi has won a lawsuit against a former distributor. To celebrate, maybe they should sip Bacardi like it’s their birthday… [Spirits Business]

This SCOTUS decision does little to reassure those who believe that Google leads a charmed life as the efficient infringer extraordinaire.

* A new lawsuit alleges that a radio personality’s “rabid” fans forced a Florida man to leave the Sunshine State. Maybe the plaintiff was just a “snow bird”… [Tampa Bay Times]

* The highest-paid lawyers at Viacom/CBS were paid $12.7 million last year. [Bloomberg Law]

* The Supreme Court handed Google a win over Oracle in a longstanding copyright dispute. Maybe the justices just hate using Bing… [CNN]

* Harvey Weinstein has filed an appeal of his criminal conviction. [Fox News]

* A group of farmers recently filed an antitrust lawsuit against a number of agricultural companies. [AP]

* A Florida lawyer is getting recognition for helping professional wrestlers trademark parts of their personas. Guess he smells what the Rock is cooking… money. [Tampa Bay Times]

* Buckingham Palace is reportedly hiring a law firm to investigate Megan Markle’s bullying claims. Wonder what it would be like if the firm from Suits did this job… [Business Insider]

* Google will face a lawsuit claiming that it still tracks users in Incognito Mode. [Verge]

* The criminal trial of Elizabeth Holmes, the founder of Theranos, may be delayed due to her recently announced pregnancy. [Guardian]

* The Manhattan District Attorney recently announced he will be retiring at the end of his term. [Washington Post]

* A Florida lawyer has been charged with first-degree murder. [ABC News]

* The Clemson University Track and Field Team has hired counsel over the elimination of their program. Hope they don’t have too many “hurdles” to pursuing a claim… [ESPN]

* A lawyer for Britney Spear’s dad defended her client’s role in Britney’s conservatorship. In other words: leave Britney’s dad alone! [Los Angeles Times]

* TikTok has reached a $92 million settlement to resolve a class action that alleged privacy violations by the platform. [Verge]

* The Washington Supreme Court has struck down a law that criminalizes the unintentional possession of drugs. [Seattle Times]

* A lawyer told a congressional committee that the Department of Justice and state attorneys general need more resources to fight Google in antitrust litigation. [Yahoo News]

* Prosecutors in Maryland are participating in a “Polar Bear Plunge” by jumping into the Chesapeake Bay to raise money for the Special Olympics. Please let this be the new “ice bucket challenge“! [Baltimore Sun]