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* The Supreme Court has upheld a ban on automated calls to mobile phones. Maybe now I’ll stop getting calls about my car’s extended warranty… [USA Today]

* A lawyer representing accusers of Jeffrey Epstein says that Maxwell will never reveal the full connections between Prince Andrew and Epstein. [New York Post]

* The New York Attorney General has ordered a Black Lives Matter organization to stop soliciting donations in the state since the organization did not comply with the proper registrations. [New York Daily News]

* A defendant is being granted a new trial because the judge asked the witness too many questions. This is kind of reminiscent of a famous scene from The Verdict. [New York Law Journal]

* Charges have been filed against the woman who alleged to authorities that she was in danger from a black birdwatcher in Central Park in May. [BBC]

* An attorney, who is now sick with COVID-19, claims a judge ordered her to court even though she told the court her COVID-19 test was pending and she was showing symptoms. [Bakersfield Californian]

* Law360 just named its top lawyers under 40. If I had a subscription, I’d be able to see if I made the cut, but I think I already know the answer… [Law360]

* Orin Kerr isn’t persuaded by Larry Lessig’s argument in favor of the Electoral College picking Hillary Clinton as president. [Volokh Conspiracy / Washington Post]

* What do people think of President-elect Donald Trump’s appointments so far? Survey says…. [Instapundit]

* If the justice(s) Trump appoints to SCOTUS end up overturning Roe v. Wade, what would happen next? [New York Times via How Appealing]

* Speaking of the Donald, not everything is his fault. [Guile is Good]

* No, this wasn’t said by Trump: “I am not a racist and my voters are neither. They are people who want their country back and who are sick and tired of not being listened to.” [Althouse]

* Congratulations to the 177 lawyers from 76 firms who were just named Law360’s 2016 MVPs! [Law360]

* In keeping with our new morning ritual, we recap the firms that announced salary raises yesterday. We had Schulte Roth & Zabel, Robbins Russell, Arnold & Porter, Kramer Levin, Hughes Hubbard, McDermott, and Cadwalader. [Above the Law / 2016 Salary Increase]

* Womble Carlyle is forming a “strategic alliance” with U.K. firm Bond Dickinson. If mergers are law firm marriages, then think of this as the law firm f**k buddy arrangement. [Legal Week / Daily Report]

* This law school thinks the future of law is taking money to educate non-lawyers. [Newsworks]

* Here, read Law360 describe how Law360 settled with the NYAG’s office. It’s very meta. [Law360]

* Harvard Law grad suing NY State Board of Law Examiners for failing to accommodate her disability and causing her to twice fail the exam. [ABA Journal]

* Amid criticism, Shannon Liss-Riordan agrees to cut her fee in half for negotiating a class action settlement with Uber on behalf of the drivers. Apparently she was 2x surge priced the day she secured the deal.

* X marks the sanction: Attorney disciplined for hiding sunken treasure records. [Courthouse News Service]

* University of Iowa College of Law is heading to trial over an age discrimination case. [Tax Law Prof]

* This is real: cop shoots teenager, cop sues the dead teen’s estate for emotional trauma. That’ll go well for everyone involved. [Chicago Tribune]

* The family of Hae Min Lee is speaking out about the Serial podcast and Adnan Syed’s new post-trial hearing. [Jezebel]

* Do you have any legal options if you are sent by your job to a place with a Zika virus outbreak? [Reuters]

* Everyone deserves a lawyer, even the bad guys. [The Atlantic]

* Breaking down Bernie Sanders supporters and risk aversion. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]

* A Q&A with the legal journalist who lost her job over a noncompete agreement. [Big Law Business Bloomberg BNA]