Martin Shkreli

* The Supreme Court leak investigation accomplished two things: (1) we’re all more sure than ever that the leak sprung from a justice; and, (2) the justices have burned every bridge with their extended staff. [NY Times]

* Three Days of the Counsel-OR. OK that was a stretch, but the Am Law 100 is coalescing around three-day office policies. Even if firms remain divided over what that looks like in practice. [American Lawyer]

* Director Doug Liman did a more comprehensive job vetting Brett Kavanaugh than the FBI. [Washington Post]

* Government asks to hold Martin Shkreli in contempt. There are so many industries in this world… is it that hard not to start a business in one covered by a court order? [FTC]

* Proskauer unimpressed with former COO’s interpretation of his final days in the office. [Reuters]

* A judge has denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Amazon challenging the award of a lucrative Defense Department contract to Microsoft. Guess Jeff Bezos doesn’t have enough money already… [Verge]

* The FBI has purportedly seized a phone from a lawyer who has ties to Rudy Giuliani. [Salon]

* A lawyer connected to “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli has resigned from the New York Bar. [Bloomberg Law]

* The family of a protester shot and killed by police during the Capitol riot earlier this year is filing a wrongful death lawsuit. [NBC News]

* A New York lawyer, who is accused of vanishing and leaving clients and their money in the lurch, allegedly forged his mother’s signature on loan documents. Guess the joke about lawyers being willing to throw their mothers under the bus might be true for some people… [Commercial Observer]

* Former Attorney General Eric Holder, Jr. now bills at $2,295 an hour in private practice. Quite a step up from the government grind… [ABA Journal]

* A disbarred lawyer has been sentenced to prison for stealing nearly $1 million from a first responder who suffered 9/11-related illnesses. [New York Daily News]

* A Texas attorney has been charged in a $225 million tax fraud. [Houston Chronicle]

* Attorney General Merrick Garland led a commemoration for the anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombings, a case with which Garland was involved as a federal prosecutor. [New York Times]

* The lawyer for “pharma bro” Martin Shkreli is having his retirement accounts garnished as part of a restitution order related to purported wire and securities fraud. [ABA Journal]

* Boies Schiller has been hit with a malpractice lawsuit over a representation involving water balloon patents. The litigants should just have a water balloon fight to settle the dispute. [American Lawyer]

* Charges have been dropped against a Tampa megachurch pastor who was accused of violating Florida’s safer-at-home orders. [Fox News]

* An attorney for Quinton Dunbar, an NFL player accused of armed robbery, claims he has affidavits proving his client’s innocence. [Boston Globe]

* A federal judge has called “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli “delusional” while rejecting his request for early release to help find a treatment for COVID-19. [Hill]

* A lawsuit has been filed against SeaWorld San Diego for continuing to charge annual pass fees while the park is closed due to COVID-19. [NBC News]

* Tiffany Trump celebrated her graduation from Georgetown Law this weekend. From one “Hoya Lawya” to another, congrats! [Yahoo News]

* “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli has been sued by the New York Attorney General. Wonder how he was served in prison. [New York Daily News]

* A lawyer who was indicted for allegedly billing West Virginia for more than 24 hours in a day has been caught after a life on the lam. [ABA Journal]

* A U.S. Attorney has indicated that Prince Andrew provided “zero” cooperation in the Jeffrey Epstein case. [NBC News]

* Ken Star said that impeachment is “hell” at President Trump’s impeachment trial yesterday. Maybe he got inspiration from last weekend’s Saturday Night Live. [Boston Globe]

* Roy Moore has filed a multi-million-dollar “fake news” lawsuit against a Washington magazine. Wonder if Alabama has anti-SLAPP laws… [Al.com]

* Johnny Depp has settled a lawsuit against his former attorney who allegedly bilked him out of millions. In other words: Jack Sparrow has bested another pirate. [Bloomberg]

* Hillary Clinton told an audience at Georgetown Law yesterday that she played a pivotal role in the selection of RBG to the Supreme Court. Maybe she’ll play herself in the next RBG movie. [CNN]

* Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. has been charged with unlawfully touching a third woman. [Yahoo Entertainment]

* Attorneys handling the Equifax data breach class action are asking for $77M in fees. I’m still waiting for the money AOC promised me! [Daily Report]

* The Second Circuit has upheld the conviction of Martin Shkreli’s lawyer for his role in helping Shkreli defraud investors. [Reuters]

* R. Kelly skipped a hearing relating to his federal charges because he allegedly had an infected toenail. This excuse is even worse than saying he had to wash his hair. [People]

* Judge Maryanne Trump Barry recently retired from the Third Circuit, meaning that the judicial ethics inquiry into her alleged inheritance tax evasion be all for naught. [Associated Press]

* No, it isn’t true that Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Supreme Court papers won’t be released “until a hundred years after the last justice with whom she has served is no longer alive.” Much like conspiracy theorists’ claims about RBG’s death, that would be insane. [National Law Journal]

* Numerous progressive groups have asked the House of Representatives to investigate Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s “sham confirmation process” after he was accused of sexual misconduct — but it’s unlikely this will go anywhere. [BuzzFeed]

* In case you missed it, former Skadden partner Greg Craig was charged in connection with the Mueller investigation for making false statements to the DOJ that were tied to his work for Ukraine. If you recall, former Skadden associate Alexander van der Zwaan was the first to be sentenced in the Mueller probe. [American Lawyer]

* “I’m used to always being the caretaker for other people. It’s not natural for me to accept help.” Dean Lyrissa Lidsky of the University of Missouri School of Law is battling breast cancer, and her law school colleagues and students have offered her all of their support. We’re with you too, Dean! #LidskyStrong [Law.com]

* Pharma bro Martin Shkreli, whose prison pals “affectionately call him ‘asshole,” is reportly fighting an antitrust lawsuit from solitary confinement. [Big Law Business]

* It turns out that Don McGahn, the White House counsel, has been cooperating “extensively” with Robert Mueller’s obstruction investigation. He’s apparently been sharing “detailed accounts” for his own legal security because he thought President Trump might be trying to set him as the fall guy. [New York Times]

* Judge T.S. Ellis says that he’s received threats while overseeing Paul Manafort’s trial and that he is now under the protection of U.S. Marshals. He’s refused to release the names of the jurors out of a genuine concern for their safety. [USA Today]

* Federal prosecutors are reportedly preparing charges related to bank and tax fraud for Michael Cohen. He allegedly misrepresented his assets to obtain loans and failed to properly report income from his taxi medallions. Yikes! [CNN]

* Speaking of Cohen, Bracewell partner Barbara Jones has concluded her privilege review of the more than 3.2 million documents seized from Michael Cohen, and found that about 7,150 were actually privileged — a fraction of what was taken, and a fraction of what Cohen’s legal team claimed was privileged. [New York Law Journal]

* “I will regret every day of my life, the day I met Martin Shkreli.” Despite his lawyers’ request for no jail time, Evan Greebel, the former Biglaw partner who once worked with the pharma bro, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison. [American Lawyer]

* Esperanza Franco, a 2015 graduate of Penn Law’s LL.M. program and 2017 graduate of Arizona’s J.D. program, has been defending immigrants from deportation, but she may soon face deportation herself thanks to a series of visa errors. You can donate here to help her stay in the country. [Philadelphia Inquirer]

* Charges filed in the murder of Stephen Shapiro against the victim’s brother-in-law. [American Lawyer]

* Over in the Sixth Circuit, Judge Amul Thapar launched his latest bid to be the Federalist Society’s next favorite son by taking the Supreme Court’s intellectually bankrupt Epic opinion and saying, “what if it didn’t go far enough?”[National Law Journal]

* As sexual abuse allegations against the Catholic Church continue to mount, Andrew Cuomo asks the state to expand the deadline to bring claims to the age of 50. Like every other Cuomo move, I assume this comes because Cynthia Nixon wanted it moved to 49. [New York Law Journal]

* Lawsuits focus on want ads specifically targeted to young demographics on social media. That certainly sounds like age discrimination, but with this judiciary, I’m sure it’s a violation of the employers’ Free Speech rights to engage in fair hiring practices. [NPR]

* “According to the massive DOJ settlement, RBS didn’t just commit fraud—its employees also chatted about it via email and text.” Ladies and gentlemen, the people we entrust with our economic well-being! [Corporate Counsel]

* Evan Greebel tried to get out of his conviction. He failed. [Law360]

* Masterpiece Cakeshop is back, explaining why they shouldn’t have to serve trans people now. [Courthouse News Service]

* Oh, and obviously Trump is going to fight the Mueller subpoena because telling the truth is hard and creating a constitutional crisis is easy. [Washington Post]

* Papa John has filed suit against his former company in a bid to protect his legacy as America’s foremost “racist guy who makes bad pizza.” [Wall Street Journal]

* While everyone prattles on about Trump’s tapes, the government just blew another deadline to reunite the children they kidnapped with their parents. [Courthouse News Service]

* Troubled law school Arizona Summit trying to get ASU to take its students if or when it loses accreditation. By the way, if you want to hear an in-depth discussion about the problems with Arizona Summit and its sibling schools, check out this. [AZ Central]

* Speaking of independent law schools, the landscape for these programs — for-profit or not — is getting harder. [Law.com]

* Lawsuit seeking to desegregate Minneapolis schools is moving forward. [MinnPost]

* Government argues that Evan Greebel deserves 5 years for his role in aiding Shkreli. [Law360]

* Former Biglaw associate accused of ripping off Harlem church. [New York Law Journal]

* Special counsel Robert Mueller is seeking immunity for up to five witnesses who are set to testify in Paul Manafort’s upcoming bank and tax fraud trial. Oooh, who are these mystery parties and why do they deserve amnesty? [USA Today]

* Just how conservative is Judge Brett Kavanaugh? Using Judicial Common Space scores, Kavanaugh lands “just to the left of the arch-conservative [Justice Clarence] Thomas.” Yay. [FiveThirtyEight]

* Be careful out there, small firms. According to a report from the Association of International Law Firm Networks, it’s not Biglaw firms that should be afraid of the Big Four, but instead, independent firms in mid-sized markets. [American Lawyer]

* Remember Evan Greebel, the ex-Biglaw partner who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire and securities fraud thanks to his representation of pharma bro Martin Shkreli? Per his colleagues, after his “terrible encounter with the devil incarnate,” Greebel shouldn’t get jail time like his former client. [New York Law Journal]

* When it comes to law school applications, it’s very helpful to know the difference between early decision (binding) and early action (nonbinding), but it’s even more helpful to know the difference between out-of-state tuition (drowning in loans) and in-state tuition (treading water in loans). Do your research, applicants! [U.S. News]

* Robert Traurig, co-founder of Greenberg Traurig, RIP. [Daily Business Review]