Pardons

I don't know how this will end up as a lyric in his next mixtape, but I guarantee that it will end up as a lyric on his next mixtape.

Sucks to suck, Kansas.

Just when he thought he was out, they pull him back in.

Uh-oh...

He says Trump saved all the pardons for his 'corrupt friends.' Ouch.

Convicted former Nixon Peabody partner got a coveted pardon.

The thread running throughout this list is a commitment to rewarding the haves.

He's not a constitutional law scholar, but he has some thoughts.

That's the stellar legal advice a T-14 law degree gets ya!

But his career as a lawyer was already beyond help.

He went to work every day prepared to die in a tiger cage. Dying doesn’t scare him. At all. Unless it's in prison.

It’s no surprise that he doesn’t care about little things like what the majority of citizens actually want now that he’s being booted out of office.

Couldn't happen to nicer ratf*cker!

It's a limited change meant to nerf the president's pardon power.

* Was Michael Cohen involved in any talk about potential pardons? Lawmakers are now very interested in exploring this topic to find out if anyone was allegedly obstructing justice. [Washington Post]

* As we’ve been hearing for a while now, special counsel Robert Mueller will submit his final report soon, and it’s going to turn into a political firestorm. [Bloomberg]

* Meanwhile, Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-NY), chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, says it’s “very clear” that President Trump obstructed justice in Mueller’s probe, and he’s sending out document requests for his own investigation. [Chicago Tribune]

* Thomas Reid is out as the managing partner of Davis Polk after accepting the role of general counsel at Comcast. Congratulations and best of luck! [Corporate Counsel]

* No one could have possibly seen this one coming: After his stint as White House counsel, Don McGahn will be returning to Jones Day. [National Law Journal]

* Michael Cohen was disbarred just days ago, but it’s possible he could practice law again the future. It won’t be easy, of course, but it could happen. [Big Law Business]

* Yay, more law schools… Concordia Law and Lincoln Memorial Law were granted full accreditation by the American Bar Association this weekend. [KTVB 7; WATE 6]

If you do a close read on these Trump tweets, you can see the pardon coming.

The Trump Court will frustrate the rule of law at every possible turn.

As Schrodinger's cat might say: This thought experiment is dumb!

* New firm, new pay: Recently merged firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner is going to be moving to a merit-based pay system for partners. Messing with people’s money? This should be interesting! [Legal Week]

* Reed Smith has rolled out a new plan that will “revamp” associate life at the firm, complete with new training, billing requirements, and reviews. This isn’t specifically for millennials (suuuuure), but rather, “an acknowledgment that there are some creative and inventive ways to do things differently.” [American Lawyer]

* In case you missed it, President Trump says he’s considering commuting former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich’s 14-year sentence for corruption and he might even throw a pardon Martha Stewart’s way. Hmm, it’s almost like the president is trying to set the stage for something that could come in the future… [Chicago Tribune]

* According to Vivia Chen, if we really want gender equity in the legal profession, it might be time for some quotas. It’s working for corporate boards in Europe, so it could work here too, but alas, “the topic has largely been a nonstarter in the U.S.” [The Careerist]

* Jennifer Ihns, the former clinic administrator at Notre Dame Law, has been sentenced to seven years in prison for embezzling about $200,000 from the school, but she’ll only spend two years behind bars, with five years of probation. [Law.com]

He's not pardoning him because it's the right thing to do, he's creating a self-serving narrative.