Tax Fraud

Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has been criminally investigating Trump and the Trump Organization for more than two years.

* Among all of his other legal worries, Michael Cohen is now under investigation for tax fraud. This guy just can’t catch a break. [Wall Street Journal]

* You may remember the “frozen trucker” case that Justice Neil Gorsuch was plagued by during his confirmation hearings. As it turns out, Judge Brett Kavanaugh has his own “frozen trucker” case, but his involves a woman who was drowned by a killer whale at SeaWorld. Stay tuned for questions about that. [Slate]

* You may want to lateral to another firm in a hot market like Texas, but bless your heart, that doesn’t mean your current firm is going to just let you do it. More and more firms — like Weil Gotshal, Baker Botts — have been enforcing their contractual “hold” provisions and delaying lateral moves. [Texas Lawyer]

* Let’s face it: if you’re applying to law schools, you’re not going to be able to get in to all of them. Figure out which ones are your safety schools ASAP. [U.S. News]

* Angelina Jolie has accused Brad Pitt of neglecting his child support obligations in a new court filing, claiming that the actor hasn’t made any “meaningful” payments in the year and a half since Jolie filed for divorce. [NBC News]

The wacky Aussie with a proclivity for pulling his pecker out seems to have found himself in another pickle.

Allegations of a high-ranking government lawyer abusing the perks of his office, a tax lawyer engaging in tax fraud, and a real estate lawyer stealing $4 million -- who should be Lawyer of the Day?

* Wait, is this real? People actually sued al-Qaeda and expect to be paid billions of dollars in damages? Seriously? Having a major “what is this I don’t even” moment over here. [Bloomberg] * Judith Kaye is the new centerfold for the New York State Court of Appeals. She’s the first woman in history whose […]