The Wire

* General Michael Flynn, the former national security adviser to President Trump, has offered to testify before Congress on the campaign’s alleged Russian connections in exchange for immunity from prosecution. Remember back in September when Flynn said on Meet the Press that “when you are given immunity that means you’ve probably committed a crime”? This is absolutely wild. [Wall Street Journal; NBC News]

* The chairman of Bethune-Cookman’s criminal justice department defends the HBCU’s affiliation with Arizona Summit Law, even though it’s on probation, saying that because $12.5 million in scholarship money is at stake, “it would be irresponsible not to provide this opportunity as an option for B-CU students to obtain a legal education without incurring excessive student loan debt in the process.” [DealBook / New York Times]

* It looks like President Trump is planning to sign off on a repeal of Obama-era internet privacy rules that were promulgated by the FCC in October. As noted by Senator Chuck Schumer, this is “[t]errible for American [people], great for big [business].” Next on the agenda seems to be the decimation of net neutrality, so you might want to prepare yourselves to pay more for an internet connection that’s quicker than a snail. [Reuters]

* More than half of the 6,000 former students of Trump University have submitted claims to be part of its $25 million fraud class-action settlement. They’ll recoup 80 cents for every dollar they spent on President Trump’s real estate seminars. Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who Trump once accused of being biased due to his “Mexican heritage,” will likely approve the settlement over the objections of two former students. [Big Law Business]

* Guess which law school created a class based on Baltimore crime drama “The Wire”? It’s U. Pitt., which has a three-credit course called “Crime, Law and Society in ‘The Wire.'” This seems like it’s one of those “Law and [Insert Noun Here]” classes, where 3Ls are hoping to get another A to add to their GPAs before they graduate. This would’ve been more relevant if a Maryland law school had offered the class. [Huffington Post]

When you think about it, why aren't judges citing "The Wire" all the time?

* David Simon, the creator of The Wire, weighs in on Baltimore. He points blame at a police force rooted in “a culture that taught them not the hard job of policing, but simply how to roam the city, jack everyone up, and call for the wagon.” F**k. [Talking Points Memo]

* In Colorado, marriage is defined as one man and… well, that’s all you need actually. [Business Insider Law & Order]

* No sooner did I tweet Chief Justice Roberts for his cynical inconsistencies than Brianne Gorod offers a more charitable theory about the jurist. [New Republic]

* Hull takes a stab at explaining his problem with the parlance of email. [What About Clients?]

* A fly on the wall at the post-Obergefell chambers conference. [Law Prof Blawg]

* Professor Hasen examines Williams-Yulee. [Election Law Blog]

* Another reality TV legal run-in: the restaurant from “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” settles a discrimination suit over an employee claiming she was fired for refusing to join a prayer session. I think the important question here is: there’s really a show called “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s”? [Missouri Lawyers Weekly]

* Did you follow that child custody hearing over letting an 11-year-old attend a P!nk (is this how we write that now?) concert? Because it was crazypants. [Bronzino Law]

* Could the Uber class action suit spell relief for contract attorneys? [Law and More]

* Ballard Spahr’s Chair Mark Stewart talks about the competition between law firms and the distribution of… oh, face it, you just want to hear him talk about hiring Rogers Stevens of Blind Melon as an associate. [Bloomberg BNA / Big Law Business]

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* Twitter ordered to out anti-Semitic users by a French court. France wants to know the names of the anti-Semites so they can surrender to them. [Thomson Reuters News & Insights] * How are you feeling, Vermont Law School? Right now, you don’t look so good. [Constitutional Daily] * Now you too can see why AIG decided to not sue the government that bailed them out. [Dealbreaker] * Seems like these Catholic hospitals aren’t so strident about when life begins when there’s a malpractice lawsuit on the line. [Raw Story] * Though, according to some Republicans, fetuses might still be evidence — evidence that rape victims should not be allowed to “tamper” with (what a wonderful little party the GOP has going there). [Gawker] * Orly Taitz: Still Bats**t crazy. [Huffington Post] * The Maryland State Police have to turn over racial profiling complaints to the NAACP. Man, wouldn’t that have made a good season of The Wire? “The Staties.” Carcetti would be Governor. McNulty would be getting away from it all by tending bar in the D.C. area, only to get sucked back in when he passes a state trooper arresting Bubs for driving while black through Takoma Park. [Baltimore Sun]

* With a $10 million donation, it looks like UCLA School of Law can afford to stop playing it fast and loose with its employment statistics. [New York Times] * In light of Facebook’s “smoking gun” evidence of fraud, Paul Ceglia didn’t skip town. He skipped the entire country. [Los Angeles Times] * You can […]

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