Tully Rinckey

* Prosecution rests in Paul Manafort trial after deciding the jury didn’t even need to hear about the Fabregé egg bedazzled White Rhino skin robe. [WSJ]

* Now we enter the ridiculous world of musing about whether or not it was legal for Omarosa to tape her own firing. Which was held in the Situation Room. Which doesn’t sound like a clumsy setup at all. [The Guardian]

* “Will AI-Powered Law Enfrocement Force Us To Rewrite Our Laws?” Well, decades of empirical evidence of limited efficacy and systemic discriminatory application haven’t done it, so why would AI? [Forbes]

* Law firm figures out how to make Trump’s tax laws work for them proving once again that if you set your mind to it, anyone can outsmart this administration. [American Lawyer]

* The ban-the-box movement to keep employers from amplifying the debilitating effects of the criminal justice system by effectively barring ex-convicts from reentering the workforce, has now taken hold in 31 states. [Corporate Counsel]

* It’s telling that “Trump cabinet official accused of violating ethics rules is so passé it’s below the fold. [CNN]

* Hawaii has dropped its fight over the Trump Muslim Ban after the Supreme Court handed down its persuasive “there are 5 of us and only 4 of you” ruling. [US News]

* Chief Judge Edith Jones of the Fifth Circuit, the judicial diva herself, will be stepping down from her role at the head of the bench earlier than expected, due to “family issues.” Perhaps she told someone to “shut up” too many times? [Tex Parte Blog]

* Apple asked U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh to deny Samsung’s request that she bar all further communication with trial jurors, because the company claims it wants “equal access to information” (aka jury foreman Velvin Hogan). [Bloomberg]

* “[T]here’s no way to preserve the definition of marriage [as one man and one woman] other than by preserving the definition. It becomes somewhat circular.” That, and you rely on law from 1885. Argh! [BuzzFeed]

* ASU Law wants to move from Tempe to Phoenix, and to make it financially feasible, the school may increase enrollment and raise tuition. Sound like a good idea, prospective law students cash cows? [Arizona Republic]

* Now compare/contrast: Stanford Law had to dip into its coffers to come up with the cash to cover its financial aid promises this year, but the school isn’t cutting out a dime that’s owed to students. [National Law Journal]

* Massachusetts appealed the Michelle Kosilek sex-change ruling. The state claims it provided “adequate medical care,” but it’s questionable whether that was the case if the prisoner tried to castrate herself. [CNN]

* Tully Rinckey, a midsize firm, is planning to open an office in Buffalo, New York, so it sent out recruitment letters to 5,469 attorneys in the region. Unemployed law grads: open the letter, it’s not a bill! [Buffalo News]