President Donald Trump?
* Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has already attacked a federal judge due to his “Mexican heritage,” and now he’s speaking out about judges’ religious beliefs. Trump apparently thinks Muslim judges would be biased against him due to his plans to ban Muslim immigrants. [New York Times]
* Reviled pharma bro Martin Shkreli finds himself on the wrong side of the law, again: He — along with his ex-attorney, Evan Greebel (formerly of Kaye Scholer) — has been accused of scheming to defraud potential investors of Retrophin, the drug company Shkreli founded in 2011. [Associated Press]
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* Ouch! Last week, Norton Rose stole an entire practice group from Sidley Austin. The 17-member public finance group, including six partners, will move to San Francisco, marking the firm’s entrance into the Northern California market. [Big Law Business]
* Dean Phyliss Craig-Taylor of North Carolina Central University School of Law has been appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Congratulations! [News & Observer]
* A suit filed against Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby that accused her of firing prosecutors due to their political associations has been dismissed. According to Judge J. Frederick Motz (D. Md.), prosecutors can be fired for political reasons. [Baltimore Sun]
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