Ed note: In honor of Thanksgiving, we will not be publishing tomorrow, November 24th, and will be on a reduced publication schedule on Friday the 25th. Have a very happy Thanksgiving, from all of us here at Above the Law!
* Get your Grinch on: 16 of the best holiday-themed lawsuits.[Reeves Law]
* Legal tech and the fight for civil rights. Not everyone thinks they’re sitting this one out. [Curo Legal]
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* Drain the swamp my ass. Donald Trump’s SCOTUS pick won’t be on board for campaign finance reform. [Salon]
* President Obama “pardoned” his last turkey. [DCist]
* Yes, the Trump Foundation’s self-dealing is disturbing, and no, the Donald probably won’t face any legal liability over it. [Politico]
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* How do you measure the “Scalia-ness” of the next Supreme Court justice? [SSRN]
* Useful reading: the surgeon general’s latest report on substance abuse. [Law and More]