* Fahrvergnügen! The DOJ charged six VW executives in the emissions-cheating scandal, arresting one in Miami. [New York Times]
* Dewey think the Trustee should be able to destroy records? [Law360]
* The Jeff Sessions confirmation hearing opted for the “he can’t be racist, he has a black friend” strategy that absolutely, positively never fails. [Litigation Daily]
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* Child prostitution isn’t legal in California and oh my God why do we have to clarify this? [ABC News]
* Company under CFPB investigation battling to remain anonymous. This probably would be a significant legal challenge if we assumed the CFPB would exist past next month. [National Law Journal]
* Chelsea Manning’s sentence may be commuted before Obama leaves office. [Lawfare]
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* The fight over legal rights to Prince’s catalog continues. [Page Six]