* Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, and with the current Court make up, this is the last penumbra we’re going to see for awhile. [USA Today]
* Norton Rose Fulbright in merger talks with Chadbourne & Parke. [New York Law Journal]
* Chief Justice Roberts compared himself to an umpire. Judge Gorsuch compared himself to a replay booth official. The football analogy works, since Gorsuch is going to be one of those scab refs from the 2012 NFL lockout while Garland sits at home. [Law.com]
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* Keeping with the football news, former NFL cheerleaders have filed a class action alleging a conspiracy to suppress their wages, which, if true, is easily the sixth or seventh most repulsive thing Roger Goodell does on a daily basis. [ABC News]
* In a letter to the state Supreme Court, 20 law school deans asked California to lower its draconian bar passage threshold. Because it’s ridiculous. [The Recorder]
* Trump is reportedly going to direct the Labor Department to delay implementation of the Fiduciary Rule, surprising no one. [Think Advisor]
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* Here’s a roundup of Judge Gorsuch’s wittiest dissents. [Law360]