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HERE’S A HAPPY BONUS STORY: Staci has good news for some people in California.

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HERE’S A MOTHER******* HAPPY BONUS STORY: Cause the firm’s name is Morrison & Foerster. MoFo. Get it?
AND HERE’S A PISSED-OFF BONUS STORY: It’s about Quinn but, to be honest, it’s only pissy because I wrote it.
AND, IN CASE YOU HAVEN’T HEARD, JUSTICE ANTHONY KENNEDY IS PROBABLY STICKING AROUND: Given how terrible the world is, that’s probably the best legal news we can give you this Christmas.
Happy holidays, everybody. Thanks for reading.