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* Bernie Madoff’s investment strategy may yield a billion dollar return… for the trustee. [American Lawyer]
* Lanny Davis is now representing Michael Cohen, which certainly doesn’t bode well for Trump. [Bloomberg]
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* The fiance of Princess Mako of Japan is going to Fordham next year. [Japan Times]
* Federal judge rules that sanctuary city policies aren’t obstacles to immigration policy because standing aside is not the same as standing in the way. [NY Times]
* A disturbing look at the border crisis through the eyes of an immigration lawyer. [Mother Jones]
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* Job opportunity: the Senate is looking for special counsel to grease the wheels on the effort to roll back decades of jurisprudence. [National Law Journal]
* Akin Gump is representing a woman separated from her children by the Trump administration. The representation comes as part of a public-private venture backed by the state of New York. The story is the latest testament to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s deeply held moral conviction that people shouldn’t vote for Cynthia Nixon. [Journal News]
* The head of Arizona Summit Law School thinks the school’s been treated unfairly. The nerve of these people. [KJZZ]