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* So much for that plea deal! Mueller’s office says it’s caught Manafort in multiple lies since ostensibly reaching an agreement. I’m sure we’ll soon hear how this is all a “perjury trap” too. [Huffington Post]
* James Ray III says he shot his girlfriend in self-defense. Sure. [NJ.com]
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* Hong Kong aims to be Asia’s arbitration hub and its neighbors aren’t giving up that title easily. [International]
* There’s apparently a DB Cooper convention. Amazing. [Courthouse News Service]
* The Thomas Jefferson School of Law still trying to keep its head above water. [Voice of San Diego]
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*Meanwhile, the Florida legislature is looking to clear the obstacles to renaming FSU’s law school. [Florida Politics]
* Boies Schiller attempting to chase down deadbeat real estate magnate who stiffed the firm on million-dollar fees. The media keeps calling him a “Chinese dissident” which is technically true, but obscures the whole “fabulously wealthy” part. [Law360]