* Supreme Court rules pose obstacles to crowdfunded amici briefs. The Court’s rules seek to limit influence purchased by shadowy, unknowable big donors. Let’s see how the Citizens United faithful react when this problem comes knocking on their door. [National Law Journal]
* Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers looking to get their client out on bail as she awaits extradition to the United States on charges of being a convenient pawn in Trump’s trade war. [NY Times]
* Ropes & Gray hammers the nails into USA Gymnastics’ well-deserved coffin. [American Lawyer]
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* Litigation finance is still establishing credibility among in-house counsel. [Corporate Counsel]
* Vivia Chen interviews the four white men fighting affirmative action in colleges. [American Lawyer]
* Arizona now owes millions in fees over its ill-conceived political stunt to deny drivers licenses to Dreamers. [Arizona Capitol Times]
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* You can secretly record government officials in Massachusetts now. Bill Belichick over here saying, “see, nobody complains when they do it.” [Mass Live]