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* With Ben Brafman off the case, Harvey Weinstein is going with the Casey Anthony/Aaron Hernandez/Kobe Bryant defense team. For a New York courtroom. [New York Law Journal]
* And some of these new Weinstein lawyers previously represented Rose McGowan on an unrelated matter. She is… less than pleased with this development. [Yahoo]
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* Reed Smith facing $500 million malpractice claim from Zombie Bear Sterns. [American Lawyer]
* Deutsche Bank neck deep in global money-laundering inquiry. At least there’s no way this could ensnare any major political figures. [Law360]
* Federal judge strikes down Iowa’s “we’re banning abortion but not calling it that” law. [Jurist]
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* What will happen to the legal profession during the next recession? Well, it could well be quite the reckoning. [Forbes]
* A deep dive into the crackdown on law schools that can’t get graduates past the bar exam hurdle. [AZ Central]