* Shocking no one, a federal judge ruled that, yes, Congress can issue subpoenas. [Courthouse News Service]
* CKR says its rapid growth isn’t the reason it’s struggling to pay its lawyers. What is the story? It was a bank error, then it was underperforming partners… were people paid last week? [American Lawyer]
* After play acting as a defender of the rule of law for the press… Don McGahn’s rediscovered his Trump administration bona fides. [Reuters]
Keeping Law School Accessible When Federal Loans Fall Short
As federal borrowing caps tighten financing options for law students, one organization is stepping in to negotiate the terms they can't secure alone.
* Too attractive for law… or too much lip for law? It’s a whole thing. [Legal Cheek]
* Professor Epps takes a deep dive into the assault on the Constitution. [The Atlantic]
* Steven Hammond, the former Biglaw partner accused of masturbating in a gym sauna always maintained that the story was a fabrication and is now going after the gym for defamation. [Law 360]
Legal Is Changing. And NeoSummit Is Where The Future Is Being Built.
Legal and operational leaders are gathering May 6–7 in Fort Lauderdale to confront the questions the industry hasn't answered—with a keynote from Amanda Knox setting the tone.
* Don’t murder animals, sure. But is this really a necessary exercise of professional resources in a world with a glaring justice gap and thieving attorneys? [ABA Journal]