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* The Anthony Davis deal may have royally screwed up the Lakers and it looks like it might be the lawyers’ fault. [Silverscreen and Roll]
* A reminder that Law & Order: SVU is largely based on Linda Fairstein. It seems to me that NBC’s best move now would be unveiling “Law & Order: Qualified Immunity” forcing Mariska Hargitay to fend off legal challenges after DNA evidence clears characters from past shows. [NBC News]
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* In shocking new poll, women in law reveal that they don’t like being consistently paid less than men. [Law360]
* Antitrust law can’t solve today’s trusts. [NY Times]
* The case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton may fall apart because local elected officials (who surely couldn’t be political allies of Paxtons!) are refusing to pay the bill for the prosecution. [Courthouse News Service]
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* Right-wing groups have drafted copycat bills for state legislatures to pass for years and now pro-choice groups are following the same blueprint. Welcome to modern federalism: less “laboratories of democracy” and more “paving over distinctions with cheaper lobbying bills.” [USA Today]
* R. Kelly has fully paid his child support bills. Finally, the guy can put all these legal problems behind him… oh. [TMZ]