* Conviction sends Bitcoin boss from blockchain to chain gang. [Law360]
* Remember Popkin & Stern? Probably not since it collapsed in 1991. Its wild bankruptcy tale is finally coming to an end after art fights and marriage proposals. [Stltoday]
* Drug smugglers are now suing their lawyers for saying they knew Alex Acosta but failed to get an “Epstein deal.” This “Rule of Law” thing is not going well, folks. [Miami Herald]
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* Effort to quash the House subpoena of Trump’s accountants heads to the DC Circuit today where new judge Neomi Rao will have an early opportunity to cook up some kooky ramblings to justify a purely political decision. [National Law Journal]
* Andrew Cuomo steps up to disenfranchise voters to shield his political stooges. [Sunnyside Post]
* Municipality hacks keep striking and it’s a real problem for everyone’s privacy. [Legaltech News]
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* R. Kelly arrested on new charges. [Huffington Post]