* A lawyer has been disbarred based partly on the testimony of a federal judge. This takes being benchslapped to a whole new level. [ABA Journal]
* A personal injury law firm has agreed to pay up to $2M to settle a class action. This is quite the role reversal. [Law 360]
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* University of La Verne is considering the closure of its law school. [Daily Bulletin]
* A federal judge has reinstated a defamation lawsuit filed by a Covington Catholic teen against the Washington Post. Interestingly, this article about the Washington Post was published by the Washington Post. [Washington Post]
* Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions is mulling a run for his old Senate seat. [New York Times]
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* Litigation against Alex Jones is moving forward, and this ain’t no conspiracy theory. [Texas Lawyer]
Jordan Rothman is a partner of The Rothman Law Firm, a full-service New York and New Jersey law firm. He is also the founder of Student Debt Diaries, a website discussing how he paid off his student loans. You can reach Jordan through email at [email protected].