* A Rhode Island woman is accused of stealing around $740,000 from her godmother’s law firm. Maybe she should have made her an offer she couldn’t refuse… [WPRI.com]
* A federal appeals court has upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit against the WWE over brain damage allegedly sustained by former wrestlers. [Chicago Sun Times]
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* George Bizos, an anti-apartheid lawyer who represented Nelson Mandela, has died of natural causes at 92. [BBC]
* Attorney General Barr is claiming that the increase in violent crime in New York recently is a result of the state’s new bail reform law. [New York Post]
* President Trump announced 20 more people he may select to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court. Happy to say I have had a beer with one person on the list… [Fox News]
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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].