* Netflix has defeated libel claims related to The Laundromat, a film about the “Panama Papers.” Maybe the judge was moved by Meryl Streep’s performance… [Hollywood Reporter]
* A lawsuit has been filed over alleged abuse of migrant women in detention centers run by ICE. [NBC News]
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* A typo in a Georgia election lawsuit says the lawyer verified the allegations under “plenty of perjury” instead of “penalty of perjury.” [ABA Journal]
* Judges of the Southern District of New York exercised a rarely used power to keep the acting U.S. Attorney in Manhattan on the job until Joe Biden is inaugurated. [New York Times]
* A report alleges that some law firms took Payroll Protection Program money and banked the cash rather than used it on payroll. Don’t think anyone should be surprised… [ABA Journal]
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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].