Morning Docket: 12.22.22

* Federal prosecutors announce that two of Sam Bankman-Fried's closest allies have pleaded guilty to fraud charges, just as SBF departed the Bahamas after agreeing to be extradited back to the U.S. Man, don't you hate it when you come back from vacation and it's all bad news? [Reuters] * That's the thing when you go soft on criminals... they just end up committing more crimes! And, yes, this is a story about the people Trump pardoned. [ABC News] * Sixth Circuit strikes down county's 10-foot buffer zone around preventing women from being harassed as they enter an abortion clinic, citing Supreme Court ruling that any limit beyond the property line itself is a First Amendment violation. As a reminder, Supreme Court officials and Republican lawmakers went absolutely berserk at the prospect of peaceful protests outside justices' houses. [National Law Journal] * Pharma Bro Martin Shkreli's former Lawyer Bro Evan Greebel just filed a cert petition asking the Supreme Court to shield his 401(k) funds from the restitution order. Look, a convict's gotta retire! How else do we keep Florida populated? [Law.com] * When Congress passed a law to stop people bombarding your inbox, it didn't apply to Facebook birthday messages. That falls under the well-established "aw, that's sweet!" canon of construction. [Law360]