Morning Docket: 01.05.23

* The Biden administration's defense of its student loan relief programs arrived. It mostly revolves around the plaintiffs' lack of standing, which has the benefit of being completely correct and the drawback of a majority of justices who don't care. [Reuters] * After yesterday's southeastern merger news, now Maynard and Nexsen are merging to build a 550-attorney firm. [Daily Report Online] * Coinbase will have to pay $100M in real people money for anti-money laundering compliance failures. [Law360] * S&C takes overall deal value crown for 2022, shedding a bit of light on those Kirkland cutbacks we've been hearing about [American Lawyer] * Preparing for a cyber threat is one thing. Getting lawyers to actually comply with your policies is another. [Legaltech News] * Another story about facial recognition software, race, and mistaken identity. This time a man claims he was falsely arrested because of the software. [Gizmodo] * In other news, I was on the most recent episode of WGN's Legal Face-Off discussing a wide range of legal issues from bonuses to the Supreme Court. [WGN]