* The collapse of crypto is paying off for lawyers. [NY Times]
* Federal Circuit moves to dismiss Judge Pauline Newman’s lawsuit challenging the court deciding to kick her off panels arguing that no court can question their internal affairs. Sounds like the Federal Circuit is taking a lot of lessons from the Supreme Court. [Reuters]
* A primer for Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial. [Law360]
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* All-white federal district courts still exist. There are a lot of reasons but don’t overlook the efforts of people like this just refusing to open up space. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Dechert facing sanctions over dragging out discovery. [American Lawyer]
* NY begins cracking down on Airbnb. [NY Daily News]