* Lawyer in trouble for having holiday spirit. [Fox News]
* In-house looks to cut budgets again. [Corporate Counsel]
* Ninth Circuit says former congressman convicted for taking illegal cash shouldn’t have been tried where he got his bribe, but could be tried again where he lied about the bribe. [Reuters]
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* Cryptocurrency creates boom market for lawyers… in bankruptcy. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Apple Watch imports halt as White House declines to veto international ban. [Law360]