* Republican county judge blocks Virginia’s redistricting effort. The same judge already tried to block it before and keeps getting swatted down by the state supreme court. [Reuters]
* SBF says he wrote his own brief… with help from his parents. Which must thrill the judge. [Law360]
* Interesting paper breaking down the rise in pro se court filings and AI’s role. [Github]
* FBI reportedly probed a NY Times reporter after she wrote about Kash Patel using bureau resources to chauffeur his girlfriend to get her hair done. [NY Times]
* House Oversight Committee Republicans split over whether to pardon Ghislaine Maxwell. Except the Constitution doesn’t care what a House member thinks about a pardon, and they’ll all enthusiastically support it if Trump does it. [Politico]
* Wilson Sonsini brings in new COO from Baker McKenzie. [American Lawyer]
* Remember. the insurance fraud case where someone dressed up as a bear? Well, it’s sentencing time. [Lowering the Bar]