* It Ends With… Settlement. Lively and Baldoni reach terms ahead of trial. [NY Times]
* Supreme Court issues exception to standard procedure and orders that Louisiana racial gerrymander take effect immediately. [Reuters]
* Consumer antitrust challenge brought against Paramount’s acquisition of Warner Bros. In case you were wondering why Republicans spent the weekend in an all-out assault against antitrust law. [The Recorder]
* Gamestop considers buying Ebay though no one is quite sure how they have the money. [Law360]
* Trump countersues billionaire (that he pardoned!) for defamation over Justin Sun’s claim that the Trump crypto business is engaged in extortion. Looking forward to Trump posing the defense “it’s not extortion, we’re just grossly incompetent.” [Yahoo]
* How do second hundred firms keep up with ever-increasing partner payouts among the most elite? [American Lawyer]
* Thomson Reuters sued for state privacy law violations. [ABA Journal]