* Department of Justice announces it has settled Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS and the judge acknowledged that she has no grounds to block the settlement. Now $1.8 billion in taxpayer funds will go into a non-reviewable fund to compensate January 6 rioters. [NBC News]
* Top Treasury lawyer abruptly quits after announcement of rioter slush fund. [WSJ]
* Interview with Legal Aid attorney present as baby born during arraignment denies account of woman’s lawyer, and says mother was restrained the whole time. [Hell Gate]
* Wrongfully convicted defendants in Pennsylvania have to fight their own lawyers for chance at freedom. [Inquirer]
* Elon loses lawsuit trying to tear down OpenAI. [Corporate Counsel]
* Constipation drug illegally blocked up by antitrust violation. Jury finding sets market on path to regularity. [Reuters]
* Some chemicals may be forever, but EPA regulations against them aren’t as Trump administration lifting rules against poisons. [Law360]
* Are Harvey and Legora on borrowed time? [Law.com International]
* Partner advertised mentoring sessions on TikTok. [Legal Cheek]