* It looks like Department of Justice will try to have his cake and eat it too. The DOJ is sending Solicitor General Noel Francisco to argue on behalf of the religious freedom of bakers to discriminate against gay people while the government simultaneously argues how imperative it is to keep Muslims out of America. [National Law Journal]
* Former Fried Frank associate faces charges over alleged sexual relationship with 14-year-old girl. [The Recorder]
* Aetna settled a number of class actions over violating the privacy of HIV patients by distributing checks to the class in envelopes with glassine windows indicating “hey, about your HIV…” The attorneys are up in arms because they don’t seem to appreciate performative irony. [New Jersey Law Journal]
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* Law firms ripped for cybersecurity failures. Again. [LegalTech News]
* Groups from across the political spectrum unite to oppose AT&T-Time Warner merger. So expect the DOJ to swiftly approve it anyway. [Law360]
* After being slapped with a sexual harassment suit yesterday, legal recruiting firm Wegman Partners announces it’s parted ways with the recruiter named in the suit. [New York Law Journal]
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* In case you’re wondering where Biglaw makes its money, here’s a roundup of publicly reported legal bills from a variety of industries. [American Lawyer]