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* During an interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” President Trump falsely claimed that he “inherited” the policy of separating children from their parents at the border from President Obama, and later went on to defend the conditions that migrant children are being detained in, saying, “We’re doing a fantastic job under the circumstances.” [NBC News]
* The Supreme Court will soon be ending its October 2018 term, and there are still a dozen controversial cases yet to be decided. Which eagerly awaited ruling(s) will be released today? [Reuters]
* “So many D.C. lawyers are actors at heart. This is the drama of our time.” The Mead Center for American Theater is planning an 11-hour dramatic reading of the Mueller report. Several lawyers have signed up to read, but we wonder who will get to say Don McGahn’s famous lines. [National Law Journal]
* One woman may have settled her sex discrimination claims against Jones Day, but another just joined the gender bias class-action against the firm, bringing the total number of plaintiffs to eight. [Big Law Business]
* Cravath partners: They’re just like us! Damaris Hernández, who became the first Latina partner at Cravath in 2016, got her own profile piece on how she spends her Sundays published in the paper of record this weekend. [New York Times]
* Cravath closing in on an office move, potentially returning the firm to civilization after years on 8th Avenue. [New York Law Journal]
* The moral of the story is: if you’re going to pretend to be a lawyer, have a name that’s easy to spell. [KMOV]
* The blockchain and cryptocurrency industries are begging for some regulatory guidance but what they’re getting instead is about as empty and worthless as a cryptocurrency. [Corporate Counsel]
* Kirkland hires a new “director of well-being.” That seems like a great gesture but if that person can’t initiate core changes to the law firm model this doesn’t seem like much of a solution. Thankfully, Kirkland employees are already pretty satisfied. [American Lawyer]
* The intellectual property tussle over Iron Man’s suit continues. [Law360]
* Across the pond, Boris Johnson is facing prosecution over his Brexit shenanigans. Here’s an explainer. [Legal Cheek]
* Julian Assange too sick for court. [NBC News]
* A happy 200th birthday to Cravath, which celebrates its bicentennial in 2019 (and which has launched a sharp-looking, historically rich microsite for the occasion). [Cravath/200]
* According to Dayvon Love, “the policy response from mainstream political institutions and the Democratic Leadership in Maryland to the issue of gun violence and homicide in the Black community is mired in racism.” [Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle]
* The current Term of the Supreme Court doesn’t boast many blockbusters — but some cases are more interesting than others, as Adam Feldman points out. [Empirical SCOTUS]
* Illegal aliens, guns, and strict liability, oh my! Eugene Volokh breaks down Rehaif v. United States, which SCOTUS just agreed to hear. [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason]
* The Supreme Court has taken an increased interest in intellectual property in recent years — and if it wants to tackle issues of copyright infringement in the digital age, Capitol Records v. ReDigi could be a good vehicle. [All Rights Reserved]
* Speaking of supreme courts, Florida’s is likely to shift rightward, as Ed Whelan explains. [Bench Memos / National Review]
* If you’re getting lots of questions from friends and family about the constitutional law of shutdowns, check out this helpful explainer from Zachary Price. [Take Care]
* And if you have thoughts on what legal publishers got right and wrong in 2018, Jean O’Grady would like to hear from you. [Dewey B Strategic]
Faiza J. Saeed, Presiding Partner
Harvard Law School, JD