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* FTC goes scorched earth on non-compete clauses. Somehow creating a free market for employment is going to be blasted as “socialism.” [Corporate Counsel]
* Supreme Court eyes gutting the right to strike. Lochner era is back, baby. [Vox]
* Amid all the talk about free speech, the Court will hear a case about an actual speech issue: can the government criminalize telling someone they should stay in the U.S. illegally? [NY Times]
* And OF COURSE Elon Musk is blaming an “error” for the company hiring Perkins Coie. Just an absolute tire fire over there. [Reuters]
* Law firm merger frenzy on the horizon. [American Lawyer]
* Get ready professional responsibility nerds, because the Supreme Court is hearing argument on the scope of attorney-client privilege on Monday. [ABA Journal]
* Twitter hires Perkins Coie despite Elon Musk’s history of bashing the firm for its work on behalf of Democrats. I’m starting to think this guy doesn’t have a firm grasp on management. [Reuters]
* On this anniversary, a new wrongful death lawsuit targets Trump over January 6 riot. [MSNBC]
* Pharmacies plan to offer morning after pills in states where it’s still legal. [NY Times]
* Speaking of commercial pharmacies, a Walgreens executive finally admitted that all those shoplifting losses that the company claimed would run them out of business were totally exaggerated. [CNBC]
* Prosecutors win right to use the word “bribe” in a case about Fox executives accused of, well, bribing people. [Law360]
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Yale Law School, JD