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* President Donald Trump rejects reports that he’s considered firing special counsel Robert Mueller, while offering a less-than-ringing endorsement of his relationship with Attorney General Jeff Sessions: “It is what it is.” [New York Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, whose house was the subject of a predawn raid by the FBI<\/a>, parts ways with WilmerHale and goes back to his former lawyers at Miller & Chevalier. [National Law Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Meanwhile, the Trump administration files its opening brief in the Supreme Court in the travel ban litigation. [How Appealing<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Georgetown Law launches a new con-law center, the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, led by star SCOTUS litigator Neal Katyal, former National Security Council official Joshua Geltzer, and former Justice Department official Mary McCord. [ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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* Some Democratic senators claim that the White House isn’t consulting them enough about judicial nominations. [Politico<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* The hype may exceed the reality on alternative-fee arrangements — but not at pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline, which takes an aggressive and innovative approach to AFAs. [Am Law Daily<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Settling the “pink slime” litigation cost Disney\/ABC how<\/em> much? [How Appealing<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Also not cheap: the costs of bad-faith discovery spoliation. [Big Law Business<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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\"DBLDavid Lat<\/a> is the founder and managing editor of Above the Law and the author of Supreme Ambitions: A Novel<\/a><\/em>. He previously worked as a federal prosecutor in Newark, New Jersey; a litigation associate at Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz; and a law clerk to Judge Diarmuid F. O’Scannlain of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. You can connect with David on Twitter (@DavidLat)<\/a>, LinkedIn<\/a>, and Facebook<\/a>, and you can reach him by email at dlat@abovethelaw.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

* President Donald Trump rejects reports that he’s considered firing special counsel Robert Mueller, while offering a less-than-ringing endorsement of his relationship with Attorney General Jeff Sessions: “It is what it is.” [New York Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, whose house was the subject of a predawn raid by the FBI<\/a>, parts ways with WilmerHale and goes back to his former lawyers at Miller & Chevalier. [National Law Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Meanwhile, the Trump administration files its opening brief in the Supreme Court in the travel ban litigation. [How Appealing<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Georgetown Law launches a new con-law center, the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection, led by star SCOTUS litigator Neal Katyal, former National Security Council official Joshua Geltzer, and former Justice Department official Mary McCord. [ABA Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Some Democratic senators claim that the White House isn’t consulting them enough about judicial nominations. [Politico<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* The hype may exceed the reality on alternative-fee arrangements — but not at pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline, which takes an aggressive and innovative approach to AFAs. [Am Law Daily<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Settling the “pink slime” litigation cost Disney\/ABC how<\/em> much? [How Appealing<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Also not cheap: the costs of bad-faith discovery spoliation. 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