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* Hail Mary pass interference? President Donald Trump reportedly asked then-acting AG Matthew Whitaker if U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman (S.D.N.Y.) — a “perceived loyalist” — could be put in charge of the Michael Cohen probe even though he’d already recused himself. [New York Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Chief Justice John Roberts once again sided with the Supreme Court\u2019s liberals in refusing to agree with a Texas court\u2019s decision to execute a death row inmate with intellectual disabilities, writing that the lower court\u2019s review of the case \u201cdid not pass muster under this court\u2019s analysis last time,\u201d and \u201c[i]t still doesn\u2019t.\u201d Justice Samuel Alito dissented, and was obviously joined by the high court\u2019s conservatives. [Washington Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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* Emoji are popping up more and more in court cases, and courts still don’t know what to do with them — which is a shame, because “[j]udges need to be aware of the importance of the emojis to the overall communication when we run into … odd evidentiary issues.” [The Verge<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* This Fox Rothschild partner is facing sanctions over missed deadlines in several cases for his client, porn producer Strike 3 Holdings. He’s repped the “copyright troll” in about 2,500 infringement cases since 2017. [American Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* If you’re interested in investing in the future of law, alternative legal services provider Axiom will be going public and has applied for an IPO. The number of shares up for grabs and their price range is still undecided. [ALM International<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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\"StaciStaci Zaretsky<\/a>\u00a0is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter<\/a> or connect with her on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

* Hail Mary pass interference? President Donald Trump reportedly asked then-acting AG Matthew Whitaker if U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman (S.D.N.Y.) — a “perceived loyalist” — could be put in charge of the Michael Cohen probe even though he’d already recused himself. [New York Times<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* Chief Justice John Roberts once again sided with the Supreme Court\u2019s liberals in refusing to agree with a Texas court\u2019s decision to execute a death row inmate with intellectual disabilities, writing that the lower court\u2019s review of the case \u201cdid not pass muster under this court\u2019s analysis last time,\u201d and \u201c[i]t still doesn\u2019t.\u201d Justice Samuel Alito dissented, and was obviously joined by the high court\u2019s conservatives. [Washington Post<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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* Emoji are popping up more and more in court cases, and courts still don’t know what to do with them — which is a shame, because “[j]udges need to be aware of the importance of the emojis to the overall communication when we run into … odd evidentiary issues.” [The Verge<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* This Fox Rothschild partner is facing sanctions over missed deadlines in several cases for his client, porn producer Strike 3 Holdings. He’s repped the “copyright troll” in about 2,500 infringement cases since 2017. [American Lawyer<\/a>]<\/p>\n

* If you’re interested in investing in the future of law, alternative legal services provider Axiom will be going public and has applied for an IPO. The number of shares up for grabs and their price range is still undecided. 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