To believe that the Clinton Foundation represents corruption on the part of Hillary Clinton requires you to believe that wealthy foreigners would not make philanthropic donations to help predominately black and brown people in poor nations.
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I PROMISE you that Loretta Lynch is not the first woman who’s had to have an uncomfortable conversation with Bill Clinton while waiting for him to go away.
* Still wondering why we got rid of the comments? Here's David Lat's in-depth look at the issue. (Spoiler alert: it's because they were terrible.) [Washington Post]
* Is this the reason more attorneys aren't seeking help for the addiction issues they face? [Law and More]
* Kansas may be hurting after a disastrous series of tax cuts, but that hasn't stopped the politicians there. [Slate]
* How Bill Clinton's crime bill shaped twenty years of activism. [Pacific Standard Magazine]
* Yes, it has become painfully clear that the New York electoral system is in need of reform. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]
* You think you know Harriet Tubman, but really, you have no idea. [Wonkblog]
* David Lat chats with Mirriam Seddiq, host of the "Not Guilty No Way" podcast, about legal blogging, perceptions of women lawyers, and his former boss, Chris Christie. [Not Guilty No Way via Soundcloud]
* If you haven't been watching Netflix documentary series Making a Murderer, then you're missing Dean Strang's turn on the catwalk. The compassionate defense attorney has turned into an "unlikely sex symbol." Are you part of the #StrangGang? [The Guardian]
* Sometime later today, President Barack Obama will announce a sweeping package of executive actions related to gun restrictions. Stay tuned, grab your popcorn, and get ready for some hardcore constitutional litigation. [Washington Post]
* Happy New Year! We're not even a full week into 2016, and the first Biglaw merger has already been announced. Lewis Roca Rothgerber has picked up Christie Parker & Hale, a 40-lawyer Southern California IP boutique. [Big Law Business / Bloomberg BNA]
* Hipsters, thou shall be avenged sevenfold: The Justice Department has filed suit against Volkswagen in the wake of the automaker's massive emissions scandal. The DOJ is seeking billions in damages over VW's air-pollution violations. [New York Times]
* According to Ethan Couch's lawyer, it may be weeks or months before the affluenza teen returns to the United States. A judge issued a temporary stay in his case after Couch argued that being deported from Mexico would somehow violate his civil rights. [CNN]
* Robert Wonsch, an Oklahoma process server, was arrested after allegedly coercing his female clients into performing sex acts in exchange for lowering his fees. He's now facing several criminal counts. Good Lord, talk about ineffective service of process... [Reuters]
* Dale Bumpers, President Clinton's impeachment defense lawyer, RIP. [New York Times]