Bill O’Reilly

* Donald Trump is pushing the boundaries of at-will employment. [Slate]

* Get ready for the influx of litigation under Nixon v. Fitzgerald. [Law Fare]

* Explosive allegations from Bill O’Reilly’s ex-wife’s affidavit. [Jezebel]

* I’m sure history won’t judge Mitch McConnell harshly at all. [Talking Points Memo]

* Does this Biglaw firm need re-branding? [Law and More]

* Recusal just doesn’t mean what it used to anymore. [Huffington Post]

* Don’t ask too many questions… [The Hill]

* “I really am amazed that a judge sitting on an island in the Pacific can issue an order that stops the President of the United States from what appears to be clearly his statutory and Constitutional power.” AG Jeff Sessions seems to have forgotten that Hawaii is actually a state and that when he was still a senator, he voted for the judge who ruled against Trump’s travel ban. Oopsie! [CNN]

* 21st Century Fox, the parent company to Fox News, will wind up paying out more than $85 million as a result of the network’s sexual harassment scandal. The sick thing about this is that the vast majority of the money will be paid to accused harassers Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly as part of their multimillion-dollar exit packages. [New York Times]

* Good news, everyone! Although it might have seemed like it, the Trump administration isn’t planning to ignore white-collar crime at this time. “Our aim is to motivate companies and individuals voluntarily to comply with the law,” says Trevor McFadden, a deputy assistant attorney general at the Justice Department. That’ll work well. [Reuters]

* A Republican lawmaker wants to rename the Consumer Protection Financial Bureau to the “Consumer Law Enforcement Agency.” Along with the name change, a leadership change is being recommended. Rep. Jeb Hensarlin of Texas has proposed that the agency remain with a single-director structure, but that the president be able to say two of his most favorite words at any time, at will: “You’re fired!” [National Law Journal]

* “The people of Alabama who cherish the rule of law are not going to miss the Ayatollah of Alabama.” Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore’s suspension has been upheld by the state’s Court of the Judiciary. As a result, Moore will remain under suspension without pay for the rest of his term, effectively ending his career on the bench as he will be unable to run for reelection again due to his age. [ABA Journal]

* The Supreme Court blocks the North Carolina special election until they decide whether they’ll hear the case. [Talking Points Memo]

* If Trump opens up libel laws, he could find himself in hot water. [Gizmodo]

* Paul Smith’s campaign against the gerrymander. [Slate]

* This is just glorious: former Senator Al D’Amato got kicked off of a JetBlue flight. [MarketWatch]

* At least Ivanka cares about ethics laws. [Fashionista]

* Charlotte School of Law will be open this semester. [ABA Journal]

* I’m sure this will be an even-tempered website, not at all prone to hyperbole and jumping to conclusions. [Business Insider]

* Fox News settles the sexual harassment claims against Bill O’Reilly. [New York Times]

* Biglaw’s wishful thinking. [Law and More]

* Merchants take their desire to pass on credit card costs to consumers to the Supreme Court. [Big Law Business]

* From Kirkland & Ellis mailroom clerk to the Clinton Global Initiative. [Yahoo!]

* Is a man who farts too much a protected class? [NJ.com]

* The chairman of the Florida Libertarian Party, Adrian Wyllie, is standing up against ATL favorite Augustus Sol Invictus over an alleged ritualistic animal sacrifice. [Talking Points Memo]

* Bill O’Reilly goes nuts on America. [Media Matters]

* Deciding when to sue over a negative online review. [Wedding Industry Law]

* We associates plan, God partners laugh. [Daily Lawyer Tips]

* Unsurprising: Donald Trump does not understand the U.S. Constitution and its Amendments. Surprising: Bill O’Reilly comes off as a defender of the 14th Amendment. [Politico]

* On the subject of Donald Trump and birthright citizenship: here’s a primer on the history of the law. [The Guardian]

* An analysis of the laws and contracts that govern student athletes. You already know they get screwed, right? [Legal Blitz]

* Apparently animal trials — actual animals on trial — were a real thing. Mind blown. [Slate]

* Even famous people have to deal with legal technicalities. [Jezebel]

* Is Hillary blowing it when it comes to her tone? Is her legal training to blame? [Law and More]

* Rudolph sues for discrimination. This is why you should always let guys play in your reindeer games. [Bolek Besser Glesius LLC]

* Congressional gridlock may call off… the Super Bowl? At least the Bears have other things to worry about than planning for the post-season. [Redline]

* Hot damn, Keith Lee. “ABA 509 Matriculant Data On All Ranked Schools.” That’s… wow. [Associate’s Mind]

* The Senate torture report may be an ugly, but there’s an argument that it hides a silver lining. [What About Clients?]

* What isn’t the D.C. Circuit doing today? [Constitutional Accountability Center]

* Document reviewers may have known that emails weren’t really private for years, but other professions understood the lack of true privacy much longer. [Law and More]

* David is interviewed about Supreme Ambitions (affiliate link). [ABA Journal]

* Bill O’Reilly invites on an “HLS student” — who is also a conservative commentator — to say a bunch of racial codewords under the guise of exam extensions. Look, I wouldn’t ask for an exam extension if my leg were caught in a bear trap, but you know what? I couldn’t care less if other people got extensions. Quit your whining (and appearing on TV) and go study for your own damn self! [Fox News]