Conan O’Brien

Lessons from the famous late-night host on why he settled a lawsuit filed against him and his writing team for alleged joke-stealing.

* With numerous contempt of Congress charges swirling thanks to the inaction of Trump administration officials, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has declared that the nation is in the midst of a constitutional crisis. It was only a matter of time before this happened. [New York Times]

* Meanwhile, in the wake of Speaker Pelosi’s comments, President Trump now says that he’ll leave it up to AG Bill Barr to determine whether special counsel Robert Mueller will be permitted to testify before Congress. Frankly, he’s more concerned about Don Jr. now. [New York Times]

* C. Allen Parker, former Cravath presiding partner turned Wells Fargo GC turned Wells Fargo acting CEO, has done something very wise in his short time leading the troubled bank: He created a regulatory and compliance group. Smooth move! [Corporate Counsel]

* “I want my life back.” Jessica Crutcher has come forward as the formerly anonymous Mayer Brown partner behind the $20 million suit where she alleged that a bartender at a Houston restaurant raped her. [Texas Lawyer]

* Paul Manafort has officially been disbarred in D.C. after his conviction for “tampering with witnesses while on pre-trial release,” a crime of moral turpitude. This poor crook lost everything thanks to his association with Donald Trump. [Big Law Business]

* Conan O’Brien has settled a lawsuit that accused him of copyright infringement through joke theft, writing that he “decided to forgo a potentially farcical and expensive jury trial in federal court over five jokes that don’t even make sense anymore.” [Variety]

Will this stolen joke case actually go to trial, or is a settlement in the works?

This ad for Trump's lawyer seems plausible.

* Was your firm disabled by a cyberattack? Probably not if you’re still reading this. [Am Law Daily]

* All these “classified intelligence” headlines miss the point. It’s not like Trump told them the nuclear codes or anything — he warned them about a possible terror plot. The problem is that haphazard handling of secrets could mess up future intelligence gathering and put sources at risk. And, of course, that Trump’s going to address a burgeoning national security scandal on Twitter. [Courthouse News Service]

* If you think movie theaters are a racket, well, the Department of Justice thinks that’s worth looking into. [Law.com]

* Dean Erwin Chemerinsky explains why firing James Comey didn’t spark a constitutional crisis — but that’s about the only good thing he has to say about the administration. [Newsweek]

* German law enforcement’s search of local Jones Day offices was legal. VW plans to turbocharge an appeal. [Reuters]

* This may come as a shock, but Arizona Summit Law School isn’t doing well. [Arizona Central]

* Conan has to go to trial on joke theft allegations. [New York Times]

* What to know about the Supreme Court’s latest arbitration decision. Besides “y’all are screwed,” of course. [Law360]

This is the beginning of your next chapter. This is just the beginning of your outstanding career.

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