* Biden just mass pardoned everyone convicted of weed possession in DC. Next, the world! [CNBC] * Delaware's Supreme Court to soon decide the constitutionality of mail-in voting. Prepare your parcels! [Delaware Online] * Nothing says Biglaw like dropping coin on a dime. Bitcoin, rather. [Bloomberg Law] * Plan on working long-term at Hogan Lovell's Perth office? About that... [Law.com] * San Diego PD are resigning over accountability measures. [Just Sentinel]
* Everybody’s smoking on the weekend: DC makes it illegal to fire employees for using the marijuanas. [The Hill] * Curious to know how gun reform could affect the boys in blue? Check it out. [NPR] * The UK is launching civil suits against Russia. Looks like lawsuits are war by other means. [Law.com] * We live in a timeline where Ben & Jerry’s is doing more to prevent gun violence than many politicians. That said, a Thought and Prayers flavor probably wouldn’t taste like much. [CNBC] * She get it with her mama! Mother/Daughter duo graduate with law degrees from Birmingham School of Law. I almost hyperlinked a song to the first sentence but decided against it; it was a little Juvenile. [Alabama News Center]
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* The owner of the famous bar Cheers is suing its insurance company over business interruption coverage. Guess the carrier doesn't want to know their name... [Business Insurance] * A New York lawyer who misappropriated thousands of dollars and continued to practice law while under an interim suspension has been suspended from practice for four years. Seems like the penalty could have been even worse. [New York Law Journal] * Check out this piece about whether employers are legally allowed to prohibit employees from wearing Black Lives Matter masks. [CNN] * A lawyer for the Covington Catholic student who sued news agencies for defamation over a viral video released last year says that employees of CNN and The Washington Post have breached confidentiality agreements related to the litigation. [Yahoo News] * A husband and wife are suing the District of Columbia over speed enforcement cameras. Please let this case go to the Supreme Court... [ABC News]
* The lawyer for Jeffrey Epstein's guard accused of slacking off on the night of Epstein's death had a shouting match with a federal judge over a planned vacation to Italy. Hey, everyone deserves some time off. [New York Post] * Burger King is facing a new class action lawsuit about the contents of its meatless burgers. [Fox News] * The District of Columbia is getting a new top federal prosecutor. [Wall Street Journal] * A new lawsuit against Boeing claims that contaminated air might be present on flights involving many of the company's planes. [MSN] * Jeff Bezos is being sued by his girlfriend's brother. Should make for some interesting family dinners. [New York Times]
* Is the GOP writing a check its ass can't cash? (In regard to the Supreme Court.) [Talking Points Memo] * What time will a new president be determined? Everything you think you know about election predictions is about to change. [Politico] * The 75-mile problem with Donald Trump's wall. [Huffington Post] * A deep dive into the D.C. bar exam stats. [Bar Exam Stats] * A look at the Supreme Court's grant, vacate, remand ("GVR") dispositions this Term. [Empirical SCOTUS] * The best of Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell’s recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act speech. [FCPA Professor]