* NYPD considering using encryption to stop people from listening in on their radio calls. Somehow, this feels worse than covering body cams. [Gizmodo] * Move over avocado toast! Several law students just gave a whole new list of ammo to the people griping about loan forgiveness. [Law.com] * New York's new gun law will be falling under scrutiny. [WWNYTV] * CT candidate wants to make it easier for cops to choke out civilians so we all feel safer. Who is we? [CT Public]
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* Solicitor General Don Verrilli may be a frontrunner to replace Eric Holder as attorney general, but the competition seems to be stiff. Kamala Harris, anyone? [USA Today] * FBI Director James Comey is annoyed by Apple and Google marketing their encryption prowess for privacy’s sake — it’ll “allow people to place themselves beyond the law.” [WSJ Law Blog] * White & Case just hopped aboard the onshore outsourcing train with its announcement that it would open a services center in Tampa, Florida. The move will create about 100 jobs, but we’d love to know how many it’s negating. [Tampa Bay Times] * Slater & Gordon, the world’s first publicly traded law firm, has been on an “acquisition spree” in England. Earlier this month, it picked up patent practice, and now it’s in talks with a litigation shop. [Am Law Daily] * “Law school is a major gamble,” and people are more informed, but that somehow isn’t stopping people from applying. This is a great article to read if you’re still considering going all in. [New York Observer]
