* President Obama commuted the sentences of an additional 330 federal prisoners held on drug convictions today. [Huffington Post] * The Democrats who are not going to attend the inauguration. [Politico] * More dustup over undisclosed celebrity endorsements. [The Fashion Law] * Need a new job? Do you know how to crack the phone interview? [Law and More] * Noam Chomsky has some thoughts on the ACA repeal. [Salon] * This has become particularly poignant. [Slate]
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* New Mexico is totally cool with putting a bunch of restrictions on judges using social media. [New Mexico Appellate Law Blog] * In the merger between LinkedIn and Microsoft, Wilson Sonsini (LinkedIn's counsel) left their fingerprints all over the agreement. [Big Law Business] * If the legislative body you're a part of refuses to get down to business, I guess this is what you have to do. Rep. John Lewis is leading a sit-in on the House floor to force a vote on gun control. [Slate] * Council on American-Islamic Relations Action Network might be held liable for someone pretending to be a lawyer. [Legal Profession Blog] * Polygamous Mormon sect leader Lyle Jeffs is on the run, after being put on house arrest as he awaited trial for food-stamp fraud and money laundering. According to his half-brother, "Blame the judge for this. Everybody knew that he was going to do this. Everybody." [Jezebel] * Proposed law to stop the 'Brock Turner Problem.' [Huffington Post] * ATL columnist Jeena Cho is featured in ALM’s "STEM Cells" series. [CodeX]
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