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To the surprise of probably no one with a diversified portfolio of news sources, Fox lost its game of chicken against Dominion and settled.

By Jill Switzer
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 12.29.21

* A working-from-home benefit is that you can keep an eye on your young ones. Better than having Alexa doing the babysitting. [Business Insider] * Louisiana doctors will be prescribing flower come Jan 1. Gotta get greens in your diet somehow. [KALB] * Keeping tabs on liberty can be difficult. Here’s a summary of voting rights and voting wrongs that will color 2022. [NYT] * In New Jersey, a mom’s sentence for killing her son was overturned after judges ruled the jury had no idea what the hell they were doing. [NBC] * Arizona legal paraprofessionals are on the way to do good work at more affordable rates. Talk about raising the bar. [Santa Fe New Mexican]

By Chris Williams
Non-Sequiturs

Non-Sequiturs: 02.02.18

* A question that has crossed the mind of every Biglaw corporate associate: "How much of lawyering is being a copy-and-paste monkey?" [3 Geeks and a Law Blog] * Kenneth Jost notes out how Justices Ginsburg and Gorsuch like to butt heads -- and scores the fight 2-0 in RBG's favor. [Jost on Justice] * And speaking of rumbles at One First Street, which pairs of justices have the most disagreements with each other, as reflected in majority and dissenting opinions? Adam Feldman has answers. [Empirical SCOTUS] * Saira Rao, former Cleary Gottlieb associate and author of the clerkship novel Chambermaid (affiliate link), takes on a new challenge: running for Congress. [American Bazaar] * Data privacy is the name of the game these days, and Thomson Reuters is ready; TR showed off its new, Watson-enabled Data Privacy Advisor at Legalweek here in New York. [Dewey B Strategic] * Amidst all the hoopla and robot fights at Legalweek, it would be easy to overlook the latest news from Neota Logic -- but you shouldn't. [Artificial Lawyer] * Should more states move away from requiring unanimous jury verdicts in criminal cases? Joel Cohen argues that 11 is not enough. [Law & Crime] * Can a U.S. court punish someone for their speech, on the theory that he breached an agreement not to speak, while keeping the speech-restrictive agreement secret? Eugene Volokh thinks not (with good reason). [Volokh Conspiracy / Reason] * Dewey see an end in sight for legal proceedings related to the collapse of the Biglaw giant? Former executive director Stephen DiCarmine was supposed to be in court today to face fraud claims from the Securities and Exchange Commission, but it looks like the parties might have a deal. [Law360] * If you will be in New York City next weekend and are interested Asian-American leadership in the legal field, consider attending Columbia APALSA's annual conference -- where Kathy Hirata Chin will be honored for her efforts to promote diversity in the legal profession. [Columbia Law School APALSA]

By David Lat