Morrison & Foerster

* Uh, no collusion? In a lawsuit over the TRUST Act, Trump’s lawyers have accused congressional Democrats and New York state officials of colluding to expose the president’s financial information. [New York Law Journal]

* “You may recognize some of this. I hope I’ve improved it a little bit since you’ve last seen it.” Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg welcomed Justice Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court by gifting to him the clerk manual that he was assigned to create for Justice Byron White while he was clerking, who later gave it to his successor, the Notorious RBG. [CNN]

* Was Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony against now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearings politically motivated? Comments made by one of her lawyers reportedly seem to indicate that Ford spoke out to protect Roe. v. Wade. [Newsweek]

* “Being a lawyer is the most stressful yet boring job in the world. I’d never recommend it to anyone. Ever.” About half of attorneys working in U.K. Biglaw firms have experienced mental health issues like depression and stress due to their jobs. [Legal Week]

* “Can y’all play nice or do I have to attend these depositions?” A completely reasonable request from a judge after one of the lawyers on a case allegedly slapped another lawyer in the face before a prior deposition. [Texas Lawyer]

* Morrison & Foerster wants all of the employment records from the new firm of a former associate who’s anonymously for gender discrimination, claiming they’re relevant to her “negative reference” retaliation allegations. Sheesh… [Big Law Business]

* Joe Biden hires Covington & Burling as campaign counsel. At this rate, that means they’ve got some solid business until about, say, South Carolina. [National Law Journal]

* Ironically, Law and the Business of Baseball class taught by Mets fan. [MinnPost]

* This government lawyer is a “Replikate” which is a term that I now desperately wish I’d never learned. [GMA]

* Philadelphia has finally gotten its electronic court filing system back after six weeks. Finally, the city’s all-important bird law docket can be cleared. [Law.com]

* … and now Georgia’s system is slammed by Ransomware. [Ars Technica]

* In a victory for Fair Use, Andy Warhol’s series of Prince works ruled transformative. [Law360]

* Justin Fairfax has stepped away from MoFo. [Washington Post]

* Tired of remaining silent, Jones Day is now defending itself against a $200 million gender bias class-action lawsuit, saying that the firm is “proud of its success in promoting a diverse group of outstanding lawyers.” [Law.com]

* Meanwhile, MoFo is seeking sanctions against the attorneys at Sanford Heisler Sharp who filed the “mommy track” lawsuit against the firm, as well as against one of the anonymous plaintiffs, alleging that the claims made were “knowingly baseless.” [American Lawyer]

* As it turns out, during his testimony yesterday before the House Financial Services Committee, Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin acknowledged that his legal department had already been in touch with the White House Counsel’s Office over the release of President Trump’s tax returns — an exchange that’s “deeply troubling and certainly violates the spirit of the law” meant to prevent such communications. [Washington Post]

* In case you missed it, Michael Cohen is no longer as useful to the House Intelligence Committee as he once thought. Chairman Adam Schiff seems to have no interest in helping Cohen to delay his upcoming prison sentence. [CNN]

* Senator Lindsey Graham has once again again introduced the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks. He’s proposed this bill since 2013 and it gets slapped down each time, but this time… things could change. [CBS News]

* Two Wisconsin lawyers claim that being required to pay bar dues to practice in the state is unconstitutional because it requires them to participate in the state bar’s advocacy. You can look forward to more lawsuits like this thanks to the Janus ruling. [Big Law Business]

* Another woman alleges Morrison & Foerster held back her career by placing her on a “mommy track.” These Mofos. [American Lawyer]

* Ty Cobb thinks Robert Mueller is “an American hero” underscoring why Cobb’s no longer running the president’s defense. [ABC News]

* Being no fools, Team Cohen tried to secure a pardon before finally deciding to cooperate with the government. [WSJ]

* Jane Mayer reports that Trump ordered his underlings to block the Time Warner deal in an effort to punish CNN for reporting on him. George Conway is not pleased. [New Yorker]

* Money bail schedules ruled unconstitutional as applied to the poor. [Courthouse News Service]

* Trump buddy sued over hacking Mariah Carey’s manager’s electronics because things can always get weirder. [Law360]

* Jones Day continues to profiteer off the decline and fall of the American experiment. [American Lawyer]

* 16 states, including New York and California, filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump yesterday — yes, on President’s Day — challenging his declaration of a national emergency. [NBC News]

* Meredith Watson, one of the women to accuse Virginia Lieutenant Governor and MoFo partner Justin Fairfax of sexual assault, writes in an op-ed that she’s willing to publicly testify about the allegations. [Washington Post]

* North Carolina elections shenanigans: state investigators the allege Republican candidate engaged in a “coordinated, unlawful and substantially resourced” absentee ballot strategy. [New York Times]

* Gibson Dunn is suing the Justice Department over their about face on online gambling. [Law.com]

* Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers really wants to bring medical marijuana to the badger state. [Huffington Post]