Open Carry Laws

* Lanny Davis, lawyer to Michael Cohen, was instrumental in leaking the Trump/McDougal tape to CNN last night. It’s now official: Cohen has turned on Donald Trump. Listen to it here. [CNN]

* Michael Avenatti, lawyer to porn actress Stormy Daniels, says he’s interested in discussing a settlement with Michael Cohen about his client’s “hush agreement” to keep quiet about her 2006 affair with Trump. Avenatti says a meeting was scheduled, then canceled by Cohen’s other lawyer, and now they’re calling each other liars. This is all par for the course. [CNN]

* A split three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit has ruled that the Second Amendment allows the open carrying of guns in public. This comes two years after the court ruled that the Second Amendment did not allow the concealed carrying of guns in public. You can expect this to be appealed to the Ninth Circuit en banc. [Associated Press]

* Dentons has come out swinging with denials against a sexual harassment case that was filed by a business development specialist last month, claiming that not only is the suit without merit, but that it also “misappropriates” the #MeToo movement. We’ll have more on thisinteresting development later today. [American Lawyer]

* If you live in a two-lawyer household, should you be sharing client secrets? The Ohio Supreme Court is about to answer that question for us, since there’s apparently no case on the books about anything remotely like this. [Big Law Business]

* If you’re thinking about applying to law school ahead of a career in politics, then you may have to work a little harder to — wait, nevermind, you can go to pretty much any law school since having a J.D. seems to be the gateway to government. [U.S. News]

* Yay, Jeff Sessions has done the bare minimum necessary. [CNN]

* What does Jeff Sessions think the standard is for lying under oath? [Slate]

* Ho, ho, ho. This piece from 2007 by Neal Katyal about independent counsel regulations is particularly salient. [New York Times]

* No matter what this Iowa Republican tells you, Sizzler (yes, the restaurant) does not run a real university. [Salon]

* Florida’s still cool with open carry law. Shocker. Correction: Florida Supreme Court upheld the BAN on open carry. I truly need more sleep, apologies. [Volokh Conspiracy]

* Shhhhhh. It’s gonna be a secret law. [Huffington Post]

* Now the real question: who’s next? [Law and More]

* The judge from the Casey Anthony case has some theories… [Jezebel]

* Josh Duggar’s problems continue: he is being sued by the guy whose pic he used in his Ashley Madison profile. [Jezebel]

* Republican statehouses have been doing what they can to make Chief Justice John Roberts look dumb. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]

* Zika might be changing American opinions on abortion. [Slate]

* Olympic scandal! Moroccan Olympic boxer arrested for sexual assault. [Huffington Post]

* NRA v. Police: Why open carry laws make policing difficult. [Salon]

* Good news! You can still RSVP for Georgetown Law Center’s Supreme Court Book Fair. Bonus: you can hear David Lat (and several other authors) speak about the Court. [Georgetown Law]

* Has Donald Trump tipped his hand regarding who’d he nominate for the Supreme Court should the seventh seal be opened and he’s elected? [South Florida Lawyer]

* Will you “keep calm” in the face of campus open carry? [Harvard Law & Policy Review]

* A law firm leak reveals Vladimir Putin’s friends have shuffled $2 billion through a series of offshore accounts. Color me not at all surprised. [Slate]

* Lawyers who find themselves in the contract workforce can find a way to survive. [Law and More]

* Terrible U.S. infrastructure may stop the self-driving car revolution. [Lawyers, Guns and Money]

* You may have heard about North Carolina’s new anti-LGBTQ law (and the inauspicious circumstances surrounding its passage), but it seems unlikely to withstand constitutional muster. [Slate]

* In the latest case before the Supreme Court over the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive provision, the conservative justices — all male, natch — fail to grasp the basics of contraceptives, insurance. [Talking Points Memo]

* Previewing the issues in United States Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes surrounding finality under the Clean Water Act. [SCOTUSblog]

* Republicans are in favor of open-carry laws, but what about at their own convention? [Gawker]

* Vice President Joe Biden has some biting words over Congress’s obstructionist plan over Merrick Garland’s nomination. [Huffington Post]

* Is there really strong opposition to free trade? Has the U.S. plunged into a policy without caring about the repercussions of said policy? [Lawyers, Guns and Money]

* Jian Ghomeshi was acquitted on sexual abuse charges, and now the complaining witnesses are talking about their experiences with the justice system. [Jezebel]

* The only way for Republicans to save face is by… confirming Obama’s Supreme Court choice (even if it isn’t a fellow Republican). [Gawker]

* The complicated relationship between Asian-Americans and justice is highlighted by the Peter Liang protests. [New York Times]

* The greatest impact of Justice Scalia’s passing may be on the Fourth Amendment. [LinkedIn]

* One of Justice Scalia’s long line of clerks who paid tribute to the legal legend after his passing, Professor Brian Fitzpatrick, speaks out on the jurist’s impact. [The Conversation]

* Who has the most to lose in the fight over the Supreme Court? The Chief Justice. [MSNBC]

* Here’s a fun thought experiment: What would Donald Trump have been like as an attorney? [Law and More]

* Apparently this is how you should teach in open-carry on campus locations. Horrifying. [Chronicle on Higher Education]

* Yes, you must attend mediation, even if you are Shaq. [Daily Business Review]

* The long arm of the law takes on Salvadorian death squads. [Guile is Good]