Ron DeSantis

"DeSanctimonious" vows to lay siege to the Magic Kingdom.

* New York braces for Trump surrender. A lot of people are talking about how it’s going to be just the best surrender. HUGE. Very classy. [Reuters]

* Security measures in the city follow a fake bomb threat that turned out to be a Russian ploy. Because… obviously. [Law360]

* Fenwick & West: Which client is this federal law enforcement subpoena for? Feds: Funny story… [Bloomberg Law News]

* “Disney didn’t do anything secret. They publicized it, they advertised it,” [a law professor and former GOP legislator] said. “If you’re in Tallahassee, and you’re replacing the board, how do you not know what that board is doing in their public meeting? This was negligence on the part of the governor’s office and Republican legislators.” Yup. [Wall Street Journal]

* Judge Ho expands clerk hiring boycott to Stanford, ditching “free speech” rationale in favor of religious discrimination claim in bid to reclaim spotlight from Judge Duncan. Well played. [Washington Free Beacon]

* Lawyers don’t want to be state judges any more. If you can’t drag law schools into a phony Passion play in the WSJ editorial pages, what’s even the point of being a judge? [Law.com]

* Ron DeSantis announces that he won’t allow Trump to be extradited to New York. Welcome to the phase of American decline where Florida is basically Somalia. [Politico]

* Speaking of DeSantis, some more on the Disney fiasco with a nice pull quote! [LA Times]

* And now more on the Trump situation… Elie Mystal explaining that statutes of limitations are a thing. [The Nation]

* Wells Fargo to pay $98 million in sanctions for deals with Iran, Syria, and Sudan. The wrongdoing began in predecessor entity Wachovia, who apparently failed to WATCH-OVIA its compliance. I’ll show myself out. [Law360]

* Biglaw profits are down after a gangbusters 2021. Maybe firms should drop the draconian office surveillance policies and go back to working from home when they were profitable. [American Lawyer]

* Senators eye guardianship bill of rights so people will officially have to leave Britney alone — and all the other people who didn’t have her access to elite lawyering. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Italy banning ChatGPT citing privacy regulations, which seems like it’s going to be more of a thing. [Verge]

* SEC seeks $200 million in real money to deal with enforcement problems caused by fake money. [Law360]

* We noted in our coverage of the Disney-DeSantis battle that Trump was going to roast this guy for embarrassing himself in a land deal. A Trump PAC has already started. [CNN]

* Law schools growing antsy over new USNWR rankings after they yanked their data from the process. The elite schools will still be the elite schools, but even if there’s not much change, what does it mean when we all know it’s not backed by the school’s data? [Reuters Legal]

* Legislators hate TikTok more than they like actually legislating, which totally tracks. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Federal rules may craft special provisions for MDL litigation. Has it really been that much of a problem? Judges have managed to handle it for decades at this point. [Law.com]

* Meta settles class action for $725 million, which might be the most the company has lost without Zuck wearing VR goggles. [Courthouse News Service]

* Paltrow trial “riddled With ’embarrassing’ mistakes by legal teams.” Like allowing it to happen in the first place? [Newsweek]

What are firms supposed to do when their opponents are trying to put them out of business?

When it comes to any sort of attractiveness, Ron DeSantis comes up glaringly short.

If they don't say they're overturning NYT v. Sullivan, maybe no one will notice?

Change of heart... or just changing horses.

Voters rejected this judge, but he's perfect for Ron DeSantis's agenda.

So much for Gov. DeSantis's plan to indoctrinate the indoctrinators.

The 2024 election already promises to be a doozy.

Big day in 'abusing COVID funds' news.

Shocking no one, the community is much more welcoming than the law professor constantly pretends.

* Good news, taxes might be easier to do! They really should just automate them next. [Business Insider]

* California is looking out for the youth. Over/under until this ends up in court for free speech issues? [LA Times]

* Sure would be a shame if this governor served time for mailing a bunch of people as a publicity stunt. Super bad. Wouldn’t want that… [WFLA]

* Trademark law’s real purpose has finally been realized: stopping racism! [Bloomberg]

'And here's where I'd mention that the reason there are so few mummies is because Europeans ate them, but I'd run the risk of losing my job.' - Some teacher in Florida during World History

Did he consult Mike Dukakis before running the ad?

The brutal decision uses pop culture to make an incredibly important legal point.

Imagine school being held up because some smart aleck submitted a copy of ‘A Portrait Of Dorian Gray.’

The First Amendment doesn't only protect religion.

* Monkeypox is officially a public health emergency. Let’s mind our manners so this doesn’t go apeshit, capiche? [NBC News]

* DeSantis isn’t having any of that Constitutional Sheriff mess when it doesn’t fit his policy choices. What happened to discretion? [Wesh]

* Officers face disciplinary action for letting a white privilege card slide. This isn’t hyperbole. Even I can admit this is funny. [AP]

* I know you know law school is expensive, but most people just think that means tuition. The textbooks ain’t cheap neither. [Reddit]

* California’s Governor pulls a “Come to Death Row Records” to spite Georgia. [CBS 46]