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* Uber and Waymo settled, so now we can have flying cars. Or something. [Corporate Counsel]

* New charges in the Dan Markel murder case. [U.S. News]

* Trump can pretty much get away with anything, so why not talk to prosecutors and just take the Fifth? [The Hill]

* A look at the difficult work of navigating a romance at work. [Law and More]

* A week in the life of a mom working as a solo practitioner. [CorporetteMoms]

* An excellent new podcast for aspiring trial lawyers, from McKool Smith and Benchmark Litigation, kicks off by interviewing legendary litigator Evan Chesler of Cravath. [McKool Smith]

* “Nobody should live their life as a bystander. You’re going to do bigger things than me,” said Justice Sonia Sotomayor tells an audience in what will almost assuredly turn out to be a lie. [Daily Report Online]

* While examining Uber’s former CEO, Charles Verhoeven of Quinn Emanuel successfully played a clip from Wall Street for jurors in the Uber-Waymo trial. Next up, “Dude where’s your car?” while interviewing the engineer who allegedly stole automotive plans. [The Recorder]

* Andy Sandler is leaving Buckley Sandler to concentrate on his other three full-time jobs. Slacker. [Litigation Daily]

* After winning a case for a wheelchair-bound former prosecutor and netting a share of her back pay settlement, attorney Mark Moody is suing his client, seeking a share of her salary on the logic that he technically “won” her job back entitling him to a share of her salary going forward. Wow. [NY Post]

* Judge says serial objector engaged in conduct “unfitting for any member of the legal profession.” But, you know, offered no sanction whatsoever so that was more of an FYI. [American Lawyer]

* Why Patriots Offensive Coordinator Josh McDaniels probably won’t be sued by the Colts despite the fact that they clearly detrimentally relied on his promises. [Sports Illustrated]

* If you saw high-heeled shoes with a red sole, would you know who made them? Obviously. Yet Louboutin is embroiled in litigation over whether or not the brand really has a trademark. Another example of how if you parse every legal conundrum to death, you will only achieve absurd results — [Quartz]

* Waymo and Uber head to court in self-driving car battle. Uber’s characterizing Waymo’s allegations of industrial espionage as a conspiracy theory and hopes no one reads too much into the fact that Uber ran an industrial espionage group for years. [NPR]

* On February 2, Ropes & Gray was engaged by USA Gymnastics to investigate allegations of sexual abuse by Larry Nassar. Hey gang, we all loved the movie, but Groundhog Day doesn’t mean you actually get a do-over on all the stuff you screwed up before. [American Lawyer]

* John Dowd and Jay Sekulow don’t want Mueller to interview Trump. Ty Cobb thinks transparency and cooperation are the best policy. The existence of this story suggests Dowd and Sekulow are winning the internal struggle. [Business Insider]

* The Supreme Court isn’t going to intervene to protect Pennsylvania’s gerrymandered districts… [Courthouse News Service]

* … So, Pennsylvania Republicans are looking into impeaching the state supreme court justices who ruled against them. [Daily Intelligencer]

* Is this the least qualified lawyer to helm a Gitmo case? He certainly thinks so. [NY Times]

* Speaking of Gitmo, there’s a fight brewing over the Defense Department’s recent decision to strip prisoners of their rights to own their own art. [Hyperallergic]

* When the Brits refuse to extradite to the U.S., maybe it’s time to reconsider prison conditions. [The Intercept]

* Katten Munchin opens up in Dallas. [Law360]

The American Bar Association needs some new blood! A new report from Law School Transparency and the Iowa State Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division recommends adding some younger members to the ABA’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar. [Law.com]

Partisan gerrymandering challenges may be making their way through the court system, but don’t expect them to be a deciding factor in the midterm elections. [Big Law Business]

It’s never a great start to a trial when the judge has to explain the case isn’t about whether your client is “evil.” [Law360]

Another day, another looming “constitutional crisis.” [Washington Post]

Everyone is out at USA Gymnastics. It is the absolute least they could do. [CNN]

Stephen Cutler may be moving from JPMorgan Chase to Simpson Thatcher, but he says his practice will still focus on internal and government investigations, corporate governance matters and crisis management. [Law.com]

Hank Greenberg of Greenberg Traurig is the president-elect designee of the New York State Bar Association. [New York Law Journal]

* “On the surface it looks like you covered this up,” is never the most encouraging message to hear from the federal judge on your case. [The Recorder]

* Jeffrey Wertkin, the former Akin Gump partner who sold whistleblower complaints to targeted companies, pleaded guilty. [Reuters]

* Juror dismissed from FIFA corruption trial for falling asleep, proving a trial about soccer is just as thrilling as a game of soccer. [Law360]

* The highest paid GCs in America. [Corporate Counsel]

* Jones Day continues its drive to scoop up SCOTUS clerks by the bushel. [American Lawyer]

* Neal Katyal has passed Thurgood Marshall as the minority lawyer with the most Supreme Court arguments. [Litigation Daily]

* It looks like justices from both ends of the philosophical spectrum will come together to rule that the DOJ still needs to get warrants. Glad we can all come together to agree on this very, very low bar. [National Law Journal]

This week in the legal blogosphere….

* Everyone gets their day in arbitration really doesn’t have a great ring to it. But, Benchmark Capital’s lawsuit against former Uber head Travis Kalanick is headed there anyway. [Law and More]

* New York City Department of Education Chancellor Carmen Farina spoke at New York Law School about the partnerships and programs that create a truly comprehensive education for public school kids. Anyone interested in the state of public education should pay attention to Farina’s remarks. [Cityland]

* “I betrayed my people and will be known as a modern day Dathan, all for tax cuts, but all I got was this stupid hat” — Gary Cohn soon. [The Levin Report]

* Is the judge in Senator Menendez’s trial unfairly disenfranchising voters by preventing him for attending Senate votes? [The Hill]

* Remember William C. Bradford? Well, he says it was the hackers who made his account call Obama’s mother a whore. That sounds totally plausible! [CNN]

* Law student caught on video trying to burn money in front of a homeless man won’t be expelled. He’s a still a dick though. [Legal Cheek]

* Judge Harold Murphy took senior status at 90. A look back at a distinguished career. [Bloomberg BNA]

* Another reminder that doing good usually puts you behind the 8 ball financially. [Medium]

* Is there a constitutional right to follow President Donald Trump on Twitter? Columbia University’s Knight First Amendment Institute apparently thinks so, and lawyers from the free-speech center have demanded that Trump’s unblock critics from his @realDonaldTrump account. Good luck! [WSJ Law Blog]

* Following an investigation conducted by Perkins Coie, Uber fired more than 20 employees thanks to complaints of sexual harassment, bullying, and discrimination. Perkins Coie’s probe is separate from that of former Attorney General Eric Holder, who is now employed at Covington & Burling. [ABC News]

* Per sources inside the Trump administration, the president is expected to nominate Cheryl Stanton, a former Ogletree Deakins partner, to head the Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division. Stanton shares a former boss with Labor Secretary Alex Acosta: Justice Samuel Alito. [Big Law Business]

* Michelle Lee, the director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, has resigned. During her time at the USPTO, Lee was known for her efforts to crack down on patent trolls, which ultimately led to a decrease in their vexatious litigation. The Trump administration has not yet put forth a nominee. [Reuters]

* The American Bar Association has granted provisional accreditation to the University of North Texas Dallas College of Law. Last summer, the ABA refused to grant even provisional accreditation to the school because there was concern about future graduates’ ability to pass the bar exam. Congrats… [ABA Journal]

* On the one hand, Trump men seem to have an unhealthy relationship with their daughters. On the other hand, celebrating your daughter’s sexuality is a thing that’s kind of progressive. [BBC]

* Neil Gorsuch will likely recuse himself from this burping case if it comes to the Supreme Court. Which is too bad, because his 10th Circuit dissent in the underlying case seems exactly right. [NPR]

* It’s always fun when Uber loses in court. [Forbes]

* The ACLU is going to fight Donald Trump every day. [ACLU]

* I have an opinion on masturbation as speech… I’m just going to keep it to myself. [Popehat]

* All those U.S. Senators who confirmed Jeff Sessions should be forced to answer for his actions now. [The Root]

* “Trump revealed highly classified information to Russian foreign minister and ambassador” — Headline, Washington Post. I mean, of course he did. Nobody is surprised. Nobody will stop him. [Washington Post]

* A Magic Circle firm sees two New York banking partners disappear. [Big Law Business]

* A Biglaw partner cuts a deal with the SEC over allegations that he acted as a conduit for improper campaign donations, paying $95,000 and admitting no wrongdoing. [ABA Journal]

* Being general counsel of Uber is a fascinating job because the company constantly confronts legal and regulatory issues — the latest being a Justice Department probe into its “Greyball” software tool. [New York Times]

* An interesting interview by Casey Sullivan of Hogan Lovells partner Neal Katyal, now tied with Thurgood Marshall as the minority lawyer with the most Supreme Court arguments. [Big Law Business via How Appealing]

* A preview of next week’s argument in the Trump travel ban case before the en banc Fourth Circuit (down a member because Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson is the father-in-law of acting solicitor general Jeffrey Wall, who’s arguing the case). [Law.com]