Covington & Burling

* Elon Musk asks court to lift protections designed to keep him from committing more SEC violations. What could possibly go wrong? [CNBC]

* The Supreme Court may still want to blow up the internet, but they don’t seem like they want to do it over this case. [SCOTUSBlog]

* Delaware lowers bar passage score. Apparently global climate change has made hell freeze over. [Reuters]

* Hogan Lovells net income down 13 percent. Starting to see why they might be in the merger market. [American Lawyer]

* Put aside four days in the office… could we really operate on a four-day work week? Yes, reports obvious study. [Courthouse News Service]

* Law firms band together to oppose SEC request for the names of Covington clients targeted in cyberattack. [Law360]

The vulnerability of Biglaw on display.

* FINALLY. Firm leaders willing to come right out and say that “recession” fears are overblown at this point. Regular followers of Above the Law might have heard this point five or six hundred times over the last six months. [American Lawyer]

* Covington sued for non-compliance in client data leak investigation. If a leak happens in the woods and no one properly investigates it, does it even happen, really? [Law.com]

* Supreme Court allows New York gun regulations to stand while Second Circuit litigation continues. Congratulations New York! You get to exercise the state sovereignty to regulate guns guaranteed by the actual text of the Second Amendment… for a few more months. [Law360]

* Sam Bankman-Fried is blogging on Substack now? Perfect client, 10 out of 10, no notes! [Reuters]

* New high-powered firm set up to fight threats to democracy. It’s a growth industry. [New York Times]

A nice bonus treat for associates this morning.

To bee or not to bee in Biglaw, that was the question for this associate.

Money trees are the perfect place for shade.

Lots of cash to dump on hardworking associates.

With Eric Holder on the case, this Biglaw firm is doing work that is 'societally beneficial.'

Say goodbye to working from the office five days each week.

Good associate! Here's your raise!

Now, suddenly, the firm has nothing to say about the matter.

Yikes....

And there's an hours requirement for all bonuses -- but associates at this firm aren't complaining.

Surprising? No. Disappointing? Yes.

It's a bold strategy, Cotton!

Whatever page you turn to, it's NO JAIL TIME!

Really, who doesn't like money?

Attorneys at Covington find themselves distracted by, erm, inappropriate behavior.

Never get high on your own supply!

* 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]