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* When the Trump administration used COVID as a rationale to unilaterally rewrite immigration laws, the Supreme Court thought that was fine. Today, the same justices will scream bloody murder at the idea of the Biden administration using the COVID economic slump to justify forgiving $20K worth of student loans the same way the government forgave millions in PPP loans. Because… reasons. [Reuters]

* Law firms get conservative on legal technology amid recession fears. I guess this means they aren’t trying to bring in tech to reduce attorney ranks. [Legaltech News]

* Rupert Murdoch acknowledges in testimony that Fox News lied about the election. Did these people even have in-house counsel in 2020? [Law360]

* Merrick Garland’s appearance on Capitol Hill tomorrow will very much suck for him. [Esquire]

* The ongoing Neil Gerrard scandal will go to court next week to find out just how much Dechert owes one of its former clients. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Florida court denies the habeas petition a pregnant detainee filed on behalf of her fetus. As always “Life Begins At Conception… Some Terms and Conditions Apply.” [The Guardian]

You think I'd give it all away in the title?

RICO less than sauve.

Dechert places the blame squarely on their former partner.

Oh, and words like 'negligent' and 'reckless' get thrown around too.

Associates love when it's cash o'clock.

Money, money, money!

Showing appreciation with money is a Biglaw tradition.

* A lawsuit alleges that the wife of an MLB star had an affair with a former pastor. Guess that pastor allegedly made it to home base… [Fox News]

* A lawyer at Dechert has been sanctioned $10,000 for conduct during closing arguments of litigation involving purportedly defective earplugs. [Reuters]

* A defendant accused of stabbing a California attorney to death is due in court. [ABC News]

* A class action has been filed over a massive chemical fire that occurred at a Chemtool plant earlier this month. [Chicago Tribune]

* Harvard successfully dismissed a lawsuit alleging that students should receive tuition discounts due to COVID-19. Guess a Harvard education doesn’t just cost a Zoom subscription and $1.50 in late fees at the public library. [Forbes]

Another firm joins the new new scale.

* A Republican Congressman was finally served with papers related to a lawsuit over the January 6th Capitol riot after prior attempts failed. Seth Rogen may have served the papers right the first time… [Hill]

* A California lawyer, who allegedly used a cafe to embezzle money, has been sentenced to prison. [San Francisco Chronicle]

* A New York lawyer, who is an associate at Dechert LLP, appeared on Jeopardy! last week. [Brooklyn Eagle]

* Jerry Falwell, Jr. is asking that a lawsuit filed by Liberty University over Falwell’s departure from the school be dismissed. [NBC News]

* The Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether America’s all-male draft is unconstitutional. Maybe the movie RBG will be quoted in the briefs… [Fox News]

The firm has reached a happy, middle ground as far as flexibility is concerned.

Not so fast, it's not as 'enhanced' as you think it is.

This is... one way to deal with litigation.

Sometimes it's about 'should we file this suit,' not 'can we file this suit.'

Jeans! Five days a week!

* Eric Trump has decided to go after George Conway and proves he’s every bit as effective a defender of his father that The Onion makes him out to be. [Washington Post]

* Today is E-Discovery Day, so tune in for a huge day of educational programming about the electronic discovery space. [E-Discovery Day]

* As his client prepares to testify before the body on a naked political stunt new subpoena, Dechert partner David Kelly trolls the House Judiciary Committee for wasting everyone’s time and money on the empty Benghazi investigation. Biglaw trash talk is the best trash talk. [Washington Examiner]

* After kicking off the year under investigation for enabling domestic violence for years, Ohio State coach Urban Meyer is retiring meaning we will no longer have to suffer through sports reporters praising his “resilience” in succeeding after being caught in a scandal of his own making. [ESPN]

* Cleary joins other DC firms in swapping real estate. Hopefully, no one will ever have to suffer from street performers ever again! [National Law Journal]

* Avvo’s former CLO is now in the cosmetic surgery game. Why do these seem like strikingly similar industries? [Corporate Counsel]

* As sure as the rising sun, Marriott faces multiple lawsuits over its massive data breach. [Law360]

* Remember to RSVP for next week’s Above the Law Holiday Party. [Above the Law]

A lot of lawyers are changing firms.

Why torture associates by making them wait?

* A trio of big name partners — including the group co-chairs — are leaving the products liability group at Quinn Emanuel for Dechert. So far there’s no email from John Quinn blasting the move. [Law.com]

* Former Michael Cohen business partner, Evgeny “Gene” Freidman, has taken a plea deal and will cooperate with the government. The pressure on Cohen just keeps on mounting. [New York Times]

* Michigan State named a new General Counsel, Robert Young. That poor bastard. [Corporate Counsel]

* A couple trying to get their 30-year-old son to move out of their house resort to court proceedings. It… does not work out well for the freeloading son. [Washington Post]

* You’re not wrong to be worried about the merger between AT&T and Time Warner. Things could really go pear-shaped for consumers. [Slate]