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Above The Law’s 16th Annual Holiday Card Contest
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Morning Docket: 12.05.24
* YSL trial was, at the end of the day, the complete waste of time we all thought it was. [Rolling Stone]
* Federal judge in Texas -- naturally -- has issued a nationwide injunction on anti-money laundering law. Time to fire up that fentanyl business! [Reuters]
* Law firms are going to continue clawing back equity. [American Lawyer]
* Joe Biden worked wonders for law firm financials. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Justice Gorsuch recused himself from a case because of his tight relationship with amicus brief author. Justices Alito and Thomas presumably very confused. [Law360]
* Which is interesting as this news comes out the same week we learn that it was Gorsuch who was "especially vocal" in keeping the Supreme Court ethics rules toothless.
* Another senior Boeing lawyer sucked out of the proverbial door hatch to new gig. [Corporate Counsel]
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