* The former general counsel of the FBI has been hired as an in-house attorney for Twitter. The two workplaces must be just a little different… [New York Post]
* A former lawyer has been found guilty of murdering his wife and throwing her body overboard during a 2006 cruise in the Caribbean. [Lost Angeles Times]
* The Supreme Court halted the execution of a death-row inmate in Texas about one hour before he was set to be executed. [NBC News]
* Attorneys in Tulsa, Oklahoma have filed a lawsuit in an attempt to enforce safety measures at a Trump rally in the city later this week. [Hill]
* A former lawyer, who surrendered his law license for stealing from clients and then became a pastor, will be allowed to practice law again. That was very Christ-like of the bar examiners… [Bloomberg Law]
Jordan Rothman is a partner of The Rothman Law Firm, a full-service New York and New Jersey law firm. He is also the founder of Student Debt Diaries, a website discussing how he paid off his student loans. You can reach Jordan through email at jordan@rothmanlawyer.com.