*
Law
firm
data
breach
implicates
300,000
patients.
[Forbes]
*
Rudy
Giuliani’s
defamation
lawyers
want
out,
claiming
their
client
is
“taking
action
with
which
the
lawyer
has
a
fundamental
disagreement.”
Like,
maybe,
trying
to
defame
the
plaintiffs
again?
[Axios]
*
While
Matt
Gaetz
received
the
highest
legal
appointment
around,
Trump
also
announced
his
pick
for
White
House
Counsel,
tapping
a
Jones
Day
lawyer
because
of
course.
[Law360]
*
Speaking
of
Gaetz,
Trump
is
also
talking
about
bypassing
the
Senate
confirmation
process
through
recess
appointments.
Pretty
sure
the
Supreme
Court’s
take
on
that
is
that
it’s
only
available
if
the
vacancy
arose
DURING
a
recess
and
not
at
the
beginning
of
a
term
but
that
assumes
this
Supreme
Court
has
any
respect
for
its
own
opinions.
[Vox]
*
Wild
ethics
allegations
against
attorney
accused
of
stealing
$31,000
from
jailed
client.
[ABA
Journal]
*
Landlords
dumping
tons
of
frivolous
bankruptcy
filings
on
EDNY.
[Bloomberg
Law
News]
*
Ted
Olson
died
yesterday,
leaving
behind
a
legacy
as
part
of
the
team
that
successfully
argued
for
marriage
equality
and
a
champion
of
the
“Dreamers”
immigration
policy,
as
well
as
one
of
the
primary
proponents
of
the
Federalist
Society
which
will
systematically
undo
those
achievements.
[NPR]