Michael Avenatti (Photo by Jennifer S. Altman/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
* Michael Avenatti has been temporarily cut loose from prison amid COVID-19 concerns. Avenatti is prohibited from using a computer during his release, so I guess he won’t be sending me another email anytime soon. [AP]
* 3M alleges in a new lawsuit that a company charged 600 times the ordinary price for N95 respirators. [MSN]
* The Kansas Supreme Court has upheld the governor’s executive order limiting the size of religious services. [NPR]
* Fox News is facing a lawsuit in Washington State alleging that it violated the law when it called COVID-19 a “hoax” in February and March. [Forbes]
* Many attorneys are stepping up and offering pro bono services amid the COVID-19 pandemic. [New York Post]
* Julian Assange fathered two children with his lawyer while holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London. They must have some interesting ethics rules overseas… [Reuters]
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.