US President Barak Obama embraces US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as US Supreme Court Justices Anthony M. Kennedy (L) and Stephen G. Breyer look on before the President’s State Of The Union address on January 20, 2015 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/WHITE HOUSE POOL (ISP POOL IMAGES)/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
* Joe Biden stated that he may nominate Barack Obama to the Supreme Court if the former president was interested. Obama should brush up on his con law just in case… [The Hill]
* A retired law professor is suing commentors who discussed him online. [Reason]
* We lost some amazing lawyers in 2019, check out the list. [Bloomberg Law]
* A judge has dismissed an impeachment witness’ lawsuit after the House rescinded its subpoena. [CNN]
* An attorney has been hospitalized after a client punched him. This happens far too often. [Star Tribune]
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