* Administration fires career DOJ lawyers who worked on Trump cases, claiming that the non-partisan attorneys “could not be trusted” because they weren’t down with private citizens stealing nuclear codes. [Reuters]

* Reese Witherspoon served on a jury and everyone was convinced Elle Woods was real. America is cooked. [Variety]

* Tom Goldstein pleads not guilty. Released on bond secured by his residence… a residence that is implicated in the loan fraud part of the complaint. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Law firm halts trading of its shares as internal management remains a mess. [Financial Times]

* White House considering “God Squad” loophole allowing cabinet officials to exempt individual actions from species regulations. [NY Times]

* State AGs threaten legal action against Costco after private corporation’s shareholders nix measure to reject diversity commitment. [Newsweek]

* Biglaw struggles with partner pay as the top rainmakers blow the roof off the model. [American Lawyer]

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