* Federal judiciary begins shuttering some operations as funds dry up. [National Law Journal]
* George Santos has sentence commuted. [Reuters]
* What does a future associate even look like? [Law.com]
* USPTO director taking direct control of patent reviews. There’s no way this ends in a series of gifts bestowed on an elected official in exchange for greased wheels on patent review, right? [Law360]
* DOJ lawyer fired over Abrego Garcia case speaks to 60 Minutes. [CBS News]
* Tracing the Supreme Court’s journey toward immunizing federal goon squad tactics. [Vox]
* Goodwin Procter brings home massive M&A and litigation haul. [Bloomberg Law News]
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* Federal judiciary begins shuttering some operations as funds dry up. [National Law Journal]
* George Santos has sentence commuted. [Reuters]
* What does a future associate even look like? [Law.com]
* USPTO director taking direct control of patent reviews. There’s no way this ends in a series of gifts bestowed on an elected official in exchange for greased wheels on patent review, right? [Law360]
* DOJ lawyer fired over Abrego Garcia case speaks to 60 Minutes. [CBS News]
* Tracing the Supreme Court’s journey toward immunizing federal goon squad tactics. [Vox]
* Goodwin Procter brings home massive M&A and litigation haul. [Bloomberg Law News]
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