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* Current Supreme Court has opened the door to patchwork state-by-state banking laws. Because that’s how to build a global economy! [Bloomberg Law News]

* How to sue NASA for fallen space debris? Seems like a one-off practice area unless some idiot tries to build personal spaceships. [Law.com]

* Apropos of nothing at all, Elon Musk is closing an office over a fight with a judge. [NY Times]

* George Santos expected to plead guilty. [Reuters]

* Suit against firms involved in bankruptcy judge sleeping with the partner situation falls. [Law360]

* Small partner pay spread models growing more rare. [American Lawyer]

* The suspicious death of the “night life lawyer.”  [NY Post]