Money bag icon on blackboard with hand* You’re not imagining it… a lot of firms still haven’t announced bonuses. [National Law Journal]

* Another federal judge in Texas recuses from Elon’s “it’s illegal for advertisers not to give me money” lawsuit. [Reuters]

* ABA Prez argues that electronic messages from lawyers to inmates should be covered by attorney-client privilege. [ABA Journal]

* ACLU says prisons are holding people past their release date. [NY Times]

* Why hire one lateral partner when you can hire the whole group? [American Lawyer]

* Biden will exceed Trump’s record for judicial appointments by one after trading some key circuit nominations for a path to confirm more district judges. [Law360]

* But his collection of confirmations were more diverse than ever before. [Bloomberg Law News]