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* For you civil procedure fans: Florida resident sues Delaware corporation doing business in New York in..Northern District of Texas — Amarillo to secure a 1-in-1 chance of scoring a judge loyal to the plaintiff. [
* After the Supreme Court blessed purging voters within days of the election, Iowa is following Virginia’s suit. [Courthouse News Service]
* YSL trial stayed true to form and couldn’t even get a plea deal done without bizarre and unnecessary drama. [NPR]
* Former first minister of Scotland apologizing for calling lawyer a “Tory f*ckwit.” Though, unlike American conservatives clutching pearls over the idea that one of their comedians was called garbage, the UK lawyer responded, “No offence is taken.” [RollonFriday]
* Profiling the lawyers on the Harris transition team, which is heavy on Biglaw. [National Law Journal]
* CFPB considering action against Meta over financial ads. [Law360]
* “Antitrust Zeal to Morph but Won’t Fade Under Next President.” In that Trump may use it to punish companies he doesn’t like and Harris will openly defy her most vocal deep pocketed donors?Not so sure about this, but here’s hoping. [Bloomberg Law News]