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* Trump administration halts the entire DOJ civil rights division, freezing all pending cases pending inevitable about face as “reverse discrimination division.” [
* Elephants denied right to sue to get out of the zoo. They’ll remember this. [Reuters]
* Am Law 100 firm leans into generative AI. [American Lawyer]
* Lateral hiring off to a slow start in 2025. [Bloomberg Law News]
* January 6 judge explains that pardons end the cases against a mob of violent cop assaulting defendants but won’t erase the historical record. A marked contrast to the Hunter Biden judge throwing a temper tantrum that a pardon meant he couldn’t sentence “non-violent guy who used to take drugs.” [Law360]
* Well, that’s a headline: “Justin Baldoni’s Lawyer Once Sued Him for Allegedly Stealing a Script From a Man With Cystic Fibrosis” [Hollywood Reporter]
* Trump administration threatens consequences for federal employees who don’t snitch on DEI initiatives. [Politico]