* In-house counsel question whether higher billing rates are sustainable. Just like they did every other time rates went up and nothing changed. [American Lawyer]
* Elon Musk angry that federal workers are listening to their legally appointed bosses instead him. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Elizabeth Holmes loses appeal. [Law360]
* The tough on crime paradox: Kathy Hochul backs provision to allow prosecutors to hide evidence from defendants while simultaneously refusing to remove Eric Adams from office. [New York Law Journal]
* Judge allows White House to continue banning AP for refusing to rename Gulf of Mexico. [Reuters]
* It’s hard to break into the expert game when these guys keep working until they’re dead… or maybe after they’ve died. [Houston Chronicle]