* Lawyer who battled home owners’ association over his Christmas decorations used his settlement to buy more Christmas decorations. [ABA Journal]
* Former Paul Weiss pro bono chief, who quit amidst the firm’s Trump deal, will take over as NYC’s law department. [NY Law Journal]
* The annual mainstream media piece reporting to the rest of the world that, yes, there’s a lot of money in Biglaw. [NY Post]
* Recapping the big lateral moves of the year. [American Lawyer]
* Negligent stage diving… there’s a new one. [Lowering the Bar]
* Trump administation aims to circumvent asylum obligations by immediately deporting anyone requesting asylum to “safe” countries like *checks notes* Uganda. [Politico]
* Possible answer to AI hallucinations: mandatory hyperlinks. [National Law Review]
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