* Divided Ninth Circuit panel greenlights Trump’s military occupation plan for Portland. [CNN]
* …And the Circuit might well revisit that en banc soon enough. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Anna Bower had a lengthy text exchange with Lindsey Halligan and the interim prosecutor never remembered to say anything about being off the record. [Lawfare]
* Suspended judge attempted to change his first name to “Judge.” The court was not amused. [ABA Journal]
* Jack Nicklaus wins $50 million in defamation suit over false claims tying him to Saudi-owned and Trump hyped LIV Golf league. [ESPN]
* Ropes holds the line on single-tier partnership while it fades away across Biglaw. [American Lawyer]
* Zuckerberg ordered to testify. Unlikely to be allowed to send his Meta avatar. [Law360]
* Class action accuses banks of conspiring to set prime rate. [National Law Journal]
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