Joe Biden

* Depressed about how awful the Supreme Court is right now? Maybe it’s not the worst. I mean it’s still bad, but there’s room for hope. [Vox]

* AI is not an artist. Judge reject copyright for AI generated artwork. [Law360]

* Biden administration wants to be able to block you. The Solicitor General will argue to the Supreme Court that government officials that blocker social media users on their own personal accounts do not violate the First Amendment. [Law.com]

* So, this is how Hunter Biden’s plea deal fell apart. [Politico]

* Asa Hutchinson understands the 14th Amendment, thinks Donald Trump is likely disqualified from running for president. [The Hill]

* Donald Trump faces even more charges in classified documents case. [New York Times]

* But that’s not the only legal peril against the former president heating up: Trump’s lawyers met with the special cpunsel on January 6th case. [ABC News]

* Joe Biden announced more judicial nominees. [Law360]

* The Biden administration would love it if the Supreme Court would reinstate regulations against ghost guns. [Reuters]

* Biglaw’s picking up the work from the Democratic National Convention. [Bloomberg Law]

* With a potential indictment on January 6th related charges looming, Donald Trump takes to social media boasting abut how good he thinks he’ll do at trial. We’ll see. [Huffington Post]

* Hunter Biden’s plea deal has hit a snag. Yesterday, he pleaded not guilty to charges against him as the judge questioned the terms of the agreement. [NBC News]

* Six of Joe Biden’s judicial nominees got grilled by Republicans yesterday. [Law360]

* Biglaw steps up at HBCU: Perkins Coie announced a Technology Law Scholarship at North Carolina Central University School of Law. [Law.com]

* Behind the litigation strategy to fight climate change. [Vox]

* Here we go again! Biden uses another avenue to issue some of the student debt relief blocked by Republicans in the Super Legislature. [Reuters] * After the Supreme Court opened the floodgates to foreign knockoffs, IP lawyers are left “questioning” what’s left. [Bloomberg Law News] * Fake money leads to real federal fraud charges. […]

* Joe Biden criticizes Supreme Court but confirms that he’s unwilling to do a single thing about it so… good talk, champ! [NY Times]

* It’s never RIC-O My God It Is!!! Former Ohio House Speaker gets 20 years in bribery case. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Reed Smith associate who first reported racist messages posted by trial lawyer testifies at disciplinary proceedings. [Law360]

* FTX sues its former attorney for allegedly aiding in fraud. [Reuters]

* Divorce attorney writes incest-fueled romance novel. [Roll on Friday]

* Trump’s unofficial election lawyer superteam sanctions to be sanctioned for ‘whole raft’ of baseless claims. [ABA Journal]

* Microsoft lawyer accidentally informs judge that Elder Scrolls 16 is coming in 2026, which is funny because it would require Bethesda to put out 10 non-buggy games without multiple years of delays. [Game Rant]

* The full Am Law 200 rankings are available. Let’s just put a link here for handy reference. [American Lawyer]

* Speaking of the second hundred, its growth outpaced the first hundred. Which isn’t too surprising because those firms had more room to grow, but it is a sign that business is flowing toward less expensive platforms. [American Lawyer]

* Trump’s criminal trial set for March 25, 2024. So basically after he’s locked up the nomination. [Law360]

* Speaking of Trump, his lawyers are seeking an audience with Merrick Garland complaining about the “ongoing injustice” of being investigated for that documents crime that the DOJ already gave Trump months to fix before his lawyers lied about it. Not predicting a fruitful meeting for the crew. [Reuters]

* The new British Invasion is less entertaining than the Beatles, but then again the Beatles never drafted an executive compensation clause. [Bloomberg Law News]

* New lawsuit contends that Biden must use the Fourteenth Amendment to avoid a government default. Meanwhile, the Biden administration continues efforts to protect the global economy by throwing pennies in a wishing well. [Politico]

* Want a popular policy done, but Congress is uncooperative? Enter Executive Orders. Joe Biden plans to issue one on gun background checks today. [Bloomberg Law]

* Can partisan gerrymandering get worse? Yes, yes it can. Today the North Carolina Supreme Court will reconsider the issue, which could have major repercussions for national politics. [Reuters]

* Supreme Court to consider whether the Constitution provides protection against anti-trans discrimination. And I am sure completely coincidentally, a vocally anti-trans federal judge finds himself in the news. [Vox]

* Court issues blow to California labor movement: an appeals court found ride share services can classify drivers as independent contractors instead of employees. [Huffington Post]

* It’s not that law school deans want to end rankings, it’s that they want to make them better. [Slate]

* Michael Cohen takes the stand: Donald Trump’s one-time fixer is singing to a New York grand jury. [Law360]