*
Biglaw
drafts
plans
to
protect
staff
in
its
Middle
East
offices.
[Law.com
International]
*
As
“Operation
Epstein
Fury,”
continues
in
the
Middle
East,
it
appears
Trump
administration
insiders
are
cashing
in,
making
big
prediction
market
bets
on
military
timing.
[NOTUS]
*
West
Virginia’s
federal
judges
have
become
some
of
the
most
active
voices
pushing
back
against
the
Trump
administration’s
rule
of
law
abuses.
[Politico]
*
Maduro’s
lawyers
claims
the
Trump
administration
is
blocking
payment,
frustrating
the
Venezuelan
president’s
right
to
counsel.
[New
York
Law
Journal]
*
A
deep
dive
into
why
the
Epstein
investigation
took
so
long
and
included
so
many
missed
opportunities.
[NY
Times]
*
Election
deniers
hold
conference
calling
for
Trump
to
“take
over”
the
midterms.
Trump
officials
charged
with
election
integrity
showed
up.
[ProPublica]
*
OpenAI
raises
another
$110
billion
as
it
falls
further
and
further
behind
its
rivals.
[Law360]
*
Fight
over
California’s
fee-sharing
ban
dropped.
[Reuters]