*
In
first
press
conference
since
learning
that
he
would
soon
be
the
Acting
Attorney
General,
Todd
Blanche
explains
that
the
DOJ’s
official
stance
is
that
Trump
has
a
“right”
to
direct
criminal
investigations
of
his
enemies.
[Reuters]
*
Pam
Bondi
isn’t
technically
gone
yet,
but
Todd
Blanche
already
updated
his
title.
[Daily
Beast]
*
DOJ
Civil
Rights
Division
launches
investigation
of
Cassidy
Hutchinson
for
testifying
to
the
January
6
Committee.
It’s
not
a
potential
charge
the
Civil
Rights
Division
would
normally
handle,
but
it’s
not
like
they’re
doing
anything
else
these
days.
[NY
Times]
*
ICE
currently
arresting
domestic
violence
survivors
when
they
go
to
court
to
testify
against
their
abusers.
[The
Atlantic]
*
Sotomayor
calls
out
Kavanaugh
stops.
[Bloomberg
Law
News]
*
Trump
and
FCC
Chair
Brendan
Carr
threaten
legal
action
against
CNN
for…
verbatim
reporting
Iran’s
statement
about
the
ceasefire.
[Independent]
*
GC
survey
shows
last
year’s
executive
branch
extortion
efforts
against
Biglaw
transformed
outside
counsel
selection.
[Corporate
Counsel]