*
Justice
Jackson
says
“state
of
our
democracy”
keeps
her
up
at
night.
Girl,
same.
[NY
Times]
*
Litigation
finance
survived
the
big
tax
bill.
But
threats
still
loom.
[Bloomberg
Law
News]
*
Judge
blocks
birthright
citizenship
order,
taking
advantage
of
Supreme
Court
class
action
workaround
until
they
inevitably
decide
to
there’s
a
problem
with
the
class.
[CBS]
*
“Clarence
Thomas
leading
SCOTUS
charge
to
gut
Voting
Rights
Act.”
That’s
not
really
fair
to
John
Roberts
who
has
really
given
it
his
all
to
gut
voting
rights.
[CNN]
*
Kellogg
bought
in
$3.1B
deal
courtesy
of
Davis
Polk
and
Kirkland.
The
new
owner
is
the
Ferrero
Group
so
start
your
morning
off
with
a
big
bowl
of
“Special
F.”
[Law360]
*
Backlogged
courts
resisting
AI.
Why?
It’s
worked
out
so
great
everywhere
else!
[Law.com]
*
“A
judge
has
delighted
barristers
with
his
sketching
skills….”
[Roll
on
Friday]