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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING

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EXTRA CASH - U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch landed a tidy $225,000 advance last year for his forthcoming book “A Republic, If You Can Keep It.” That financial information, among other juicy tidbits, can be found in the justices' financial disclosure statements released Thursday. Marcia Coyle reports that Justice Sonia Sotomayor in 2018 received royalties totaling $33,000. Justice Stephen Breyer, another regular book author, received $4,415.69, and Justice Samuel Alito reported receiving $20,250 total for teaching at Duke University School of Law in January and in June. Justice Clarence Thomas reported earning $28,000 in income from teaching at the University of Kansas School of Law; George Washington University School of Law; and the Georgia University School of Law.

BIAS FROM BELOW - With more women landing leadership roles at work or becoming entrepreneurs, gender bias from subordinates is surfacing with increased frequency, MP McQueen reports. Employment lawyers say the problem can be subtle: a female boss's directives received by subordinates as merely “thoughts” or “feelings” or technical questions posed to men instead of women.

QUIET - The extradition bill in Hong Kong has prompted tens of thousands of people in the city to take to the streets and also has spurred Hong Kong's Bar Association and Law Society to issue strong statements of concern. But, as John Kang reports, global law firms in Hong Kong have largely remained silent. Some local law firms closed their offices on the day of the protests so staff could participate, and some firms like Ashurst and Freshfields gave lawyers time off to attend the protest, but on the whole, global firms have not taken a stand on the law.

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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING

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DOWN UNDER - In the span of five years, Jones Day's head count in Australia has gone from 40 lawyers, including 13 partners in a single office, to about 100 lawyers, including 29 partners, who work out of offices in Sydney, Perth, Brisbane and Melbourne. John Kang reports that the expansion stems from recruiting, unlike other big law firms that added heft in Australia through mergers. The firm said it plans to continue adding lawyers to its intellectual property, mergers and acquisitions, and litigation practices.

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WHAT YOU SAID

“They are calling me a vicious piece of scum.”

—  NORM PATTIS, A CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYER IN CONNECTICUT, WHO HAS RECEIVED  HATE-FILLED EMAILS FOR REPRESENTING THE HUSBAND OF A MOTHER OF FIVE IN CONNECTICUT WHO HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE MAY 24.

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