That's a Wrap, Show (Cause) Time, Dark Money: The Morning Minute
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June 27, 2019 at 06:00 AM
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WHAT WE'RE WATCHING
|LAST BUT NOT LEAST - The U.S. Supreme Court today is expected to announce rulings in up to five cases—those that remain from the 2018-2019 term. The justices have on their plates disputes over the Trump administration's addition of a citizenship question on the 2020 Census and where to draw a line, so to speak, when it comes to how politics influences election-map drawing. The court's ruling in the census case will be closely watched, as the plaintiffs in a related case prepare to make new arguments in a trial court that the Trump administration violated the law in devising the question.
DIGITAL - Fintech practices are big in Big Law, reports Samantha Stokes. The increased demand for fintech expertise comes from law firm clients in banking and technology companies, and bitcoin, blockchain technology and smartphone payment apps are the reason. Some of the more prominent lateral moves have occurred at Cadwalader; Latham & Watkins; Reed Smith; Hunton Andrews Kurth; and Mayer Brown.
BIG SHOW - Roger Stone's lawyers are expected to file show-cause papers today as to why the long-time Trump ally shouldn't be found in violation of the conditions of his release because of posts he's made on social media about his case. Stone—charged with lying to congressional investigators probing Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. election, obstructing justice and witness tampering—posted comments on Instagram and Facebook aimed at national media by tagging publications like the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN and the Wall Street Journal. Judge Amy Berman Jackson, in D.C., is presiding over his case.
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EDITOR'S PICKS
|Sympathy for the Devil: That DOJ Lawyer Who Denied Kids Soap
Woman Sues Tesla for Husband's Death After Reported Uncommanded Acceleration in Model S
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WHILE YOU WERE SLEEPING
|PROBE - The European Commission has opened an antitrust investigation into whether U.S. semiconductor maker Broadcom is restricting competition through exclusivity contracts. Simon Taylor reports that the commission is also planning to impose measures to end possible anticompetitive practices at the company while the investigation is underway. California-based Broadcom is the world's largest designer, developer and provider of integrated circuits for wired communication devices.
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