We already know about her ill-conceived tarmac meeting with Bill Clinton when the investigation was pending—and her subsequent refusal to recuse herself. We know from former FBI head James Comey that she instructed him to refer to the investigation as a “ matter .” The New York Times previously reported on a hacked document “written by a Democratic operative who expressed confidence that Ms. Lynch would keep the Clinton investigation from going too far.” Almost certainly, there are worse revelations to come. So perhaps it's not so surprising that Lynch, with the exception of a few speeches and interviews , has all but vanished from the public eye since she left office in January 2017. Her New York State bar membership is current, but beyond that, there's no indication that the 59-year-old former Hogan Lovells partner is working as a lawyer—or anything else. You'd have to go back to Alberto Gonzales to find an ex-AG with such a low profile after leaving office. Gonzales, under fire for how he dismissed nine U.S. Attorneys, stepped down in September 2007. He didn't start working as a visiting professor at Texas Tech University until August 1, 2009. (He's now dean of Belmont University's College of Law in Nashville.) Lynch's vanishing act is all the more striking when compared to her immediate predecessor, Eric Holder Jr., who is distinguishing himself as the most prominent former attorney general since Bobby Kennedy. How prominent? Holder says he'll decide early next year if he's running for president. In the meantime, the Covington & Burling partner is staying in the news—and racking up political chits—as chair of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee. On Wednesday, Holder's National Redistricting Foundation filed suits in Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana under the Voting Rights Act. The suits seek the creation of one new majority-minority congressional district in each state. And on Tuesday, Holder claimed a victory when Wisconsin voters elected Caleb Frostman to the state senate, flipping a seat previously held by Republicans. Holder's group successfully sued Wisconsin governor Scott Walker, forcing him to hold a special election to fill the vacant seat. “Scott Walker and his Republican allies gerrymandered this district for their own partisan benefit, but the citizens of Wisconsin are clearly speaking out this year to demand a state government that better represents their values,” Holder said in a written statement. “The National Democratic Redistricting Committee is committed to keeping up the fight so that when new maps are drawn in 2021, Democrats are in place to fight for fairness.” |

I Don't Know About You, But I'll Sleep Better Tonight Knowing This

Appearing on The Hill's new political TV network, Senator Ted Cruz was asked on Wednesday if he'd ever consider being nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court. His response : “The short answer is no. That is not a path I'm interested in going down. … A principled federal judge stays out of political and policy fights, doesn't engage, simply follows the law. If I were ever a judge, that's what I would do. “I don't want to stay out of political and policy fights. I want to be right in the middle of them. The Senate is the battleground for just about every big policy fight we've got right now. … I'd like to be part of confirming two, three, four, five strong constitutionalist judges to the court, but personally speaking, I don't have any desire to be one of them.” |

Shout-Out: Latham Knocks Out Securities Suit Against Animal Drug Company

Latham & Watkins lawyers led by Kevin McDonough and Jamie Wine knocked out a putative securities class action against animal pharmaceutical company Aratana. Represented by Pomerantz and Levi & Korsinsky, plaintiffs who purchased Aratana securities between 2015 and 2017 said the company made false or misleading statements or omitted key information about one of its new medications, Entyce—an appetite stimulant for dogs suffering from acute or chronic diseases. On June 11, U.S. District Judge Paul Engelmayer in the Southern District of New York dismissed the entire complaint with prejudice. Although the alleged facts “do not preclude an inference of fraudulent intent,” he wrote, “the far more compelling inference from the facts pled is that defendants believed in good faith that they would obtain regulatory approval and commercialize on the anticipated timelines, but, upon encountering setbacks and changes in marketing strategy, timely updated the market.” Latham associates Jessica Rostoker and Corey Calabrese worked on the case as well. |

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McDermott to Drop Michael Cohen as Client: Sources I'm sure they'll miss him terribly. State AGs Lose Ground in Emissions Cases Against Volkswagen “If individual states can bring environmental claims against automakers, there's a substantial risk of conflicting regulatory results and that could obviously have an adverse effect on auto manufacturers.” In Big Push DOJ Arrests 74 Cyber Scammers of Businesses and Law Firms Cyber scams are becoming a higher priority for law enforcement as the schemes become more brazen and targeted. Senate Committee Questions Judiciary's Anti-Harassment Efforts After Kozinski Scandal “The judicial branch has a problem,” Grassley said at the beginning of Wednesday's hearing. “They have to deal with it or Congress will have to do it for the courts.” State Appeals Court Reinstates Claims That Dentons Misappropriated Trust Funds The firm is accused of misappropriating more than $1.3 million from three family trusts established by an Atlanta industrialist and philanthropist. Fifth Circuit Invalidates Arbitration Agreement After Company Fails to Sign It Gotcha.