* Sally Yates of King & Spalding hired by Cornell board of trustees to probe rape case response. [Reuters]
* DOJ argues that its probe of Biglaw diversity efforts must stay secret, which seems… curious. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Judge Pauline Newman’s case finally taken away from the judges who tried to stealth impeach her. [Fix the Court]
* Theological question: Can anti-abortion activists invent a legal theory so crazy even this Supreme Court can’t lift it? [Slate]
* Justice Sotomayor calls out judge for arresting juror in front of the jury pool. [ABA Journal]
* Amicus brief argues that John Eastman’s disbarment violates free speech. To be clear it focuses only on the idea that he was disbarred for his public speeches… the whole “giving legal advice he knew or should have known to be wrong to someone he fully expected to follow it” part isn’t covered. [Volokh Conspiracy]
* McDonald’s sued for using its app to price-fix. [Law360]
* Two judges refused to get along. So the state supreme court expelled both of them. [Daily Record]
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