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Senate Dems Admonish Roberts As Ethics Reform Stalls
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jun '24

14 Jun '24

Senate Dems Admonish Roberts As Ethics Reform Stalls <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1847405?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> By Katie Buehler Several senior Democratic senators chided Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday for failing to take responsibility for or address the U.S. Supreme Court's ethics issues, vowing to continue fighting Republican opposition and to pass court reform legislation unless the chief justice makes improvements. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1847405?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/health/articles/1847405?nl_pk=6422bbc2-a823-4be5-9a9…>

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SPAC Dealmakers Expect Modest Pickup After Market Bottom
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jun '24

14 Jun '24

SPAC Dealmakers Expect Modest Pickup After Market Bottom <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1846280?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> By Tom Zanki Market professionals expect a slow pickup in deals involving special-purpose acquisition companies starting in the second half of 2024, predicting on Wednesday that a leaner market will emerge following the recent crash and imposition of tighter regulations. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/technology/articles/1846280?nl_pk=2bd720dd-746c-4744…> |

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CalPERS Opposes $5B Atty Fee In Musk Pay Fight
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jun '24

14 Jun '24

CalPERS Opposes $5B Atty Fee In Musk Pay Fight <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1847363?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Jeff Montgomery The nation's largest public pension fund lined up Wednesday against a proposed $5 billion-plus fee for stockholder attorneys whose Delaware Court of Chancery suit blocked Tesla CEO Elon Musk's one-time $56 billion compensation plan, one day ahead of a Tesla shareholder vote to resurrect the pay deal. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1847363?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1847363?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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4 Charged In $50M Email, Romance Fraud Schemes
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jun '24

14 Jun '24

4 Charged In $50M Email, Romance Fraud Schemes <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1847297?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> By Elliot Weld Four people were charged by Brooklyn federal prosecutors with participating in a series of fraudulent email and romance fraud schemes that resulted in $50 million in losses to the alleged victims. Indictment attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1847297?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/cybersecurity-privacy/articles/1847297?nl_pk=3dfd2fd…>

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Mich. Atty Gets Life In Prison For Arranging Client's Murder
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jun '24

14 Jun '24

Mich. Atty Gets Life In Prison For Arranging Client's Murder <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1847060?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Danielle Ferguson A Michigan attorney convicted of plotting to kill a wealthy client to gain access to his trust was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison without the opportunity for parole, and a judge said the lawyer viewed those around him as merely opportunities to profit. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1847060?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1847060?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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FBI Told OneTaste Witness To Delete Evidence, Ex-Execs Say
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jun '24

14 Jun '24

FBI Told OneTaste Witness To Delete Evidence, Ex-Execs Say <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1847031?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Elliot Weld Two former executives of sexual wellness company OneTaste Inc. said they uncovered "shocking" evidence that an FBI agent told a former employee of the business and key government witness to delete an old email account, allegedly destroying exculpatory evidence in a forced-labor conspiracy case. Letter attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1847031?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1847031?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Ga. Attys Fight Sanctions In Police Racial Profiling, Death Suit
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jun '24

14 Jun '24

Ga. Attys Fight Sanctions In Police Racial Profiling, Death Suit <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1846997?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Madeline Lyskawa Peach State attorneys representing a mother who sued the city of Wrens Police Department for allegedly racially profiling and fatally shooting her son responded to the city's attempt to sanction them and their client for pursuing her claims in Georgia federal court, calling the move "premature, vexatious and oppressive." Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1846997?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1846997?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Prosecutor Drops Extortion Case Against Fla. Securities Atty
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jun '24

14 Jun '24

Prosecutor Drops Extortion Case Against Fla. Securities Atty <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1847132?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By David Minsky A Florida state prosecutor on Wednesday dropped a felony extortion charge against a securities litigation attorney who was accused of threatening to expose an accuser's criminal past if she didn't resign from their condominium board, saying an investigation revealed that there wouldn't be a reasonable likelihood of conviction. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1847132?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1847132?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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Colo. DA's Probe Harms Justice System, Ex-Judge Says
by Gunnar Larson 14 Jun '24

14 Jun '24

Colo. DA's Probe Harms Justice System, Ex-Judge Says <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1847411?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> By Daniel Ducassi A former Colorado state judge told an attorney disciplinary panel Wednesday that a district attorney's push to interview the judge's ex-wife after he made adverse rulings for the prosecution in a high-profile murder case was prompted by a "baseless conspiracy theory" and harmful to judicial independence. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1847411?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/legalethics/articles/1847411?nl_pk=153d4a8a-6fb9-4a5…>

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[ot][spam][personal] cheery behavior log
by Undescribed Horrific Abuse, One Victim & Survivor of Many 14 Jun '24

14 Jun '24

for years i have struggled to get out of bed for complex reasons. long story shory, i’d like to try practicing, in a very very slow and gentle way, holding a brief intentionality of excitement and happiness around behavior parts. the theory is that it is possible to carefully build strength around the properties that triggers and things value when they act. when pursuing wim hof, it went like wim hof said, where i eventually developed a conscious ability to cause my skin to produce warmth against cold. i would like to find a path to doing this emotionally. i plan to journal these attempts, and to take them very very slowly and methodically. i expect the journal to get a little complex, and i hope to find a path to make it manageable. 2024-05-31 prior to 0613 mdt this morning before 0612 i tried this very briefly (holding happy excitement and doing a behavior (tiny bit of imagining getting up) with the happy excitement), and in order to succeed we got up all the way, which involved protecting the feelings involved. then i played a videogame to try to help with the pending triggers. i will right now eat a small candy. having a peppermint i found. in the ensuing daydreaming i held the positivity space a little poorly; a worker asked me to move my car from where it was parked; another part of me tried copying the behavior which changed the triggering space; and we generally explored more areas of the trigger space just in normal holding of things which was intense; and my team lost the video game. i think all these things made it harder to provide safety for the little bit that tried this, but i think making it really small, and holding that as part of the intentionality, can help a lot. there’s a pattern i have where the tiniest worries can trigger, and i think by being very careful of my thoughts and things, that we can be aware of that and protect this to grow (i hope). and i’m excited to have an excuse to eat. another thing we noticed is that there are a lot of trigger spaces, involving e.g. the perception of me planning to have certain kinds of power in my own mind, this can be really intense, but that also there is a little simple space near the goal that is not seeming as strong or complex. also that a lot of me is working nonverbally to help protect things and find paths at this point.

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