• President Donald Trump’s abrupt firing of Manhattan federal prosecutor Preet Bharara reflects a bruising battle building between his administration and U.S. law enforcement agencies. ( Bloomberg via BLB ) Bharara was among 46 Obama-era holdover U.S. Attorneys asked to resign Friday by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, on a list that also included Eastern District U.S. Attorney Robert Capers. ( New York Law Journal ) Bharara shunned politics, but in the end they brought him down. ( New York Times ) He had professed pride in his “absolute independence.” ( Washington Post )
• McDermott Will & Emery said it plans to shutter its ...
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