ABA Journal

• Amid internal ethics disputes, special counsel probe into origins of Russia investigation finds no deep-state plot
• Law prof curses student on hot mic after she asks him to slow down his lectures
• More than a quarter of Louisiana prisoners have been held past their release dates since 2012, DOJ says

Law.com

• Law.com Trendspotter: Mergers and Rate Hikes Are Poised to Create a Whole New Crop of Law Firms
• Duke Energy Establishes Scholarship at NCCU Law for Black Soldier Killed by White Bus Driver
• 'Judges Must Remain Above the Fray': Judge Censured for Failing to Recuse From Child Custody Case

SCOTUS blog

• Court schedules final two argument sessions of 2022-23 term
• The morning read for Tuesday, Jan. 31
• The morning read for Monday, Jan. 30