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Judicial Notice (08.21.21): The Best And The Brightest?

Judicial Notice (08.21.21): The Best And The Brightest?

The lawyers to blame for the Afghanistan debacle, a case with $150 million in attorneys' fees, and other legal news from the week that was.

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Aug 22, 2021
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken (left) and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan (via Getty Images)).

I usually begin these roundups with a short personal update, but I don’t have much to share this week. With all due respect to Hillary Clinton, I mostly stayed home and baked cookies. My chocolate chip cookies turned out nicely, but they would have b…

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