Morning Docket: 05.04.26

* Todd Blanche hands Jim Comey selective prosecution gift, explaining on TV that the DOJ won’t prosecute other “86” speakers. [ABC News]

* 8647 prosecutor who botched legal theory in indictment is so obsessed with earning Trump’s favor that he dresses up like him. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Lawyer fined for passing out drunk in court. [Legal Cheek]

* Gorsuch complains about Supreme Court leaks citing the need for the justices to have “candid conversations,” so they can “​find those places where we can reach agreement.” Which would be more persuasive if the leaks we’re seeing were anything but slightly more formal versions of “LOL, suck it!” [Reuters]

* Biglaw attorneys increasingly taking serious allegations to social media over HR. A product of law firm equity partnership becoming increasingly closed off? [American Lawyer]

* Spirit Airlines failed over the weekend amid skyrocketing fuel costs, but did succeed in making every Twitter user into an antitrust expert. [Law360]

* FTC encouraging states to cut ties with the ABA as law school accreditor. [Law.com]

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