Wake Up Call: Justice Barrett’s Husband Defending Fox in Lawsuit

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• Jesse Barrett, the husband of US Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett, is defending Fox Corp. in a defamation case involving reports made by one of Fox’s local stations. Barrett practices out of the Washington office of SouthBank Legal, an Indiana-founded white collar and commercial litigation boutique. (Rolling Stone)
• Law firm office leasing was up nearly 50% in the first quarter, compared to the same three-month stretch last year, according to commercial real estate advisors at ...