FTC goes scorched earth on non-compete clauses. Somehow creating a free market for employment is going to be blasted as "socialism." [Corporate Counsel] Supreme Court eyes gutting the right to strike. Lochner era is back, baby. [Vox] Amid all the talk about free speech, the Court will hear a case about an actual speech issue: can the government criminalize telling someone they should stay in the U.S. illegally? [NY Times] And OF COURSE Elon Musk is blaming an "error" for the company hiring Perkins Coie. Just an absolute tire fire over there. [Reuters] Law firm merger frenzy on the horizon. [American Lawyer]