Snowbird: The Tipline for 25 February 2022

The early bird catches the worm, but the late juror puts another billable hour on the books. Proceedings in the broiler chicken criminal trial started more than an hour late on Thursday as the court waited for a full jury of their Denver peers to appear. Who among us would not be aching to trek first thing in the morning through single-digit temperatures and streets blanketed with Rocky Mountain snow to listen to hours of antitrust testimony? Today’s Tipline also takes a look at administrative law judge D Michael Chappell’s initial Altria/Juul decision.