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Morning Docket: 08.14.25

* Diligent journalism students devote a lot of words to “some law students are losers and join FedSoc to feel good about the…

Will Obergefell Fall Soon? — See Also

Republicans Have Been Gunning For Obergefell For Years Now : Will SCOTUS finally shoot it down ? Looking For A List Of The…

Morning Docket: 08.13.25

* Elon Musk threatens to sue Apple because OpenAI somehow performs better than his model that calls itself “MechaHitler.” [ …

Swimming In Money! — See Also

This Law Firm Just Announced Bonuses : Is it yours? Read and find out ! The ABA Strikes Back Against The Trump Administrati…

Morning Docket: 08.12.25

* Taft and Morris Manning announced merger. [ Law360 ] * Unqualified judge’s husband putting his groomsman in charge of en…

Money, Money, Money — See Generally

BONUS TIME! : Milbank opens up the Biglaw summer bonus season. Will anyone follow? Now You See Them… : Todd Blanche’s Libra…

Morning Docket: 08.08.25

* Tariffs starting to drag down client earnings. [ Bloomberg Law News ] * Reed Smith putting a cheerful face on massive def…

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Morning Docket: 08.07.25

* DOJ seeking sanctions against lawyer for taking immigration pro bono case. [ Politico ] * To Elon Musk’s chagrin, appella…

The Home(s) Of The Supreme Court

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Which three U.S. cities have played home to the Suprem…

Morning Docket: 08.06.25

* Trump administration officials meeting with VP to develop “unified” strategy for dealing with Epstein evidence. [ CNN ] *…

Biglaw’s Retreat On Immigration Cases

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to analysis by Reuter, during the surge of im…

Morning Docket: 08.05.25

* Sotomayor expresses support for court reform in overlooked audio. [ Fix the Court ] * DOJ opening investigations into Oba…

Morning Docket: 08.04.25

* Supreme Court prepares to strike down the rest of the Voting Rights Act. [ Reuters ] * Welcome McDermott Will & Schul…

Morning Docket: 08.01.25

* Kavanaugh tells judges that the Supreme Court can’t explain shadow docket opinions because it might suggest to lower court…

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Morning Docket: 07.31.25

* Biglaw backs away from pro bono causes to avoid Trump ire. [ Reuters ] * Florida bashes ABA as “woke” for persisting in i…

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