Morning Docket: 10.31.25
* Judge Nichols heaps praise on DOJ lawyers suspended for acknowledging the January 6 riot . [ Reuters ] * Next big executi…
* Judge Nichols heaps praise on DOJ lawyers suspended for acknowledging the January 6 riot . [ Reuters ] * Next big executi…
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* Investigation suggests Kash Patel used FBI jet to go on a date. [ New Republic ] * The other half of the “shot, chaser” c…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to an analysis by Court Accountability of Pre…
There is a great hue and cry these days heralding the replacement of the billable hour model with alternative fee arrangemen…
DOJ Attorneys Casually Assume Third Trump Term At Oral Argument : That’s plainly unconstitutional . Did They Outsource Edit…
Ed. note : Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day . After a few days of discussion between the parties, Neal Katyal…
* Kirkland provides communications training for lawyers after earning reputation as uncooperative. Weird, because the firm w…
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Donald Trump and his critics were busy this week. In response to the “No Kings” rallies, Trump posted a video, created by a…
* More confirmation that Biglaw cowardice goes beyond the firms that made deals. [ Washington Post ] * Biglaw lawyer discus…
Jeanine Pirro Secures Lifetime Achievement In Losing: After departing the Fox bubble, Jeanine learns the real world has les…
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily Trivia Question of the Day feature. Which justice was responsible for the addition of Sta…
As detailed in a previous article, lawyers are often the target of scams since attorneys sometimes hold significant sums o…
* Elon Musk loses effort to claim he relied on attorney advice in Twitter investor case. Funny how famously leaking that you…
Like Him Or Not, His Appointing Spree Is Prolific : 6 of the 8 republican judges are there because of him . It Is Getting H…
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! Who is the latest cryptocurrency figure to receive a pa…
* AI is speeding up M&A deals by harnessing the power of algorithms to rewrite the same sentence 50 times only to arrive…
Two Losses Don’t Make A Right : Former associate general counsel loses the game and her job over a Dodger’s win . There Goe…
With a brittle ceasefire in the Middle East, President Donald Trump secured the headlines he wanted, and he has now set hi…
* Trump wants the taxpayers to pay him $230 million to compensate him for the federal criminal investigations he endured jus…
Top Biglaw Firm Eschews Two-Tier Partnerships : They don’t plan on revisiting partnership structures any time soon . Fake C…
This year, “agentic” became the sexiest buzzword to hit vendor PowerPoints. It’s everywhere from specific products to the er…
* Divided Ninth Circuit panel greenlights Trump’s military occupation plan for Portland. [ CNN ] * …And the Circuit might w…
Jeanine Pirro Loses The Same Case For A Fourth Time : Throw in the towel ! The Studying Might Be Taxing : But choosing the …
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