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Trump Admin’s Comments Could Undermine Case Against Anthropic In Court: Experts

'Anthropic’s got a strong case, stronger than it should … primarily because the President’s made ‘admissions against interest’' on social media, attorney Sean Timmons told Breaking Defense.

Morning Docket: 03.25.26

* Tom Goldstein asks judge to toss the verdict. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Lawyer vibecoded himself. This should end well. [Business Insider]

* The Justice Department may have leaked grand jury testimony and violated court order. THIS Justice Department? Shocking. [Courthouse News Service]

* Judge says the supply chain risk designation that the Trump administration put on Anthropic looks like retaliation. Well, she’s not hallucinating! [Reuters]

* Supreme Court appears willing to bring back policy to deny refugees the right to even ask for asylum at the border. [ABA Journal]

* DOJ’s new fraud chief confirmed. [Law360]

* Lateral hiring booming. [American Lawyer]

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