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Prepare For Change, Goodwin Associates: The firm will expect to see you Monday-Thursday in person starting next year.

So Much For Not Attacking Protestors In Costumes: All thanks to the 7th Circuit!

There Goes $400M!: Justin Baldoni’s lawyers miss multimillion-dollar deadline.

Florida, Like Texas, Is Pushing For An ABA Alternative: Everyone else is winning by doing nothing.

Let The Record Show…: Judge Schofield rules on a mandatory unsealing of documents from two important cases.

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* Government shutdown comes for bar exams. [ABA Journal]

* Kash Patel fires FBI’s aviation director after media caught Kash Patel using taxpayer-funded FBI jets to go on dates. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Judges rule that the White House can’t selectively shut down statutory obligations to target his political enemies. [Law360]

* ChatGPT has supposedly stopped giving legal advice, but… [Artificial Lawyer]

* Judge blocks executive order purporting to demand citizenship proof in upcoming elections. Experts say it won’t be the last effort to undermine the next election. [Reuters]

* Kirkland & Ellis will soak up as much cash from the data center shell game that they can [Law.com International]

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Lawyers Read Riot Act For Calling January 6 A ‘Riot’ — See Generally

White House Cracks Down On DOJ Lawyers Calling January 6 A ‘Riot’: Two suspended for declining to refer to it as “enthusiastic tourism.”

Hot Dog!: An IRS attorney sidelined by the shutdown has opened a hot dog stand. You’d better believe he’s deducting that.

Biglaw Still Believes In Working From Home… That’s What Saturdays Are For: Another firm announces a four-day in-office mandate starting in 2026.

Government Lawyers Just Accept The Premise That Trump Will Serve A Third Term: Oral argument casually tosses out that Trump will leave office in ‘three years or in seven years.”

Comey Asks To Get Case Against Him Tossed Because It’s Very Stupid: The former FBI director gives judge multiple reasons to end this nonsense.

Public Service Legal Work Too Woke For Loan Forgiveness: New Department of Education rule doesn’t explicitly target public interest lawyers, but it’s hard to see how their work survives the new language in the loan program crackdown.

The Billable Hour, The Clock Tolls For Thee:: The rumors of the billable hour’s demise have historically been exaggerated, but AI presents problems that aren’t easily avoided.

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MAGA Includes Stopping Public Interest Lawyers From Helping Others — See Also

Trump’s New Rule Declares Totally Above Board Work ‘Illegal’: Representing people in immigration cases could cost you your student loan forgiveness.

Biglaw Partner Caught Up In Spyware Scandal: Convenient time to make a €5 million personal investment!

The Kavanaugh Stops Keep Going: Over 170 citizens have been detained despite the brilliant jurist’s reasoning in his concurrence.

Does Your Law School Have An AI Society?: Students are trying their best to stay ahead of the curve.

The Comey Prosecution Looks Like Amateur Hour: Halligan may have been better off getting Chat GPT to write it for her.


By Chris Williams