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DOJ Lawyer Delivers Moment Of Pure Honesty, Promptly Fired — See Generally

DOJ Lawyer Invites Judge To Hold Her In Contempt Just To Get Some Rest: Government attorney called out the challenges preventing her from complying with court orders and begs for rest. The DOJ immediately fired her.

Brad Karp Era Ends At Paul Weiss: Paul Weiss undergoes impromptu leadership shuffle after Epstein files reveal conversations with Epstein.

Republicans Get Huffy About Justice Jackson Attending The Grammys: GOP decides the real scandal is a Supreme Court justice hearing musicians as mad about ICE as the rest of the country.

Biglaw Epstein Victim Drafted Own Sex Contract: Clifford Chance alum went on to law school at Berkeley, paid for by Epstein.

Anthropic Enters Legal Tech, Creates Immediate Freakout: New twist in AI arms race as one of the big players enters the fray directly.

DOJ Hiring Prosecutors Based On Sliding Into DMs: Federal hiring hits new low.

Guilt By Musical Association — See Also

GOP Wants Investigation Of Justice Jackson Because She Attended The Grammys: Attending because she was nominated for best audio book isn’t enough of an excuse for these people.

Epstein Victim Was A Biglaw Attorney Turned “Recruiter”: At one point, Epstein gave her feedback on a sex contract she drafted.

What Are You Waiting For, Free Speech Absolutists?: The DHS is hunting down dissent and rights enthusiasts are pretty quiet.

Jumping Ship Before Ships Merge: Partners defect from Perkins Coie as merger details solidify.

Appalachian Law School Gets Some Financial Support: This could be the turn of luck the school needs!

The Digital Health M&A Wave Is Finally Here

Digital health is entering a more mature phase in 2026 as consolidation accelerates through targeted M&A, driven by the need for scale, artificial intelligence and pressure from payers, investors say.

Lawyers Should Circulate Word Versions Of Documents To Be Negotiated

It'll save everyone some time and unnecessary frustration.

Stat(s) Of The Week: Olympic History?

Minnesota trial lawyer Rich Ruohonen eyes a record. 

I’ve Taken Steps To Protect My Client’s Documents: But What Happens Post-Production?

Rulemaking bodies must offer procedural and discovery rules that clearly state expectations and requirements. 

Bessent Blames Bondi For Trump Bribe

If you think about it, the DOJ is the lawyer AND the client.

GOP Wants To Probe Ketanji Brown Jackson For Attending Grammys Because Bad Bunny Was Also There

If the GOP thinks sitting in the audience during the Grammys is an ethical breach, wait until they hear what Alito was up to around January 6.

From Cost Center To Value Engine: Patent Management In The AI Era

Findings from a recent survey by Tradespace and Above the Law.

How Appealing Weekly Roundup

The week in appellate news.

DHS Is Hunting Down Trump Critics. The ‘Free Speech’ Warriors Are Mighty Quiet.

From the the-chilling-effects-are-real dept

Morning Docket: 02.06.26

* The most popular way to win over this Supreme Court is to quote Scalia. Very originalist to be primarily swayed whose seat is still warm., [CNN]

* Yale Law fires its law librarian — one of only three Black women on faculty — after she filed a complaint which itself followed an internal investigation about working conditions in the library. [Yale Daily News]

* Starbucks beats back Missouri AG lawsuit over “DEI” policies. [Reuters]

* Lawyers stepping up to represent ICE victims. [Law.com]

* Uber owes $8.5M in sexual assault verdict. [Law360]

* Baker McKenzie layoffs continue. [Roll on Friday]

* EEOC rescinds anti-discrimination guidance. [ABA Journal]

Brad Karp Steps Down As Chair Of Paul Weiss — See Also

Too Much Attention In The Spotlight: He remains a partner at the firm.

Did Jones Day Represent Ghislaine Maxwell?: Would explain the sums of cash she transferred to the firm’s client trust account!

“Trading Russians Is One Thing, But I Draw The Line At DEI”: Did Goldman Sachs’s Kathryn Ruemmler just make a human trafficking joke or was there something more?

Charlie Adelson Wants A Retrial: His lawyer argues that the jury pool was tainted by media coverage.

On This Week Of Thinking Like A Lawyer: Arresting journalists, Epstein files, and accountability.

The Muppet Show Revival Gets The Lawyers Involved

It was played for laughs, naturally.

LSC Issues Blueprint For Narrowing The Justice Gap Through Technology Innovation In Civil Legal Services

The report presents detailed recommendations aimed at helping the nation’s 130 LSC-funded legal services organizations adopt cutting-edge technologies to expand access to justice for low-income Americans.