Above the Law

Morning Docket: 09.19.25

* Craving another law firm ranking? Of course you are! The Global 200 is here. [Law.com International]

* Trump-appointed judge calls out DOJ for making false claims to deport a bunch of children under the radar. [Washington Post]

* Tennessee Supreme Court suggests dropping the ABA for law school accreditation. Hey, maybe PragerU could step in! [Law.com]

* Law professor suspended over Charlie Kirk comments. [ABA Journal]

* After unconstitutionally pressuring ABC to suspend Kimmel, FCC chair proposes investigating The View. [Politico]

* DOJ eliminating neutral hiring process for Civil Rights Division, handing hiring authority over to Trump loyalists. [Bloomberg Law News]

* A conversation with an FBI whistleblower who raised questions about the agency’s name check program. [Whistleblower of the Week]

First They Came For Colbert… — See Also

Jimmy Kimmel’s Show “Indefinitely Suspended” After Mild Trump Joke: We may have to actually legalize comedy soon.

Trump Wants To Charge Protesters With RICO: Finding new ways to step all over the Constitution.

These Are The Firms You Don’t Want To Go Up Against: Does your firm induce fear in opposing counsel?

Biglaw Firm Sued By “Anti-Woke” Startup: The suit is to the tune of $1.7B.

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Bridging The Gap Between Law School And On-The-Job Training

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Trump Demands RICO For Protestors

Quick, someone ask him who RICO is!

Starting A Law Firm: A Radical Act

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A New Wrinkle In AI Hallucination Cases: Lawyers Dinged For Failing To Detect Opponent’s Fake Citations

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We’re In The Cancelling Talk Shows Phase Of Free Speech Crackdowns

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Inside Duke’s Approach To Building And Buying AI Tools

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Morning Docket: 09.18.25

* Rudy Giuliani owes lawyers roughly $1.3 million. [NY Times]

* Late night host Jimmy Kimmel pulled off the air after FCC threatened ABC broadcast license. So go ahead and set that First Amendment crisis clock to midnight. [Variety]

* Cadwalader losing talent, but not engaged in merger talks… yet. [American Lawyer]

* Go “anti-woke,” go broke, and then sue blaming Winston & Strawn. [Law360]

* The IPO oligopoly. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Morgan & Morgan sues Disney to use Steamboat Willie in test of public domain status. [AP News]

* Immigration judge orders Mahmoud Khalil deportation as part of crackdown on Israel criticism. [Reuters]

Attorney Charged For Cyberstalking Partner And Associate — See Also

One Hell Of A Paper Trail: The attorney’s social media posts are chilling.

These Are The Top 200 Lawyers!: See any familiar names on the list?

Kirkland Makes Good On Some Of That $125M Trump Fidelity Pledge: They will be directing their services to a conservative think tank.

TikTok Ban Extended For A 4th Time: Will negotiations close out before a 5th is needed?

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Rudy Giuliani On The Hook For $1.36 Million In Legal Fees

The firm didn't work for free...

Todd Blanche Decides Heckling Donald Trump Is Organized Crime Now

Move over, Tony Soprano!