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Kannon Shanmugam Is Headed To Davis Polk & Wardwell: Best of luck to the firm’s new Supreme Court and appellate practice!

Wave Goodbye To The ICE/IRS Firewall: One small step toward losing billions in taxable income at a time.

The Government’s Poor Case Against The Southern Poverty Law Center: They didn’t even include the elements of the crime!

Protestors Protest DHS Lead Counsel’s Talk At UCLA: Make the most of free speech on campus while you can.

It’s Bigger In Boston: Check out the area’s most prestigious Biglaw firms!

We’re Calling A 2-1: The Biglaw EO cases are headed to the D.C. Circuit.

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Morning Docket: 04.24.26

* Justice Department charges soldier who made $400,000 betting on Maduro capture. Weirdly, no action at all on whoever keeps making million dollar oil shorts minutes before Trump announces imaginary Iran deals. [ABC]

* Freshfields partners with Anthropic to build AI tools. [Legal IT Insider]

* Davis Polk unveils new appellate practice after snagging Paul Weiss practice co-chair. [American Lawyer]

* Spirit Airlines likely to get taxpayer bailout. The government should give them the bare minimum, and then charge extra for each additional necessity. [Law360]

* PE eyes PI practice. [Law.com]

* Judge Salas on the dangers of weakening data privacy laws. [Reuters]

* Junior lawyer makes pageant finals. [Legal Cheek]

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