Above the Law

Like Lawyers In Pompeii: Is Legal Ignoring The Coming AI Financial Crisis? (Part IV)

It’s time for lawyers and legal professionals to follow the money to assess the risks of AI.

Adventures In Legal Tech: Master Of The CRM Universe

A paralegal's perspective on intake and customer service.

More Than 1,000 Fashion & Beauty Companies Sue Trump Over Tariffs

The litigation seek rebates should the Supreme Court strike down the levies.

Morning Docket: 01.13.25

* Mark Kelly hires Arnold & Porter to sue Pete Hegseth and the Defense Department for threatening to illegally slash his pension. [The New Republic]

* Jerome Powell hires Williams & Connolly to deal with DOJ threats. [New York Times]

* It’s striking that critics of the Maduro capture cite specific text from the Constitution and international treaties, and the Deputy Attorney General cites “nuh uh.” [The Hill]

* Speaking of Maduro, the Maduro counsel kerfuffle takes another turn, with Judge Hellerstein rejecting Bruce Fein’s attempt to join the case based on claims that the deposed president’s friends wanted him to. [NY1]

* BBC seeks to dismiss Trump’s lawsuit. [Reuters]

* Supreme Court rubberstamps government dropping FIFA corruption case. [Law360]

* New book chronicles scandal that induced women into unnecessary and expensive surgeries to seek higher damages. [Law.com]

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Perhaps resolving wars requires more than putting people in a room for a few minutes and asking them to say that they're now friends.

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Your tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics, with University of Houston law professor Renee Knake Jefferson.