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Morning Docket: 10.14.25

* Barack Obama weighs in on capitulating law firms. [The Hill]

* A look at the lawyers giving up big money to challenge the administration. [The New Republic]

* Lawyers discover AI produces little time savings. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Totally serious and not-at-all frivolous lawsuit against Michigan Law Review… dropped. [Reuters]

* Donna Adelson gets life sentence. [CNN]

* AI artist asks Supreme Court for copyright protection. [Law.com]

* Trump business partner liable in money laundering scheme. [Law360]

Magically Disappearing Partners — See Generally

Who? Never Heard Of ‘Em: Kirkland decides not to name the new partners.

Disappearing Lawyers The Old Fashioned Way: Cadwalader loses nearly 40 in raid.

DOJ Gets Creative: And annoys judge in the process.

We Expect Fake History, But This Is Ridiculous!: Federal judges asked to explain how fake cites ended up in their opinions.

We’re Not Saying They’re Connected, But…: Judge’s home burns down after she ruled against Trump administration and Stephen Miller told the faithful that judges are shielding terrorists.

I Used To Bullseye Womprats: Harvard Law professor arrested after going rat hunting.

Don’t Take The Brown Acid: Deloitte caught issuing report with AI hallucinations.

The DOJ Isn’t Getting Their Way — See Also

If You Fail Once, Try Failing A Second Time: Good luck getting a local statute to bind the federal judiciary!

Trump Admitted To Taking The Right To Free Speech Away: Hard to get more anti-American than that.

Is Your Firm Outsourcing Recruitment To Law Students?: This is the nonsense that happens when you get rid of NALP guardrails.

He’s Not Like Us, Legally: Federal judges dismisses Drake’s lawsuit against UMG.

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Why Healthcare Leaders Are Worried About The New H-1B Visa Fee 

Experts warn that the Trump administration’s new $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications could worsen healthcare’s workforce crisis and slow the pace of healthcare innovation.

From Startup To $2 Billion: EvenUp Is Transforming Personal Injury Practice

AI for plaintiffs' lawyers has perhaps reached a tipping point and is now an important market.

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Trump Admits: ‘We Took The Freedom Of Speech Away’

From the yeah-dude,-we-know dept

Morning Docket: 10.10.25

* Drake loses suit over Kendrick diss. [Law360]

* Capitulating firms dodge NY ethics complaint. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Illinois troop deployment temporarily blocked. [Reuters]

* Erwin Chemerinsky discusses how this Supreme Court will redefine the presidency. [Law.com]

* Lawyer learns the importance of making sure the hearing is over first. [ABA Journal]

* A conversation following Spellbook’s new funding round. [Artificial Lawyer]

New Merger Alert! — See Also

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Here Is The Letitia James Indictment: Who needs evidence, really?

Can You Argue A Murder Charge In 11 Hours Flat?: Oregon wants that to be the new standard.

Future Lawyers Won’t Need A Backbone Or A Heart Beat: How will the practice adopt to AI attorneys?

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