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Say It So People Hear It

Lessons on how to improve your communication with clients and judges.

The Evolving Landscape Of Privacy And Cybersecurity: Essential Strategies For Legal And Compliance Professionals

As legal and compliance professionals, we champion privacy and cybersecurity in our organizations — but success requires a team effort.

Morning Docket: 03.19.26

* Colorado aims to shield AI companies from unauthorized practice of law claims. No way this can go wrong! [ABA Journal]

* Luigi looks to delay trial until 2027. [Courthouse News Service]

* Justice Alito used to recuse himself from these cases… guess not so much anymore [Slate]

* Microsoft considers suing over OpenAI deal with Amazon. [Financial Times]

* Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s son-in-law is running for Congress, and transportation lobbyists are showering him with cash. [Pro Publica]

* Markwayne Mullin’s DHS confirmation process is off to a disastrous start courtesy of his inability to even try to be nice to Rand Paul. [Slate]

* Firms and clients aren’t talking to each other about AI. [Thomson Reuters]

DOJ Lawyer Gets Tossed Out Of Courtroom — See Also

Showing Up Unannounced Is One Thing, But Speaking?: Supervisory AUSA Mark Coyne gets shown the door.

Will Someone Please Think Of The Aggressors!: Raiding officers want millions from musician who hurt their feelings.

Another Break In The Glass Ceiling: Weil Gotshal & Manges announces their first female executive partner!

Here Would Be The Epstein Files: If not for Todd Blanche!

Does That Supercar Have The Proper License?: California is cracking down.

On This Week Of Thinking Like A Lawyer: AI hallucinations, lazy lawyering, and the fallout of swinging dicks.

What Law Firm Training Can Learn From AI Classrooms

Blunt feedback loops make classrooms unusually good at exposing design flaws.

California Cracking Down On Supercar Owners Illegally Using Montana License Plates

But it must fix the laws that incentivize them to do this.

Law Firm AI Adoption: So Many Choices

Firms need to recognize reality, define what their legal professionals need, and then determine how to adopt and govern the use of AI tools.

The Myth Of Toughing Out Mental Health Issues In Biglaw, Busted By Leading Partner

Seeking help isn't weakness, but sometimes the legal profession still treats it that way.

Afroman Fights Multimillion-Dollar Defamation Case Against Officers Who Raided His Home

'I know we raided your home and destroyed your property, but why'd you have to make us feel bad about it?'

Top Biglaw Firm Announces Its First Female Executive Partner In History

She hopes to successfully guide the firm into the future.

7 Ways LOIS’s AI Features Can Save Legal Teams 100+ Hours A Month

Filevine’s legal AI orchestrates workflows, understands context, and connects your data, documents, and decisions. Here’s a look at specific efficiencies it provides.

AI Hallucinations And Judicial Derangements

And Legalweek talk.

Ukraine Once Again Proves Its Friendship By Trying To Save The U.S. From Its Own Decadence

Our president is wasting billions he doesn’t have to fight a war he didn’t have to fight.

Employer Groups Applaud Bill That Aims To Spur Competition In Healthcare

Employer groups praised a bill aimed at boosting healthcare competition and lowering costs by banning anticompetitive insurer-provider contracts.

Morning Docket: 03.18.26

* Chief Justice Roberts says personal attacks against judges have got to stop. But, one might ask, what if those attacks are official acts of the president? [Reuters]

* Jurors must ponder whether Elon Musk was deliberate or stupid. [Law360]

* The Senate Commerce Committee asks “Liability or Deniability?” as Section 230 turns 30. A milestone birthday that, like most 30th birthdays, will be celebrated with existential dread and questioning whether it should even still exist. [Senate Commerce Committee]

* Weil finds its new leader. [American Lawyer]

* Donald Trump wants election tamperer Tina Peters out of prison with his “full pardon” of exclusively state crimes, but after scuffling with fellow inmate, Peters has new legal trouble. [Denver Post]

* SEC announces guidelines for cryptocurrency clearing the way for fake money Ponzi schemes. [Coindesk]

* Trump administration files its defense of the Pentagon’s supply chain risk designation for Anthropic arguing that Anthropic presents an incurable threat to the United States… that the government needs to use for its most sensitive applications immediately. [US News]