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Morning Docket: 12.11.25

* Citi preaches positive outlook for law firms next year. In fairness, bankruptcy work still counts as demand. [Yahoo Finance]

* Law firms sprucing up their offices to sweeten deal of calling everyone back in. [American Lawyer]

* Lawsuit seeks to block Trump from plastering his face on national park passes like he’s Stalin or something. [Law360]

* Trial set to begin for Wisconsin judge charged with obstructing immigration officials by not letting them commandeer her courtroom. [ABC News]

* Ethics expert says senior DOJ leadership declaring “war” on judges is not good for the rule of law. [New York Law Journal]

* Paralegal for prosecutors who snuck a look at her boyfriend’s case file receives suspended sentence. [Legal Cheek]

* Legal tech year in review. A lot has happened… but mostly AI. [ABA Journal]

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The Gift That Keeps On Taking: Economists say Trump’s tariffs will cost families thousands.

Federal Judges Aren’t Supposed To Be Politicking: Did Emil Bove not get the message?

Even ‘The Future Of American Warfare’ Thinks It Was A War Crime: Hegseth’s bold call to integrate GenAi.mil is already backfiring.

Free Speech On Trial: Professor sues school for retaliating over a Facebook comment.

Is Protégé Next Up?: LexisNexis just dropped a huge AI expansion pack.

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