Above the Law

A Lawyer Who Serves The People — See Also

Furloughed IRS Attorney Sets Up Hot Dog Stand: The menu is amazing.

The DOJ Got Caught Lying To The 9th Circuit: Will there be any consequences?

Is Trump About To Undermine Protecting Federal Informants?: This dirty part of dealing with El Salvador needs more spotlight.

Biglaw Is Buying Into Clio: Once the merger goes through, of course.

Virginia Has A Case Against TikTok: The app doesn’t seem to be as kid friendly as it claims to be.

Legal Ethics Roundup: Judges Critique Lawyer Lies, CA Won’t Expunge Discipline, AG Attacks On ESG As Ethics Violations, AI Keeps Hallucinating Legal Opinions & More

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

Biglaw Firm Signs Deal, Proving Clio’s Enterprise Play Already Has Legs

Biglaw's already buying in.

Furloughed IRS Lawyer Opens Hot Dog Cart, Finally Starts Serving The Public

Washington attorney trades tax codes for condiments at a cart called 'SHYSTERS,' because satire is now a small business model.

Vinaya Ganesan On ‘More For Less’ As A Contracting Strategy

Many in-house teams operate under constant pressure to move contracts faster. The risk is that speed becomes the sole metric.

Will Ninth Circuit Care That DOJ Lied Its Face Off In Oregon Invasion Case?

No mask can hide this BS.

Trump Floods The Zone, Swamping This Story

Has the Trump administration hit the immoral trifecta?

7 HLTH Announcements You Don’t Want To Miss

This list features short summaries for seven of the conference’s most notable announcements.

Morning Docket: 10.27.25

* More confirmation that Biglaw cowardice goes beyond the firms that made deals. [Washington Post]

* Biglaw lawyer discusses exit strategy with Dave Ramsey bringing meme to life. [Yahoo Finance]

* First Circuit raises prospect of running water as a constitutional right. [Courthouse News Service]

* Seyfarth immigration folks join PwC immigration consultancy. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Gordon Rees apologies for AI hallucinations in filing. [Reuters]

* McDermott Will & Schulte promotes new partners. [Law360]

* Charleston School of Law student sues the law school and Baker Donelson alleging retaliation after he reported sexual harassment. [Law.com]

Racking Up The Ls — See Generally

Jeanine Pirro Secures Lifetime Achievement In Losing: After departing the Fox bubble, Jeanine learns the real world has less tolerance for her nonsense.

Cadwalader Getting The Urge To Merge?: After a series of departures, Cadwalader may have reached an existential crossroads.

Rule Of Law Republicans Convene To Sound Alarm About Trump: Elected Democrats may be dithering, but old guard conservatives seem to understand the threat.

At Least This Time Around They Intentionally Put The Journalist On The Signal Chat: Lindsey Halligan spills her soul to Anna Bower before remembering the words “off the record.”

Biglaw Firm Sticks To The Old Ways: Ropes reaffims the one-tier partnership model.

District Judges Holding The Line: Trial judges continue enforcing the laws the Supreme Court’s given up on.

Ninth Circuit Panel Decides Being President Means Never Having To Say You’re Sorry… Or Care About The Law: Trump judges stare at an inflatable frog and ask, “Is this a rebellion?”

Law Professor Fired For Making Comments About Guy Who Claimed To Be All About Campus Free Speech: Professor pointed out Charlie Kirk’s intimidation tactics and politicians came for her job.

In-House Counsel Fired After Brewing Up Some Racism: Corporate lawyer’s rant proves more lasting than the Brewers’ playoff run.

LAPD Misreads Court Order As Advisory: One would have hoped “don’t shoot journalists” was sufficiently clear.

Wait… There’s A Way To Be TOO Racist In This Administration?: Special counsel nominee withdraws over disturbing messages.

Who Needs Reality TV When You Have Baker McKenzie? — See Also

That’s A Lot Of Workplace Drama: Baker McKenzie’s defamation lawsuit against a former employee is messy.

District Judges Are Holding Ground: Someone has to draw lines in the sand for the rule of law.

Inching Closer To A Merger?: Cadwalader may be joining forces with another firm soon.

That’s Not How Off-The-Record Conversations Work!: Lindsey Halligan’s Signal messages unexpectedly ended up in court.

You’re A Song Away From Handcuffs: Protestor gets arrested for playing “Imperial March” behind imperial marchers.

Even Supreme Court Justices Need A Caffeine Hit

Who doesn't love a Starbucks run?

Nothing Says ‘We’re The Good Guys Here!’ Like Arresting A Protestor For Playing Music

I had to make sure this wasn't an Onion article when I read about it.

My Experience With Fake Jury Duty Fine Scammers

Don't end up like one of those people in the badly acted low-budget public service announcements.

The Legal Marketing Tactics That Work In 2025

How your firm can stop overthinking and start executing, on this episode of the 'Be That Lawyer' podcast.