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Morning Docket: 03.06.26
* Almost 200 former federal judges sign amicus brief arguing that unexplained shadow docket orders aren't binding in effort to stop the Supreme Court's vibelawyering. [National Law Journal]
* "Google’s AI Sent an Armed Man to Steal a Robot Body for It to Inhabit, Then Encouraged Him to Kill Himself, Lawsuit Alleges" This case is basically the Florida Man Turing Test. [Futurism]
* Trump administration officially declares Anthropic a supply chain risk, arguing that the company they gave access to all their classified information is now a spy because it wouldn't agree to build murder bots. Anthropic is going to sue. [Law360]
* "A number of senior associates, partners and paralegals" laid off at UK firm. [Roll on Friday]
* ICE arrested a journalist without a warrant in least surprising headline of the day. [Reuters]
* Indicted judge loses reelection. [ABA Journal]
* NY lawmakers consider banning AI from dispensing legal advice. Which is all well and good until you remember that much of the "legal advice" it would dispense would be drafts for lawyers. [StateScoop]
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Morning Docket: 03.05.26
* Senate votes to NOT have a vote on approving Iran strikes. When the Framers conceived of the separation of powers, they never planned for, "what if one branch doesn't want any powers?" [CNN]
* DOJ removed 47,635 files from the public Epstein database -- including allegations involving President Trump -- assuring reporters the files are merely being "redacted" and would return shortly. If you believe that, we have an island to sell you. [Salon]
* OpenAI prepares for IPO with Wachtell and Cooley. [The Information]
* The search for lateral talent in Saudi Arabia. Exciting new opportunity, must be comfortable with Iranian rocket attacks. [Law.com International]
* Charting the revolving door: A dive into the financial ties between Trump officials and the industries they're supposed to regulate. [Pro Publica]
* Jury told Chance the Rapper stiffed his manager. Well, of course... it's not like he's Community Chest the Rapper. [Law360]
* Democratic governor set to pardon convicted MAGA election interference figure. [Guardian]
* From DOJ lawyer to polyamory author. A standard career path. [ARL Now]
Discovery As Truth-Seeking: Win Hard Without Playing Hide-The-Ball
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Morning Docket: 03.04.26
* Judge Breyer calls out Elon Musk's lawyer for giving "false impression" to the jury in Twitter case, but she was just staying on brand as a Grok representative. [Law360]
* More states consider alternative licensure paths. [ABA Journal]
* Supreme Court seemed unconvinced that defendants can waive their rights to appeal and then be stuck with an arbitrary sentence. [National Law Journal]
* With its sparse decision striking down California law preventing schools from outing students, the Court drapes itself in dangerous power. [Vox]
* A refresher on the Court of International Trade, the folks deciding all the tariff refunds. [New York Law Journal]
* Homeland Security probes alleged comments Greg Bovino made about Jewish lawyer. [Guardian]
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
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Morning Docket: 03.03.26
* The DOJ's long-awaited antitrust trial against Live Nation-Ticketmaster kicked off Monday. If you want tickets to the hottest trial of the year, then good news! It's free (plus applicable surcharges). [NBC News]
* Supreme Court's conservatives issue another pair of unexplained shadow docket rulings predicated on the legal principle of "Republican political priorities." [One First]
* Though the Court denied an appeal in the AI-generated art case that could have massive economic implications soon. [Courthouse News Service]
* Ben Crump writes legal thriller. [ABA Journal]
* Climate science chapter removed from manual for judges. [Reuters]
* Trial alleges Musk publicly trashed Twitter in effort to influence stock price. [Law360]
* Latham partner leads deal rankings. [Law.com International]
Morning Docket: 03.01.26
* Biglaw drafts plans to protect staff in its Middle East offices. [Law.com International]
* As "Operation Epstein Fury," continues in the Middle East, it appears Trump administration insiders are cashing in, making big prediction market bets on military timing. [NOTUS]
* West Virginia's federal judges have become some of the most active voices pushing back against the Trump administration's rule of law abuses. [Politico]
* Maduro's lawyers claims the Trump administration is blocking payment, frustrating the Venezuelan president's right to counsel. [New York Law Journal]
* A deep dive into why the Epstein investigation took so long and included so many missed opportunities. [NY Times]
* Election deniers hold conference calling for Trump to "take over" the midterms. Trump officials charged with election integrity showed up. [ProPublica]
* OpenAI raises another $110 billion as it falls further and further behind its rivals. [Law360]
* Fight over California's fee-sharing ban dropped. [Reuters]
Chief Justice Roberts Stares Into The Abyss — See Generally
Chief Justice Roberts Relishes Role As President's Favorite Doormat: John Roberts traded his credibility so Trump could hold press conferences calling the Chief "very unpatriotic."
But Don't Call It A Comeback: And don't mistake his tariffs opinion -- or those of Barrett and Gorsuch either -- as a redemption arc. They only put their foot down when Trump's actions started hurting their buddies.
New York Bar Examiners Tell Blizzard-Stranded Applicants To Show Up Or Else: Over 10,000 flights canceled? Travel bans across multiple states? Bar examiners remained unmoved.
Judge Cannon Sides With Trump, And In Other News, Water Is Wet: Judge buries report detailing the evidence of Trump's criminal charges because she knows where her bread is buttered.
Ninth Circuit Says Size Doesn't Matter: Appeals court smacks down fee-shaming of small law firms.
Your AI Prompts May... Or May Not... Be Privileged: Competing decisions over AI and privilege mean your legal brainstorming sessions with a chatbot might end up in discovery. Welcome to the future.
Maurene Comey Lands Partner Gig: James Comey's daughter makes partner at a law firm after being unceremoniously drummed out of the DOJ by a vindictive administration.
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Morning Docket: 02.26.26
* Tom Goldstein convicted on tax evasion charges. [Politico]
* Hillary Clinton set to testify in Epstein probe, meanwhile an investigation reveals the DOJ hid documents related to Donald Trump's dealings with Epstein. [Reuters]
* Biglaw vlogger quits the law. [Legal Cheek]
* Former prosecutor charged with strangling family member. [ABA Journal]
* Democrats want an explanation for DOJ firing Antitrust chief amid administration efforts to steer deals toward donors. [Law360]
* Arrest made in murder of a retired lawyer in an assisted care facility. [WGME]
* Former plaintiffs' side lawyer facing prison for defrauding clients. [Daily Report]
Morning Docket: 02.25.26
* Majority of Supreme Court justices skip out on Trump's State of the Union. [Daily Beast]
* Isaac Hayes estate secures settlement in copyright dispute with Trump campaign over unauthorized use of the singer's work. [Rolling Stone]
* Judges want control of crumbling judicial infrastructure. [ABA Journal]
* Court blocks government access to Washington Post reporter's devices it seized. [Reuters]
* SEC announces new enforcement approach. [Law360]
* As technology provides a better picture of a company's real-time situation, the whole concept managing legal risk needs to change along with it. [Catylex]
* Inquiries about tariff refunds have made life "chaotic" for trade attorneys. [National Law Journal]
Morning Docket: 02.24.26
* NY Bar Exam's response to snowstorm canceling flights nationwide... the show must go on! [ABA Journal]
* More FOIA suits over Biglaw Pro Bono Payola deals. [National Law Journal]
* Neal Katyal says his clients want their tariff refunds. If they get them, we'll all surely see those rebates passed on to the consumer the same way they passed on the tariffs, right? [NPR]
* Former ICE lawyer testifies that the system is dangerously broken. See, now, here's a lawyer abiding by his ethical duties as opposed to many, many others. [NBC News]
* Gibson Dunn loses case over former partner's retirement pay. [Reuters]
* Thomson Reuters CoCounsel hits a million users. [Artificial Lawyer]
* State of the Union poised to get awkward for Supreme Court. [MSNow]
Morning Docket: 02.23.26
* Law firms gear up to fight for tariff refunds. [Reuters]
* Albany Law student dead after what's described as a terrorist attack on Hoover Dam. [Syracuse.com]
* Fake law firm and fake courts scammed immigrants. [Guardian]
* ABA takes steps to eliminate its law school diversity standard. Put aside the wisdom of the decision... how long does it take the ABA to vote? Because this has been a headline for at least a year. [Law.com]
* Florida AG gets $100K to teach a two-hour course as an adjunct. Presumably that's standard compensation at the law school and not at all the naked plundering of public resources. [ABA Journal]
* Todd Blanche fires the legal U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia to clear the way for another illegal appointment. [Law360]
* Republicans dusting off the independent state legislature theory. [Democracy Docket]
* Joe joined the Dan Abrams Show to discuss attorney discipline for Trump administration lawyers. [The Dan Abrams Show]