Joe Patrice

Morning Docket: 02.05.26

* Brad Karp steps down from chief Paul Weiss role he's held for 18 years. [Above the Law]

* New document appears to show Kathy Ruemmler asking Epstein if he wants to "trade one of his Russians for my comp." [Financial Times]

* Aileen Cannon sentenced man to life after he was convicted of trying to assassinate Donald Trump. [Reuters]

* Former DLA Piper partner argues that accuser's prior testimony undermines rape claim. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Kasowitz compensation fight tussles over keeping partnership agreement under seal. [New York Law Journal]

* Attorney heads to the Olympics as alternate on curling team. [ABA Journal]

* Tom Goldstein's accountant made some mistakes on tax returns. [Law360]

Weaponization Czar Ed Martin Sidelined For Weaponizing His Position

Sounds about right.

Anthropic Enters Legal Tech, Legal Tech Enters Freefall

This is what happens when your supplier becomes your competitor.

Donald Trump Calls Leonard Leo A ‘Sleazebag’… Again

It's never enough.

DOJ Lawyer Asks To Be Held In Contempt So She Can Sleep

Check out the update to this story (which is entirely predictable when you tell a judge 'this job sucks').

The Courts Did Their Job, Will State Bar Finally Do Something About Lindsey Halligan?

Virginia punted on previous complaint, claiming that it would defer to the courts. That bill has come due.

It Just Got A Lot More Expensive For ICE To Wrongfully Detain People

Though they'll certainly try to find a way around it.

Judge Releases 5-Year-Old, Reminding Us How Bleak Everything Is Right Now

The rule of law is tattered, but not licked yet.

DOJ Begging For AUSAs On Twitter Like They’re Putting Together A Kickball League

Justice Department digs deep and achieves new low.

It’s ‘Flood The Zone Friday’ As DOJ Arrests Black Journalists Under KKK Act, Probes Criminal Charges For Minneapolis, And Drops (A Sliver Of) The Epstein Files

The DOJ is completely off the rails today.

Alito Clerk Practicing In Front Of Alito Wants You To Know Alito Is The Greatest!

It's as embarrassing as it is non-responsive.

Trump’s Cook Case Looks Cooked

DOJ claims the power to unilaterally deport the Beatles.

Tom Goldstein Called Government’s Bluff And Now Jeffrey Toobin Has To Litigate It

A primer on why it's ill-advised to give news interviews while facing trial.

Senior DOJ Official And Right-Wing Lawyer Get In Hilariously Bitchy Twitter Slapfight

For our entertainment, Harmeet Dhillon and Ed Whelan spent last night trading high-minded arguments like 'Are you drunk?'

Torts Professor Who Botched COVID Prediction Suddenly Expert On Birthright Citizenship

The law professor who predicted only 500 Americans would die of COVID is back with another expertise-free take.