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Trump Admin Plans To Let AI Write Transportation Regulations

Do you feel safe?

Firm-Owned Plane Crash Leaves No Survivors; Founder’s Wife, An Attorney, Among Deceased

We extend our condolences to the family, friends, and colleagues of all those who lost their lives in the crash.

Why Firms Can’t Afford To Ignore Working Parents

Thriving firms depend on working parents. Consistent support of those lawyers through parental leave policies and related practices is vital.

Judge Gives Trump’s ‘Of Course I Can Bulldoze The East Wing If I Wanna’ Argument The Side-Eye It Deserves

The judge was low key hilarious.

From Experimentation To Enablement: The State Of AI For In-House Legal

Four hundred fifty-two law department professionals share their views on the true scope of AI adoption.

Legal Tech Leaders Join Other Legal Professionals In Open Letter Supporting The Rule Of Law

‘History will judge us,’ Damien Riehl, solutions champion at Clio, said in an email. ‘Who is standing up for justice? Who is remaining silent?’

Why 31,000 Kaiser Permanente Workers Are Striking — Again

While Kaiser blames unions for stalled negotiations, workers say the conflict reflects deeper concerns about patient safety, burnout, and health systems’ shifting priorities.

Morning Docket: 01.27.26

* The $4000 billable hour has arrived. [Reuters]

* Motorcycle gangs and pending domestic violence charges may be behind the plot to kill an Indiana judge. [ABA Journal]

* Remember when Foley & Lardner fired a new associate after she expressed support for the citizens of Gaza? After winning a preliminary battle over certain claims, the firm will have to go to court. [Reuters]

* This will totally shock you, but big banks may still be loaded with misogyny. [Law360]

* Former Biglaw partner returns to the U.S. from Asia transformed as a poet. Isn’t that the Colonel Kurtz story arc? [Law.com International]

* Media begins to worry about law students when AI fully arrives. Maybe ask more questions about how AI is supposed to fully arrive when the biggest AI company is teetering on collapse? [NY Times]

* The Atlantic invites torture enthusiast John Yoo to write an article explaining why we shouldn’t have international law. [The Atlantic]

They’ve Done Enough — See Also

Trump’s Lawyers Should Be Disbarred: Time for accountability.

Mike Johnson Wants To Impeach Judges: Not the best time to signal that sort of thing.

So Much For Perp Walking Don Lemon: Gotta try harder than that when the law and facts aren’t on your side.

About George Washington And Georgetown Rejecting ICE: No such luck this time.

Interested In Entertainment Law?: These law schools should be on your list!

Politics Is A Crapshoot And Biglaw Lobbyists Are Raking It In

The Trump II reign has proved quite profitable for Biglaw firms in the lobbying game.

Preparing The Next Generation Of AI-Literate Lawyers And Leaders 

It is not a discrete product, but a new layer that shapes how nearly every legal task is, or can be, performed.  

A Sad, Pathetic Little Man

Trump is not great.

George Washington And Georgetown Law Ignore Students And Turn Campuses Into Virtual ICE Recruitment Centers

No way this will age well.

There’s ‘No Vaccine’ For Partner Departures From Cravath, Other Elite Biglaw Firms

Top Biglaw firms are no longer 'immune' from partner poaching.

The Best Law Schools For Entertainment Law

If you're interested in entertainment law, you need to see this list.