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Quote of the Day: Partisan Hearts Beating Underneath Their Robes?

How political are federal judges? Pretty darn political, according to a new book (co-authored by a noted federal judge).

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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace

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Morning Docket: 04.19.24

* The Trump jury is picked. The search for more alternates continues today. No rest for the very, very sleepy! [Washington Post]

* This story about the Dominion case and Clare Locke losing a lot of its talent to MWPP is… wild. [NY Times]

* Advice for Biglaw firms: when you tell a client “to avoid disclosure” and “try to do so in a way that looks legitimate,” you’re gonna have a bad time. [Roll on Friday]

* Ron DeSantis continues to throw taxpayer money on a heaping bonfire of avoidable litigation. This time it’s a law to allow public school chaplains. [USA Today]

* Another assessment of Judge Ho’s recent forum shopping speech concludes that his bombastic response only ended up making the case for reform that he set out to debunk. [Balls and Strikes]

* Democrats propose inspector general role for the judiciary. But we already have ProPublica, don’t we? [Law360]

* Gun manufacturers beg Supreme Court to bail them out on the bedrock principle that no one should be allowed to question them. [Reuters]

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Tell 'Em How You Really Feel, Trump -- See Also

Former President And Lawsuit Loser Fails To Face The Jury: Already getting on their bad side.

Locke-ing Lord In: Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord are talking merger.

Did Judge Ho Do The Reading?: Looks like most of his arguments against the Judicial Conference could be disproven by a 1L.

America Isn’t The Only One After Apple: Japan’s antitrust lawyers have a big target in their sights.

Disobedient Citation: Quoting someone doesn’t really make it much less of a gag order violation.

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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now

If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…

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Quote of the Day: Partisan Hearts Beating Underneath Their Robes?

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