Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 06.23.25

* Kilmar Abrego Garcia released pending trial. [Axios]

* In addition to massively expanding the deficit, Congress is also planning student loan caps that will crowd out law school access for many. [Reuters]

* White nationalist receives law school prize from Trump judge over paper arguing that constitutional protections should only apply to white people. [NY Times]

* UK judge warns that citing AI-hallucinated cases could carry maximum sentence of life in prison. [AP]

* Lateral market for energy lawyers heating up. Get it, because energy is... whatever. [Bloomberg Law News]

* AI could drive the next big class action. Honestly, AI could BE the next big class action. [Law.com]

* On the other hand, this civil rights lawyer secured a big victory with the help of AI. [Business Insider]

Morning Docket: 06.20.25

* It's that time of year to start wildly speculating about Supreme Court retirements. [ABA Journal]

* A new decision strikes down medical privacy rules to give prosecutors more access to scour private abortion records. It will shock you not at all that this comes from Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk sitting by himself in Amarillo. Weird... the GOP was up in arms about district courts issuing nationwide rulings a few weeks ago. [The Hill]

* It's telling that Cuomo's history on judicial nominees barely even registers on the list of reasons not to vote for him. [New York Law Journal]

* Administration plans to tie infrastructure funds to willingness to consign local law enforcement to immigration work. [Reuters]

* "Texas Judge Brings Outsider View to Bankruptcy Romance Scandal" is objectively a bizarre string of words that we have to string together these days. [Bloomberg Law News]

* State AGs warn about the dangers of a federal ban on state AI regulations. [Law360]

* The Skrmetti opinion is destined for infamy, if the country survives long enough. [The Nation]

Morning Docket: 06.18.25

* Partners who bailed on Willkie leave no doubt about the motivation, publicly calling out the firm's "grave mistake." [American Lawyer]

* Elon Musk sues New York over law requiring social media companies to publicly disclose if they're even trying to moderate content. [BBC]

* It's a day that ends in "y" so Paul Weiss lost more partners over its Trump deal. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Judge strikes down administration's performative transgender passport policy. [Reuters]

* Florida AG held in contempt. There's a certain former Florida AG who could be next. [Law360]

* Time to boot the billable hour. [Corporate Counsel]

* Disciplinary charges for judge over taking too long to make decisions. [ABA Journal]

Morning Docket: 06.17.25

* Rod Rosenstein jumps to Baker McKenzie, placing a new firm in Trump's executive order sights. [Reuters]

* John Eastman still on track for disbarment... unless Mike Pence has the courage. [Law360]

* Cadwalader partner leaves for firm actively litigating against Trump. [Bloomberg Law News]

* And more partners may be heading for the door once their notice periods expire. [American Lawyer]

* Supreme Court refuses to revive copyright suit claiming "Thinking Out Loud" rips off "Let's Get It On" because... it doesn't. [USA Today]

* Mike Lindell liable in defamation suit over his strategy of accusing people of election fraud based on vibes. [AP]

* Houston Housing Authority more like Houston Hallucination Authority, am I right? [Houston Chronicle]

Morning Docket: 06.16.25

* Poll reveals majority of Americans understand Supreme Court is partisan institution. [Reuters]

* They're raising taxes on the free office snacks your bosses supply so they can give even bigger tax cuts to your bosses. [Washington Post]

* "Trial tourists." New least fun people on Earth category just dropped. [ABA Journal]

* Since the Supreme Court invented a new Second Amendment reading, thousands more kids were killed than would be expected. [Balls and Strikes]

* US Steel sale approved. [Law360]

* Paul Weiss is healthier than ever say people whose job depends on saying Paul Weiss healthier than ever. [American Lawyer]

* After moment of donor-inspired clarity forced Trump to bemoan deportations targeting industries that rely on cheap labor, he's back to demanding ICE escalate its deportations. [Bloomberg Law News]

Morning Docket: 06.13.25

* A president might be able to send troops to kill a political rival, but we draw the line at sending them into cities for no reason. [Law360]

* LOL, just kidding, we can give fascism a TRO! [Bloomberg Law News]

* E. Jean Carroll has a shotgun and a new book. [New York]

* Plaintiffs' bar thinks Kennedy report too crazy to use. [Law.com]

* How in-house lawyers want to see AI [Roll on Friday]

* Trump asks another half million to leave the country. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Harvey Weinstein secures mistrial on part of that case. [Reuters]

* Administration sues NY over banning ICE. [New York Times]

Morning Docket: 06.12.25

* Police officers file suit to force Republicans to hang statutorily required plaque honoring law enforcement efforts on January 6. [CBS News]

* Judge orders administration to release Mahmoud Khalil setting up latest opportunity for administration to ignore court order. [Courthouse News Service]

* In most ambitious crossover event ever, Disney and Universal team up to sue AI company. [Law360]

* Second Circuit hears Trump bid to move state criminal case to federal court. [New York Law Journal]

* Provisional licensing for victims of the February bar debacle begins in California. [Reuters]

* NCAA settlement already facing appeal. [Bloomberg Law News]

Morning Docket: 06.11.25

* Kirkland cuts diversity leader and staff in ongoing cowardice campaign. [American Lawyer]

* Elon Musk's Twitter strategy remains "threatening to sue anyone who doesn't give us money." It's been his play for a year now, but he's getting a new assist from the FTC. [WSJ]

* ABA responds by ripping DOJ for shutting the group out of judicial nomination vetting. [Courthouse News Service]

* Federal Circuit keeps tariffs in place while Trump appeals decision that he has no authority to impose tariffs. This seems like an incentive structure that's sure to cause no problems down the road. [Law360]

* Senior CFPB official departs as administration trashes agency. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Justice Department continues purge of employees who investigated Trump criminal activity. [Reuters]

* Freshfields lawyers raise $30 million for AI business. [Legal Cheek]

Morning Docket: 06.10.25

* Surrender firms basking in coverage suggesting they view Trump deals as empty gestures. Yes, and all those big ticket partner defections are just coincidental. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Profile of Robert Guiffra's embrace of Roy Cohn role. [Business Insider]

* Reviewing Goodwin's EEOC disclosures. [American Lawyer]

* Proposed legal aid cuts result in "devastation." But on the other hand, the country is on track to massively grow the deficit too. [ABA Journal]

* Oklahoma will retry former death row inmate now that AG is running for governor. [Reuters]

* California sues over Trump's National Guard seizure. [Law360]

* Anthony Weiner mounts comeback. Wait, really? [Courthouse News Service]

Morning Docket: 06.09.25

* Debevoise maintains lockstep compensation but creates non-equity tier. [American Lawyer]

* Supreme Court tech glitch blasted out orders before official release. Dismantling a constitutional republic must be done on a proper schedule or what are we even doing here? [Law360]

* Paul Weiss loses another partner over Surrendergate. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Judge approves the House settlement to pay NCAA athletes. [Reuters]

* Criminal division chief in Nashville quits over Abrego Garcia case DOJ slapped together. [Mediaite]

* Toxic federal clerkships in focus. [NPR]

* Proud Boys sue for January 6 damages. [ABA Journal]

Morning Docket 06.06.25

* Spat between America's richest and orangest man makes Steve Bannon talk about nationalizing SpaceX. [Wall Street Journal]

* Lawyers across the pond are getting in trouble for misusing AI in their work product. [Legal Futures]

* Judge threatens to kick Diddy out of the court room if he keeps emoting at the jury. [E Online]

* Open AI's newest model can ace law exams. Not too long before we see the Order of the Coif's first non-human member. [Reuters]

* Guy Fieri's nephew completed law school! Time to celebrate at a diner, drive-in or dive! [AOL]

Morning Docket 06.05.25

* Someone just anonymously donated $10M to Vermont Law school. They should change their name to Anonymous School of Law. [Burlington Free Press]

* Judge rules Venezuelans deported to El Salvador have rights too. Win for due process! [Reuters]

* Reddit sues website for illegally scrapping its data for years. [Law360]

* Stolen IP or heavily influenced fashion? I guess we’ll never know. [ABA Journal]

* These attorneys say divorces are seasonal. Can you feel the “It’s not me, it’s you” in the air? [NPR]

Morning Docket 06.04.25

* Trump's obviously unconstitutional Birthright Citizenship curtail hits the 9th Circuit. [Reuters]

* Tom Girardi gets 7 years for frauding his clients. [Law360]

* Is law review even a job? The DOJ's case against Harvard is looking weaker by the minute. [DorfonLaw]

* Temple Law’s trial trial team gifted $1.5M. Go Owls! [National Jurist]

* Brick and mortar law firms aren't your only option anymore. [Lawyer Monthly]

Morning Docket 06.03.25

* DC rent inflation lawsuit settles for a cool $1M. That should cover a couple of months. [WaPo]

* Are "Made In USA" claims on cosmetics fashionable lies? This lawsuit will inspect the foundation. [The Fashion Law]

* Trump DOJ plays suspicious with the pardons Biden made right before he left office. [Reuters]

* Notre Dame law school will launch clinic to help veterans. Someone's gotta have their back. [WNDU]

* Paul Weiss loses fifth partner to recently formed boutique firm. [Reuters]

Morning Docket 06.02.25

* Amended class status adds millions of new members to tech antitrust suit. Talk about taking another bite at the Apple! [Law360] * “Democracy dies by legislatures weakening student right to protest” might not be as catchy, but it’s still true. [KWTX] * With Chevron out of the way, pharmaceutical companies are challenging the FDA’s removal of a weight loss drug from the short list. [BioSpace] * If only the right to payment was as strong as the right to counsel. [Bloomberg Law] * Judge stops Trump from mass invalidation of Venezuelan immigrant's legal documents. [Reuters]