Supreme Court Opens Floodgates For Overseas Knockoffs So Enjoy ‘Dysney’s Mickey Mouse’ And Your ‘MacDonald’s Burgers’
We live in a global economy, but you wouldn't know it from this Supreme Court.
The Affirmative Action Cases Went About As Well As You’d Expect Them To. What Now?
Saw this coming from a mile away.
Filevine’s New Legal AI Platform LOIS Turns AI Into A True Legal Coworker
Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter.
Morning Docket: 06.29.23
* While Sam Alito rewrote laws to help oil and gas exploit more land, his wife was... making land deals with oil and gas companies. But I guess that's okay because his wife's money isn't "adjacent" to him because the couple is not physically "continuously connected." [The Intercept] * Law professor who feels persecuted because law schools hire other professors to teach classes about racism is going after a law school for having a "students of color" outreach program. By the end of the week, he's probably going to have the Supreme Court's backing on that one. [NY Post] * So many of the problems facing Ron DeSantis could be solved by taking 10 minutes to read the Constitution. [CBS News] * California's ban on using public funds to travel to states with pro-bigotry laws on the books has hurt Black academics who can't travel to conferences in those states. Which was the obvious outcome. Unless California plans to put resources behind bidding on and hosting all of these national conferences, the policy is always going to turn out this way. [Los Angeles Times] * The FTC plans to file a sweeping antitrust suit against Amazon in a few weeks. It took a lot longer to deliver than a Prime package, but it's worth the wait. [Bloomberg Law News] * UK law firms worried that ChatGPT might be writing job applications. Oh no! How will firms survive once AI learns to write "I think my greatest weakness is that I care too much about the work." [Law.com International] * "Privacy Suit Says AI Could 'Decide To Eliminate The Species.'" Or worse: cover letters. [Law360]
Justice Alito Doth Protest Too Much
Talking about Supreme Court scandals, marijuana rights, and the top law schools out there.
Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Unrealized Income Is Taxable And The Decision Could Have Far Reaching Consequences
The Court will decide whether the Constitution itself has a say in how tax laws should be drafted.
The Ancestors Of Two Supreme Court Justices Owned Slaves. Will That Change How We Look At Their Decisions?
I wonder how many circuit judges had slave-owning ancestors.
AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.
Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.
Supreme Court Subtweets Ron DeSantis That He’s Totally Losing To Disney
Supreme Court reminds federal judges that Disney's right about the Contracts Clause.
Shorter John Roberts: ‘State Legislatures Don’t Control Elections… John Roberts Controls Elections’
Dr. Votingrights or: How John Roberts Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Deciding Election Law Cases.
Sam Alito Defenders Explain How Private Air Travel & $1000 Wine Are JUST LIKE Free Cookies And Plastic Easter Eggs
Deeply, deeply unserious people.
Reviewing The Supreme Court Term Once All The Dust Settles
In case you feel the need for closure on this Supreme Court Term.
AI Is Killing Legal’s Billable Hour. It’s Also Repeating Its Worst Mistake
Law firms and legal departments are writing the future of the profession in separate rooms. What happens when they actually work together?
How Diversity On The Supreme Court Got So Partisan
It wasn't always like this.
Supreme Court’s 5-4 Opinion So Fractured Even The Subjects And Verbs Couldn’t Agree
Setting the stage for the rest of the opinion...
This is Not Neutrality
What is the value of hundreds of years of precedent or unambiguously clear constitutional language compared to the personal preferences of six religious conservative justices currently on the United States Supreme Court?
Sullcrom Is Super Proud Of Themselves For Making It Easier For The State To Confine The Innocent
I hope Jones takes some solace in knowing that he may actually be one of the innocent ones.
Clarence Thomas Just Wrote The Dumbest Paragraph In The History Of Indian Law
Neil Gorsuch is getting sick and tired of the Supreme Court screwing over Indians, but at least the majority ignored Clarence Thomas.