Supreme Court Expansion Could Lead To 61 Justice Court By 2123… That’s A Lot Of Vacations For Harlan Crow To Buy!
Study shows packing the Court kicks off absurdist tit-for-tat.
Morning Docket: 05.09.23
* Senate Democrats ask Harlan Crow for details on all gifts granted to Clarence Thomas... or any other justice. A request that he'll ignore and the Democrats won't do anything about. [Bloomberg Law News] * Donald Trump allowed limited access to evidence against him in criminal trial, only in the presence of his attorneys in a bid to prevent the defendant from causing a social media firestorm. Aw... after this many years, folks still think Trump listens to his lawyers? [Law360] * Disney's superior attorneys are just going to keep updating this complaint every time Ron DeSantis digs himself a little deeper. [Deadline] * Sam Bankman-Fried asks judge to dismiss 10 of 13 charges against him because if anyone knows a worthless claim when he sees one it's Sam Bankman-Fried. [Reuters] * Despite doom and gloom from firms cutting headcount, the industry overall is in recovery... but Biglaw and Small Law are taking different paths back to the summit. [American Lawyer] * An interview with Steven Thomas, a former Sullivan & Cromwell partner who started his own practice focusing on litigating against Big 4 audit firms for failing to detect fraud at their clients. [Oh My Fraud]
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.
Jake Tapper Practically Begs Democrats Not To Repeat The Mistakes Of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Does anyone have 'gracefully retire' on their 2023 BINGO cards?
Clarence Thomas Skated On Ethics Complaints In 2012… Meaning He Definitely Already Knew The Rules
You can really only use 'I didn't know' as an excuse one time.
Clarence Thomas Ethical Quagmire BINGO!!!
Make your own card and play along at home.
That Perfectly Innocent Way One Funnels Money To The Spouse Of A Supreme Court Justice While Trying To Avoid A Paper Trail
This is a real problem for the integrity of the Court... not that anything will be done about it.
Schenck Price Competes Smarter With Lexis+ With Protégé
LexisNexis sat down with John Ursin, Managing Partner at Schenck Price, to learn how the firm is using legal AI to strengthen client service and daily legal work.
Morning Docket: 05.05.23
* Leonard Leo had Kellyanne Conway funnel tens of thousands of dollars from a non-profit to Ginni Thomas without a paper trail and with the explicit direction “No mention of Ginni, of course.” Totally normal and above-board thing to do! [Washington Post] * Ed Sheeran prevailed in his copyright case as sharing chord progressions don't make songs similar. [Law360] * If a whistle blows in the woods and the bank can retaliate without repercussion, does it make a sound? The Supreme Court seems hopeful that the answer is no. [Bloomberg Law News] * Ivanka Trump targeted by NYAG over discovery obligations with investigators leery of "why her volume of emails dropped from 1,200 per month in 2014 to 37 in 2016." Yes, what could have happened in 2016 that inspired some urgency to curtail the digital paper trail? [Huffington Post] * Google and Sonos head to trial in patent dispute over smart devices. Hey, Alexa? Why are you laughing? [Reuters] * Biglaw financials are strong... so of course everyone's talking about layoffs because America is going to gaslight itself into a recession one way or another. [American Lawyer] * Court issues more sanctions over false voter fraud claims, tagging Arizona gubernatorial loser Kari Lake. Which probably makes her the front-runner for Trump's running mate. [The Hill]
Sonia Sotomayor Ruled On Copyright Cases While Disclosing Book Fees Which Is Sort Of Like Years Of Covering Up Yacht Trips And Private School Tuition
This is not the defense of Clarence Thomas that these folks think it is.
It’s Going To Be A Lot Harder For Clarence Thomas To Justify The Most Recent Ethics Scandal
The latest Clarence Thomas ethics scandal.
Morning Docket: 05.04.23
* Harlan Crow paid for Clarence Thomas to send his kid to private school?!?! Honestly, I'm starting to think ProPublica brilliantly slow-played all these stories to give the Wall Street Journal and Fox maximum opportunity to embarrass themselves by going all in on "personal hospitality exception" before dropping this. [ProPublica] * Now Trump says he will probably attend his own rape trial. But his legal team has yet to amend its prior position that it would not call any witnesses so he's just planning to hang out. [Reuters] * CFTC Inspector General suspended pending investigation into squelching whistleblower complaints. [Law360] * DeSantis selling merchandise designed to invoke the Disney trademark because he hasn't given them enough to sue him over. [Bloomberg Law News] * And because no one in Florida government understands that admitting to abusing public office is a problem for its legal claims, the legislature is passing bills to crackdown on the Disney Monorail. [Forbes] * Lewis Brisbois chair steps down following mass exodus. [The Recorder] * McDonald's franchise caught employing 10-year-olds. [NPR]
Opus 2 Steps Up Its AI Game With Acquisition Of A Legal Tech Startup
With the addition of Uncover’s technology, the litigation software is delivering rapid innovation.
Despite Two Constitutional Violations During Trial, A Man Was Sentenced To Die. Will The Supreme Court Act?
Is it really that difficult to only put people to death when you have actual proof that they did the thing?
Okay, Even Lindsey Graham Knows Something Needs To Be Done About The Supreme Court
You know things are bad when the GOP is warming up to concept of Supreme Court ethics.
Bold Proposal: Let’s Just Convict People Of Crimes We Can Prove They Committed
Also Ron DeSantis is getting beaten up by Disney again.
Michael Mukasey — With A Straight Face — Argues That Maintaining Friendships Is More Important Than Judicial Ethics And Not Breaking Federal Laws
The Supreme Court has been about as transparent about their ethics as Enron was about their trading losses.
Samuel Alito’s Self-Serving Dobbs Leak Theory Is Back In The News
Samuel Alito has a theory about who leaked the Dobbs decision; also, has mirror.