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Passing The Oral Argument Torch
Justice Jackson is something like we’ve never seen in oral argument. While she doesn’t significantly diminish the participation of her colleagues, she is by far the most active justice at oral argument. -
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Why Even Bother Trying To Argue Before The Supreme Court These Days?
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use. -
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Supreme Court Adopts Ethics Code. Who Is Going To Enforce It? WHO KNOWS?!?!?
There is so much more that needs to be done. -
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Stephen Breyer Is Confident Supreme Court Justices Will Figure Out Their Ethics Issues
SCOTUS will get around to doing something about the ethics controversies eventually, says the retired justice. -
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Does The Constitution Let Ron DeSantis Block Me On Twitter? Or Mike Johnson? Or...
The list really does go on. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.27.23
* Remember Morgan Lewis partner Sheri Dillon? She’s the one who stood in front of a pile of — for all we know empty — folders and told everyone that they didn’t need to see Donald Trump’s taxes because they were fine. Well, the AG had some questions about that at trial yesterday. [Law360]
* Pillsbury ends merger talks with Stroock as two of the most star-crossed potential merger partners in Biglaw fail to get together. [American Lawyer]
* Today’s the day for Sam Bankman-Fried testimony. [Reuters]
* Bonus season is about a month away and likely to be a 2022 redux. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Attorney for Clarence Thomas denies that the justice’s RV loan was forgiven. Naturally, he refuses to provide any corroboration for this. [The Hill]
* Maryland posthumously admits Black lawyer it denied 166 years ago. [Washington Post]
* Legal tech prices are heading up. [Law.com]
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Supreme Court History For Sale
The 6th president had an illustrious legal career before he led the nation. -
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And We’re Off To The Races At The Supreme Court
Justice Jackson is far ahead of the rest of the justices in terms of word counts from oral arguments. But do (or why do) word counts matter? -
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Amy Coney Barrett States The Obvious: Supreme Court Ethics Code Is A 'Good Idea'
What is taking the Supreme Court so long to do what's necessary and adopt its own ethical code of conduct? -
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Clarence Thomas *Really* Wants To Re-Write First Amendment Law
He won't rest till NY Times v. Sullivan is a thing of the past.
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 10.10.23
* Treat your significant other the way you’d want to be treated if they’re called to testify against you in a multi-billion dollar fraud trial. [Reuters]
* Chevron doctrine on the chopping block. Because what this country needs is every mundane detail of government in the hands of the laser-focused geniuses in the House of Representatives. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Drew Magary calls for an end to the Supreme Court’s soft dictatorship. [SF Gate]
* A thorough analysis of Ken Chesebro’s effort to overturn the 2020 election concludes that it doesn’t seem like that’s legal. [Just Security]
* In bid to keep his law license, John Eastman testifies that there’s been “200 years of dispute” over whether the vice president can unilaterally overturn elections. [Law360]
* Biglaw firms weather economic jitters by showing up in midmarket deals. [American Lawyer]
* Documentary profiles the attorneys who held Nazi groups accountable. [Daily Beast]
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Kavanaugh + Co. Care A Lot More About Standing Now That Disabled People Are Involved
Did they pick up this case just to shoot it down? -
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Former SCOTUS Clerk Wants Americans To 'Arm Up' Against 'Black Underclass'
Former Senate aide who complained about making judicial nominees testify that they oppose segregation thinks... exactly what you'd expect based on that preface. -
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