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Government
Tish James Has A Valentine's Day Message For A Certain Former President
And she name checks your favorite legal blog (not really, but you know). -
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Government
Missouri AG Will Lock Up Media Matters For Hurting Elon Musk's Wee Feefees
As soon as he gets through suing Joe Biden for weaponizing the federal government to restrict free speech. -
Technology
ExTwitter Admits Elon Has Cut 56% Of The Value Of The Company; Fidelity Says It’s Actually Worth Even Less
Down, down, down, down, down. -
Courts
Elon Musk Sustains Commitment To Free Speech By Firing Any Employee That Speaks Against Him
Remember when he lost a popularity vote and said he'd stop Tweeting and leave? If only. -
Biglaw
World's Richest Man's Complains About Law Firm's 'Greed'
I'd like to report a murder. The victim is 'irony.' - Sponsored
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 09.14.23
* This may come as a shock, but new study suggests the public defender system is overburdened. Who could have known other than anyone who listened to public defenders for the last 50 years? [ABA Journal]
* Cleta Mitchell missed out on indictment, but the disgraced former Foley & Lardner lawyer is still leading the election denial movement. So maybe it’s more fair to say she’s escaped indictment so far. [The Intercept]
* For a guy with a Real Housewives pedigree, Tom Girardi does not understand a hot mic. [Law360]
* Wachtell still trying to get its Twitter money. [American Lawyer]
* Court papers can now “slide into your DMs,” proving Twitter really can get worse. [Legaltech News]
* Law firms line up to advise clients on maintaining productive and often client- and investor-demanded diversity programs in the face of activist lawsuits. While other firms cower in fear. [Reuters]
* DISCO chief’s departure causes shares to take a tumble. What’s next for Kiwi Camara? If history is any guide, maybe a company called “Hair Metal.” [Bloomberg Law News]
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Technology
Elon Musk Seeks Galaxy Brain Defamation Lawsuit Against Anti-Defamation League For... Not Defamation
Is he trying to put the Bad Legal Takes account out of business? -
Courts
Judge Tells Twitter Shareholders To Git Gud Before Their Next Class Action Filing
Remember: the goal of legal writing is to help your case. -
Technology
If Twitter Had Competent Legal Staff, This Gag Order Over A Warrant On Trump’s Account Might Have Been Interesting, Instead…
'There’s a lot of chatter about this, but in the end, this isn’t particularly out of the ordinary or problematic.' -
Courts
'Does The 1st Amendment Still Exist,' Trump Howls, After Multiple Courts Sign Off On Twitter Warrant
Sucks to be a defendant, right?
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Technology
Legal Subreddit Bans All Ex-Twitter Links Due To Safety Risk
From the time-to-move-on department. -
Intellectual Property
3 Reasons Why X Might Not Sue Meta
Everyone is waiting to see what comes next. For all we know, the MMA octagon has already been reserved. But, just in case ... -
Courts
Elon 'Free Speech Absolutist' Musk Threatens To Sue Nonprofit For Pointing Out He Seems To Like Hate Speech
He's about as good at free speech as he is with rockets. -
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 07.17.23
* Federal courts consider continuing COVID-era streaming of proceedings. Just like all the ethical rules, this won’t apply to the Supreme Court. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Some firms have moved to four mandatory office days… but it’s been a “slow trickle.” And Biglaw isn’t used to slow trickles when it comes to policy changes. [American Lawyer]
* Judge rules state ban on high-capacity magazines does not violate Second Amendment. So start the clock on this getting struck down. [CNN]
* Biglaw attorney quits to bicycle from Canada to Argentina. [LegalCheek]
* Shocking no one, when police bar the ticky-tack justifications for pretextual stops, pretextual stops go down. [Reuters]
* More Twitter execs suing for unpaid legal bills. This guy really hates Biglaw fees, huh? [Law360]
* A slice of history when first-year associates were only making $70K. That’s $188K in today’s dollars. Of course private law school tuition averaged under $10K/year then, which under be around $27K/year in today’s dollars. Instead it costs around $50K so associates are still falling behind. [Intuitive Career Coaching]
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Technology
King Twit's Firing Habit Could Cost The Company A Cool $500M
If only he had a team of lawyers that could give him advice. That he didn't already fire. -
Biglaw
Elon Musk Sues Wachtell For Being Better Lawyers
Wachtell helped Twitter force Musk to buy the company... now he wants that money back.