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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.02.25

* M&A work is down. Who could have foreseen a chaotic, ill-conceived economic policy could chill business? [American Lawyer]

* Democrats win Wisconsin Supreme Court race and whatever one thinks of the race, we can all agree that the Rebecca Bradley’s insane dissents are going to be wildly entertaining for the next couple years. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Tesla argues that attorneys shouldn’t be paid $176M just because they saved shareholders billions. [Law360]

* Workplace abuse reported by 8 percent of federal judiciary employees. [Reuters]

* Donna Adelson murder trial prosecutors can ask Wendi about her book where the main character feels “stuck in a small Florida town because of her husband’s job.” [ABA Journal]

* Law firm puts up a million to encourage AI adoption. [LegalCheek]

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