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Morning Docket: 03.23.26

* Robert Mueller died over the weekend. Mueller’s investigation found widespread criminality among Trump’s circle including ample evidence — under ordinary circumstances — to pursue obstruction charges against Trump himself. [NY Times]

* “Good, I’m glad he’s dead,” Trump wrote, reacting to news of Mueller’s passing with all the class one would expect. Clearly the same people who called for private citizens to be fired as insensitive for merely quoting Charlie Kirk after he was killed. [CNN]

* Jurors conclude Elon Musk tried to mislead investors when he threatened to back out of the Twitter deal. [BBC]

* Fifth Circuit knocks down FTC cease-and-desist over TurboTax misleading consumers. Happy tax season! [Law360]

* Kirkland lawyer who represented Epstein retiring from the firm. [American Lawyer]

* Supreme Court prepares to hear challenge to latest state voting obstacle. [New York Times]

* Ruemmler receiving $25 million as she departs Goldman. [Bloomberg Law News]

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ATL Bracket: Which Of These Ghouls Should Get Disbarred First? There are still a few hours left to vote in our annual March anger bracket. Which Trump lawyer’s ethically fraught work most warrants disciplinary inquiry. We have 4 regions worth of matchups… here, here, here, and here.

Back In The Day, Megafirms Cut Local Back Office Staff, Moving It All Offsite… AI Now Comes For Those Jobs: The jobs that were once cheaper in Tampa are now a lot cheaper with Claude.

Judge Calls Out NJ US Attorney’s Office For Three-Raccoons-In-A-Trench-Coat Management Style: Who is actually running the NJ US Attorney’s Office? Because the Trump DOJ’s inability to do anything right is starting to risk putting child predators back on the streets. I mean… other than the ones in the redacted Epstein files.

Todd Blanche Still Laser Focused On Covering Up For Pedophiles: The Deputy AG seems to take a personal interest in blocking anything that might reveal Epstein’s accomplices.

Weil Gotshal Names First Female Executive Partner: Ramona Nee will become Weil’s first woman to hold the executive partner title in firm’s history.

Trump Rage-Posts 1,000 Words About The Supreme Court At 11 PM On A Sunday: With a war in Iran, a China-Taiwan standoff, and DHS in shutdown, the president still found time for a meandering rant about the Court he packed.

Because I Got Sued (Because I Got Sued): Afroman mocked the cops who wrongfully raided his house… so they sued him for hurting their feelings.

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Another Day, More Brackets! — See Also

Which Trump Administration Attorney Most Deserves To Lose Their License?: Vote on the winner (?) of the John Eastman region!

But Wait, There’s More!: Vote on the biggest loser in the Stephen Miller region!

Going To Law School With Advocacy In Mind?: These schools should be on your radar!

The Executive Order Fight Heads To The D.C. Circuit: No way this will backfire in the government’s face!

U.S. District Court Issues Preliminary Injunction Against RFK Jr.: Turns out the vaccine schedule changes are reviewable!

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