Above the Law

With 100 Days Until FIFA World Cup 26, Congress Should Be Concerned

When funding freezes threaten readiness, lawmakers should be asking whether the financial architecture matches the security burden.

How Some Law Departments Are Winning Law Firm Rate Negotiations

Join us on March 18th at 1 p.m. ET to explore what actually drives outside counsel pricing outcomes in today’s market. CLE credit is available.

The Audacity Of AI Incompetence

Priceless and appalling. The gift that keeps on giving.

Health Gorilla Calls Epic Lawsuit ‘Attack On Interoperability’ In Motion To Dismiss

The case highlights ongoing questions about governance and standards for national health data sharing, with Health Gorilla arguing the dispute should be handled through interoperability networks’ internal processes rather than in federal court.

Morning Docket: 03.03.26

* The DOJ’s long-awaited antitrust trial against Live Nation-Ticketmaster kicked off Monday. If you want tickets to the hottest trial of the year, then good news! It’s free (plus applicable surcharges). [NBC News]

* Supreme Court’s conservatives issue another pair of unexplained shadow docket rulings predicated on the legal principle of “Republican political priorities.” [One First]

* Though the Court denied an appeal in the AI-generated art case that could have massive economic implications soon. [Courthouse News Service]

* Ben Crump writes legal thriller. [ABA Journal]

* Climate science chapter removed from manual for judges. [Reuters]

* Trial alleges Musk publicly trashed Twitter in effort to influence stock price. [Law360]

* Latham partner leads deal rankings. [Law.com International]

Looking Stupid Has A $940M Price Tag! — See Also

DOJ Drops Defense Of Biglaw Bullying Executive Orders: See what happens when you’re actually willing to fight in court?

Political Appointments For Law Students? Political purity tests for law jobs!

The Early Bird Gets The Litigation Finance Knowledge: Make the most out of the Certum Group Litigation Finance Fellowship!

Trump Leads Judicial Appointments With His ASS: He’s picked more judges from George Mason than Harvard and Yale.

West Virginia Judges Skewer “Operation Country Roads”:They’ve run out of patience for rogue government action.

Biglaw Firms Prepare For Conflict: Middle eastern firms prepare evacuation plans and work from home work-arounds.

Threats Toward Judges Jump: Protecting the Constitution has become risky business.

West Virginia Is Not Here For Authoritarian Cosplay

Federal judges torch “Operation Country Roads” as assault on the Constitution.

Federal Judges Threatened For Doing Their Jobs Speak Up

Dangerous working conditions.

From Boilerplate To Architecture: How AI Broke The Monolithic IP Clause

What replaced the monolithic IP clause wasn’t chaos. It was structure.

Hate To Say I Told You So Again: Your Chats Ain’t Private

We as lawyers need to educate our clients if we want to protect them down the road.

What Happens When Being The ‘Most Feared Firm’ In Biglaw Becomes A Branding Problem?

Quinn Emanuel may need to show its softer side to attract clients across the pond.

DOJ Drops Defense Of Biglaw Executive Orders, Leaving Capitulating Firms Holding $940 Million Bag

Turns out the Executive Orders Biglaw feared aren’t worth defending after all.

Standing Up And Cheering For American-ish Principles

Shall we play a game?

Biglaw Drafts Evacuation Plans As Missiles Fly In The Middle East

Major firms activate security protocols and contingency plans after Iranian attacks disrupt the region.

Legal Ethics Roundup: Ethics Of AI Glasses In Court, Gambling Lawyer Guilty, SCOTUS Restricts Access to Counsel, Judge’s Novel Recusal & More

Your tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics, with University of Houston law professor Renee Knake Jefferson.