Morning Docket: 04.13.23

* A pair of Fifth Circuit Trump judges approve limited stay in Mifepristone case claiming that the government failed to prove likelihood of success because "law" and "facts" don't matter. For the record, the George W. Bush appointee on the panel dissented from the majority opinion with the collegial equivalent of "are you f**king kidding me?" [Bloomberg Law News] * Trump's suing Michael Cohen for half a billion dollars of attorney-client privilege breaches. So... he wants a civil case over whether or not his actions in another criminal case amounted to the crime-fraud exception? Is that what this is? Because this is just galaxy brain stuff. [Reuters] * Debt collection companies are using AI to flood the court system. [Wired] * Manhattan DA receives another suspicious package. [Law360] * Why are top law firms hiring more private investigators? Other than the chance to hear words like "dames" and "palookas?" [American Lawyer]

onApril 13, 2023 at 9:10 AMApril 13, 2023 at 11:21 AM

Reproductive Rights Abortion * A pair of Fifth Circuit Trump judges approve limited stay in Mifepristone case claiming that the government failed to prove likelihood of success because “law” and “facts” don’t matter. For the record, the George W. Bush appointee on the panel dissented from the majority opinion with the collegial equivalent of “are you f**king kidding me?” [Bloomberg Law News]

* Trump’s suing Michael Cohen for half a billion dollars of attorney-client privilege breaches. So… he wants a civil case over whether or not his actions in another criminal case amounted to the crime-fraud exception? Is that what this is? Because this is just galaxy brain stuff. [Reuters]

* Debt collection companies are using AI to flood the court system. [Wired]