Morning Docket: 05.09.23

* Senate Democrats ask Harlan Crow for details on all gifts granted to Clarence Thomas... or any other justice. A request that he'll ignore and the Democrats won't do anything about. [Bloomberg Law News] * Donald Trump allowed limited access to evidence against him in criminal trial, only in the presence of his attorneys in a bid to prevent the defendant from causing a social media firestorm. Aw... after this many years, folks still think Trump listens to his lawyers? [Law360] * Disney's superior attorneys are just going to keep updating this complaint every time Ron DeSantis digs himself a little deeper. [Deadline] * Sam Bankman-Fried asks judge to dismiss 10 of 13 charges against him because if anyone knows a worthless claim when he sees one it's Sam Bankman-Fried. [Reuters] * Despite doom and gloom from firms cutting headcount, the industry overall is in recovery... but Biglaw and Small Law are taking different paths back to the summit. [American Lawyer] * An interview with Steven Thomas, a former Sullivan & Cromwell partner who started his own practice focusing on litigating against Big 4 audit firms for failing to detect fraud at their clients. [Oh My Fraud]

By Above the Law on May 09, 2023 8:55 am

Justice clarence Thomas Attends Forum On His 30 Year Supreme Court Legacy

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* Senate Democrats ask Harlan Crow for details on all gifts granted to Clarence Thomas… or any other justice. A request that he’ll ignore and the Democrats won’t do anything about. [Bloomberg Law News]

Filevine’s New Legal AI Platform LOIS Turns AI Into A True Legal Coworker

Legal work isn’t slowing down, and the firms that win won’t be the ones working harder — they’ll be the ones working smarter.

By Above The Law

* Donald Trump allowed limited access to evidence against him in criminal trial, only in the presence of his attorneys in a bid to prevent the defendant from causing a social media firestorm. Aw… after this many years, folks still think Trump listens to his lawyers? [Law360]

* Disney’s superior attorneys are just going to keep updating this complaint every time Ron DeSantis digs himself a little deeper. [Deadline]

* Sam Bankman-Fried asks judge to dismiss 10 of 13 charges against him because if anyone knows a worthless claim when he sees one it’s Sam Bankman-Fried. [Reuters]

* Despite doom and gloom from firms cutting headcount, the industry overall is in recovery… but Biglaw and Small Law are taking different paths back to the summit. [American Lawyer]

AI Is Reshaping Legal Practice—But Tools Aren’t The Real Differentiator.

Explore the mindset, cultural shifts, and training strategies that define the AI‑savvy lawyer, revealing why human judgment, standardized competence, and integrated learning—not technology alone—will shape the future of the profession.

By Barbri

* An interview with Steven Thomas, a former Sullivan & Cromwell partner who started his own practice focusing on litigating against Big 4 audit firms for failing to detect fraud at their clients. [Oh My Fraud]