Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 04.10.25

* UK judges set to receive new guidance on service animals in the courtroom. [Legal Cheek] * House Republicans vote to limit nationwide injunctions... which they viewed as a bedrock principle of justice circa 6 months ago. [Reuters] * DOJ guidance appears to advise federal agencies to ignore court orders. [PBS] * Senate confirms new SEC chief to NOT investigate the fact that the volume of SPY calls were conveniently spiked right before Trump reversed the tariff decision. [Law360] * Former Deputy Solicitor General and Watergate lawyer explains the grave danger of the government cracking down on lawyers for representing unpopular clients. [Bloomberg Law News] * How to avoid boredom in retirement. Have you considered crashing the market and then immediately reversing it? That would keep a retiree engaged! [ABA Journal] * Author and former Biglaw partner Steven J. Harper sees this as the modern legal industry industry's McCarthy moment... and some firms aren't meeting the challenge. [Crain's Chicago Business]

By Above the Law on April 10, 2025 9:21 am

* UK judges set to receive new guidance on service animals in the courtroom. [Legal Cheek]

* House Republicans vote to limit nationwide injunctions… which they viewed as a bedrock principle of justice circa 6 months ago. [Reuters]

* DOJ guidance appears to advise federal agencies to ignore court orders. [PBS]

* Senate confirms new SEC chief to NOT investigate the fact that the volume of SPY calls were conveniently spiked right before Trump reversed the tariff decision. [Law360]

* Former Deputy Solicitor General and Watergate lawyer explains the grave danger of the government cracking down on lawyers for representing unpopular clients. [Bloomberg Law News]

* How to avoid boredom in retirement. Have you considered crashing the market and then immediately reversing it? That would keep a retiree engaged! [ABA Journal]

* Author and former Biglaw partner Steven J. Harper sees this as the modern legal industry industry’s McCarthy moment… and some firms aren’t meeting the challenge. [Crain’s Chicago Business]