Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 05.12.25

* Private equity looking to take over law firms in case you were wondering if the profession could get any worse. [American Lawyer] * Amazon trying to hide document calling Bezos "Dark Arts Officer" is really the funniest way to get itself sanctioned. [Law360] * Menendez brothers resentencing drops motion to disqualify prosecutor. [Courthouse News Service] * Parking garage lawyer Alina Habba arrests Newark's mayor. [Reuters] * Trump administration moving around detainees to find jurisdictions where judges are willing to look the other way on Supreme Court edict. [Washington Post] * Partners abandoning surrender firms. [Bloomberg Law News]

By Above the Law on May 12, 2025 9:26 am

* Private equity looking to take over law firms in case you were wondering if the profession could get any worse. [American Lawyer]

* Amazon trying to hide document calling Bezos “Dark Arts Officer” is really the funniest way to get itself sanctioned. [Law360]

* Menendez brothers resentencing drops motion to disqualify prosecutor. [Courthouse News Service]

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* Parking garage lawyer Alina Habba arrests Newark’s mayor. [Reuters]

* Trump administration moving around detainees to find jurisdictions where judges are willing to look the other way on Supreme Court edict. [Washington Post]

* Partners abandoning surrender firms. [Bloomberg Law News]