* The DOJ takes the fight against law firms that refused to bow to Trump’s intimidation campaign to the appellate court. [National Law Journal]
* Federal judge has concerns over SEC’s sweetheart Elon Musk settlement. [Reuters]
* DOJ sues D.C. Bar for seeking professional discipline against Trump allied lawyers. There’s a reason… they understand bar discipline is coming for them all and they want to get a head start in intimidating licensing authorities to stay out of it. [NY Times]
* Private equity firms are unhappy with lawyer rates. Boo hoo. [Financial Times]
* Anthropic bid to become the legal industry’s AI front door and now it’s up to the rest of the tech industry to figure out how to react. [Legaltech News]
* Judge McElroy absolutely lets the DOJ have it in attempt to subpoena hospital records of trans patients. [Boston Globe]