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The 4 Day In-Person Mandate Is Coming — See Also

A Top 10 Firm Expects Associates To Be In The Office "At Least" 4 Days A Week: Is the 5th day implied?

DOJ Gets All Retaliatory: Because chilling law firms from opposing the administration is the point.

Wrong Place, Right Time To Get Suspended: Broward County judge suspended for his inappropriate courtroom jokes.

Law Professor Faced With Practical Problem After Ethical Oopsie: Will they have to write a new exam after the accidental leak?

Time For Another California Bar Screw-Up Story: Turns out they didn't even grade all of the tests correctly!

You'll Never Guess Why Harvard Law's Copy Of The Magna Carta Is So Good: It’s because it was real the whole time!

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AI Hallucinations Strike Again: Two More Cases Where Lawyers Face Judicial Wrath For Fake Citations

At this point, one wonders if the legal profession needs a mandatory CLE course titled, 'How to Avoid Becoming the Next AI Hallucination Headline.'

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Ethics Exam Leaked Early In Ironic Law School Twist

Oops.

Florida Judge Known For Inappropriately Timed ‘Dad Jokes’ Gets Put On Time Out

Leave your robes, gavel, and punchlines at the door.

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Top 10 Biglaw Firm Mandates Four Office Days For Attorneys — Starting Next Week

Just in time for summer associate season, this top firm wants lawyers planted at their desks.

Congress Scrutinizes RFK Jr. On Budget Cuts, Vaccines And More

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. testified before the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee on Wednesday. He faced questions on vaccines, HHS cuts, and other issues.

Morning Docket: 05.15.25

* The Supreme Court decided insurrection part of the Fourteenth Amendment doesn’t matter anymore, so let’s see about birthright citizenship. [National Law Journal]

* Harvard bought a copy of the Magna Carta for less than $30. It turns out it’s an original. [Reuters]

* AG Pam Bondi apparently sold massive amounts of Trump media stock right before the tariff announcement crashed the market. What an amazing coincidence! [ProPublica]

* Jenner lawyer loses security clearance in ongoing administration retaliation effort. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Minnesota prepares for Trump to pardon Derek Chauvin. [Minnesota Star-Tribune]

* Facebook says connecting friends is “secondary.” Surprised it still ranks that high… [Law360]

* The profession is at a crossroads and how the rule of law crisis is just as big a part of it as AI. [Forbes]

The Inauspicious Distinction Of Having The Most Billable Hours In Biglaw

2024 was especially busy for this lawyer.

Law Firms Use Artificial Intelligence To Earn Very Real $31K Sanction!

And to think, they could've used that money as a bonus for someone able to EDIT!

Tariffs Cannot Bring Back Manufacturing Jobs As Consumers Won’t Pay Much More For American Goods

Whatever Trump says, I can guarantee that we're not going to both raise a ton of tax revenue from tariffs and only have them on for a short time.

John Roberts Wants People To Stop Making ‘Ad Hominem’ Attacks Against SCOTUS Justices

He's not mad, he's just disappointed.