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How 8am LawPay Takes The Sting Out Of Legal Billing

Getting paid can be an arduous task. You should make it as easy on yourself and your clients as possible. 

Why Did This First-Time Conference Feel Like Déjà Vu All Over Again? My Thoughts On 8am’s Kaleidoscope

As Yogi Berra might have said had he been there last week, when it comes to Kaleidoscope, the déjà vu is worth doing all over again.

Healthcare Experts Slam Florida’s Plan To End Vaccine Mandates

Florida plans to end all vaccine mandates, drawing sharp criticism from health experts who warn it threatens public health and could lead to preventable disease outbreaks.

Morning Docket: 09.09.25

* Supreme Court authorizes Trump administration to begin racially profiling Latinos — and anyone authorities think looks Latino — in another shadow docket special. [The Nation]

* Review calls Amy Coney Barrett’s new book “studiously bland,” which perfectly captures the lane she’s cynically trying to claim for herself. [NY Times]

* State judge who ruled that Trump could continue his suit against the Pulitzer Prize for giving the award to reporting that he didn’t like now confirmed to the federal bench. [Reuters]

* The Biglaw firms who didn’t surrender are embracing Trump Media work. At least they’re getting paid for their time. [American Lawyer]

* Companies increasingly fear that federal worker cuts will end up compromising cybersecurity. [Bloomberg Law News]

* E. Jean Carroll award upheld on appeal. [Courthouse News Service]

* The end of an era as TaxProf Blog, a fixture of the legal blogging world for over 20 years, puts up his final post. [TaxProf Blog]

Y’all Work Like This? — See Also

Midlevels Are Dealing With Crappy Technology: Some say the laptops are “borderline unusable.”

Tariff Case Headed To SCOTUS: Scott Bessent is damn near bragging about winning already.

“Becoming Thurgood” Releases Tomorrow: Be sure to watch & learn!

Is That A Mariachi I Hear?: Megan Thee Stallion’s lawyers give Adin Ross a lesson in civil procedure.

Don’t Get Too Excited Over “Agentic” AI: You should still know how others are talking about it, though.

Vendor Contracts: The Forgotten Goldmine Of Legal Ops, According To Navin Mahavijiyan

It’s about turning static documents into living data that supports smarter business decisions.

Everything Everywhere All At Once (Trump Edition)

Trump's many methods of coercion.

Gavin Newsom Rips JD ‘Couch Boy’ Vance And His ‘Chuck E. Cheese’ Law Degree To Shreds

Newsom isn't above name-calling, and we're here for it.

Explaining AI: Tech Vendors Are From Mars, Lawyers Are From Venus… Or Vice Versa

New guide helps legal technology executives communicate with lawyers.

‘Becoming Thurgood’: The Supreme Court Justice Who Redefined Civil Rights

From Brown v. Board to the Supreme Court bench, Thurgood Marshall’s story comes alive in a powerful new documentary.

Megan Thee Stallion’s Legal Team Mixes Music With Civil Procedure

Civil procedure can be fun!

Turn Contract Friction To Flow

Looking for a model that treats contracting as one continuous path rather than a series of disconnected actions? This guide is for you.

Midlevel Biglaw Associates Can’t Believe How Terrible The Technology Is At Their Firms

It's not like these firms can't afford to make the fixes needed....

Trump Cabinet Amping Up The Pressure On The Supreme Court

The tariffs battle is being fought in the courts AND in the press.

Legal Ethics Roundup: Discipline For Judge’s Shooting Threats, AI-Tainted Briefs, Smith Faces Ethics Complaint Over Indictments & More

Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. August went too fast! In the time since we were last in touch, I’ve traveled to Chicago to attend my first meeting as a member of the Council for the ABA Section on Legal Education […]