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Federal Judiciary Says ‘F.U.’ To Public Defender In A Win For … Justice?

Why are judges still above the law? 

Solving The Formula To Become A Rainmaker

A proven process beats winging it every time.

8am And Kaleidoscope Revealed Along With Some New Stuff: The Witt Keynote

The theme that every day is a brand new day permeates the entire conference. And 8am’s mission statement carries this idea forward.

It’s Your Career: Assume Responsibility For It

Set aside a specific line item in your personal budget for your career. What you make of yourself is up to you.

Law Department Professionals: How Does Your Patent Management Stack Up?

Help us benchmark your organization in this (always) brief and anonymous survey.

At Its Inaugural Kaleidoscope Conference, 8am’s CPO Announces AI Tools, Platform Integration, And More

Three core 8am products — LawPay, MyCase, and SmartSpend — will now be fully integrated on a single technology platform.

What One Investor Believes Is The Key To Healthcare AI Success

Chirag Shah, partner at Define Ventures, thinks the success of a healthcare AI startup often depends on its ability to move beyond a narrow point solution.

Morning Docket: 09.04.25

* Federal judges blame Supreme Court’s shadow docket reversals with no explanation for undermining the lower courts and fostering false sense of bias, fueling sometimes violent attacks against the judiciary. Apparently the Chief Justice’s strategy of responding to critics with “shut up and let us rule you like gods” hasn’t really gained traction. [NBC News]

* State letting students become take on criminal defense cases after only one year of law school. [Arizona Capital Times]

* Livestreams of one judge’s courtroom become viral sensation. [ABA Journal]

* Jury slaps Google with $425 million in damages over unauthorized data collection. [Law360]

* Lobbyist calls Biglaw surrender deals “smart” because “it’s better to be someone who can work with the government than someone who just says screw you,” which is the precise definition of the swamp that was supposed to be drained. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Texas brings back the abortion vigilante law, this time aimed at pills. [Reuters]

* Former GC says she was fired in retaliation for reporting sexual assaults and antitrust violations. [Corporate Counsel]

Milbank Makes Money Moves! — See Also

They’ve Announced Bonuses!: Where the hell is everyone else’s announcements?

Former Partner Pleads No Contest To Domestic Abuse Charges: Adam P. Beckerink will be sentenced on October 20th.

Cardi B Wins In Court: Let that be a lesson to anyone else that sees her as a quick come up.

Unexpected Law School Fauna: Roaches hit University of Kentucky College of Law.

The Ring Won’t Be The Only Big Cost Toward The Marriage: Here’s your Taylor-Kelce crash course on the marriage penalty!

The Death Knell Of The Voting Rights Act

The additional issue the Court asked to have briefed could be key to reading the SCOTUS tea leaves.

America’s Assault On Real History Comes For The Staff Of The Charles Lindbergh House And Museum

The Charles Lindbergh House and Museum has been permanently shuttered, the staff laid off, thanks to budget cuts.

Law Firm Leases Are Going Up, Up, Up Thanks To ‘Very Office-Centric’ Attendance Mandates

Law firm leasing is setting records yet again.

The 5 Levers Legal Leaders Can’t Afford To Ignore

The real question for legal leadership is not whether to modernize. It is where to focus first.

DOJ Has Egg On Its Face

Indictments aren't usually this big of a stumbling block for the government.