Above the Law

Sitting U.S. Senators Aren’t Safe From Arrest — See Also

Senator Padilla Arrested For Doing His Job: “Agents” tried to stop recordings of the arrest, citing “FBI rights.”

California Widens Door On Who Can Practice Law: Just get rid of the bar at this point.

Former Judges Call Out State Bar For Being Cowards: Wisconsin isn’t known for its backbone.

Talking About The Environment Hurt The Governor’s Feelings: Law school bans clinic for the dumbest reason you’ve ever read.

Cyber Scams Are Alive And Well At Latham: Mind your e-mails!

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Paladin Collaborates With Some 30 Law Schools To Launch A Pro Bono Platform For Law Students

The platform is designed to make it easier for law students to find pro bono opportunities.

Former Judges Blast State Bar Association For Cowering From Trump

Bar leadership conducted a secret vote to do nothing.

Beware: Don’t Open That Email From L@tham

Biglaw is getting dragged into cyber scams.

‘We Dissent’: NIH Workers Protest Trump Policies That ‘Harm The Health Of Americans’

The letter is an extraordinary rebuke of the Trump administration’s actions against the NIH.

Morning Docket: 06.12.25

* Police officers file suit to force Republicans to hang statutorily required plaque honoring law enforcement efforts on January 6. [CBS News]

* Judge orders administration to release Mahmoud Khalil setting up latest opportunity for administration to ignore court order. [Courthouse News Service]

* In most ambitious crossover event ever, Disney and Universal team up to sue AI company. [Law360]

* Second Circuit hears Trump bid to move state criminal case to federal court. [New York Law Journal]

* Provisional licensing for victims of the February bar debacle begins in California. [Reuters]

* NCAA settlement already facing appeal. [Bloomberg Law News]

So Long And Thanks For All The DEI — See Also

Kirkland Boots Their DEI Staff: Surprise surprise, everyone.

If It Looks Like An Arrest And Smells Like An Arrest: Call it something else! Then the Marines can do whatever they want!

Elon Musk Still Blames Collusion For Advertisers Wanting Nothing To Do With Twitter: Who wouldn’t want their advertisement being ran next to footage of a sieg-heiling CEO?!

Mikie Sherrill Wins NJ Democratic Primary For Governor: Congratulations to the Georgetown Law grad!

This Week On Thinking Like A Lawyer: Dunn Isaacson Rhee are farming Paul Weiss for talent and the Harvard Law Review snitch is working with Stephen Miller.

The Biglaw Firms Making Sizable Gains In Gross Revenue

A bunch of Biglaw firms had a very successful 2024!

French Tesla Owners Sue Car Company Because Elon Musk Is Dragging Their Reputation Through The Mud

Not to victim blame, but you really should have seen this coming.

Lawyers Must Band Together In The Battle To Save The Rule Of Law

We all need to join the fight against Trump's attempts to derail the justice system.

An Arrest By Any Other Name Would Smell As Much A Violation Of The Posse Comitatus Act

The Marines know they can't 'arrest' people, so they're just calling it something different!

Instead Of Wasting Millions On A Fake Display Of Military Strength In D.C., Trump Should Fund A Real One In Ukraine

Military parades on leaders' birthdays are far more common in weak foreign dictatorships than in strong western democracies.

Fixing The Clerkship System

LAP is the only source of candid negative information about judges to avoid.