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Biglaw Firm Mourns Veteran Partner — See Also

Quinn Emanuel Honors Harry Olivar: Our condolences to his friends and family.

That’s Not The Bragging Point You Think It Is: Todd Blanche reminds everyone Trump owns him.

Not Only A Riot, A Get Rich Scheme!: Check out the $1.8B Jan. 6th slush fund!

Costco Moves To Dismiss Tariff Refund Class Action: There’s no guarantee that the tariff refunds will come through anyway.

The ABA Might Actually Matter?!: Empirical data backs the ABA’s gatekeeping role.

The DOJ’s $1.8 Billion Slush Fund Has A Child Molester Problem

The Acting AG's testimony featured a $1.8 billion slush fund, a specious Obama-era analogy, and a remarkably bad answer about a pardoned J6 rioter convicted of abusing two children.

What Biglaw Can Learn From Corporate Legal Ops

CLOC Global Institute attendees weigh in.

Real AI Use Cases For In-House Legal

Insights into AI’s true potential for the legal field.

Elite Biglaw Firm Suffers Devastating Loss With Tragic Death Of Veteran Partner

Firm leadership shared emotional tributes honoring the man who will be remembered as 'the heart' of the firm.

Each Side Claims The Same Recent Ruling Supports Its Position In Thomson Reuters v. ROSS Appeal

What is notable is how different their readings are of the same opinion — and how directly the briefs crystallize the central dispute at the heart of this appeal.

Shein Reportedly (And Confusingly) Acquires Everlane

Is the ultra fast-fashion giant looking for a reputational facelift by buying the sustainable direct-to-consumer brand?

Morning Docket: 05.19.26

* Department of Justice announces it has settled Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS and the judge acknowledged that she has no grounds to block the settlement. Now $1.8 billion in taxpayer funds will go into a non-reviewable fund to compensate January 6 rioters. [NBC News]

* Top Treasury lawyer abruptly quits after announcement of rioter slush fund. [WSJ]

* Interview with Legal Aid attorney present as baby born during arraignment denies account of woman’s lawyer, and says mother was restrained the whole time. [Hell Gate]

* Wrongfully convicted defendants in Pennsylvania have to fight their own lawyers for chance at freedom. [Inquirer]

* Elon loses lawsuit trying to tear down OpenAI. [Corporate Counsel]

* Constipation drug illegally blocked up by antitrust violation. Jury finding sets market on path to regularity. [Reuters]

* Some chemicals may be forever, but EPA regulations against them aren’t as Trump administration lifting rules against poisons. [Law360]

* Are Harvey and Legora on borrowed time? [Law.com International]

* Partner advertised mentoring sessions on TikTok. [Legal Cheek]

‘A Profound Moral Failure’ — See Also

Mother Gives Birth On Courtroom Bench: Rather than rescheduled, the arraignment went ahead without her being there.

Three Cheers For Due Process: Judge keeps fruit of warrantless search from becoming evidence in Mangione trial.

The New Song And Dance: The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s musical number is incredibly tone deaf.

Minnesota Or New Hampshire, What’s The Difference?!: These DOJ attorneys could do with a geography primer.

Interested In Public Interest?: These are the school with the best placement numbers!

Biglaw’s Best In Bankruptcy

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Your Name As An Adjective

There's an upside to all this technology.

The Gap Is Closing: Why AI Is Breaking The Billable Hour Model

For Legal Operations professionals, the question is no longer whether AI will change the billable hour model, but whether your department is ready to manage that change.

The Autonomy Mapping Framework: Why Lawyers Must Map AI Agent Control Before Drafting Liability

AI agents are becoming more capable and more integrated into business processes.

The CLOC Global Institute: For The Legal Ops Adults In The Room

The Global Institute is for serious legal ops professionals who want to learn and talk about the issues most relevant to their teams.

Donald Trump Is Big Mad About His Supreme Court Tariff Battle Loss

The president isn't too thrilled about refunding billions in tariff revenue.