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It’s Time To Stand Up For Judges — See Also

New Report Begs Lawyers To Defend Judges — Ask The Florida Bar How That’s Going: A new study wants the profession to step up for a judiciary under siege, a nice idea, if the bar could be bothered.

You Want To Do What Now?: There are a lot of arguments for private equity investment in law firms. Using it as a way to workaround to avoid Rule 5.6 is probably not a great one to brag about.

Trump DOJ Gets It Right: They may be taking this stand for horrible, almost certainly corrupt reasons, but the administration is right that AI training is probably fair use.

Watch That CC Field: Lawyers replaced after cc’ing the other side while casually mocking plaintiff and calling the judge “dumb.”

Do Your Job: California is sick and tired of lawyers filing AI slop.

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Morning Docket: 09.03.26

* Wachtell report for the NBA ends up sinking the Clippers, who will lose $30 million and lose 5 first-round picks. Wachtell, according to The Athletic reporter Mike Vorkunov, charged $50 million for the investigation. [NY Times/The Athletic]

* Judge blocks Trump’s revised birthright citizenship order pointing out, “The Supreme Court has spoken.” [NOTUS]

* Lawyer sanctioned for sending dick pic to opposition. [Charlotte Observer]

* Report urges lawyers and bar associations to defend judges. Meanwhile, the Florida Bar tells judges that they should just get comfortable being threatened. [ABA Journal]

* Attorney accused in $1.45 million Ponzi scheme. [San Antonio Express-News]

* ABA issues new rules for advising clients with cognitive impairments. [Law360]

* Second Circuit sides with Starbucks in banning employees from wearing union pins. [Claims Journal]

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Representation Fail: Bankruptcy filing accused firm of representing the estate while really working for the guy who put it in bankruptcy. Now the partner involved has vanished from the firm’s website.

Finally, A Milbank Match! But of course, it’s coming from another boutique. Biglaw is still waiting for Cravath.

Guess Which Law School Produces The Most Law Professors? Actually, you probably don’t need to guess…

Florida Being Florida: The Florida Bar displayed its cowardice again, refusing to investigate the general counsel of the DHS after social media posts where he called federal judges his office litigated in front of the “Worst of the Worst.”

Sean Duffy Got Transportation Secretary Because It Was ‘All That’s Left,’ Says His Wife: The former prosecutor’s exact rank in Trump’s Cabinet, brought to you by ‘The Katie Miller Podcast.’