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‘A Significant Assault On Our Health’: Healthcare Policy Leaders Condemn Trump’s Budget Proposal

President Donald Trump’s 2027 budget proposes deep healthcare cuts, raising concerns about harm to patients and research.

Morning Docket: 04.15.26

* The Am Law 100 is out. Kirkland made a lot of money. [American Lawyer]

* And with it, Kirkland snags Wachtell’s top distressed-debt lawyer for a guaranteed $80 million over three years. [Financial Times]

* Conservative D.C. Circuit judges block Judge Boasberg from exercising his power to hold a party in contempt just because they repeatedly ignored court orders to take illegal actions. [Reuters]

* State efforts to rein in Kalshi are a 50-50 proposition. [National Law Journal]

* Justice Department looks to void seditious conspiracy convictions for Proud Boys and Oath Keepers. [CNN]

* Grok sued for data center pollution. [Law360]

* Pro tem judge loses job after creating fake parking document. [ABA Journal]

The Verdict Is In — See Also

DLA Piper Wins Workplace Discrimination Suit: Guess juries don’t like mistakes in work product either.

A Challenger Approaches!: A freshly merged firm will break into the top 20.

All’s Well That Settles Well: Troutman Pepper settles $35M racial discrimination suit.

Clearing Up The Myths About Mythos: Read this before you panic. You can panic once you’re done.

Looking For Who’s Who In California?: These are the top Biglaw firms in the state.

Turning Defense Into Offense

Nothing blocks a license transaction more than when the target feels that they have a killer noninfringement defense.

The Dark Side Of LinkedIn Networking: How To Recognize Harvesting And Protect Your Professional Network 

Extraction is not collaboration.

Jury Decides Mother-To-Be’s Discrimination Case In DLA Piper’s Favor

Sometimes a firing is just a firing!

Protégé™ In CourtLink® Explains The Whole Case Faster

Designed to reduce manual docket work by prioritizing what litigators need most: on-demand full docket summarization that explains the whole case to date, followed by on-demand document summaries for filing triage, and AI-powered natural language searching for faster search and retrieval.

The Top Biglaw Firms In California (2027)

We wish they all could be California firms....

In-House Professionals: Did You Take Our Compensation Survey Yet?

Tell us how much you make and help us share valuable benchmarking information.

No Parking, No Plan: The Hidden Liability Behind World Cup 26

What we are looking at is an unmanaged risk.

Inside The DOJ’s Hospital Contracting Crackdown: What Message Are The Feds Sending?

The cases mark a broader push by regulators to scrutinize how health systems use 'all-or-nothing' contracts to shape insurance networks and patient access.

Morning Docket: 04.14.26

* DLA Piper prevails in former associate’s pregnancy discrimination case. [New York Law Journal]

* Perkins Coie and Ashurst partners approve merger. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Client AI use could drive up legal fees. [Financial Times]

* Anthropic GC predicts that AI will finally defeat the billable hour. [Corporate Counsel]

* Biglaw tax lawyer pursues Guinness record by completing marathon dressed as Captain Underpants. [Legal Cheek]

* D.C. Circuit tells government they’ve got some ‘splaining to do about how the FTC’s probe into Media Matters amounts to anything but a political attack. [Law360]

* Court tosses Trump’s defamation suit against Wall Street Journal. [Reuters]

Now That The Lawsuit Is Over, Want Me To Lead? — See Also

Professor Applies To Be Dean At School His Agency Investigated: Is this a strong application or an attempt at strong-arming?

Here’s The Best Of DC!: How does your firm compare to the best Biglaw firms in the region?

There’s A New Boutique In Town: Liu Shur Kravis make their mark on the DC scene.

State Judges Are Arming Up: Threats are pushing judges to take safety in their own hands.

Welcome Back From Disability! Now Collect Your Things: K&L Gates gets hit with a hostile work environment suit.

Is Biglaw Getting That ‘Uh Oh’ Feeling On The Economy?

They're holding off on the freakout... for now.

How Many Hours Is Your Soul Worth? Biglaw Has A Number

The Biglaw grind isn’t going anywhere.