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Former Justice Breyer Rings The Criminal Contempt Alarm — See Also

Refusing The Court Is Criminal: Former Justice thinks Marc Rubio, Pam Bondi, and others can be held in criminal contempt for defying orders.

Bad Thing About Public Opinions Is That They’re Public: Justice Alito shares his piss poor IRAC skills and gets made fun of.

In-House Lawyer At Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory Speaks Out: You’ll never look at the Golden Ticket sweepstakes the same way ever again.

Law Students Are Getting In On The Amicus Briefing: What’s the point of a JD if there’s no law left when they graduate?

There’s Rich, And Then There’s The Firms On This List: See if your firm is one of the super rich ones!

Supercharge Your Law Firm With AI Legal Assistants: A Conversation With Tom Martin

If there’s one thing to remember, it’s this: AI is an enabler, not a disruptor.

Is Legal AI Approaching The Chasm?

The first thing is to be aware that it exists.

Legal Ethics Roundup: DOJ Attacks Law Firm Mansfield Rule, Conflicts For $1B EO Payments, Lawyer Wellbeing & More

Your tour of all things related to lawyer and judicial ethics, with University of Houston law professor Renee Knake Jefferson.

Ranking The Wealth Of Biglaw’s Best: Is Your Law Firm ‘Super Rich’? (2025)

These firms have SO MUCH money!

An Apologist For Law Firm Capitulation?

Capitulation is not crazy.

Willy Wonka’s In-House Counsel Is The Best Lawyer Parody You’ll Watch Today

This is fantastic.

Submit Your Entries Now For Above The Law’s 16th Annual Law Revue Video Contest

Send us your submissions by FRIDAY, APRIL 25, at 5:00 P.M. (Eastern time).

How Are Hospitals Bracing For Tariffs?

The Trump administration’s steep tariffs on Chinese imports are threatening to further destabilize hospitals’ bottom lines by driving up the cost of essential supplies and exacerbating already fragile supply chains. As providers prepare for higher expenses and potential shortages, experts warn that these policies could wosen care quality and force hospitals to make tough financial decisions — from cutting services to delaying tech upgrades.

Morning Docket — 04.21.25

* Surprise twist! Late night ruling from the Supreme Court was very unusual (in lots of ways), but actually good for those that care about the constitution and due process. [Slate]

* Sam Alito finally drops his dissent in the rendition case, and he’s big mad for someone on the bottom of a 7-2 decision. [Law 360]

* Biglaw’s lack of a unified response to attacks from Donald Trump has left a black eye on the industry, and the partner lateral market might be to blame. [New York Times]

* Biglaw’s cowardly reaction to Trump’s Executive Orders hasn’t changed partner recruitment much — yet. [Law.com]

* Bill Barr’s D.C. litigation boutique is growing. [Bloomberg Law]

* Cancer screenings and other preventative care under the Affordable Care Act is facing scrutiny at the Supreme Court. [Reuters]

The Intellectual Legal Right Is Coming For Trump — See Also

Lawyers On The Right And The Left Agree: What the Trump administration is doing is deeply disturbing.

More Folks Are Quitting The Cowardly Firms That Made Deals With Trump: Simpson Thacher, Latham and Kirkland are down some quality attorneys -- and they have no one to blame but themselves.

But Not Everyone Is Bending The Knee To Trump: Law school faculty is taking a stand.

Susman Godfrey Is Fighting The Good Fight: And notching an early -- and important-- victory.

A&O Shearman Has Never Seen The Original Star Wars: Because they think Trump will respect boundaries.

Maybe Don’t ‘Both Sides’ Disappearing People To Foreign Gulags, OK?

There's not a lot of daylight between the intellectual legal right and left these days.

Even The Thoughts You May Think Are Dangerous — See Also

Marco Rubio Pushes For Thought Crime Deportations: This is going to end up in the “How did they let things get so far” part of a history book.

NYU’s Law Faculty Model Principled Defiance: Show these other schools how its done!

Law School Punishes Hopefuls For Not Committing Quick Enough: Hurry it up folks, its just a major life decision!

Wisconsin Governor’s Veto Power Creates Perpetuities Problem: His quick edits look to be on the books for the next 400 years.

World’s On Fire But The Party Goes On: Send in your Law Revue submissions!

Handling Multiple Court Appearances Scheduled For The Same Time

Superpositioning works for subatomic particles. Not so much for lawyers.

How Appealing Weekly Roundup

The week in appellate news.