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Morning Docket: 07.01.25

* Trump administration appeals Perkins Coie loss. [Law360]

* Harvard Law School appoints new dean. [Law.com]

* Trump drops lawsuit against pollster that showed him losing Iowa and refiles in state court. [NBC News]

* But the defendants filed an objection that Trump’s bid to drop the case — for the sole purpose of getting into state court before the new anti-SLAPP law takes effect — was procedurally improper. [Des Moines Register]

* Simpson Thacher names new practice heads. [American Lawyer]

* Apple suffers antitrust setback. [Bloomberg Law News]

* DOGE aiming to change SPAC rules, which doesn’t seem to have anything to do with cost-cutting or efficiency but would help rich people exploit the system better. [Reuters]

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Morning Docket: 06.30.25

* Susman Godfrey successfully defeats the Trump executive order aimed at the firm. [Law360]

* Meanwhile, Mark Zaid’s case against the Trump administration’s retaliation efforts goes on. [National Law Journal]

* 50 Cent continues to have deep thoughts about the Diddy trial. [HipHopDX]

* Paul Weiss management committee member bolts for Proskauer. And it’s not a litigator. Everything’s going great over at Paul Weiss![American Lawyer]

* Deep dive into how DOJ’s public corruption unit got sidelined. [Reuters]

* Paul Hastings sets $2.5 billion revenue goal. [Bloomberg Law News]

* New York Legal Aid going on strike. [Gothamist]

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