Above the Law

Todd Blanche Can’t Admit The Slush Fund Was A Mistake Because ‘That’s Not Proper MAGA Talk’ — See Also

Liar, Liar: Todd Blanche’s unique confirmation strategy.

Stop Waiting For Cravath: Biglaw firms don’t need permission anymore. It’s time to make your money moves.

That’s A Pretty Big Malpractice Claim You’ve Got There: Holland & Knight facing $1.2B lawsuit.

Robot Criminals Are Here: OpenAI’s models escaped a secure environment and started hacking a website. That’s illegal for humans, but what do we do with a bot?

The FRETZIN Rules For Legal Business Development Success

What lawyers can learn from Michael Jordan, The Last Dance, and the discipline required to build a real book of business.

It’s Easier To Get Into Harvard Law School Than To Accept A $300 Consultation Fee From A Self-Scheduled Platform

A self-scheduled, prepaid consultation fee is exactly the kind of low-stakes, high-access tool solos and smalls should be able to use without a compliance department.

Law Librarians In The City Of The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

The conference, like most law librarians, was low key -- and that's what was so great about it.

Hell Week Is Coming

Everyone who has passed the bar, whatever the year, has horror stories about the exam.

Microsoft’s Own Legal Department Will Use Harvey, As The Two Companies Deepen Their Alliance

Microsoft’s legal department is becoming a Harvey customer.

50 Lessons Every Young Lawyer Should Learn Before Year Five

Helpful tips and tricks so you can be a successful lawyer.

New Bill Seeks To Create Public Option On ACA Marketplaces

Rep. Angie Craig introduced a bill to establish a public health insurance option on the ACA marketplaces and permanently extend enhanced premium tax credits.

Morning Docket: 07.23.26

* Holland & Knight sued for $1.2 billion by embattled client hit with multiple state AG cases. [Reuters]

* Delaware adapting to future of AI managed companies. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Peter Navarro’s contempt conviction upheld by D.C. Circuit. [Roll Call]

* Senate Republicans get behind crypto bill that would curtail Trump’s cash cow. Bold strategy for them, let’s see if it pays off for them. [Law360]

* Europe approves Paramount merger on its end. [Deadline]

* Judge questions talc powder’s cancer connection. [Reuters]

* A guide to going to getting a JD in an LLM world (not those tax students). [Reverting Meanward]

When You Run Out Of Law, Reach For ‘Absurd’ — See Also

DOJ Files Childish Brief, Begs Judge Not To Take Its Allowance: The $1,000 a day fine Todd Blanche would really like to avoid.

Heartbreaking: DOJ Lawyers Used To Have To Follow Ethics Rules: While the current DOJ argues that government lawyers should be immune from professional responsibility, over 500 former Justice Department attorneys filed a brief explaining that they never had issues serving the government ethically.

So Much For Nothing To Hide: House Oversight threatens Alan Dershowitz with subpoena after the professor abruptly canceled scheduled testimony.

Hitting The Willkie Button: Willkie Farr and OpenAI partner to build AI system… and how this relates the the firm’s deal with the Trump administration.

Can Your Salary Cover Your Debt? These law schools have the best salary-to-debt ratios.

Same Supreme Court Term Limits Bill, Much Worse Supreme Court: Senate Dems are back with SCOTUS reforms… and so is the record-low confidence that keeps making their case for them.

Biglaw Firm With A Stellar Rep On Associate Compensation

More interesting might be who was left off the list.

The Next President Should Throw Open The Gates Of Trade To BYD And Other Electric Automakers

The risk-reward numbers are pretty clear on this.

A Class Action Lawsuit Will Determine Whether Nintendo Customers Are Entitled To Tariff Refunds

The issue isn't quite as simple as it seems.

Matt Damon Still Can’t Believe He Was Ketanji Brown Jackson’s College Scene Partner

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's college memories gave the actor a story he'll never stop telling.

Senate Democrats Reintroduce Supreme Court Term Limits Bill, And The Polling Has Never Been Friendlier

Popular with Republican voters, not so much with Republican Senators...