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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.08.25

* Judge tells people to stop calling staff and "cracking open Moore's Federal Practice." Just like everyone keeps on their mantle. [ABA Journal]

* IRS decides churches can directly endorse political candidates without losing tax exempt status... but other non-profits can't. [NY Times]

* Meier Watkins getting the band back together, bringing in another winning member of the Dominion case. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Fifth Circuit decides that Apple -- a California company -- is not liable for suppressing a union in New York. [Law360]

* Reddit suit against Anthropic stayed over scraping without a license as the AI company tries to anchor the case in federal court. [The Recorder].

* Amazon facing suit claiming Alexa violates user privacy despite being unable to consistently perform other basic tasks. [Reuters]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.07.25

* Judge accused of using position to advance family cheesesteak business. Good story to share if you're wit' an ethics Whiz. [Legal Intelligencer]

* Robbing Paul to pay Paul?: Paul Weiss partner moves to Paul Hastings because, again, everything is fine at Paul Weiss! [Bloomberg Law News]

* Justice Kagan's concurrence in D.V.D. makes the most sense when you understand the divide between those who think cold legal formalism can sway these people and those who think we've entered a fight for the soul of law. [One First]

* Judge Posner said it all years ago -- all the textualism and originalism is just a smokescreen. Too bad Justice Breyer hasn't learned that lesson yet. [Dorf on Law]

* Street preacher case heading to the Supreme Court, just in time for its new "strict scrutiny, why the hell not?" stance on religion. [Law360]

* Jay Willis really wants to know how much they pay Noah Feldman to keep writing this stuff. [Balls and Strikes]

* Skadden partner takes over as GC at Chinese social media platform Little Red Book. Apparently its founder claims the name was inspired by Bain & Company and his time at Stanford Business and not THE MOST FAMOUS BOOK IN CHINA. [Law.com International]

See Also

The Artificial Intelligence Legal Catastrophe Inches Closer To Reality — See Generally

AI Makes Up Cases, Court Says ‘Sure, Why Not’: Judge signed off on party's proposed order. Didn't bother to check the made up cases.

Textualism/Originalism May Be Bankrupt, But Like Donald Trump Always Is... Ignoring Costs, Harming People Who Trust Them In Good Faith, And Barreling Forward To The Next Crisis Of Their Own Making: Justice Breyer delivers well-crafted critiques that misunderstand that proponents aren't trying to win the argument, they're trying to have smart people treat them like they have ideas worth engaging.

John Roberts Replies On Cue: The Chief Justice took time out of his busy schedule to clarify that people like Breyer may have detailed, powerful, constitutionally valid criticisms, but they're losers because SCOREBOARD! SIX VOTES, SUCKAS!

Diddy Covers RICO Sauve: Prosecutors reached for racketeering. Missed.

The Definition Of Psychosis...: Speaking of doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result, Trump appeals Perkins Coie loss.

Law Firms Exhibit Serious 'I Got Dumped, So Let’s Get Married' Energy: After losing 60 attorneys, Biglaw firm entertains merger talks.

Trump’s Lawyers Play Iowa Civ Pro Roulette: Team Trump’s legal eagles realized they needed to drop and refile their lawsuit. Probably a day late.

Biglaw Firm Parties Like It's 2019: Another Biglaw firm decides what associates really need is more fluorescent lighting.

Budget Bill Limits Student Loans: If law school is harder to pay for... maybe they'll lower tuition?

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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.03.25

* Deal market boom creates M&A lateral feeding frenzy. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Abrego Garcia lawyers detail beatings and torture at El Salvador slave labor camp. [NY Times]

* Supreme Court leaned into culture wars this Term. You think? [Reuters]

* Pour one out for your local immigration lawyer because they're really going through it right now. [American Lawyer]

* Prosecutor disbarred over recordings. [ABA Journal]

* Lawsuit says DHS arbitrarily targeting minorities in Los Angeles. The allegations are so shocking it makes you wonder what this article looked like before the AI bias bot got to it. [Law360]

* Wisconsin Supreme Court ends ancient abortion restriction. [Mother Jones]

Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.02.25

* Latham passes Kirkland in M&A leader role. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Diddy jury reaches partial verdict... still hammering out the conspiracy charge. [Hollywood Reporter]

* Trump effort to strip Haitian immigrants of legal status blocked by federal court in order that will eventually get struck down when Supreme Court decides English common law clearly requires the courts to say "Simon Says" three times first. [Reuters]

* Jury slaps Google with $314 million verdict over data use. [Law360]

* Law firm mergers up 21 percent. [American Lawyer]

* Proskauer lawyers warn corporate legal departments that the "infinite workday" culture carries legal risks. Corporate legal responds by asking ChatGPT "can AI replace my employees yet?" [Corporate Counsel]

* Supreme Court takes up case that suggested internet providers can be liable for users. [ABA Journal]

* Jay-Z suit against Tony Buzbee dismissed. [NY Times]