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Experts Say Things Are Bad For The Rule Of Law: This should surprise no one. That’s part of the problem.

You Can’t Just Destroy Official Records: Judge stops Trump from disappearing the evidence.

UC Berkeley Takes A Stand On AI Learning: Huge! How many schools will follow their lead?

DOJ Lawyer Indicted Over Emailing Herself: The Jack Smith report must be terrible!

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At least so far in 2026.

My Big Fat President’s Big Fat Misappropriation

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Indicting Former DOJ Lawyer Tells You Exactly How Bad The Jack Smith Report Must Be For Trump

More like 'Devil's Food' than 'Bundt Cake.'

UC Berkeley Cracks Down On AI Use With New Policy

Pedagogy ain't dead yet!

Wearables In The Courtroom: Let’s Educate, Not Knee Jerk

An educated judge can impose meaningful and appropriate penalties when lines are crossed concerning wearable technology.

Keeping Up With AI Has Become Biglaw’s Full-Time Job

As AI reshapes the legal industry in real time, firms are keeping busy trying to look innovative while privately trying to keep pace.

Some Thoughts On Harvey’s Launch Of ‘LAB,’ An Open-Source, Long-Horizon Benchmark For Legal AI Agents

‘The goal of LAB is to provide a clear picture of how agents can be deployed to support legal work in the real world,’ the researchers write.

State Of Rule Of Law The Worst It’s Been In A Decade, Experts Say

In other news, water is wet.

The Law Firms Where Women Associates Are Actually Happy (2026)

Even as firms go quiet on DEI amid political pressure, some still manage to support and retain women lawyers.

From Defending Spend To Managing It

How PERSUIT is changing the conversation between Legal and the business.

Judge Shreds Trump Demand To Destroy Official Records

It didn't work for Nixon, but it might work for us...

Time Management Is Not About Time. It Is About Judgment.

What young lawyers need to learn before the calendar takes over.

From Destroyers To Drones, How A Europe-Led Coalition Aims To Open The Strait Of Hormuz

The initiative, led by the UK and France, would only begin once a ceasefire has been declared but could involve 40 nations.

Morning Docket: 05.21.26

* Government charges former DOJ lawyer with keeping a copy of Jack Smith’s report on Trump criminal conduct. Maybe if she’d kept the report in her resort pool locker she’d be all right. [Reuters]

* Paul Weiss seen as “rebalancing” as litigators depart. [American Lawyer]

* And on that subject, Paul Weiss loses another litigation partner. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Judge orders Trump administration to comply with presidential records law. [Washington Post]

* Lawyer and “influencer” daughter arrested in bizarre murder-for-hire plot to kill boy band member… you have one guess which state. [Fox 35]

* Appellate court doesn’t seem to be buying the Jack Daniel’s bid to silence a dog toy parody. [Law360]

* Senate confirms U.S. Attorney right after judges had to toss several indictments citing his misconduct, but… YOLO. [ABA Journal]