Above the Law

Former Minority Student Dean Sues Rutgers Law Over Firing

His responses seem to make sense. Can't say the same for theirs.

SCOTUS Justices Air Internal Debate Over Shadow Docket At Public Event

Ketanji Brown Jackson calls out the practice while Brett Kavanaugh defends it, because of course he does.

The Path To AI Maturity: What Leaders Should Consider In The Coming Year

AI is rapidly becoming an everyday reality. This CLE webinar will provide insights on how to get ahead of the transforming AI legal landscape.

Navigating Law Firm Mergers: Communication, Culture, And The Marketer’s Influence

Mergers are far more than a press release, and they reverberate through every layer of the firm.

Clio Launches Clio Capital to Provide Fast, Low-Friction Financing For Law Firms

The product, which went live Feb. 26, provides eligible law firms with pre-qualified access to working capital through a streamlined application process directly within the Clio platform.

GenAI: A Slippery Slope Of Too Much Kool-Aid?

How much GenAI writing is too much GenAI writing?

It Took Years For Congress To Enact PBM Transparency, Delinking. What About Vertical Integration?

Experts say the bipartisan Break Up Big Medicine Act — aimed at breaking up vertically integrated healthcare companies — faces slim chances of passing despite recent PBM reforms.

Morning Docket: 03.10.26

* Anthropic sues over Defense Department blackballing with WilmerHale’s help. [BBC]

* Court rules that the New Jersey U.S. Attorney’s Office continues to be run by illegal appointees. [Reuters]

* Ballard Spahr enjoys healthy boost following merger. [American Lawyer]

* Ticketmaster trial thrown for a loop as administration settles its antitrust claims. [Courthouse News Service]

* AI law firm founder says she’s working harder now than she did in Biglaw. [Fortune]

* Brett Kavanaugh claims anyone suggesting that the Supreme Court is issuing far more shadow docket opinions in support of the administration have “short” memories. Brett Kavanaugh is on the Supreme Court because he spent his nomination hearings swearing he didn’t recall anything about his past. [Law360]

* ChatGPT sued for telling a woman to fire her lawyer. [Forbes]

Fright Makes Right — See Also

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You Know Exactly How The War In Iran Will End

Trump never loses anything.

Insiders Say This Top 10 Biglaw Firm’s Partner Hiring Blitz Has Big Kirkland Energy

After scooping up dozens of lawyers from Latham, some think the firm's growth strategy feels awfully familiar.

Multimillion-Dollar Donation Will Let Law School Offer More Students Full Rides

Free law school sets you up for one hell of an ROI!

The Law Schools That Are Working The Hardest To Expand The Pipeline To The Legal Profession

The Justice & Opportunity Honor Roll recognizes meaningful efforts to make law school more accessible.

The Justice Department Is Lowering Its Ethical Guardrails

For generations, strict limits on the DOJ's political activity helped sustain trust. Weakening those limits threatens to erode it.