The Real World Is Coming For Gen Z Lawyers
The 'Gen Z gets fired' trend hits the legal space.
Morning Docket: 06.30.23
* Joe Biden criticizes Supreme Court but confirms that he's unwilling to do a single thing about it so... good talk, champ! [NY Times] * It's never RIC-O My God It Is!!! Former Ohio House Speaker gets 20 years in bribery case. [Bloomberg Law News] * Reed Smith associate who first reported racist messages posted by trial lawyer testifies at disciplinary proceedings. [Law360] * FTX sues its former attorney for allegedly aiding in fraud. [Reuters] * Divorce attorney writes incest-fueled romance novel. [Roll on Friday] * Trump's unofficial election lawyer superteam sanctions to be sanctioned for 'whole raft' of baseless claims. [ABA Journal] * Microsoft lawyer accidentally informs judge that Elder Scrolls 16 is coming in 2026, which is funny because it would require Bethesda to put out 10 non-buggy games without multiple years of delays. [Game Rant]
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Morning Docket: 06.07.23
* Department of Justice likely to get involved in PGA/LIV merger. Weird how spending major Biglaw dollars calling one of them a monopoly might backfire when you try to merge with them. [Law360] * After inviting thorough mocking of their legal acumen, Harlan Crow's lawyers at Gibson Dunn back away from original "let's just do contempt" offer and suggest a meeting with Senate staffers. [NBC News] * Speaking of... comparing Clarence Thomas to the "lowliest" federal worker is a stark reminder that John Roberts is running a cesspool of ethical compromise. [Bloomberg Law News] * Batman defeats Italian designer in trademark dispute. Not that it matters... that guy will break out of Arkham and be designing clothes again within a couple months. [Reuters] * "There Is One Group the Roberts Court Really Doesn’t Like." Take a guess! It's fun because there's at least three or four groups it could be! [New York Times] * Move over law firms, legal technology vendors poised to become next fashionable cyber target. [Legaltech News] * A dive into K-Pop and contracts. [LegalCheek]
Morning Docket: 04.10.23
* The WSJ editors trying to explain why this Clarence Thomas story is not massively illegal is the funniest thing you'll read today and we write jokes about the law on purpose. [Wall Street Journal] * Is the conservative legal movement an elite social club? Sort of... in the way the Manson family was about family values. [New Republic] * Remember when Gunderson pushed start dates and then started laying people off? They've started laying off those people too. [American Lawyer] * After this Kacsmaryk decision, Reuters asks "what's next" as if there's a lick of legality to anything surrounding this guy. [Reuters] * Johnson & Johnson has uncovered the litigation funders behind the talc suit because... cancer is okay if no one stands to gain from it? It's not really clear why this matters actually, but some lawyers got paid and we'll celebrate that. [Bloomberg Law News] * Texas eyes pardon for convicted murderer to own the libs. [Austin American Statesman] * NY's top court looking into the legality of kicking the media out of a trial. This is not about Donald Trump but... this is also very much about Donald Trump. [Law360]
Yes, A Supreme Court Justice’s Spouse Makes A Ton From Biglaw Firms. No, This Is Not Actually A Big Deal.
This is not the ethics scandal the Times thinks it is.
‘This Is Where I’d Have Biden’s Debt Relief, If It Wasn’t For Those Darned Black People,’ Says Wisconsin Institute For Law And Liberty
Spite still has a handhold on politics.
Reasoning, Tool Calling, And Agentic Systems In Legal LLMs
Domain-specific AI provides accuracy and reliable legal reasoning.
Just Because They Can’t Speak Doesn’t Mean They Can’t Speak For Themselves, Say Egg Activists
This article better not get cited in a note titled, ‘Should Zygotes Have Standing?’
Supreme Court Will Hear DACA Appeal, Just In Time For The Election
And here I thought they were going to dodge this.
On Behalf Of Men Who Could Still Be On The Supreme Court If Kavanaugh Cannot
The argument that disqualifying Kavanaugh for his alleged behavior would disqualify "nearly all men" needs to end.
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3 Key Differences Between Brett Kavanaugh And Marcus Licinius Crassus
The great Roman was a worthy adversary of Spartacus. Brett Kavanaugh is not.
For 1 Hour, Democrats Fought Kavanaugh With Fire, Then They Melted Back To Their Natural Gooey State
The Kavanaugh confirmation hearings started with a bang, but the pistol was armed with blanks
The First Circuit Court To Use The Poop Emoji In A Published Opinion
A prestigious poop emoji?
And This Is Why You Can’t Reason With Free Speech Absolutists
It's hard to get people to value something they don't personally need.