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Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 08.29.23

* Elon Musk calls for global boycott of Latham & Watkins over firm's work with the homeless. [San Francisco Standard] * FTC says district court ruling on Microsoft deal "riddled with errors" marking the eight millionth time "Microsoft" and "riddled with errors" have appeared in the same sentence. [Law360] * Speaking of the FTC, they're also cracking down on social media influencers. Wouldn't you know it... right before my career takes off! [Corporate Counsel] * ABA sets up committee to explore the risks and opportunities of AI even though we've been discussing the risks and opportunities of AI ad nauseam for months now. [Reuters] * Orrick sued again over hacker attack. [Bloomberg Law News] * Reveal expected to announce acquisition of Logikcull and IPRO. [WSJ]

By Above the Law
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.24.23

* Come August, The Wisconsin Supreme Court will be a majority Democrat. Liberals in the state have big plans -- particularly on abortion and voting rights. [Huffington Post] * The DOJ and FTC have released new merger guidelines. They want to bring antitrust enforcement back to its roots. [Law360] * Want a corporate board seat? Now's your moment! Thanks to increased regulations everyone wants an attorney on their board. [Bloomberg Law] * Sam Bankman-Fried will finally shut up. The talkative founder of crypto exchange FTX has accepted a gag order in the criminal case against him, though his attorney contest that his previous interviews with reporters amounts to witness tampering. [Reuters] * Biglaw "caste system"? Sounds pretty accurate to me. [Law.com] * With more legal threat closing in, Donald Trump is only getting Trump-ier. Thankfully, that's unlikely to work in court. [Salon]

By Kathryn Rubino
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.14.23

* Here we go again! Biden uses another avenue to issue some of the student debt relief blocked by Republicans in the Super Legislature. [Reuters] * After the Supreme Court opened the floodgates to foreign knockoffs, IP lawyers are left “questioning” what’s left. [Bloomberg Law News] * Fake money leads to real federal fraud charges. […]

By Above the Law
Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 07.13.23

* The FTC is appealing its case against the Microsoft-Activision merger. There's a lot of talk about the FTC "failing" but even in losing they forced Microsoft to publicly claim it wouldn't make key franchises XBox exclusives and... that's a victory in itself. Successful litigation doesn't have to end in a win to have been a smart case to bring. [Law360] * But, because everything is stupid now, the FTC is going to get grilled in a congressional hearing. [Reuters] * Gun ban in state parks upheld because the law has never been enforced and may never be... haven't these people heard of 303 Creative? You don't need any of that anymore. [Hartford Courant] * Allen & Overy's managing partner has stepped down in the midst of the Shearman merger negotiations. [Bloomberg Law News] * The Titanic sub disaster underscores the need for robust anti-SLAPP laws. [Daily Beast] * NCBE unveils its nextgen bar exam questions. They are not much better than the existing questions. [Law.com] * A new wrinkle in the hybrid office reality: small firms sharing office space. A new ethics opinion deals with this issue and hopefully settles who gets to decide if the toilet paper is overhanded or underhanded. [ABA Journal]

By Above the Law