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Morning Docket: 04.04.25

* Heritage Foundation goes to gutless law firms demanding pro bono legal services under the terms of Trump settlement. [ABA Journal]

* Chemerinsky lays out the obvious, explaining that firms and law schools standing up for each other would make them all safer. [Washington Post]

* HSF and Kramer push back merger date as economy melts down. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Man who conned 12 NBA players sentenced to 12 years. Man who conned Dallas into Luka trade still at large. [Law360]

* Quinn and Gibson representing firms tagged in EEOC retaliation. Since any of them caving could compromise the case of the others, any jointly represented firms must all be planning to fight or all planning to cave. [American Lawyer]

* Copyright suits against OpenAI consolidated. [Reuters]

* Law firm tells attorneys to “avoid physical ticks.” [Roll on Friday]

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Morning Docket: 04.03.25

* The Eric Adams case got dismissed. To celebrate, he’s heading to Istanbul. [Law360]

* Skadden’s spineless retreat goes international as the firm deletes UK recruiting materials discussing diversity. [LegalCheek]

* Random Florida insurance lawyer helms Trump administration effort to purge Smithsonian. In case you were worried that we’d skipped over the Degenerate Art phase of this speedrun. [ArtNet]

* “KFC Legal Chief Flies the Coop for Chicken Chain Bojangles.” A+ headline. No notes. [Corporate Counsel]

* Biglaw cowardice harms the profession. [Bloomberg Law News]

* Amicus filings won’t have to disclose that they’re financially backed by parties in the case. So feel free to buy extra briefs if you have the resources! [Reuters]

* Court rules that 3-year-olds can’t actually represent themselves. [ABA Journal]

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