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Free Speech Absolutist Elon Musk Does A Great Impersonation Of An Authoritarian At SpaceX
Savior of the species over here can't take any constructive criticism. -
Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.03.23
* Twilight of the screamer: Attorneys who cling to the toxic Biglaw management style are losing out. Which probably makes them mad. [American Lawyer]
* The Third Circuit is going ahead with its humane filing deadline proposal over vocal dissent. If they hate it so much, they’re free to file a complaint… during regular business hours. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Trump will not testify in the E. Jean Carroll trial. A bold move to rely on that cross. [Law360]
* Will artificial intelligence finally end the billable hour? Probably not. [The Recorder]
* Elon Musk doesn’t really have a plan B if a new lawsuit successfully shuts down SpaceX’s half-baked launchpad. [Reuters]
* An update on Harvey, the AI tool deployed by Allen & Overy. [Business Today]
* John Quinn opines on AI and intellectual property. [Forbes]
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
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Morning Docket
Morning Docket: 05.10.21
* A lawyer for an accused Capitol riot claims his client had “Foxitis.” Don’t think penicillin can cure that… [Hill]
* Melinda Gates was apparently meeting with divorce lawyers for the past few years before announcing her divorce from Bill Gates. [Wall Street Journal]
* The Daily Mail is asking a judge to “smother” a lawsuit filed by MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell over his alleged romantic involvement with an actress. [Yahoo News]
* SpaceX is facing a lawsuit over a deadly car crash that occurred close to a SpaceX facility. [NBC News]
* A Pennsylvania district attorney has resigned after he allegedly pressured women into prostitution. [Patriot News]
* Sony is facing a class action lawsuit alleging it monopolizes downloadable PlayStation games. Guess Sony is allegedly acting a little like Apple… [Ars Technica]
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Finance
It’s Space Law, Space Force, SPACE SPACE SPACE As Rocket Lab’s Successful New Zealand Launch Follows Lead Of Elon Musk’s SpaceX!
Space Law: The Final Frontier for Space Cash. -
Non-Sequiturs
Non-Sequiturs: 01.29.15
* An interview with Judge Paul Cassell, the former jurist representing the woman accusing Professor Alan Dershowitz. Will this be the face of Dershowitz's reversal of fortune? (See what I did there?) [The Careerist] * Indiana is making moves to end litigation financing. If you want to see a naked attempt by deep pockets to influence the law, read this story. Or, you know, any story about lobbying ever. [LFC 360] * For people who kvetched that their precious feelings get hurt when Staci writes about sexism in the legal industry, it may warm your hearts to learn that, according to a UC Hastings Law study, STEM careers are just as bad. Yay? [Mashable] * Oh and finance is the same way. [Law and More] * Elementary school conducting poop inspections. Holy s**t. [Huffington Post] * Anti-vaccination parents have brought measles roaring back to ruin Disneyland vacations. Is it time to start suing them for turning their kids into plague vectors? [Forbes] * SpaceX drops its lawsuit against the Air Force. [Slate] * If you're interested in Sports Law, Penn Law is hosting a symposium on February 13. Get your tickets at this link. [Penn Law Sports Law Symposium] * Practice alert: The International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution has issued a new set of rules. For any general counsel out there plagued with cross-border business-to-business disputes, check them out. [What About Clients?] * Our friend Sidney Powell's book, Licensed to Lie (affiliate link), earned a starring role at the Loretta Lynch confirmation hearings. Check out the questioning below. [YouTube] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54uoOH_qh7U&feature=youtu.be