Standing Up And Cheering For American-ish Principles
Shall we play a game?
The 2026 State Of The Union Drinking Game: The ‘Barely Invited’ Supreme Court Edition
The legal nerd's guide to drinking your way through the State of the Union.
How LexisNexis State Net Uses Gen AI To Tame Gov’t Data
Its new features transform how you can track and analyze the more than 200,000 bills, regulations, and other measures set to be introduced this year.
Joe Biden Stares Down Supreme Court As He Quotes Dobbs Back At Them
Supreme Court on the receiving end of Biden's sick burn.
The 2024 State Of The Union Drinking (Or Not) Game
Tonight's drinking game for the #SOTU
State Of The Union Drinking Game: Extreme Lawyer Edition 2023
Something to distract you from the horror of a crumbling Republic.
Moving From Government To Private Practice? Start Your Search Before Midterm Elections
If you are a government attorney considering a move to private practice within the next year or so, it would behoove you to take a more strategic approach.
A State Of The Union, Of Sorts
Turns out democracy dies in people repeatedly saying existential threats are no big deal.
This ‘Great New Supreme Court Justice’ Is Ice Cold
Deal with it.
State Of The Union Drinking Game: Extreme Lawyer Edition
Lawyers don't need an excuse to watch this speech or to get drunk, but here's something for both.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg Has Better Things To Do Than Attend Donald Trump’s State Of The Union
She won't be around to watch the sure-to-be-disastrous address.
Context Windows In Legal AI And Why Content Still Determines Quality
Legal teams ask a practical question. If large language models are so capable, why does legal AI still depend on curated content, and why does surfacing that content matter so much?
Obama’s Last-Gasp Climate Proposals
Obama's no Al Gore, but he's doing what he can.
Morning Docket: 01.13.16
* Has the dearth of law school applicants finally pinched Harvard Law? [Bloomberg Business] * Meanwhile, New York Law School is doing just fine... thanks to its savvy real estate moves. [Crain's New York Business] * Amal Clooney sighting in D.C. [Washington Post] * For those keeping score, only Scalia, Thomas, and Alito skipped the State of the Union last night, which was not really surprising. [CBS News] * Former Cravath attorney Robert Miranne talks about the movie "Joy," chronicling the life and times of his mother, Joy Mangano. [The Am Law Daily] * In July, China arrested Wang Yu, a top women's rights lawyer for creating a disturbance. They got around to notifying her mother of this... on Monday. In fairness, they've really been swamped over there with the sabotaging the global economy thing. [Reuters] * FLSA class actions expected to hit record high this year. "I keep waiting -- because I’ve been studying it for 15 years -- for the number of wage-and-hour lawsuits to crest or go down" said Seyfarth's Gerald Maatman Jr. And I keep waiting for companies to dutifully pay employees the money they actually owe them, yet here we are. [Law 360]
The State Of The Union Address: Let’s Get Irresponsibly Drunk
Some people watch the State of the Union Address as a point of civic duty. Others like to get drunk. This is for the latter demographic.
Drunk Justice: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Wasn’t ‘100 Percent Sober’ During State Of The Union
The Notorious R.B.G. vowed to "stay away from the wine," but she just couldn't help herself.
5 Things The State of The Union Might Mean For Contract Attorneys
Let's make the State of the Union all about contract attorneys.