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Morning DocketMorning Docket: 09.14.23
* This may come as a shock, but new study suggests the public defender system is overburdened. Who could have known other than anyone who listened to public defenders for the last 50 years? [ABA Journal]
* Cleta Mitchell missed out on indictment, but the disgraced former Foley & Lardner lawyer is still leading the election denial movement. So maybe it’s more fair to say she’s escaped indictment so far. [The Intercept]
* For a guy with a Real Housewives pedigree, Tom Girardi does not understand a hot mic. [Law360]
* Wachtell still trying to get its Twitter money. [American Lawyer]
* Court papers can now “slide into your DMs,” proving Twitter really can get worse. [Legaltech News]
* Law firms line up to advise clients on maintaining productive and often client- and investor-demanded diversity programs in the face of activist lawsuits. While other firms cower in fear. [Reuters]
* DISCO chief’s departure causes shares to take a tumble. What’s next for Kiwi Camara? If history is any guide, maybe a company called “Hair Metal.” [Bloomberg Law News]
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TechnologyElon Musk Seeks Galaxy Brain Defamation Lawsuit Against Anti-Defamation League For... Not Defamation
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CourtsJudge Tells Twitter Shareholders To Git Gud Before Their Next Class Action Filing
Remember: the goal of legal writing is to help your case.
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TechnologyIf Twitter Had Competent Legal Staff, This Gag Order Over A Warrant On Trump’s Account Might Have Been Interesting, Instead…
'There’s a lot of chatter about this, but in the end, this isn’t particularly out of the ordinary or problematic.' -
Courts'Does The 1st Amendment Still Exist,' Trump Howls, After Multiple Courts Sign Off On Twitter Warrant
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TechnologyLegal Subreddit Bans All Ex-Twitter Links Due To Safety Risk
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Intellectual Property3 Reasons Why X Might Not Sue Meta
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CourtsElon 'Free Speech Absolutist' Musk Threatens To Sue Nonprofit For Pointing Out He Seems To Like Hate Speech
He's about as good at free speech as he is with rockets. 
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Morning DocketMorning Docket: 07.17.23
* Federal courts consider continuing COVID-era streaming of proceedings. Just like all the ethical rules, this won’t apply to the Supreme Court. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Some firms have moved to four mandatory office days… but it’s been a “slow trickle.” And Biglaw isn’t used to slow trickles when it comes to policy changes. [American Lawyer]
* Judge rules state ban on high-capacity magazines does not violate Second Amendment. So start the clock on this getting struck down. [CNN]
* Biglaw attorney quits to bicycle from Canada to Argentina. [LegalCheek]
* Shocking no one, when police bar the ticky-tack justifications for pretextual stops, pretextual stops go down. [Reuters]
* More Twitter execs suing for unpaid legal bills. This guy really hates Biglaw fees, huh? [Law360]
* A slice of history when first-year associates were only making $70K. That’s $188K in today’s dollars. Of course private law school tuition averaged under $10K/year then, which under be around $27K/year in today’s dollars. Instead it costs around $50K so associates are still falling behind. [Intuitive Career Coaching]
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TechnologyKing Twit's Firing Habit Could Cost The Company A Cool $500M
If only he had a team of lawyers that could give him advice. That he didn't already fire. -
Biglaw
Elon Musk Sues Wachtell For Being Better Lawyers
Wachtell helped Twitter force Musk to buy the company... now he wants that money back. -
Morning DocketMorning Docket: 07.10.23
* Lawyers don’t understand lawyer talk either. [Scientific American]
* While Elon Musk merely whines about Facebook, he actually filed a suit against Wachtell for the $90 million in fees the firm generated whipping Elon in the first place. Now, if he can just get back that $90 million… and then another $30 billion he’d be back where he started. [Law360]
* Law firm mergers aren’t crossing borders as much anymore, which is a pity since merging presents sort of an existential crisis for UK firms. [American Lawyer]
* Sarah Silverman sues AI developers for training on copyrighted material. Defense likely to argue “yeah, but our output still sort of sucks so there’s no harm.” [Reuters]
* Private credit on the rise as core Biglaw practice area, so remember this when the economy collapses in 10 years and everyone cites “private credit.” [Bloomberg Law News]
* “Testi-lied” is super clever! Also super gonna get you censured. [ABA Journal]
* Florida will stop recognizing certain state IDs. In case you needed a “full faith and credit” hypo for your exam. [Yahoo]
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TechnologyElon Musk Sends Legal Threat To Facebook And Once Facebook Finishes Laughing I'm Sure They'll Get Right Back To Him
Musk won't cage fight Zuckerberg, so he'll have to settle for getting whupped in court. -
Morning DocketMorning Docket: 06.16.23
* Donald Trump provides contracts courses with hypo on a gratuitous promise. [Miami New Times]
* January 6 defendant “JackTheTripper” heading to prison where I hope he has two roommates and engages in goofy hijinks. [Courthouse News Service]
* After mandating a 4-day office week, reportedly over the objection of the majority of partners, Eric Friedman is out as Skadden’s executive partner. So the office thing was a YOLO move. [American Lawyer]
* Twitter sued over music infringement and honestly if that’s the only trouble Twitter is in today that feels like a win. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Lottery lawyer gets 13 years which gratuitously designed to convey “unlucky.” [NY Daily News]
* A pair of law schools provide a blueprint for dealing with a post-affirmative action world. [Reuters]
* Government agencies besieged by cyberattacks after using a popular file transfer product. No law firms named in the attack yet, but it’s suspected to be the work of the group that hit Jones Day a couple years back. [Law360]
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Courts
Elon Musk Disappointed To Learn His Own Legal Agreements Still Apply To Him
Surprising no one at all. -
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TechnologyElon Whines That He’ll Give Away NPR’s Twitter Account If They Won’t Start Using Twitter Again
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Technology
Actual Fake News: Elon Musk Threatens To Give Away News Source's Account If They Don't Behave
You got to hand it to a man who continues to make poor business decisions after halving his companies values and getting out-voted from leading it. -
Small Law Firms
Law Firm Suggests Reimbursing For Twitter Blue... In Case You Want Clients To Laugh At You
A legal marketing conundrum.
