* Deal lawyers earning some vacation time next week as they billed like crazy to get mergers filed by today to avoid new rules. [Reuters]
* Despite court orders, the federal hiring freeze hangs over everything and agencies are halting law school recruiting. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Supreme Court refuses Trump request to halt pending environmental cases because, unlike Trump, they understand that they can do a lot more damage to environmental law by issuing decisions. [National Law Journal]
* Reagan judge has harsh words for Trump administration’s birthright citizenship stunt. [Law360]
* That case is one many sparked by Trump’s executive order push. If you’re looking for a resource to compile all those dockets in one place… this is your answer. [Courtwatch]
* Using firm credit card to get wine delivered to the house seems like a wellness expense, no? [Roll on Friday]
* If you had any doubts about the lawlessness of the Federal Circuit’s approach to Judge Newman, remember they’re refusing to release documents about their decision even though Newman is the one asking for the release. [National Law Journal]
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* Deal lawyers earning some vacation time next week as they billed like crazy to get mergers filed by today to avoid new rules. [Reuters]
* Despite court orders, the federal hiring freeze hangs over everything and agencies are halting law school recruiting. [Bloomberg Law News]
* Supreme Court refuses Trump request to halt pending environmental cases because, unlike Trump, they understand that they can do a lot more damage to environmental law by issuing decisions. [National Law Journal]
* Reagan judge has harsh words for Trump administration’s birthright citizenship stunt. [Law360]
* That case is one many sparked by Trump’s executive order push. If you’re looking for a resource to compile all those dockets in one place… this is your answer. [Courtwatch]
* Using firm credit card to get wine delivered to the house seems like a wellness expense, no? [Roll on Friday]
* If you had any doubts about the lawlessness of the Federal Circuit’s approach to Judge Newman, remember they’re refusing to release documents about their decision even though Newman is the one asking for the release. [National Law Journal]
