Morning Docket: 07.08.25

Morning Docket: 07.08.25

* Judge tells people to stop calling staff and “cracking open Moore’s Federal Practice.” Just like everyone keeps on their mantle. [ABA Journal] * IRS decides churches can directly endorse political candidates without losing tax exempt status… but other non-profits...
Some Biglaw Lateral Hires Really Aren’t That Great

Some Biglaw Lateral Hires Really Aren’t That Great

Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Growth through laterals and even groups, net of retirements and other departures, is slow and expensive and error-prone. When we ask firms to candidly give us a sense of what percent of the time laterals are...

Check The Funny Papers — See Also

Doonesbury Can’t Take Biglaw Serious: Wait until you hear their solution to the Pro Bono Payola problem! About That Epstein List Disappearing Act: Pam Bondi and the DOJ just did one hell of an about face. Is This An IP Lawsuit Or An Advertisement Campaign?: Lululemon...

M&A Is Bouncing Back Big Time

Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to data collected by Bloomberg Law, what was the combined global M&A deal value for the first six months of 2025? Hint: The deal values are up 18.5% over the same period last year. See...