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Darrow, the ‘AI Lab for Legal Risk,’ Launches a Platform to Let Plaintiffs’ Firms Manage Litigation Like an Investment Portfolio
The legal system has a blind spot, often failing to recognize risk until a lawsuit is filed. By that point, it is too late to mitigate and the only course is to react. That is the premise of Darrow, a company that built its early reputation by scanning the web to...
In Banning AI, Is Berkeley Law Shortchanging Its Students — and Endangering their Future Clients?
UC Berkeley School of Law has adopted one of the most restrictive student AI policies of any top law school, barring the use of generative AI for nearly every step of producing graded work — and prohibiting it outright in any exam. The policy takes effect this summer....
Building a Law Firm PPC Strategy That Actually Signs Cases
Cheap clicks? Bo Royal pulled data from PI, criminal defense and bankruptcy ad campaigns to find out which ads actually work. Here's his advice on building a law firm PPC strategy that drives more signed cases, not more clicks. The post Building a Law Firm PPC...
Shots Follow Court Hearing — See Also
Litigant Allegedly Opened Fire On Opposing Counsel: She was charged with two counts of attempted first degree murder. Look At This Lawyer, Dog; He’s Going To Jail: Attorney jailed on bestiality charges. Churn Baby, Churn: Associate burnout lateraling is real and law...
Lawyer Lands In Doghouse After Disturbing Bestiality Allegations Surface
Everything’s bigger in Texas, including the doggone disgusting legal scandals. Houston attorney Steven Swain, better known to his clients as S. Tyler Swain, is facing a bestiality charge after his wife discovered surveillance footage allegedly showing him engaged in...
Supreme Court Tells Meta To Lick Their Lower Court Wounds
If the Dark Knight were to be updated for a 2026 audience, the Joker v. Harvey Dent hospital scene may have gone a little like this: “If, tomorrow, I tell the press that, like, a girl will develop bulimia from their Twitter usage, or a bus full of kids will fry their...
Federal Judge Had Sex In Chambers Bringing New Meaning To Gavel Bang
According to a law clerk who reported the behavior to the Eleventh Circuit, a federal judge — on multiple occasions — “engaged in sexual activity with a uniformed law enforcement officer in chambers during work hours within earshot of the judge’s staff.” Probably...
Top Tax Biglaw Firm
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Vault’s most recent practice area rankings, which Biglaw firm ranks the highest in tax? Hint: This firm also took home Vault’s top spot for firms in the Mid-Atlantic. See the answer on the...
Berkeley Law Implements AI Ban
“The challenge for law schools is to teach students how to effectively use AI, but to prevent it from being used to cheat on exams or papers, said Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, adding that the school is looking to “do both by incorporating it into the legal writing classes...
‘Baseless and Untimely’: Monsanto Moves to Remand Roundup Settlement After Objectors Head to Federal Court
Attorney Ashley Keller removed the case behind the $7.25 billion Roundup class action settlement to Missouri federal court on behalf of 10 objectors. Attorney Ashley Keller removed the case behind the $7.25 billion Roundup class action settlement to Missouri...
‘Baseless and Untimely’: Monsanto Moves to Remand Roundup Settlement After Objectors Head to Federal Court
On Friday, attorney Ashley Keller removed the case behind the $7.25 billion Roundup class action settlement to Missouri federal court on behalf of 10 objectors. On Friday, attorney Ashley Keller removed the case behind the $7.25 billion Roundup class action...
Law Firms Aren’t Losing Power. They’re Losing The First Move.
There is a familiar narrative circulating in legal circles. AI is coming for lawyers. In-house teams are replacing firms. Litigation expertise is being automated away. That narrative is wrong. What is actually happening is more precise and more consequential. Law...
Claude For Legal And Access To Justice: The Good, The Bad, And The Unknown
The post Claude For Legal And Access To Justice: The Good, The Bad, And The Unknown appeared first on Above the Law.Last week, when Anthropic released its biggest legal push to date — more than 20 MCP connectors, 12 practice-area plugins,a and integrations with...
The DOJ Purge’s Latest Target: Prosecutors Who Enforced Federal Abortion Clinic Protections
Let’s take a moment to appreciate the audacity of the framing. Last month, the Department of Justice fired four career prosecutors who had worked on cases against anti-abortion activists under the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act. The firings came just before...
Biglaw Culture Is Fueling The Associate Lateral Churn
Are you a law firm partner wondering why your midlevel associates keep leaving? Well, the good folks at Chambers have some thoughts. The State of the US Legal Talent Market 2026: What’s Really Motivating the Next Generation of Associates? surveyed 8,200 associates...
Hogan Lovells Doesn’t Expect Its Mega-Merger With Cadwalader To Be A Headache
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. [We’re] pretty certain we will bring the full firm operationally to our clients on day one. We have the expertise, because Hogan Lovells was created through a merger 16 years ago. Our business team is quite...
When It Comes to Your Personal Brand, Don’t Let AI Flatten Your Voice
“Editing your LLM output doesn't have to be any different than how your English teacher hurt you with that red pen, said Tanya Svoboda, senior content manager at Workday. "You are not a prompt. “Editing your LLM output doesn't have to be any different than how...
Broadside Against Supreme Court Term Limits Misses The Mark
You can tell when a reform starts to gathering real momentum when new, bad critiques start rolling out. Specifically when the forces arrayed against a proposal stop laughing about how impossible it is and start grasping for new reasons to block the runaway train of...
Fox Rothschild Attorneys Sustain ‘Non-Life-Threatening’ Wounds in Shooting Outside North Carolina Courthouse
The suspect made her first court appearance Tuesday morning in Raleigh after being charged with two counts of attempted first-degree murder. The suspect made her first court appearance Tuesday morning in Raleigh after being charged with two counts of attempted...
Announcing the Finalists for the 2026 Elite Trial Lawyers
We are pleased to unveil the finalists and honorees for The National Law Journal Legal Awards highlighting the top litigation and appellate work from the past year. We are pleased to unveil the finalists and honorees for The National Law Journal Legal Awards...
Biglaw Attorneys Shot Outside Courthouse After Contentious Hearing
A terrifying scene unfolded outside of a North Carolina courthouse last week, where a disgruntled litigant shot opposing counsel after a tense hearing in a civil case involving a police department’s officer-worn body camera video. According to WRAL News, lawyers...
Legal Ethics Roundup: $3M Sanction + Ethics Training For Misleading Court, Broadview Six Tossed On Prosecutor Malfeasance & More
Ed. note: Please welcome Renee Knake Jefferson back to the pages of Above the Law. Subscribe to her Substack, Legal Ethics Roundup, here. Welcome to what captivates, haunts, inspires, and surprises me every week in the world of legal ethics. Happy Tuesday! I’ve just...
Ahead of June 10 Shareholder Vote, Union Investor Renews Push for Thomson Reuters to Assess Human Rights Impact of Its Products Used By ICE
Last month, I wrote about the pushback by employees, shareholders and others against Thomson Reuters over its contracts to sell law enforcement data to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), primarily through two products: CLEAR (Consolidated Lead Evaluation...
When Did The First Amendment Become A Money Printer?
Brace yourself. This fact pattern is stupid. In Tennessee, a former sheriff recently earned an $800k+ settlement after his free speech rights were infringed. Police arrested him at his home and jailed him for over a month because he posted a Charlie Kirk meme. It was...
Something Just Happened At The Supreme Court That Has NEVER Happened Before
If you’re not familiar with the sports phenomenon of “Scorigami,” it describes a situation where teams set a final score that has never happened before in the history of the sport. For instance, has an NFL game ever ended in a 40-40 tie? The answer is yes, and it...
Takeda Vows Appeal Of $885M Jury Verdict In ‘Pay-For-Delay’ Antitrust Case
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Morning Docket: 05.26.26
* Judge tosses Kilmar Abrego Garcia charges as result of vindictive prosecution. [Reuters] * Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader clearing final hurdles before merger. [American Lawyer] * Former U.S. Attorney arrested for hit-and-run. [ABA Journal] * In-house counsel are...
Why Your Brain Needs Creative Rest (and What That Actually Looks Like)
For a profession that runs on cognitive performance, creative rest isn’t optional. It’s strategy. Karen Skinner explains what that looks like for busy lawyers. The post Why Your Brain Needs Creative Rest (and What That Actually Looks Like) appeared first on Articles,...
Top Court Raps Pinsent Masons for ‘Cavalier Attitude’ to AI, Informs Regulator
The firm self-referred to the Solicitors Regulation Authority after submitting "misleading" information to the court that followed a conversation between one of the firm's lawyers and its AI tool. The firm self-referred to the Solicitors Regulation Authority...
Why Wachtell Is Now Exposed in the Lateral Market
Still, Wachtell hasn't remained entirely unchanged amid the market competition. The firm has re-allocated partner compensation away from the lowest of its junior partner ranks, according to sources. Still, Wachtell hasn't remained entirely unchanged amid the...
AI Use in Marketing Presents Panoply of Legal Peril, Say Advertising Attorneys
"It's just that people are not thinking about the fact that there may be claims embedded in there, in the (AI) content that was created," said attorney Aaron Goodman. "They're just not thinking in the context of having to vet that in the same way." "It's just...
‘A Catastrophic Failure to Communicate’: NTSB Hearings Highlight UPS Plane Crash Problems, Lawyers Say
The National Transportation Safety Board held a hearing on what caused a UPS cargo plane to crash on Nov. 4, 2025, while taking off in Louisville, Kentucky. The National Transportation Safety Board held a hearing on what caused a UPS cargo plane to crash on Nov....
Biglaw Firm Slapped Over ‘Culture Of Lawyering That Is Deeply Disturbing’ — See Generally
Write Your Own Detention Slip: Judge Edward Chen hit Quinn Emanuel with nearly $3 million in sanctions and ordered three of its attorneys to complete an eight-hour ethics course that the firm itself must design. Devil’s Food, Not Bundt Cake: The DOJ indicted a former...
Does Doodling Make You a Better Listener? 4 Good Reasons to Unleash Your Inner Doodler
Analog Attorney: Doodling may be the very last activity you'd look to for improving your productivity, uncorking your creative genius and deepening your listening skills. But stay with me. There’s science. There’s history. There are famous people. And cats. The post...
Ex-Public Defender Suing Judiciary Alleging Harassment Takes Case to Supreme Court
A former public defender suing the federal judiciary over alleged sexual harassment says the judicial branch is a "uniquely insulated institution" whose thousands of employees "lack basic workplace protections." A former public defender suing the federal...
Quinn Emanuel Attorneys Face ‘Unusual’ Sanctions Following Finding of Ethical Misconduct
The discipline handed out by Northern California District Judge Edward M. Chen is a rare instance of firm-mandated ethics training and a hefty $3-million fine. The discipline handed out by Northern California District Judge Edward M. Chen is a rare instance of...
Smiling Through The Pain — See Also
Paul, Weiss Loses Two More Litigation Partners: They insist everything is still alright. Sure, Just Let AI Do The Hiring Now I Guess: Revolut’s “disruptive” tech adoption is getting ridiculed. Expensive Internet? Blame The Migrants!: Trump wants to pin broadband cost...
How Appealing Weekly Roundup
Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “There Are Scandals. There Is the Law. And Then There’s This.” Emily...
Payday For General Counsel Is Impressive
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to BarkerGilmore’s 2026 In-House Counsel Compensation Report, what is the median total compensation for General Counsel at large public companies? Hint: The earnings of the top-quartile...
Beyond the Billable Hour: The Pricing and Operations Case for Change
Join US for a candid webcast on modern legal pricing, value-based billing, AFAs, and why accurate effort data is key to delivering transparency and client value Join US for a candid webcast on modern legal pricing, value-based billing, AFAs, and why accurate...
Litigation Trends to Watch: Suits Strike at AI Training, PPP Loan Fraud and ‘Limited Time Only’ Emails
Tech giants are getting swarmed with class actions for using voiceprints to train AI. Tech giants are getting swarmed with class actions for using voiceprints to train AI.
Company Hands Law Firm Hiring Over To AI Bot — What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
Hiring outside counsel used to be a function of handshakes and law school connections. To some extent, it still is. But over the past several years, the in-house legal function went through the same “efficiency expert” transformation that hit other industries decades...
Goodbye Broadview 6, Hello Broadview Sanctions
Yesterday the case against protesters for criminal making an ICE agent late to work exploded in spectacular fashion in a Chicago courtroom. “I have read hundreds, if not thousands, of grand jury transcripts involving prosecutors who are the most junior of prosecutors...
GC Pay Keeps Climbing, but Equity and Company Scale Are Driving a Wider Divide
“Equity plays a central role because it aligns the GC with long-term enterprise value creation, said Mary Rombaut, a fractional chief marketing officer at BarkerGilmore. “Equity plays a central role because it aligns the GC with long-term enterprise value...
SCOTUS Opinions Keep Getting Snippier — And There May Be A Reason Why
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Sometimes, we forget that they are people. They are not, as one of my students elegantly put it, law robots. They have feelings and emotions, and they can’t keep them under wraps all the time. — Jessica A....
Trump FCC Using False Claims Of Immigrant Fraud To Drive Up Costs Of Broadband For Everyone
Back in February the Trump FCC announced it was launching new “reforms” of a major bipartisan FCC program that helps poor people afford broadband. Dubbed Lifeline, the program provides a modest $9.25 stipend to help low-income Americans afford either broadband or...
California State Bar Approves Privacy Law Specialization Certification
This is the first time the State Bar of California has approved a new legal specialization in more than 20 years, making California only the second state, joining North Carolina, to have a certificate in privacy law. This is the first time the State Bar of...
Paul, Weiss Loses Two More Litigation Partners. The Firm Would Like You To Know Everything Is Fine.
The slow bleed of litigation talent at Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison is not slowing down. Two more litigation partners are departing the firm, adding to a string of high-profile exits that has fundamentally reshaped what was once one of Biglaw’s most...
Biglaw’s Lockstep Era Continues To Crack As Top Firm Announces Partner Bonus Pool
In the world of Biglaw, the only thing more exciting than associate bonuses is partner bonuses. As luck would have it, one top 50 Am Law firm just got the memo. According to a new report from the American Lawyer, Debevoise & Plimpton has created a new bonus pool...
Judges Should Not Weaponize Delays To Force Compromises
Many judges and lawyers have a cadence by which courtroom activities happen in the morning, then court activities stop so that judges and lawyers can have a lunch break and finish their paperwork in the afternoon. Sometimes judges hold sessions in the afternoon, but...
Indicting Former DOJ Lawyer Tells You Exactly How Bad The Jack Smith Report Must Be For Trump
Kash Patel took a break from polygraphing everyone in his field of vision to find out who keeps telling journalists about his drinking to triumphantly announce that the Justice Department secured an indictment of a former DOJ lawyer for “allegedly emailed the...
Will Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Wellness Appeal To Employers?
The post Will Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Wellness Appeal To Employers? appeared first on Above the Law.The post Will Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Wellness Appeal To Employers? appeared first on Above the Law.
How I Made Practice Group Chair: ‘Don’t Wait for a Title,’ Says Kevin Lin of Foley Hoag
"My advice is simple: don't wait for a title. Start building the habits now: things like empathy, clarity, follow%E2%80%91through, and genuinely caring about what the people around you are trying to achieve. Those are skills you develop over time, not things that...
Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer Predicts Congress Will Pass Crypto Bill Before November Elections
Paul Grewal predicted the Clarity Act's passage while discussing a breakthrough agreement in the U.S. Senate that allowed the legislation to move forward. Paul Grewal predicted the Clarity Act's passage while discussing a breakthrough agreement in the U.S....
UC Berkeley Cracks Down On AI Use With New Policy
One of the main rationales for AI adoption, besides the lazy “AI is inevitable” slop that gets bandied about, is that it helps speed up the process of thinking. Want a little help organizing your ideas? Throw whatever shards of an argument you have in the black box...
FIFA’s Bigger World Cup May Come With A Bigger Cost For Fans
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is being promoted as the biggest and most inclusive tournament in the sport’s history. For the first time, the field will expand from 32 teams to 48. The tournament will feature 104 matches spread across the United States, Canada, and Mexico....
Keeping Up With AI Has Become Biglaw’s Full-Time Job
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. Certainly, nobody wants to say we don’t know what we’re doing. But the reality is, if we’re honest about it, they don’t know what’s going to happen and they’re desperate to keep up with what’s happening. What...
Morning Docket: 05.22.26
* Michael Cohen says he’s applying to the DOJ slush fund. Let’s see how this plays out. [Daily Beast] * Gibson Dunn and Davis Polk eye largest IPO in history — a $2 trillion valuation for a company that brings in about $15 billion a year. Who doesn’t love a 130x...
iManage Touts AI Momentum and a ‘Context Fabric’ as It Unveils Platform Overhaul at ConnectLive 2026
iManage used the opening of its annual ConnectLive user conference in Chicago earlier this week to introduce what it describes as the next evolution of its document- and knowledge-management platform, a redesign the company says is built to make institutional...
What Federal Judges Told Law Grads at Commencements This Year
We've rounded up highlights from some remarks delivered by U.S. appellate and district judges about navigating the legal profession, before the graduates walked across stages to grab their diplomas. We've rounded up highlights from some remarks delivered by U.S....
Microsoft Word Tips for Lawyers: Three Ways to Make Word Work Better
Tech Tips: Ben Schorr has three quick tips to help make Microsoft Word work better for you, especially on long documents. The post Microsoft Word Tips for Lawyers: Three Ways to Make Word Work Better appeared first on Articles, Tips and Tech for Law Firms and...
Happiness Matters — See Also
The Firms Women Are Happy To Work At: These firms report some of the highest job satisfaction levels! Young Lawyers Need To Figure Out Timing: Now is the best time to read this advice. Experts Say Things Are Bad For The Rule Of Law: This should surprise no one. That’s...
The Best Trial Prep Partner? It Might Have Four Legs
Dogs are increasingly showing up in courtrooms and law offices as therapy animals, helping litigators and legal teams manage stress, stay focused, and perform better under pressure. Dogs are increasingly showing up in courtrooms and law offices as therapy...
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Our next Webcast is coming soon—keep an eye out for details on the topic, speakers, and registration. Don't miss your chance to gain expert perspectives on the key issues shaping the legal industry. Our next Webcast is coming soon—keep an eye out for details on...
From Defending Spend To Managing It
Legal departments have long struggled to translate their work into the language the rest of the business speaks: spend, ROI, performance, accountability. Twenty-five in-house teams told RSGI that PERSUIT is the system that finally makes that translation possible. They...
The Law Firms Where Women Associates Are Actually Happy (2026)
Even as Biglaw retreats from publicly touting diversity programs and women-focused initiatives amid mounting pressure from the Trump administration and anti-DEI activists, women associates are still paying close attention to which firms actually support them behind...
State Of Rule Of Law The Worst It’s Been In A Decade, Experts Say
It feels passé to say that we’re in the middle of a rule of law crisis. That’s like saying the Louisiana v. Callais decision was a slight suffrage setback. Tasteful understatement has its place, but at what point are you just choosing to play nice over accurately...
Some Thoughts On Harvey’s Launch Of ‘LAB,’ An Open-Source, Long-Horizon Benchmark For Legal AI Agents
The post Some Thoughts On Harvey’s Launch Of ‘LAB,’ An Open-Source, Long-Horizon Benchmark For Legal AI Agents appeared first on Above the Law.Harvey, the legal AI company whose valuation recently hit $11 billion, recently released what it is calling the Legal Agent...
Wearables In The Courtroom: Let’s Educate, Not Knee Jerk
The judiciary, technology, and the courtroom. It’s a relationship that has to be handled through education and understanding. Not by knee-jerk orders out of fear of perceived risks by those unfamiliar with the technology and the marketplace. It’s not orders for...
My Big Fat President’s Big Fat Misappropriation
Is anyone else outraged about the $1.776 billion slush fund for Trump’s cronies aka supporters that is coming out of our tax dollars? How do we say “no way”? Time for another Tea Party revolt? Not the one in 2010 but the original one in Boston in 1773. My ATL...
The Biglaw Firm That Dominates Lateral Hiring
The lateral partner market in New York hit a three-year high last quarter according to figures released this month by legal recruiting agency Macrae. A total of 186 partners moved among the Am Law 100 firms and the top 50 UK firms over the first three months of the...
Washington State Opens Door for Graduates of Non-ABA-Accredited Law Schools to Sit for Bar
The Board of Governors of the Washington State Bar Association amended the WSBA admission policies on May 1. The Board of Governors of the Washington State Bar Association amended the WSBA admission policies on May 1.
With 40 Days Until Merger Closes, Hogan Lovells and Cadwalader Confront Final Integration Challenges
Leaders from both firms are resolving questions surrounding leadership titles, office footprints, business teams and software. Meanwhile Cadwalader is seeking permission from the Manhattan Supreme Court to put over $750,000 of escrowed client funds into the Lawyers...
Jury Awards $10.2M Verdict in Case Tying Cancer to Asbestos-Laced Talc
A 43-year-old man claimed a lifelong use of talc products led to his illness and a Minnesota jury agreed, awarding him and his wife $10.2 million. A 43-year-old man claimed a lifelong use of talc products led to his illness and a Minnesota jury agreed, awarding...
Big Tech Sets Sights on the Legal Market
In recent months, two mainstream tech giants have introduced artificial intelligence-powered legal tools, encroaching into a space largely populated by niche, industry-specific players. While the new tools present sources of potentially market-altering competition,...
Harshita Ganesh on Fighting AI Slop and Reclaiming Content Control for Women
Harshita Ganesh and Jared Correia tackle the disturbing rise of non-consensual AI deepfakes and the legislative frameworks needed to protect women online. The post Harshita Ganesh on Fighting AI Slop and Reclaiming Content Control for Women appeared first on Articles,...
Olympian by Ice, Trial Lawyer by Trade: Team USA Curler Talks Courtroom Competition
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Mamdani’s Reappointment Snubs Fuel Debate Over Politics and Process in NYC Judicial Selection
Mayor Zohran Mamdani's decision not to reappoint certain judges—despite favorable recommendations from a judicial vetting committee—set off ongoing debate within New York's legal community over whether the process is becoming politicized or more inclusive. Mayor...
Who’s Next? Mexican Elites Seek Legal Advice After US Indicts Governor
The U.S. indictment of a sitting Mexican governor has sent shivers through the political and business classes in Mexico, where corruption is widespread. The U.S. indictment of a sitting Mexican governor has sent shivers through the political and business classes...
Public vs. Private Nuisance: Emerging Litigation Deploys Time-Tested Tactics Against Data Centers
"It's well established that you can't have an unreasonable interference with someone's ability to use and enjoy their property, and that's exactly what these centers present," plaintiffs' counsel Emma Deitz of Weitz & Luxenburg told Law.com. "It's well...
At Law Firms, Turmoil Outside Outweighs Incremental Progress Within, Mental Health Survey Shows
Some stressors in the legal profession are treated as table stakes. But it's tough to ignore the signs of the times in Law.com's latest survey of mental health in the legal industry. Some stressors in the legal profession are treated as table stakes. But it's...
Mental Health by the Numbers: The 2026 Survey Infographic
These data points highlight key findings from the 2026 survey, which tracked responses from thousands of people. These data points highlight key findings from the 2026 survey, which tracked responses from thousands of people.
Legal Departments Place Hold on Hiring as AI, Cost Pressures Reshape In-House Teams
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Debevoise Creates Bonus Pool for Partners, Modifying Comp System
Firm presiding partner Peter Furci said the firm looks to use the fund to retain talent as well as expand via the lateral market in funds, finance and M&A, among other areas. Firm presiding partner Peter Furci said the firm looks to use the fund to retain...
FTC Fires First Warning Shots at ‘Nudify’ Sites Under New Federal Deepfake Law
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Quinn Emanuel Learns $3M Ethics Lesson — See Also
“A Culture Of Lawyering That Is Deeply Disturbing”: Quinn Emanuel gets sanctioned over repeatedly spreading misleading statements. Looksmaxxing, Mogging And Banging Gavels: Clavicular’s judge humbled the alligator corpse desecrator in more ways than one. Capitol...
As The National Debt Soars, Trump Steals Billions From Taxpayers To Redistribute To January 6 Rioters
For nations, debt spending is not necessarily a bad thing. Whether it is wise or foolhardy for a country to borrow money really depends on what it is being spent on. For example, the last time America’s national debt exceeded America’s gross domestic product was...
How 3 Elite Firms Drove Biglaw Innovation With Litera
Foundation, Litera’s knowledge management platform, doesn’t just have customers — it has superfans. These are law firms that continually find new, creative ways to use the platform to boost efficiency and foster cross-departmental collaboration. So passionate is this...
Capitol Police Officers Sue To Block Trump Slush Fund For Rioters
There are a lot of problems with Trump’s new $1.776 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund,” from the purely performative total, completely unmoored from any legal justification, to the fact that the DOJ refuses to rule out writing checks to a convicted child molester who...
Don’t Let The Client Write The Brief As A Treat
We keep learning more from Biglaw’s insider trading scandal, with the identity of the Wachtell co-conspirator revealed. How did this scheme succeed for so long? The Department of Justice continued its battle to allow Trump to unilaterally rip up national monuments...
From Tax Lawsuit To Anti-Lawfare Fund: Examining Trump’s Unprecedented Settlement With His Own Government
On January 29, 2026, President Donald Trump, his sons Donald Jr. and Eric, and the Trump Organization filed a lawsuit against the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Treasury Department seeking $10 billion in damages. The lawsuit itself drew criticism because...
Susman Godfrey Continues DEI Scholarship Program As Other Biglaw Firms Flinch Amid Intensifying Political Attacks
Even as the Trump administration continues its broader campaign against diversity initiatives in higher education and the legal profession, Susman Godfrey doesn’t appear interested in backing down. The litigation firm has announced the 25 recipients of this year’s...
Maybe Law Professors Need To Sit Out The Next Few Constitutional Crises
Kind of feel like we especially don’t need fancy law explainers at the moment. “Can the president just take money when he wants?” A third grader could answer this. A Yale law prof is likelier to write the wrong answer so their 2L can work for Alito — Paul Musgrave, a...
Quinn Emanuel Just Got a $3 Million Ethics Lesson. A Judge Made Them Write It Themselves.
Buckle up — this is the kind of sanctions order that make you wonder how any of this happened at a firm that charges what Quinn Emanuel charges. On Tuesday, Judge Edward M. Chen of the US District Court for the Northern District of California dropped a $3 million...
Man Arrested For Charlie Kirk Post Wins 6 Figure Settlement
Back in December one of the most obvious tax-dollars-will-be re-allocated-because-the police-did-a-stupid was filed in Tennessee. Larry Bushart filed a civil rights suit after Tennessee police took him from his home and jailed him for over a month for posting a meme...
Biglaw Firm Giving Their Associates The Best Work
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to Vault’s most recent associate quality of life rankings, which Biglaw firm ranks the highest for quality of work? Hint: This Philly-founded firm has grown to more than 30 offices. See the...
Gibson Dunn Awarded $12M for Arizona Real Estate Verdict
The court overruled the defense's objections to the fee's reasonableness. Those objections were in part related to the contingency agreement the Gray companies entered into with Gibson Dunn, which would have set out a fee of 15% of the $296 million verdict, or more...
How Legal Teams Can Get More From Their AI: The Case for a System of Record
Join us to learn how legal teams can improve CLM systems, build reliable contract foundations, and drive scalable, high-impact AI results Join us to learn how legal teams can improve CLM systems, build reliable contract foundations, and drive scalable,...
Are Labor Boards Going Too Far? SCOTUS Asked to Weigh Adversarial Role
When state labor agencies appear "on the other side of the 'V' ... it takes away their neutrality and impartiality as a decision-maker, and now they've converted themselves, in essence, from what should be a neutral, impartial arbiter into an actual advocate on the...
New Appellate Opinion in Amazon Biometric Data Case May Signal ‘Narrowing’ Scope of BIPA Litigation, Experts Say
Amazon.com's cloud-computing branch, Amazon Web Services Inc., clinched a recent win in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit that, experts say, may signal a broader movement in the courts toward favoring the defense in biometric privacy litigation and...