{"id":116439,"date":"2025-04-25T05:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/25\/morning-docket-04-25-25\/"},"modified":"2025-04-25T05:00:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T13:00:19","slug":"morning-docket-04-25-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/04\/25\/morning-docket-04-25-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 04.25.25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* Skadden facing an NLRB probe over its decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/03\/skadden-learns-the-first-rule-of-blocking-mass-emails-is-do-not-send-mass-emails\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">block firm emails<\/a> to squelch talk about its Trump deal. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/daily-labor-report\/skadden-to-face-nlrb-probe-of-email-policy-following-trump-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Trump prepares to strip ABA of its role accrediting law schools. If you have a copy of Contracts for Dummies and a dream\u2026 prepare to get your grift on! [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/trump-executive-order-says-abas-role-law-school-accreditor-may-be-revoked-2025-04-24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Meanwhile, the ABA sues Trump administration over arbitrary and capricious spending cuts that triggered layoffs. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/2025\/04\/24\/aba-files-suit-against-administrations-32m-cuts-in-funding-forcing-mass-layoffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Law.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Uproar over <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/california-bar-reveals-it-used-ai-for-exam-questions-because-of-course-it-did\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Cal bar using AI<\/a> before final vetting in its question development workflow has the UK checking up on its process. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalcheek.com\/2025\/04\/kaplans-use-of-ai-for-sqe-question-development-comes-under-scrutiny-amid-us-bar-row\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LegalCheek<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* D.C. Circuit, hearing Judge Newman matter, baffled by the idea that the Constitution that says judges serve for life unless they resign or are impeached might actually mean that judges serve for life unless they resign or are impeached. Why can\u2019t they shadow impeach their colleagues\u2026 you know, as a treat. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2312944\/dc-circ-fears-newman-atty-would-impeach-disabled-judges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Time to break up Google\u2026 [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2025\/apr\/24\/google-broke-the-law-its-time-to-break-up-the-company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Guardian<\/a>] <\/p>\n<p>* Biglaw in the midst of Saudi gold rush. Er\u2026 \u201cblack gold\u201d\u2026 \u201cTexas tea.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/how-saudi-is-creating-a-new-big-law-gold-rush\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LawFuel<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/morning-docket-04-25-25\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 04.25.25<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* Skadden facing an NLRB probe over its decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/03\/skadden-learns-the-first-rule-of-blocking-mass-emails-is-do-not-send-mass-emails\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">block firm emails<\/a> to squelch talk about its Trump deal. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/daily-labor-report\/skadden-to-face-nlrb-probe-of-email-policy-following-trump-deal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Trump prepares to strip ABA of its role accrediting law schools. If you have a copy of Contracts for Dummies and a dream\u2026 prepare to get your grift on! [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/trump-executive-order-says-abas-role-law-school-accreditor-may-be-revoked-2025-04-24\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Meanwhile, the ABA sues Trump administration over arbitrary and capricious spending cuts that triggered layoffs. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/2025\/04\/24\/aba-files-suit-against-administrations-32m-cuts-in-funding-forcing-mass-layoffs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Law.com<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Uproar over <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/04\/california-bar-reveals-it-used-ai-for-exam-questions-because-of-course-it-did\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Cal bar using AI<\/a> before final vetting in its question development workflow has the UK checking up on its process. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalcheek.com\/2025\/04\/kaplans-use-of-ai-for-sqe-question-development-comes-under-scrutiny-amid-us-bar-row\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LegalCheek<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* D.C. Circuit, hearing Judge Newman matter, baffled by the idea that the Constitution that says judges serve for life unless they resign or are impeached might actually mean that judges serve for life unless they resign or are impeached. Why can\u2019t they shadow impeach their colleagues\u2026 you know, as a treat. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2312944\/dc-circ-fears-newman-atty-would-impeach-disabled-judges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Time to break up Google\u2026 [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2025\/apr\/24\/google-broke-the-law-its-time-to-break-up-the-company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Guardian<\/a>] <\/p>\n<p>* Biglaw in the midst of Saudi gold rush. Er\u2026 \u201cblack gold\u201d\u2026 \u201cTexas tea.\u201d [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfuel.com\/how-saudi-is-creating-a-new-big-law-gold-rush\/#google_vignette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LawFuel<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Skadden facing an NLRB probe over its decision to block firm emails to squelch talk about its Trump deal. [Bloomberg Law News] * Trump prepares to strip ABA of its role accrediting law schools. If you have a copy of Contracts for Dummies and a dream\u2026 prepare to get your grift on! 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