{"id":118846,"date":"2025-05-13T06:03:19","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T14:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/05\/13\/morning-docket-05-13-25\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T06:03:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T14:03:19","slug":"morning-docket-05-13-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/05\/13\/morning-docket-05-13-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Morning Docket: 05.13.25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>* Chief Justice Roberts finds one-on-one questioning dull and I guess if you\u2019re not particularly interested in precedent or oral argument that tracks. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/nationallawjournal\/2025\/05\/12\/chief-justice-roberts-talks-ai-dull-argument-format-unfair-criticism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">National Law Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Law school graduation speeches taking swipes at Trump and Musk as the lowest-hanging fruit ever. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2339141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Biglaw employee tried to bill pro bono client. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalcheek.com\/2025\/05\/eversheds-employee-barred-after-invoicing-for-pro-bono-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LegalCheek<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Mister Softee lawyers up. [<a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/mister-softee-hires-900-an-hour-lawyers-to-go-after-bronx-competitor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Gothamist<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Diddy\u2019s ex-girlfriend prepared to be star witness. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/media-telecom\/sean-diddy-combs-ex-girlfriend-cassie-testify-star-witness-sex-trafficking-trial-2025-05-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Judge considers ending Trump\u2019s ABA grant money block. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/business-and-practice\/judge-weighs-halting-trump-effort-to-withdraw-aba-aid-grants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Professor Litman\u2019s got a new book about the Supreme Court. [<a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.law.umich.edu\/news\/leah-litmans-new-book-examines-todays-supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Michigan Law<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/morning-docket-05-13-25\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 05.13.25<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>* Chief Justice Roberts finds one-on-one questioning dull and I guess if you\u2019re not particularly interested in precedent or oral argument that tracks. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law.com\/nationallawjournal\/2025\/05\/12\/chief-justice-roberts-talks-ai-dull-argument-format-unfair-criticism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">National Law Journal<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Law school graduation speeches taking swipes at Trump and Musk as the lowest-hanging fruit ever. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.law360.com\/articles\/2339141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Law360<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Biglaw employee tried to bill pro bono client. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.legalcheek.com\/2025\/05\/eversheds-employee-barred-after-invoicing-for-pro-bono-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LegalCheek<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Mister Softee lawyers up. [<a href=\"https:\/\/gothamist.com\/news\/mister-softee-hires-900-an-hour-lawyers-to-go-after-bronx-competitor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Gothamist<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Diddy\u2019s ex-girlfriend prepared to be star witness. [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/business\/media-telecom\/sean-diddy-combs-ex-girlfriend-cassie-testify-star-witness-sex-trafficking-trial-2025-05-13\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Judge considers ending Trump\u2019s ABA grant money block. [<a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/business-and-practice\/judge-weighs-halting-trump-effort-to-withdraw-aba-aid-grants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bloomberg Law News<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>* Professor Litman\u2019s got a new book about the Supreme Court. [<a href=\"https:\/\/michigan.law.umich.edu\/news\/leah-litmans-new-book-examines-todays-supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Michigan Law<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/morning-docket-05-13-25\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Morning Docket: 05.13.25<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>* Chief Justice Roberts finds one-on-one questioning dull and I guess if you\u2019re not particularly interested in precedent or oral argument that tracks. [National Law Journal] * Law school graduation speeches taking swipes at Trump and Musk as the lowest-hanging fruit ever. [Law360] * Biglaw employee tried to bill pro bono client. 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