Morning Docket: 03.16.26 - Above the Law * Trump rails against Supreme Court for lack of loyalty to him. [Guardian] * Jay Edelson warns of more "mass casualty events" brought on by AI. [TechCrunch] * LegalZoom announces ChatGPT app. [ABA Journal] * Headquarters of Biglaw's Dubai presence hit with debris. [Law.com International] * Courts swat down baseless subpoenas designed to harass Federal Reserve Chair. [Law360] * Administration pushes back over judiciary's request to maintain their own courthouses. [Reuters] * The bizarre defamation trial against Afroman for naming the cops who busted into his house set to begin. [Billboard]

Morning Docket: 03.16.26 * Trump rails against Supreme Court for lack of loyalty to him. [ Guardian ] * Jay Edelson warns of more "mass casualty events" brought on by AI. [ TechCrunch ] * L...

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Chief Justice Roberts Stares Into The Abyss - See Generally - Above the Law Chief Justice Roberts Relishes Role As President's Favorite Doormat: John Roberts traded his credibility so Trump could hold press conferences calling the Chief "very unpatriotic." But Don't Call It A Comeback: And don't mistake his tariffs opinion -- or those of Barrett and Gorsuch either -- as a redemption arc. They only put their foot down when Trump's actions started hurting their buddies. New York Bar Examiners Tell Blizzard-Stranded Applicants To Show Up Or Else: Over 10,000 flights canceled? Travel bans across multiple states? Bar examiners remained unmoved. Judge Cannon Sides With Trump, And In Other News, Water Is Wet: Judge buries report detailing the evidence of Trump's criminal charges because she knows where her bread is buttered. Ninth Circuit Says Size Doesn't Matter: Appeals court smacks down fee-shaming of small law firms. Your AI Prompts May... Or May Not... Be Privileged: Competing decisions over AI and privilege mean your legal brainstorming sessions with a chatbot might end up in discovery. Welcome to the future. Maurene Comey Lands Partner Gig: James Comey's daughter makes partner at a law firm after being unceremoniously drummed out of the DOJ by a vindictive administration.

Chief Justice Roberts Stares Into The Abyss — See Generally Chief Justice Roberts Relishes Role As President's Favorite Doormat: John Roberts traded his credibility so Trump could hold press ...

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Morning Docket: 02.20.26 - Above the Law * Files reveal Kathy Ruemmler conferred with Jeffrey Epstein on Secret Service prostitution scandal. On the one hand, it's important to confer with experts. On the other... [Yahoo Finance] * "A furious daughter has sent an email to hundreds of law firms alleging that a legal recruiter had an affair with her father. The outraged daughter sent the email with the subject heading of “WHORE”..." [Roll on Friday] * DHS issues new order asserting more authority to potentially detain legal refugees. [PBS] * JPMorgan Chase argues Donald Trump fraudulently added them to his $5B debanking LOLsuit. [CNN] * Practicing for 17 years after losing license earns $30,000 sanction. [ABA Journal] * Trump nominating his lawyer from E. Jean Carroll losses to the Eighth Circuit. [National Law Journal] * DOJ claims former Google engineers took trade secrets to Iran. So, soon, the Iranians will have their search results buried under 30 sponsored links too. [Law360]

Morning Docket: 02.20.26 * Files reveal Kathy Ruemmler conferred with Jeffrey Epstein on Secret Service prostitution scandal. On the one hand, it's important to confer with experts. On the othe...

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You misunderstand. I documented what's already in place. I gave countermeasures from research. Since you can't find an elected to talk about this, you're left with Miss Kitty or #Democracy #Docket, beyond documented in my thread. Or go visit @marcelias.bsky.social and read him for a while.

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Morning Docket: 02.12.26 - Above the Law * Lawmakers grilled Pam Bondi over the DOJ cover-up of the Epstein files, which included both improper redactions of perpetrators and illegal disclosures of victims. Bondi responded by yelling a lot. [Reuters] * The last remaining enforcement attorney in the Chicago CFTC office resigned. It's like the movie The Purge except for pork belly futures. [Barrons] * Prosecutor who left Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office joins the Don Lemon defense team. [ABA Journal] * Trump fires the official U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York to continue using the guy squatting on the job with no lawful authority. They say "no person is illegal," but then how do you explain John Sarcone? [New York Law Journal] * Increasingly irate that the public hates him, Donald Trump started threatening to sue the media for reporting his polling numbers. So Gallup is going to stop polling. [The Hill] * Tom Goldstein testifies to losing millions on poker in 2016. [Law360] * Clients are figuring out what we already told them -- law firms aren't going to pass on AI savings. [Artificial Lawyer]

Morning Docket: 02.12.26 * Lawmakers grilled Pam Bondi over the DOJ cover-up of the Epstein files, which included both improper redactions of perpetrators and illegal disclosures of victims. Bondi ...

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Morning Docket: 02.09.26 - Above the Law * Fifth Circuit bucks rest of judiciary, precedent, and basic statutory interpretation to authorizing indefinite detention for anyone suspected of being in the country illegally. [One First] * Speaking of "Fifths," Ghislaine Maxwell heading to Congress, but not going to answer any questions. [Reuters] * HBCU law school tells student not to use the word "Black" in "Black History Month" materials. Sorry, the law school probably prefers to be called an "H...CU." * The fascinating "pay it forward" story that gave us the iconic fictional lawyer. [Tedium] * CFTC taking on prediction markets. I've got $20 on they won't end up doing anything. [National Law Journal] * Lawyers getting sick and tired of people using AI for legal advice. [Axios] * Court blocks administration effort to halt NYC infrastructure until Penn Station is renamed after him. [Law360]

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Morning Docket: 02.09.26 - Above the Law * Fifth Circuit bucks rest of judiciary, precedent, and basic statutory interpretation to authorizing indefinite detention for anyone suspected of being in the country illegally. [One First] * Speaking of "Fifths," Ghislaine Maxwell heading to Congress, but not going to answer any questions. [Reuters] * HBCU law school tells student not to use the word "Black" in "Black History Month" materials. Sorry, the law school probably prefers to be called an "H...CU." * The fascinating "pay it forward" story that gave us the iconic fictional lawyer. [Tedium] * CFTC taking on prediction markets. I've got $20 on they won't end up doing anything. [National Law Journal] * Lawyers getting sick and tired of people using AI for legal advice. [Axios] * Court blocks administration effort to halt NYC infrastructure until Penn Station is renamed after him. [Law360]

Morning Docket: 02.09.26 * Fifth Circuit bucks rest of judiciary, precedent, and basic statutory interpretation to authorizing indefinite detention for anyone suspected of being in the country ille...

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... This strategy involves designating a Special Assistant to the Attorney General with nationwide jurisdiction to select favorable venues and filing Writs of #Mandamus as an #emergency tool to #force #court #compliance or strip jurisdiction. Read the full analysis at #Democracy #Docket.
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the Department of Justice (DOJ) is employing an "Albus Strategy" using "Emergency Mandamus" petitions and framing actions as "criminal enforcement" to bypass lower court resistance to executive actions. ...
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Or you could just #hold on to the #boxes for a few weeks, #drink your #martinis and then #file a #brief on the #shadow #docket with whatever you want to say and there you go.

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Morning Docket: 01.27.26 - Above the Law * The $4000 billable hour has arrived. [Reuters] * Motorcycle gangs and pending domestic violence charges may be behind the plot to kill an Indiana judge. [ABA Journal] * Remember when Foley & Lardner fired a new associate after she expressed support for the citizens of Gaza? After winning a preliminary battle over certain claims, the firm will have to go to court. [Reuters] * This will totally shock you, but big banks may still be loaded with misogyny. [Law360] * Former Biglaw partner returns to the U.S. from Asia transformed as a poet. Isn't that the Colonel Kurtz story arc? [Law.com International] * Media begins to worry about law students when AI fully arrives. Maybe ask more questions about how AI is supposed to fully arrive when the biggest AI company is teetering on collapse? [NY Times] * The Atlantic invites torture enthusiast John Yoo to write an article explaining why we shouldn't have international law. [The Atlantic]

Morning Docket: 01.27.26 * The $4000 billable hour has arrived. [ Reuters ] * Motorcycle gangs and pending domestic violence charges may be behind the plot to kill an Indiana judge . [ ABA Journal ...

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Supreme Court Shadow Docket Explained The Shadow Docket of the United States Supreme Court: Procedural Mechanics, Strategic Adjudication, and Access for Private Litigants Executive Summary The Supreme Court of the United States, the pinna...

Probably everything & more than any of us wanted to know about the #shadow #docket. Haven't read it either. But this is how you get momentum. This is a demonstration. I started 42 minutes ago. Yep, the answer to the universe and everything. 42. Boop a loop. Three reasonable pieces of inquiry 1 hour.