Bird Flu Threat Still Looms, But HHS Just Canceled A Moderna Contract That Could Prepare For It
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Trump Has A Reputation For Questionable Pardons
Ed. Note: Welcome to our daily feature Trivia Question of the Day! According to reporters at The Daily Beast, which high-profile defendant is President Donald Trump open to pardoning? Hint: The two have been photographed together as early as 1997. See the answer on the next page. The post Trump Has A Reputation For Questionable […]
And For My Last Trick — See Also
Magic Circle Firms Are Trying To Pull A Disappearing Act: Will they pull off transmuting “Magic Circle” for “Global Elite”? Shots Fired At Leonard Leo!: Trump calls the mastermind behind the FedSoc judicial takeover a sleazebag. Florida Wants To Bypass The Constitution To Own The Immigrants: Guess PR stunts matter more than the Supremacy Clause. […]
Laying The Groundwork For A Successful CLE
Getty Images How many times have we sat at a conference, staring at our phones, thinking to ourselves, “This feels like law school all over again!” The monotony of continuous lectures can be mind-numbing. But what if you could create a CLE that not only educates but also engages and leaves a lasting impact? In […]
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. “What is the U.S. Court of International Trade, which halted Trump’s tariffs? Federal judges ruled that the president went beyond his authority […]
Contract Queen Taylor Swift Regains Control Of Her Master Recordings
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I’m trying to gather my thoughts into something coherent, but right now my mind is just a slideshow. As a flashback sequence of all the times I daydreamed about, wished for, and pined away for a chance to get to tell you this news. […]
FL Attorney General Plays Stupid Games, Wins Stupid Prizes
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier bloody well understands the Supremacy Clause. This asshole graduated from Georgetown Law — and not that long ago! The question now is whether he’s so committed to pretending to be an idiot that he’s willing to get held in contempt of court. The “trouble” started when Governor Ron DeSantis (HLS 2005) […]
Lawyers Should Not Weaponize The Concept Of Professional Courtesy
Professional courtesy is an incredibly important concept within the legal profession. Judicial resources are often stretched thin, so it is important for adversaries to work together on certain matters and make it easier for matters to be handled. This often includes tactics like agreeing to adjournments, emailing courtesy copies of documents, and other favors that […]
Morning Docket: 05.30.25
* Fewer than one-third of lawyers actually log off at all during the summer. While that sounds bleak, why would you vacation during the summer? That’s when they give you free rein to take 3 hour lunches! [American Lawyer] * Goodwin fires recruiting firm after its founder accurately described Goodwin’s response to Trump’s EEOC investigation. […]
Trump Administration Tells Supreme Court DOGE Can’t Be FOIAed
(Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images) The destructive force that is DOGE still somehow manages to exist, despite it not being (depending on which claim is made and when) an official federal agency and/or overseen by anyone specifically identifiable as the head of DOGE. Until recently, everyone — including Donald Trump — knew (and said as much […]