More Than 100 Organizations Back Bill To Expand Patient Access To Clinical Trials
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Morning Docket: 08.21.25
* This Eric Adams ally corruption story has everything: snacks, questionable lawyering, and a wad of cash. [The CITY] * A Trump U.S. Attorney in Virginia abruptly resigns. Hmmmm… wonder what’s going on there. [Bloomberg Law] * Ninth Circuit clears way for Trump to end Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal. […]
Ed Martin Isn’t Too Proud To Beg — See Also
Martin Is Begging Tish James To Resign: He also pleaded with her to not release the letter to the public. So much for that. Slain Judge Alledged To Be Part Of “Nasty and Sickening” Sex Ring: Forthcoming details may make sense of the in-chambers shooting. Eric André Gets Second Swipe At Clayton County: The 11th […]
Of Course A Lawyer Invented That!
New York Law School graduate Chester Carlson chose to focus on patent work after spending time working as a research engineer with Bell Labs. His experience in law school helped drive him to finish an invention he’d been toying with for years. The resulting process would become the heart of what company? Hint: The company […]
Agentic AI Is The ‘Fetch’ Of Legal Tech And We Need To Stop Trying To Make It Happen
Supposedly, the word of the year in technology is “agentic.” By the end of the year it’ll probably be “bubble,” but for now the world is meant to tremble before the awesome promise of agentic. It takes AI to a whole new level! It heralds the new human-free workforce! It keeps Woody Harrelson out of […]
Corporate Clients Aren’t Just Going To Forget About The Biglaw Firms That Made Deals With Trump
Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day. I’m definitely talking to general counsel who are using the settlement issue as a criteria—if not a dispositive variable—in their law firm choices. We haven’t pulled work from any firms yet, but when new matters come up, we’re making sure that firms challenged by […]
Slain Judge Allegedly Involved In ‘Nasty And Sickening’ Sex Party Ring
Why did Sheriff Mickey Stines shoot Judge Kevin D. Mullins? That’s the question dominating Letcher County, Kentucky, since September of 2024, when the shocking incident occurred. Almost immediately rumors began swirling speculating exactly what was behind the crime. We know that Mullins and Stines ate lunch together the day of Mullins’s death. And several other […]
Why Law Firms Are Moving Beyond The Billable Hour
There’s long been speculation that the billable hour’s demise is just around the corner. But with generative AI and rapid technological advances gaining traction in the legal industry, is the billable hour *really* doomed this time? In a recent webinar sponsored by 8am™, the panelists — professionals in subscription legal services — agreed that it […]
The Best Law Schools For Public Service (2025)
Let’s face it: tens of thousands of students enroll in law school every year, each with a dream in their hearts of saving the world. Maybe they want to seek out justice for children, animals, or the environment. Maybe they want to serve their communities and make them safer for the public at large in […]
I Haven’t Been To The Grocery Store In Weeks Thanks To My Inflation-Proof Urban Tariff Garden
During both World Wars, patriotic Americans were encouraged to plant War Gardens in order to help households save money, become healthier, and maintain their morale in wartime. Branded as “Victory Gardens” in WWII, these often-urban produce plots are apocryphally remembered today as having served the purpose of preserving commercially grown crops for military use even […]