Morning Docket: 01.05.26 - Above the Law
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Morning Docket: 01.05.26 - Above the Law
"* Refresher on the legal arguments for "killing 80 people to arrest the leader of a sovereign nation for possessing a machine gun." [ One First] * Student groups appeal to the ABA to intervene and stop the rapid associate hiring cycle. [ Law.com] * Rough year for law schools begins as Trump's student loan caps start to bite. [ Reuters] * Another lawyer disciplined for billing more hours than exist in a day. [ Legal Cheek]"
"* Rough year for law schools begins as Trump's student loan caps start to bite. [ Reuters] * Another lawyer disciplined for billing more hours than exist in a day. [ Legal Cheek] * Lawyer seeks back legal fees from O.J. Simpson estate. [ Las Vegas Review-Journal] * Judicial nominations poised to slow this year with lack of vacancies. [ ABA Journal] * Kat Von D wins tattoo IP case at Ninth Circuit. [ Law360]"
Legal discourse includes a provocative legal argument about killing dozens to apprehend a foreign leader for possessing a machine gun. Student groups petition the ABA to intervene and halt a rapid associate hiring cycle. Law schools face financial strain as changes to student loan caps begin to affect enrollment and finances. A lawyer received discipline for billing implausible hours. A lawyer seeks recovery of legal fees from the O.J. Simpson estate. Judicial nominations are expected to slow this year due to a lack of vacancies. Hiring and discipline issues reflect strain in legal employment and professional standards. The Ninth Circuit ruled for Kat Von D in a tattoo intellectual-property case.
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