Morning Docket: 11.18.25 - Above the Law
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Morning Docket: 11.18.25 - Above the Law
"Biglaw knows they won't get people back in the office. But the more days they ask for, the more days they might get. [ American Lawyer]"
"Trump administration pursuing over a hundred Section 111 cases, the nation's "Stop Hitting Yourself!" statute. [ The Atlantic]"
"Supreme Court takes on case poised to put U.S. out of line with international law but also make it easier for Trump's immigration policies, so... [ ABA Journal]"
"DOJ gets behind arbitrary plan to use random military lawyers as immigration judges. [ Law360]"
Big law firms acknowledge that full in-office returns are unlikely but believe increasing required in-office days could raise attendance. The federal government is pursuing more than a hundred Section 111 cases to expand enforcement strategies. The Supreme Court is set to decide a case with potential to ease domestic immigration restrictions while diverging from international legal norms. A judge upheld a statute that bars immigration enforcement from state courthouses. Some attorneys prefer assigning work to AI rather than junior lawyers despite competence and ethical concerns. The DOJ supports using randomly selected military lawyers as immigration judges amid criticism of related studies.
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