Morning Docket: 12.12.25 - Above the Law
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Morning Docket: 12.12.25 - Above the Law
"* DOJ flops in third effort to properly indict Tish James. Only two more and the DOJ gets a free sandwich! (A ham sandwich... obviously)[ National Law Journal] * Winston & Strawn talking merger with Taylor Wessing. [ Law.com International] * Court orders release of Abrego Garcia with blistering opinion noting, among other things, that the supposed 2019 removal order that this is all about... never existed! [ NBC News]"
"* Lawyer hospitalized after being bodyslammed at courthouse. Don't these people realize only ICE is allowed to arbitrarily beat people in courthouses? [ ABA Journal] * Trump issues executive order banning state AI regulation. Remember when these cared about states' rights? [ CNBC] * The president also pardoned Tina Peters, who was convicted of state crimes rendering the pardon entirely useless. [ The Hill]"
"* David Lat talks about data centers from the perspective of Biglaw lawyers working on the deals and - hopefully - getting paid before the bubble bursts. [ Original Jurisdiction] * "Lawyer serves up 'council estate dinner' of chicken dippers and Sunny D." Look, it could be worse... it could've been the purple stuff. [ Roll on Friday]"
The Department of Justice failed a third attempt to indict Tish James. Winston & Strawn is reportedly in talks to merge with Taylor Wessing. A court ordered the release of Abrego Garcia, finding that the alleged 2019 removal order did not exist. A lawyer was hospitalized after being bodyslammed at a courthouse. The president issued an executive order banning state AI regulation. The president also granted a pardon to Tina Peters despite her state conviction, limiting the pardon’s practical effect. Biglaw lawyers are working on data center deals amid fee and market concerns. A lawyer served a council estate dinner of chicken dippers and Sunny D.
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