#oyez-project

#oyez-project

I'm incredibly proud of the firm and what we've accomplished in the last year. We had certainly, the year before, a historic year financially, and this year was also historic in being one of our best financial years in history.

CFTC failing already a solid bet. Government says tariff refund system 40 percent to 80 percent complete which is quite the spread. Almost a they're just making stuff up kind of estimate.

Effective discovery requires more than compliance - it requires strategy. Litigators can balance expansive discovery rights and privacy concerns without slowing cases down through practical, results-focused approaches that consider proportionality, electronically stored information management, and the specific discovery rules applicable to their jurisdiction.

When the Framers conceived of the separation of powers, they never planned for, 'what if one branch doesn't want any powers?' The Senate voted to NOT have a vote on approving Iran strikes, creating constitutional uncertainty about how the system functions when branches decline to exercise their designated authorities and responsibilities.

They're trying to get as many eyes on [the Epstein Files] and as much public awareness, knowledge, and understanding of this as possible. They built something that the public can use directly, rather than having it be intermediated by journalists, basically having it be in a format that so many people use in their everyday life.

* Mark Kelly hires Arnold & Porter to sue Pete Hegseth and the Defense Department for threatening to illegally slash his pension. [ The New Republic] * Jerome Powell hires Williams & Connolly to deal with DOJ threats. [ New York Times] * It's striking that critics of the Maduro capture cite specific text from the Constitution and international treaties, and the Deputy Attorney General cites "nuh uh." [ The Hill]

The head of the General Services Administration said a proposal to transfer control of courthouse buildings to the judiciary was a bad idea, highlighting ongoing disputes between the executive and judicial branches over federal courthouse governance and administrative authority.

* Judge demands to know why Lindsey Halligan is still listed as "U.S. Attorney" when she is most definitely not a "U.S. Attorney." [ Law360] * Could law firms be on the brink of a financial downturn? [ Reuters] * McGlinchey Stafford will close down. Which might go a ways toward answering the prior question. [ American Lawyer] * "Mid-market legal powerhouse" launches. Which might go a ways toward further complicating that question. [ ABA Journal]

After about-face on withdrawing lawsuits against law firms, Justice Department uncorks almost 100 pages of vitriol against federal judges for ruling against the administration generally.

Trump's Lawyers Should Be Disbarred: Time for accountability.

* Trump administration tried to indict lawmakers who accurately described the military's obligation to not follow illegal orders. Jeanine Pirro couldn't get a grand jury would indict. [ NY Post] * Accreditation function looks to become even more autonomous from rest of ABA. [ Law.com] * FBI raid on Georgia elections facility included government sharing classified intelligence data with crackpot lawyer rehashing debunked claims. [ Politico]

* Biglaw lawyers are charging $3400/hour and clients are paying. Because no matter how much they gnash their teeth, they always do. [ WSJ] * Remember the episode of JAG where the military lawyer paradropped into a Minnesota habeas mess and instantly got held in contempt for failing to comply with court orders? No? Well, it's real life now. [ Fox 9] * The Artist Formerly Known as Prince... Andrew arrested in connection with Epstein investigation. Meanwhile, our [ CNN]

A majority of justices say this 16-judge court likely has jurisdiction over lawsuits regarding thousands of National Institutes of Health federal research grants that the Trump administration has tried to terminate, as well as other fights concerning canceled grants. If the Supreme Court sticks by its current thinking in final rulings, the Court of Federal Claims could be handling fights over countless grants that the Trump administration and future higher ed-targeting presidencies may try to cancel in the future.

They don't drive it. They don't manage it. They don't control it. They let it control them. And then one day, they look up and realize discovery closed last week, the client is asking why nobody has taken the key depo, the adjuster wants a status report "by the end of the day," and the partner is asking the question that makes your stomach drop: "Where are we on this file?"

* ICE refusing to grant detainees access to legal counsel. "Imagine the chaos," one agent said, describing the bare minimum of a constitutional society. [ ABC News] * DOJ Civil Rights chief threatens to charge Don Lemon under the KKK Act. [ NBC News] * After state defections, ABA's law school accreditation council reminds everyone that it's independent of the ABA. [ ABA Journal]