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DOJ Remains Dullest Tools In The Shed — See Also

The DOJ Gabs About Its Biglaw Subpoenas: I don’t think it’ll work out the way they planned it in their head.

House Oversight Caught With Their Pants Down: Alan “Underpants” Dershowitz cancels Monday Epstein interview at the last minute.

Holding The Powerful… Not Accountable At All: Amid mounting court findings of DOJ misrepresentations, a federal court in Michigan calls out the government for an AI hallucination designed to keep a man locked up. No sanctions.

Trump’s Called In An FBI Forensics Team: The Reflecting Pool saga takes [more] of an absurdist turn.

It’s Getting Hot In Here: So stop your billables! Hogan Lovells Cadwalader lawyers get to work remotely thanks to a broken A/C.

Healthcare Groups Praise Unanimous Committee Approval Of MA Prior Auth Bill

The House Ways and Means Committee unanimously advanced a bill to reform Medicare Advantage prior authorization requirements.

Voice Search For Lawyers: Why Your Firm May Already Be Losing Clients

Understanding and optimizing for voice search is increasingly vital to online search visibility, especially for capturing the all-important local search activity.

The BigHand Legal Report: More Trouble For Ostriches

Bottom line? The ostrich law firms that keep their heads in the sand are going to lose business.

Things Are Heating Up At This Newly Merged Global Megafirm — Literally

New megafirm sends London lawyers home after its air conditioning gives out during a heatwave.

DOJ Cites Fake Case To Keep Man Locked Up By ICE, Judge Declines To Do Anything About It

Judge spent two-thirds of her order explaining why fake citations are unacceptable, then shrugs off holding anyone accountable.

Lawyers Should Spend More Time Studying Legal History

Many underlying challenges have remained remarkably similar from one generation to the next.

How Appealing Weekly Roundup

The week in appellate news.

Writers Guild Of America Also Sues Paramount, Citing Looming Merger Layoff Bloodbath

From the do-not-pass-go,-do-not-collect-$200 dept

Morning Docket: 07.17.26

* Last night, Trump delivered a speech ostensibly about sweeping election security conspiracies, but it was mostly a commercial for the 25th Amendment. [Election Law Blog]

* Madison Square Garden sues WIRED over article claiming the stadium “used surveillance to track celebrities’ race, gender identity, and sexual orientation.” Can you believe a despicable owner who already admits to routinely using face recognition to ban lawyers from events could do such a thing? [USA Today]

* Trump selling financial firms early access to his posts. Because it’s not insider trading when it’s government officials creating market moving events! [WSJ]

* Todd Blanche was told his confirmation might depend on meeting with Epstein survivors. So he did… and the survivors describe Blanche’s conduct at the meeting as “abrasive” and “condescending.” Truly shocking for a guy who dedicated the past year to covering up the Epstein files. [ABC]

* M&A deal breach litigation increases. Surely that’s not a sign that companies see disturbing shifts in market conditions, right? [Bloomberg Law News]

* Boutiques recruiting big time talent with higher compensation. [Reuters]

* Barrister suspended for role in planning gangland hit. Remember, this is a customer service industry. [Roll on Friday]

* Simpson Thacher accused of never explaining key issues to client. He’s suing for $100 million. [Law360]

Biglaw Summer Associate Recruiting Has Officially Become Ridiculous

Will anyone do anything about it? Unlikely!

Stop Acting Like A Squirrel With Your Legal Business Development

Building a book of business requires direction, consistency, and a willingness to cross the road.

The One About Passing AI Costs Through To Clients

Regulators aren’t providing guidance quickly enough, and while large firms have access to in-house ethics advisors, solos and smalls don’t.

Trump Fires U.S. Attorney After 54 Minutes, Replaces Him With Fake Prosecutor

The Trump administration's USAO shell game continues. It's going to lose again.