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Morning Docket: 08.24.26

* John Roberts lets Trump continue spending millions and destroying national monuments without oversight. [NPR]

* Courts continue ping-pong game about college athletic eligibility. [ESPN]

* Second Circuit rejects fake US Attorney effort. [Courthouse News Service]

* And coupled with the Nevada situation, this fake US Attorney trick creeps toward Supreme Court showdown. [The Hill]

* Attorney sues Troutman Pepper Locke for discrimination. [ABA Journal]

* Eagle Ed Martin leaves DOJ. [Law360]

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ChatGPT Experts, $700 Million Law Firms, And Frat House Felonies — See Generally

Expertly Flawed: An expert witness collected $90,000 from 3M to ask ChatGPT, “show how 3M is 0% at fault.” Plaintiffs’ counsel turned the resulting 350-page prompt log into the deposition of a lifetime.

Barbarians Inside The Gate: Wood Smith Henning & Berman reportedly signed a letter of intent to sell a stake to Charlesbank Capital Partners at a roughly $700 million valuation, which would make it the largest private equity investment in an American law firm… so far.

Indisputably Disputed: The DOJ told a court there’s “no serious dispute” that “86 47” means a threat, even though everyone outside the White House orbit seriously disputes exactly that.

Run For Your Licenses: A whistleblower disclosure sent to Congress describes DOJ civil rights attorneys leaving the antisemitism task force because staying might cost them their law licenses.

Like Father, Like Son… Allegedly: A prominent Pittsburgh product liability lawyer was charged alongside his son in an alleged cocaine trafficking operation run out of Penn State fraternity houses. The son has since lost his $188,000 law school scholarship over it.

Group Chat Privileges Revoked: A UK barrister was disbarred after WhatsApp messages saying a former employee belonged in a “mental asylum” with “restraints lol,” conduct an employment tribunal had already found amounted to harassment.

The Piece Of Me Practice: Greenberg Traurig’s Mathew Rosengart has become the go-to litigator for Britney Spears, FKA twigs, and now Selena Gomez, who tapped him to defend the fraud suit over her mental-health startup Wondermind.

A Bow Too Far?: Legal commentators are split on whether the Lindsay Clancy prosecutor’s daily hair bows are a tribute to one of the young victims or a courtroom optics problem headed for an appellate brief.

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Matching The Milbank Scale Before Most Of Biglaw — See Also

While The Rest Of Biglaw Waits On Cravath, McKool Smith Just Matched Milbank: The Texas trial powerhouse is raising associate salaries $10K to $20K — effective January 1. The ‘Kool’ kids always come through eventually.

Crim Law Lessons Start Early: Penn State frat coke ring costs prospective law student their slot.

Lowering Standards? In This Administration?: The Department of Education begins process of ending ABA law school accreditation. Who could have guessed that giving in to the administration’s demands would backfire?

The Associate Compensation Scorecard: Catch up with the firms brave enough to issue bonuses and raises this cycle.

It’s A Wild Time To Be Working In Public Health: That’s why we need great schools like this for those interested in health law.

Is You Taking Notes?: Former prosecutor accused of leaving a robust written record of violent threats against former bosses.

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