Above the Law

What The ‘One Nation, Overcharged’ Campaign Aims To Achieve

One Nation, Overcharged, a campaign backed by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, launched to raise awareness of rising healthcare costs.

Morning Docket: 06.08.26

* Goldman’s David Solomon asks Kathy Ruemmler to unresign. [Bloomberg Law News]

* DOJ lawyers are getting a lot of heat for telling the DC Circuit that Trump could unilaterally tear down the Statue of Liberty if he wanted to, but honestly the only way his ballroom argument works is if the court accepts that premise. [Politico]

* AI presents new risks in insurance. [Law.com]

* Legal sector added jobs last month. [Law360]

* Morgan & Morgan considers selling a billion-dollar stake to private equity in hopes of one day going public. [Reuters]

* Law school merger approved by ABA, to the extent states still listen to the ABA. [ABA Journal]

* An argument against granting AI legal personhood. [Financial Times]

RAISES!!! — See Generally

Milbank Shocks The Market: Everyone had settled into the old associate pay scale, when Milbank decided to yet again respond to the rise in the cost of living.

Scoreboard: Follow all the matching salary moves with this scorecard.

That’s The Price Of A Checked Bag: Davis Polk’s Spirit Airlines bankruptcy filing shows second-year associates billing $1,410 an hour.

Send In The Clones: Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease built AI “personas” of 19 of its partners so associates can consult a low-resolution map of the partner’s brain without bothering the actual partner.

You Got Mossed: A federal judge gutted the DOJ’s theory that “86 47” reads as a threat, holding in a separate protest case that the phrase is protected speech weeks before James Comey’s seashell trial.

DOJ Lawyers Either Very Dumb Or Working As Moles: The superseding indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center managed to make the government’s already flimsy case even worse.

Never Never Land: A federal judge ruled Trump’s handpicked board can’t rename the Kennedy Center after him and found the president lied about the renovation study, prompting Trump to rage-quit.

Calvinball With A Twist: Supreme Court Republicans used the shadow docket to let Alabama install new, racist maps… because they don’t want to even try to pen an opinion explaining this one.

Regularity Is A Virtue: Supreme Court reform is almost inevitable. The latest installment in this spirited debate explains why term limits are the right answer.

Salaries Are On The Rise! — See Also

Another Biglaw Firm Matches Milbank: Katten Muchin bumps up their salaries!

Keeping Up With The Milbanks: Check to see if your firm is on the scoreboard!

Here Lies Diversity Lab: The FTC successfully harassed the diversity initiative into shutting down.

Alternative Facts And Alternative Histories: The Trump administration tries erasing proof of the failed Jan. 6th coup.

Associate Prosecutor Disbarred Over Law School Stealing: Reminder of how important it is to police the police.

Lawyers Worth Their Fee Know Silence Is Golden: Talking less could make you better at your job.

Former FDA Officials: There’s Opportunity To Rebuild The Agency — But Not The Way It Was

Rick Pazdur, formerly the FDA’s top oncology official, said the FDA is at a critical juncture that could determine the direction of the world’s top regulator of medicines.

Lawyers Should Sometimes Talk Less

Sometimes, silence is the best action.

Why Milbank Decided To Rewrite The Biglaw Salary Scale Instead Of Writing A Bonus Check

The firm’s salary increase is proving far more influential than a one-time payout ever could be.

The Real ‘AI Moment’ In Litigation Is Data Organization, Not Generative Output

Before AI can be transformative, firms must get serious about something far less glamorous: governance

Gina Passarella’s Powerful Talk At Legal Geek: Law Firms That Don’t Face Change May Soon Run Out Of Gas

More sophisticated in-house counsel are not waiting on outside providers to make changes in light of the efficiencies AI and automation can bring.

How Appealing Weekly Roundup

The week in appellate news.

Trump DOJ Proudly Rewrites History By Deleting January 6 Insurrection Press Releases

From the ministry-of-truth-back-on-its-bullshit dept

Biglaw’s Raise Parade Rolls On With Another Match

Yet another Am Law 100 firm has increased associate salaries.

Morning Docket: 06.05.26

* Maduro adding Diddy’s lawyer. [Reuters]

* “Deepfake Mocks Judge Spearheading Judiciary Deepfake Rule” [Law360]

* John Bolton expected to plead guilty. [CBS News]

* Law school deans call for professional independence. [ABA Journal]

* Lawyers among the government workers who lost protections. [Bloomberg Law News]

* The worst horrors rely on enablers. [The Hill]

* Biglaw’s junior classes are down, but it’s not AI’s fault yet. [National Law Journal]

* Dentons partner on leave after cocaine test. [Roll on Friday]

Matching Is Easy When You’re Raking In This Much — See Also

Quinn Emanuel Matches Milbank’s Salary Scale: With $2.7 billion in revenue for 2025, they can afford it!

This Boutique Is Doling Out Milbank Money: Vartabedian Katz Hester Haynes is spreading the riches!

Spring Bonuses!: Dunn Isaacson Rhee announces special bonuses up to $25K!

Shia LeBeouf Pleads Guilty To Battery: He walked away with a slap on the wrist.

Interested In IP?: These schools should be at the top of your list!

Judge Leans Into The Dystopia Of 2026

Corporations voting? What can possibly go wrong?