Minimum Competence

By Andrew and Gina Leahey

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The idea is that this podcast can accompany you on your commute home and will render you minimally competent on the major legal news stories of the day. The transcript is available in the form of a newsletter at www.minimumcomp.com.

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Episode Date
Legal News for Fri 5/17 - SCOTUS Upholds CFPB Funding, Cohen Testimony Bolstered by Evidence, US Airline Lawyers Make $ and MSFT Appeals $242m Patent Verdict
May 17, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 5/16 - Ghostwriting Legal Briefs, Quinn Emanuel All-In with AI, Biden 401(k) Rule Repeal Attempts and Boeing Shareholder Challenges to Executive Compensation
May 16, 2024
Legal News for Weds 5/15 - Cohen Testimony in Trump Trial Rundown, Giuliani Delayed BK Proceedings, Retailer BKs Hit Landlords Hard and Musk's Impact on DE Courts
May 15, 2024
Legal News for Tues 5/14 - Perkins Coie Expands to London, Menendez Corruption Trial Jury Selection, DE Hearing on Fees, Challenges to Youth Climate Lawsuit and Pentagon Leaker Teixeira's Proceedings
May 14, 2024
Legal News for Mon 5/13 - Cohen's Testimony Against Trump, Fifth Circuit Review of Nasdaq DEI Rules, Menendez Corruption Trial and TX Judge Pauses CFPB Late Fee Cap
May 13, 2024
Legal News for Fri 5/10 - Xtandi Cost Cut, Lawsuit Against Iowa Immigration Law, Musk Potential SEC Testimony, ABA Shift on Bar Exam Alts and FERC's New Rules
May 10, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 5/9 - Jazz Pharmaceuticals Orphan Drug Claim, Ozempic Side Effect Litigation, Allegations against Rudy and AFL vs. Red Hat
May 09, 2024
Legal News for Weds 5/8 - SCOTUS Looks at Wetlands and Clean Water Act, Failed House Veto Override, TikTok Legal Battle, Archegos Trial Start, Trump Document Trial Delayed
May 08, 2024
Legal News for Tues 5/7 - Trump Trial Updates, Law Firm Growth in '24, $23.4m Verdict Against Activision and Income-Adjusted Property Taxes
May 07, 2024
Legal News for Mon 5/6 - U.S. Overtime Thresholds, MA Adopts Six-Person Juries, Berkshire Battles Wildfire Claims and UAW Labor Negotiations Updates
May 06, 2024
Legal News for Fri 5/3 - DACA Recipients Gain ACA Access, Zantac Cancer Trial, and Trump's Trial Where He Calls Stormy an Extorter and Cohen Disgruntled
May 03, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 5/2 - $600m Windfall for Litigation Financiers, EPA $3b Lead Pipe Replacement, Legal Updates for Eastman and Trump
May 02, 2024
Legal News for Weds 5/1 - PTO New Rule on Pharma Patent Settlements, Jones Day SCOTUS Presence, J&J Seeks $11b Settlement in Talc Suit and Biden's FY2025 Unrealized Gain Tax Proposal
May 01, 2024
Legal News for 4/30 - Clark Disbarment, Climate Data Disclosures, Clean Energy Permitting, Trump Trial, Binance Sentencing and Vice Taxation
Apr 30, 2024
Legal News for Mon 4/29 - FTC's Ban on Noncompete Clauses has State Component, Trump's Trial is his Campaign, Survey on Law School Prep and Privacy Complaint against ChatGPT
Apr 29, 2024
Legal News for Fri 4/26 - SCOTUS Deliberates on Trump Immunity Claims, New EPA Rules on PFAS in Superfunds, Weinstein NY Conviction Overturned and Flynns vs. CNN
Apr 26, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 4/25 - SCOTUS Reviews Presidential Immunity in Trump 2020 Election Case, EPA Mercury Standards, Challenges to AI Copyright Bill, and Biden's Capital Gains Rate Proposal
Apr 25, 2024
Legal News for 4/24 - Boeing Executives Retire With Huge Payouts, TikTok Divestiture Rolls on, and the FTC Bans Non-Compete Clauses (!!)
Apr 24, 2024
Legal News for Tues 4/23 - Biden Admin Energy Tours, FTC's Non-Compete Ban, Trump Gag Order Trial, Property Tax for Space and Sales Tax Lotteries
Apr 23, 2024
Legal News for Mon 4/22 - SCOTUS Revisits Homelessness, Big Law Recruiting 1Ls, Trump's First Criminal Trial Begins
Apr 22, 2024
Legal News for Fri 4/19 - Troutman Pepper and Locke Lord Sitting in a Tree M-E-R-G-I-N-G, Jones Day vs. Soverain Software, Jury Selection in Trump Trial and Law Deans Oppose ABA Course Uniformity Rule
Apr 19, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 4/18 - Fox News Fiddles with Trump Jury, Judge's Non-recusal in a Credit Card Fee Case, Prison Healthcare BK Challenges and a $142m Samsung Patent Verdict
Apr 18, 2024
Legal News for Weds 4/17 - Walmart's $101M Loss, Sen. Menendez Trial Strategy, Cohen's Role in Trump Trial and Open Source Developer Tax Credits
Apr 17, 2024
Legal News for 4/16 - Giuliani Fails to Overturn $148M Verdict, SCOTUS Rules on Idaho Trans-care Ban, Implications of 1/6 Riot cases on DJT and Claims Against Zuck Dismissed
Apr 16, 2024
Legal News for Mon 4/15- Changes to Underwriting Processes on Wall Street Coming (?), Divided SCOTUS Debates Jan 6. Capitol Riot Statute, and Trump Stumps in Pennsylvania
Apr 15, 2024
Legal News for Fri 4/12 - White House $20b Climate Fund, Who Cares About USNWR Law School Rankings?, and Next Steps in Epic Games' Antitrust Win Against Google
Apr 12, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 4/11 - PFAS In Water Mitigation Costs, $525M Verdict Against Amazon for Kove IO, Democrats Target Estate Tax Dodgers and Closing the 'Gun Show Loophole'
Apr 11, 2024
Legal News for Weds 4/10 - Historic PFAS Water Standards Pass, Trump SPAC Litigation Rolls on and Russia's Hefty Fine on Google re: Ukraine
Apr 10, 2024
Legal News for Tues 4/9 - Judges Facing Threats, Cannabis Ruling in NY, Tesla's Autopilot Crash Settlement, Crumbley Sentencing and Issues with the SALT Cap
Apr 09, 2024
Legal News for Mon 4/8 - AI Task Force of NY Bar, Court Takes Stand on 'Judge Shopping' and Judge Pauline Newman Continues to Fight
Apr 08, 2024
Legal News for Fri 4/5 - 5th Cir. Judge Shopping Worries, Terraform Labs' Fraud Trial, and Trump Gets Bond From 'King of Subprime Car Loans'
Apr 05, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 4/4 - Sanofi Zantac Cancer Deal, Trump's Trial Delay Denial, MA Web Tracking Wiretapping Actions and George Carlin AI Lawsuit Settled
Apr 04, 2024
Legal News for Weds 4/3 - Trump Sues Truth Social Co-founders, NY'S AI Deepfake Election Concerns and CA Privacy Laws for Brain Scanning
Apr 03, 2024
Legal News for Tues 4/2 - Trump Posts bond, Walgreens Faces $2.7B Tax Claim, NY Disability Advocacy Court Rule Sparks Concern, and Busting Crypto Tax Cheats with Existing Policies
Apr 02, 2024
Legal News for Mon 4/1 - FSU and Clemson Want out of ACC, Trump Document Mishandling, Tesla EEOC Racial Lawsuit and ELVIS Act Bans AI Voice Replication
Apr 01, 2024
Legal News for Fri 3/29 - SCOTUS-Bound Nuclear Waste Case, SBF 25 Years for Fraud, Texas AG Investigates Boeing Supplier and Facebook Spying Revelations
Mar 29, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 3/28 - Eastman Disbarment, 35% Drop in Law Firm Hiring, DOJ and SEC Probe into Chemours and Potential Lawsuits from Francis Scott Key Bridge
Mar 28, 2024
Legal News for Weds 3/27 - DOJ Chose NJ for Antitrust Lawsuit Against Apple for a Reason, TX Blocked Deportation Law, Apple Beats Crypto Payment Case and Hunter Tax Case Rolls On
Mar 27, 2024
Legal News for Tues 3/26 - Assange Extradition Reprieve, GOP Donors Aid Trump's Fraud Bond, Bechtolsheim SEC Settlement and IRS Direct File Demands Universal Broadband
Mar 26, 2024
Legal News for Mon 3/25 - Trump Needs to Borrow $454m Real Quick, TikTok Free Speech Arguments, Terraform Labs' SEC Trial
Mar 25, 2024
Legal News for Fri 3/22 - Law Firms Scale up DEI Efforts, Burford Win in Sysco Lawsuit, Apple Antitrust, and Biden Housing Strategies
Mar 22, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 3/21 - OpenAI Expands Legal Team, GOP Wants to Raise Social Security Retirement Age, and Trump Campaign Spends Big on Legal
Mar 21, 2024
Legal News for 3/20 - TikTok Sale Complicated, TX Deportation Law Blocked Again, Meta Privacy Battle in Nevada, Trump Wants Absolute Immunity and Google Fined in France
Mar 20, 2024
Legal News for Tues 3/19 - Judiciary Trip Disclosure Rules, Texas Deportation Law Pause, DraftKings vs. Fanatics, DOJ AI Fraud Focus and Revamped Bar Exam Spreads
Mar 19, 2024
Legal News for Mon 3/18 - KPMG Leverages AI to Compete Against Big Law, SEC Climate Suit Lottery and SCOTUS Takes Up Free Speech and Social Media
Mar 18, 2024
Legal News for Fri 3/15 - IRS Targets Crypto Tax Fraud, Disney vs. Peltz, Sotomayor Retirement Chatter and Trump's Classified Docs Case
Mar 15, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 3/13 - Trump's "Defense" Takes Shape, DraftWise $20M AI Leap, and $MSFT Caltech Patent Settlement
Mar 14, 2024
Legal News for Weds 3/13 - Judge Shopping Curtailed, Debate on Unionizing Student Athletes, NY's Tax Proposals and Big Law Recruiting Hits 11 Year Low
Mar 13, 2024
Legal News for Tues 3/12 - WilmerHale and Harvard, InfoWars Bankruptcy Nonsense, Walmart Ducks Much of Opioid Suit, TikTok Divestment Bill and Global Minimum Tax
Mar 12, 2024
Legal News for Mon 3/11 - Judge Blocks NLRB Rule Affecting Contract Workers, Judge Newman Suspension Debate, J&J Battle over Cancer Causing Chemicals in Acne Products and Tesla Trial
Mar 11, 2024
Legal News for Fri 3/8 - State of the Union is Strong, Rite Aid's BK Opioid Victim Dodge, Trump's Legal Battles and Disneyland Labor Lawsuit
Mar 08, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 3/7 - Dartmouth Basketball Union, Cigna Deals for Wegovy and Zepbound, Hunter's House Testimony and FTX-BlockFi Settlement
Mar 07, 2024
Legal News for Weds 3/6 - EU AI Regs, SEC Climate Change Reporting Rules, UAW Progress, Upheld Conviction of Avenatti and Musk vs. OpenAI
Mar 06, 2024
Legal News for Tues 3/5 - Biden Admin to Cap Credit Card Fees at $8, COVID-19 Insurance Issues, SCOTUS Decision on Trump Ballot, and Tax Zappers
Mar 05, 2024
Legal News for Mon 3/4 - SCOTUS Rules on Trump Colorado Ballot Eligibility, Obamacare's HIV and Cancer Screenings and IRS Expands Direct File
Mar 04, 2024
Legal News for Fri 3/1 - Musk Sues OpenAI and Altman, Trump Georgia Case Hearing, Sentencing for Paramedic in Elijah McClain Murder
Mar 01, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 2/29 - Texas' Immigration Law Struck Down, Tesla Faces Race Bias Class Action, New AI Legal Venture Bench IQ and SCOTUS Takes up Trump Immunity Claim
Feb 29, 2024
Legal News for Weds 2/28 - SBF Asks for Lenient Sentence, Hunter Biden Closed-Door Testimony, CA Bar Fee Hike and Tourism Taxes
Feb 28, 2024
Legal News for Tues 2/27 - SCOTUS Debates Bump Stock Ban, Gag Order Request Against Trump, Justice Thomas' Clerk Hire and FTC Doesn't Love Kroger-Albertson Merger
Feb 27, 2024
Legal News for Mon 2/26 - SCOTUS Reviews Copyright Law 'Discovery Rule,' Social Media Regulation Debates, IPO Cornerstone Investor Trend and GOP Trump Legal Bill Debates
Feb 26, 2024
Legal News for Fri 2/23 - Zuck Wants Out of Suit, So Does Trump, and Launch of a Judicial Clerkship Database
Feb 23, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 2/22 - CA Gun Law Blocked, Corporate Legal Explores AI, and NY Mobile Driver's License Hits Privacy Snag
Feb 22, 2024
Legal News for Weds 2/21 - Biden Admin Asks for Comment on AI Limitations, Musk's Move to Texas, and Texas Sues Migrant Aid Nonprofit
Feb 21, 2024
Legal News for Tues 2/20 - George Santos Sues Jimmy Kimmel, Debit Card Fee Lawsuit, What's Next for JD-Next, and Column Tuesday on SALT Reform
Feb 20, 2024
Legal News for Fri 2/16 - Boy Scouts SCOTUS Plea, Saudi Arabia Opens Legal Market, and Major Ruling on Trump's Business Fraud Case
Feb 16, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 2/15 - SALT Cap Vote, SpaceX Wants to go to Texas, Federal Judges Want Security, Trump's Delay Bid and the IRS-FDIC Suit over SVB's Tax Debt
Feb 15, 2024
Legal News for Weds 2/14 - Fenwick and West 90% the Firm it Used to Be, Burford Capital Legal Blow, Corporate Diversity at Google and MSFT and Musk's Delaware Complaint
Feb 14, 2024
Legal News for Tues 2/13 - Trump Asks SCOTUS For Help Again, Hogan Lovells Profits, Judge Newman's Lawsuit Struggles and the Death of Chevron Doctrine Effect on Tax Law
Feb 13, 2024
Legal News for Mon 2/12 - Legal Battles in Corporate Boards, Musk SEC Testimony, Law Firm Profits Up and "No Labels" Political Initiative
Feb 12, 2024
Legal News for Fri 2/9 - Judge Newman's Upheld Suspension Worries Some, Trump Looks Likely to Win in Ballot Disqualification Dispute and Genesis Global Seeks Settlement
Feb 09, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 2/8 - Trump to SCOTUS, Child Tax Credit Limbo and Challenges to Meta's $90 Settlement
Feb 08, 2024
Legal News for Weds 2/7 - DC Hands SCOTUS an Argument to Duck Trump Appeal, Surge in M&A Earnout Deals, and Marilyn Mosby Mortgage Misstatement Conviction
Feb 07, 2024
Legal News for Tues 2/6 - Feds Silent on Trump Ballot Issue, TikTok v. Universal, CA Ammo Background Check Law Upheld, SEC Treasury Dealer Rule and AI Utility in Transfer Pricing
Feb 06, 2024
Legal News for 2/5 - Jazzy Tattoos, IRS New Initiatives and Trump Takes His Act to the Supreme Court
Feb 05, 2024
Legal News for Fri 2/2 - Proskauer Settles with Ex-COO, Trump Fraud Verdict Delayed, Tesla's Governance Reform Push and Where in the World is Justice Devine?
Feb 02, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 2/1 - Challenge to Lawyer Bias Rule, Musk Wants to Move Tesla to Texas, Trump's Steel Dossier Lawsuit Tossed, Baldwin Pleads Not Guilty
Feb 01, 2024
Legal News for Weds 1/31 - Musk Takes $55B Hit, GOP Moves to Impeach Mayorkas, and Senate Grills Tech CEOs on Child Safety
Jan 31, 2024
Legal News for Tues 1/30 - Sotomayor on SCOTUS Workload, Trump's Lawyer Claims Judge Conflict and Column Tuesday on Nonprofit Hospital Charity Care
Jan 30, 2024
Legal News for Mon 1/29 - DOJ AI in Healthcare Probe, UK Magic Circle Firms Flail, Exxon's SEC Lawsuit and Reddit IPO Valuation
Jan 29, 2024
Legal News for Fri 1/26 - Biden Pauses LNG Exports, Zero-Carbon Hydrogen Tax Rules, MA Supreme Court Tenure Falling, Trump Defamation Trial Ends and Musk Neuralink Woes
Jan 26, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 1/25 - Ohio Ban on Gender-Affirming Care Passes, Navarro to be Sentenced, and Trump Takes the Witness Stand
Jan 25, 2024
Legal News for Weds 1/24 - $62M Ivy League Settlement, Google's AI Patent Case Resolved, Spellbook Raises $20m and new SEC Rules Target SPACs
Jan 24, 2024
Legal News for Tues 1/23 - Exxon Sues to Block Climate Proposal, SCOTUS Rules on Texas Fencing, Apple Faces $1b UK Lawsuit over App Store, Leveraging Tax Policy to Combat Executive Compensation
Jan 23, 2024
Legal News for Mon 1/22 - SCOTUS Takes aim at Administrative State, Utah's Monumental National Monument Dispute, Florida Bar AI Ethics Guidelines, and $78B Tax Bill Plods Ahead
Jan 22, 2024
Legal News for Fri 1/19 - JFK Assassination Record Lawsuit, FTX Bankruptcy Probe, SCOTUS Shifts from Chevron to Skidmore and Binance vs. SEC
Jan 19, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 1/18 - Meta Faces More Pixel Healthcare Privacy Suits, Maine Waits for SCOTUS, Apple Disables Blood Oxygen Monitors on Watch and a DOJ Report on the Uvalde Shooting
Jan 18, 2024
Legal News for Weds 1/17 - NY vs. NJ vs. CA in AI Dominance, Apple's App Store Payment Policy Change, Coinbase vs. SEC and SCOTUS Takes up Fishing -- And Chevron Deference
Jan 17, 2024
Legal News for Tues 1/16 - Litigation Financing Up Up Up, Trump Due in Court, Trump Down an Attorney, Ban on Guns in Post Office Unconstitutional and Column Tuesday on Intuit R&D Tax Credits
Jan 16, 2024
Legal News for Fri 1/12 - Lawsuit Challenges Trump Candidacy, New Discrimination Suits Against Activision, Family Feud Over Prince's Estate and Forthcoming Batch Copyright Registration
Jan 12, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 1/11 - IRS Major Win in Fraud Case, Trump's Civil Trial Nears End, House Republicans Move Against Hunter Biden and Girardi Upcoming Trial
Jan 11, 2024
Legal News for Wed 1/10 - SEC X Account Falsely Claims Bitcoin ETF Approved, High Mark for Women in Law Firms, Woz vs. YouTube and RICO Applied to Georgia "Cop City" Protestors
Jan 10, 2024
Legal News for Tues 1/9 - Volatile 2024 for Law Firms, Google's AI Patent Trial, New 'Gig' Work Rule, J&J $700m Talc Settlement and I Argue for a Water Tax
Jan 09, 2024
Legal News for Mon 1/8 - Full SCOTUS Docket Forthcoming, Heightened Security Concerns for Courts, FisherBroyles' Leak of Talent and the NRA Graft and Corruption Trial
Jan 08, 2024
Legal News for Fri 1/5 - NY Prenatal Leave Plan, NYC Lawsuit Against Bus Companies, SpaceX v. NLRB, AI Hacking Copyright Exemptions and the Whys of the Import ban on Apple Watch
Jan 05, 2024
Legal News for Thurs 1/4 - Trump Colorado Appeal Implicates SCOTUS Involvement, Cohen's Lawyer Asks for Leniency for Bard-Invented Cases, and FDA Ordered to Reconsider Vapes
Jan 04, 2024
Legal News for Weds 1/3 - Secret Hydrogen Hub, Bankruptcy and LLC Act Interplay Changes and a Boston Judge Works Remotely in North Carolina
Jan 03, 2024
Legal News for Tues 1/2 - SEC Focusing on Climate Risk, Unions on the Rise in 2024 (?), Antitrust Shakeups in the New Year, and Trump Absolute Immunity Claims Roll On
Jan 02, 2024
Legal News for Fri 12/29 - NYTimes vs. OpenAI, Trump Gets Bumped in Maine, Bankrupt Celsius Network Moves to Mining
Dec 29, 2023
Legal News for Thurs 12/28 - Apple Watch pause ban, New York legal landscape changed, rise of PFAS litigation, and the FTC sues Grand Canyon University
Dec 28, 2023
Legal News for Weds 12/27 - New beneficial ownership rules, 2023 a big year in legal AI and 2024 set to be more of the same, Apple appeals ban on Watch Imports.
Dec 27, 2023
Legal News for Tues 12/26 - SEC Payouts Plummet, State Min. Wage Hikes Coming (?), Apple Watch Ban Takes Effect, Twitter Improperly Withheld Bonuses and Private College Property Tax Exemption Reform
Dec 26, 2023
Legal News for Fri 12/22 - Giuliani Goes Alex Jones Route, Paul Weis with Largest Commercial Lease of the ear, Thomas Called to Recuse and Trump Plans to gut the Civil Service
Dec 22, 2023
Legal News for Thurs 12/21 - Trump to Challenge CO Ballot Ruling Before SCOTUS, CA law Barring Guns in Public Blocked, M&A Poised for Strong 2024 and Coming Nasdaq Diversity Rules
Dec 21, 2023
Legal News for Weds 12/20 - WilmerHale Getting to Bottom of OpenAI Ouster, Trump off the Ballot in Colorado, Texas Sued for Border Crossing Nonsense and Florida Bill Would Protect Privacy of the Dead
Dec 20, 2023
Legal News for Tues 12/19 - Apple Watch in Trade Jail, Bayer hit With Monsanto Verdict, Final DEI Law School Class and my column on OECD Pillar 2 Tax Credit Loopholes
Dec 19, 2023
Legal News for Mon 12/18 - Giuliani Loses, Alex Jones Wants to Settle, Coinbase Challenges the SEC and Activision and CA Settle Workplace Harassment Suit
Dec 18, 2023
Legal News for Fri 12/15 - Deepfake Protections in CA, US Naval Academy Race-Conscious Admission Remains, Dentons With a New CEO and J&J Execs Lose Appeal
Dec 15, 2023
Legal News for Thurs 12/14 - Rise of LSAT Alternatives, Elon vs. the SEC, Michael Cohen Nonsense Citations, and Sonos Prevails Over Google for Importation of Speakers
Dec 14, 2023
Legal News for Weds 12/13 - Biden Impeachment Inquiry, Musk's Legal Battle with Investors, NY's Social Media API Bill, and Tesla's Autopilot Recall
Dec 13, 2023
Legal News for Tues 12/12 - Wall Street Preps for 401(k) Advice Rule, Epic Beats Google, FCC Rule on Lead Generation Forthcoming and Column Tuesday on Wealth Tax vs. Estate Tax
Dec 12, 2023
Legal News for Mon 12/11 - Alex Jones Selling Junk on Stream, Trump Won't Testify in NY Fraud Trial, Rudy Giuliani Heads to GA Court and Stanford Law with New Approach to Loans
Dec 11, 2023
Legal News for Fri 12/8 - NCAA Anticompetitive? AI Redaction Tool Tested, Trump Immunity Appeal is Last Hope, Ex-Apple Lawyer Insider Traded and Video Games are Addictive?!
Dec 08, 2023
Legal News for Thurs 12/7 - A Date That Will Live in Infamy, Airgas Defends Firing of Worker with Cancer over Cannabis, Paxton Claims Fed Gov Funding Conservative Censorship and Column on Form 1099-K
Dec 07, 2023
Legal News for Weds 12/6 - ESG in Crosshairs in NY, Penn Sued by Students, California Privacy Rules Meet Insurance Regulations, and Colorado Supreme Court Looks at Trump Ballot Eligibility
Dec 06, 2023
Legal News for Tues 12/5 - Potential Consolidation of Ozempic lawsuits, Non-ABA CA Law schools, DeSantis Accuses Disney of Plying Previous Board with Gifts, and Trump Attempts to Appeal Gag Order
Dec 05, 2023
Legal News for 12/4 - Oops! All SCOTUS: Death of Sandra Day O'Connor, Review of Purdue Pharma's Bankruptcy, Bayer and RoundUp, and the Moore Case
Dec 04, 2023
Legal News for 12/1 - Santos Indicted and Maybe to be Expelled, Montana TikTok ban Blocked, Google Calls for Antitrust Action Against Microsoft, Meta Sues FTC and Purdue Pharma Settlement Problems
Dec 01, 2023
Legal News for Thurs 11/30 - Kissinger Dead, IL Wants SCOTUS to Block Assault Rifle Ban, TX Asks Appeals Court to Reinstate Book Ban and EPA Proposal to Replace Lead Pipes
Nov 30, 2023
Legal News for Weds 11/29 - AI Disclosure by Law Firms, SCOTUS Looks at SEC In-House Enforcement, Adobe Defends Figma Acquisition in EU and Meta to Appeal Privacy Ruling
Nov 29, 2023
Tues 11/28 - Binance CEO Must Remain in US, NLRB Finds Starbucks Illegally Fired Union Workers, SEC Regulates Asset-Backed Securitizations and UK Electronic Sales Suppression
Nov 28, 2023
Mon 11/27 - BK Big Biz for Kirkland and Ellis, Federal Defenders Team up at SCOTUS, SEC Executive Clawback Rule and Adult Survivors Act Deadlines
Nov 27, 2023
Fri 11/24 - UN Comes for DuPont and Chemours, Apple Settles with DOJ Over Hiring, Biden Admin. Defends West Point Race Conscious Admissions and AI Guidelines for Appeals Court
Nov 24, 2023
Thanksgiving 2023 - Abraham Lincoln "Pardons" a Turkey and the Thanksgiving Proclamation
Nov 23, 2023
Weds 11/22 - Binance and CEO Plead Guilty, Macy*s in AFI Crosshairs, Egg Price Fixing, NJ Phases out Gas Cars, Musk Knew Autopilot had Problems and Altman Returns to OpenAI
Nov 22, 2023
Tues 11/21 - OpenAI Implosion and Altman Ouster, Racial Discrimination Suits Harder to Bring, X/Twitter Sues Media Matters, DC Firm Offers Huge Bonuses and Column Tuesday on Wile E. Tax Policy
Nov 21, 2023
Mon 11/20 - Wisconsin Electoral Drama, Trump to Challenge Gag Order, More Payments from Bayer for Roundup, and Musk Threatens Media Matters
Nov 20, 2023
MaxMin - The Gettysburg Address
Nov 19, 2023
Fri 11/17 - Wall Street Firms Build DEI Practices, Louisville Breonna Taylor Mistrial, Macy*s PAGA to 9th Circuit and CA Bar Passes AI Guidelines
Nov 17, 2023
Thurs 11/16 - Government Hangs "Open" Sign, Alex Jones Wants to Sell His Guns, GPT-4 Passes MPRE and my Column on the failure of the TCJA
Nov 16, 2023
Weds 11/15 - Social Media Addiction Lawsuits, Santos Fundraiser Pleads Guilty, Trump's GA Trial in Interminable and Law School Free Speech ABA Vote Forthcoming
Nov 15, 2023
Tues 11/14 - SCOTUS "Code" "of" "Ethics," Special Counsel Says Trump Wants a Carnival, BK Judge Ethics Fallout, NYC Real Estate Brokerage Sued and Amazon <3s Casino Apps
Nov 14, 2023
Mon 11/13 - Fortnite Dance Copyright Suit, ASC 606 Here to Stay, Trump Wants TV Cameras in Courtroom and CA Bar Passage is Down
Nov 13, 2023
Fri 11/10 - ATF Ghost Gun Rule Gone, Backlog of Labor Permits, Trump Wants Fraud Trial Tossed and a Tax Prof Claims Age Discrimination
Nov 10, 2023
Thurs 11/9 - Stroock Sucked up by Hogan, Ivanka Worried Dad was Broke, House Oversight Impeachment Inquiry Expands, AI Makes Law Students Faster but not Better
Nov 09, 2023
Weds 11/8 - Big Law Bonus, Cravath Nonequity Partnership, Ivanka to Testify, WeWork Bankruptcy, Amazon Antitrust Defense Preview and Column on Estate Tax and George Steinbrenner
Nov 08, 2023
Tues 11/7 - Trump Fraud Trial Nonsense, Google v. Epic Games, Ozempic Lawsuit, U of C Tests Waters with Undocumented Student Hiring
Nov 07, 2023
Mon 11/6 - Stroock Goes Kaboom, SCOTUS Case Pits DV and Gun Rights, "X" Restructuring Hampers Misinformation Research
Nov 06, 2023
Fri 11/3 - SBF Guilty, Eastman Culpable, NASCAR Biased Against White Men (??), Eric Trump to Face More Tough Questions and Giuliani Wants His License Back
Nov 03, 2023
Thurs 11/2 - DJTJ Says He Didn't Do Nuttin', Judges Defeat Misconduct Claim, Dunkin' Settles Vapin' Donuts Case and Tesla Wins its First Autopilot Suit
Nov 02, 2023
Weds 11/1 - "Trump Too Small," SBF Closing Arguments, DJTJ to Testify, and New Bar Exam Catches on
Nov 01, 2023
Tues 10/31 - Montana's Privacy Law Irks 23andMe, JetBlue's Acquisition of Spirit Faces Antitrust Challenge and Column Tuesday on AI Tax Preparation
Oct 31, 2023
Mon 10/30 - SCOTUS Considering who can be Blocked, Biden Exec. Order on AI, Trump Ballot Disqual. in CO, CA Assault Rifle ban Upheld and UAW Wins big
Oct 30, 2023
Fri 10/27 - Big Law Bonuses, CA Crypto Regulation, Clarence Thomas Ethics, ABA Micromanages Law Schools and Judge Newman Fights Back
Oct 27, 2023
Thurs 10/26 - Ford Strikes Tentative Deal with Striking Workers, New NLRB Rule on Joint Employers and the Next Gen Bar Exam’s Debut is Delayed
Oct 26, 2023
Weds 10/25 - Trump and Cohen 👀, Eastman Fights for Law License, States Back Subjecting MLB to Antitrust Law, NLRB Case on College Athlete Employee Status and my Drexel Kline Undergraduate Tax Class
Oct 25, 2023
Tues 10/23 - Menendez Pleads Not Guilty, CO Can't Bar Anti-LGBTQ School from State Program, Biden Judicial Nominations Profiled, BK in Radiology and Banks vs. CFPB
Oct 24, 2023
Mon 10/23 - Google Liable for $1m in Gender Bias Damages, AFL Sues NYU, SBF Defense Doesn't Like his Cartoon Villain Image and Sen. Menendez to Enter New Plea
Oct 23, 2023
Fri 10/20 - Alex Jones Owes $1.1b, Term Limits for SCOTUS, Jim Jordan Picks up SALT, Trump is not Immune, Powell has Flipped and no More Logic Games on the LSAT
Oct 20, 2023
Thurs 10/19 - MLBPA Files Amicus Brief on MLB Antitrust Exemption, H-1B Visa Changes may be Coming, Bankruptcy Judge Resignation Leads to 3,500 Case Reassignments and Eastman's Excuses
Oct 19, 2023
Weds 10/18 - SALT Cap Political Salience, SEC Distances from ESG, Google Defends Against Web-Scraping for Bard, SBF Says he wasn't Reckless and Musk v. Wachtell Moves to Arb
Oct 18, 2023
Tues 10/17 - Egg Producers Face Price Fixing Litigation, No Fakes Act, Binance Halts Withdrawals, Rite Aid BK and Column Tuesday on Carbon Border Tax
Oct 17, 2023
Mon 10/16 - Bankruptcy Judge Resigns, CA Bill to Regulate Crypto, Menendez Indicted, More Shushing of Trump and Microsoft Acquires Activision
Oct 16, 2023
Fri 10/13 - Rite Aid Needs Aid, WGA Wins Restrictions on AI Usage, Judge in MT Calls TikTok Ban Paternalistic, Citi New ESG Initiative, SCOTUS May Provide Cover for Racial Gerrymandering
Oct 13, 2023
Thurs 10/12 - Ban on High Capacity Gun Magazines Mostly Stays Alive in CA, Blum Drops Perkins Coie Affirmative Action Case and Pzifer Agrees to $50m EpiPen Settlement
Oct 12, 2023
Weds 10/11 - SCOTUS Declines to Take up GOP Issues, a Dissent Is Formatted as a Majority Opinion, Chevron Doctrine May Not Have Long and SBF Trial Rolls On
Oct 11, 2023
Tues 10/10 - 23andMe Data Breach Class Action, Former Starbucks CEO Labor Law Violation, Sonos Loses Patent Dispute and Column Tuesday on the Sales Tax Gap
Oct 10, 2023
Fri 10/6 - Challenges to Naval Academy’s Admissions Policy, SEC Tries to Force Musk to Testify, Continued Legal Drama at Bed, Bath & Beyond and Alex Jones Demands Backpay
Oct 06, 2023
Thurs 10/5 - 9th Circuit reviewing Meta’s “Citizenship Bias,” Trump-era CMS rule struck down, SBF’s Trial Rolls on and Trump's Judge Frustration
Oct 05, 2023
Weds 10/4 - Trump Gagged, SCOTUS Might not gut CFPB, Hunter Biden Pleads Not Guilty, SBF Trial Resumes and Column Tuesday on Software Development Expenses
Oct 04, 2023
Tues 10/3 - Kirkland Promotes a Ton of Partners, X Sued by X, and Trump Reaped $100m Through Fraud
Oct 03, 2023
Mon 10/2 - Congress Avoids Shutdown, Gas Furnace Efficiency Requirements, Big Law Firm Middle East Expansion, Trump to Appear in NY Court and SCOTUS Decision May Help Hunter Biden
Oct 02, 2023
Fri 9/29 - Suffolk Law is Awesome, IRS May Furlough Staff, NLRB Nationwide Ruling Against Starbucks, USPTO Stays Open if Gov Shuts Down and SCOTUS Case on 2A
Sep 29, 2023
Thurs 9/28 - Mobile Sports Betting in FL in Question, GOP Impeachment Hearing Against Biden, Menendez Won't Step Down, and Judge Recuses in Amazon Antitrust Case
Sep 28, 2023
Weds 9/27 - O'Hagan Meyer Grows, SCOTUS tells Alabama to Redraw District, Trump Liable for Fraud in NY and SCOTUS Prepares for New Term
Sep 27, 2023
Tues 9/26 - Trump Attorney Sues Wessmann, Zombie Funds, CFPB Expanding Influence, and Column Tuesday on Software Development Expenditures
Sep 26, 2023
Fri 8/22 - Racist Juror Removed in District Court, Big Pharma Prepares to Negotiate with CMS, Anti-DEI Comes for Scholarships, Cisco Acquisition and Trump Fraud Trial Drama
Sep 22, 2023
Thurs 9/21 - Judge Newman Suspended 1 year, UFC Monopsony Suit, Judiciary has 2 weeks Funding, $10k/hour Legal Fees in Tesla Case, America Supports Strikes and Authors Sue OpenAI
Sep 21, 2023
Weds 9/20 - AMC Legal Fees Reduced, Alex Jones Still Lives Opulently, Lawsuit Alleges Invasive Grass Growth Exacerbated Maui Fire, Hunter to Plead Not Guilty and Arnold and Porter to Boston
Sep 20, 2023
Tues 9/19 - New Cooley CEO, IRS Open During Shutdown, CFPB Needs to Calm Down, Citi & Crypto & Column Tuesday on Property Tax Reassessments
Sep 19, 2023
Mon 9/18 - Litigation Finance Sale, Oklahoma Town Can't Get Enough Federal Prosecutors, and Lyft Fined by SEC
Sep 18, 2023
Fri 9/15 - Sinema Opposes NLRB Rule, 1/6 Cases Reach SCOTUS, Smith Rejects Trump's Judge Removal Demand, Paxton Impeachment Nears End
Sep 15, 2023
Thurs 9/14 - Hackers Target MGM and Caesars, Law Firm DEI Initiatives in Flux, Citi Undergoes C-Suite Rejigger, and a Connecticut Town Sues the IRS
Sep 14, 2023
Weds 9/13 - PwC Not Separating Consulting and Audit Business, SBF Stays in Jail, Paul Weiss Wins, NextGen Bar Exam Details, and the 6th Circuit Defers Liability for CVS, Walgreens, Walmart, etc.
Sep 13, 2023
Tues 9/12 - Burford Makes 37,000%, Microsoft to Defend Copilot Customers in Copyright Suits, Conservatives Want CFPB Gutted by SCOTUS and Column Tuesday on Low-income Energy Credits
Sep 12, 2023
Mon 9/11 - Executives go Mum on DEI, Eastman Tries More Tricks, Gas-to-crypto on the rise, Biden Admin's Social Media Muzzle Loosened and Meadows Fails to Remove to Federal Court
Sep 11, 2023
Fri 9/8 - Kavanaugh Optimistic About Self-Policing SCOTUS Ethics, Navarro Guilty, and ex-Big Law Partner vs. TikTok Influencer
Sep 08, 2023
Thurs 9/7 - MoFo Amends DEI Criteria, DeSantis Sued by Fired Prosecutor, Biden Rejects Gitmo Plea Conditions, Trump off State Ballots?
Sep 07, 2023
Weds 9/6 - Elliott Broidy Sues, 3M PFAS Settlement, Apple Execs to Testify Against Google, Oregon Bar Exam Alternative and Play Store Settlement
Sep 06, 2023
Tues 9/5 - Hogan Lovells CEO, EU Set to Crack Down on Anticompetitive Behavior, Paxton Impeachment Trial and Navarro Contempt Trials Begin, and Column Tuesday on Millionaire Tax-Funded Student Lunches
Sep 05, 2023
Fri 9/1 - Justice Thomas Discloses Crow Gifts, Proud Boys Sentenced, Apple and USPTO Settle in "Smart Keyboard" Trademark Dispute
Sep 01, 2023
Thurs 8/31 - X Wants Your Eyes, Trump Can't Get Insurer to Pay For Pollution, 3M Litigation Investors Unmasked, Rejected Law School Applicants Find New Path and Giuliani Defamed GA Election Workers
Aug 31, 2023
Weds 8/30 - AMC Shareholder Update, Thiel Insider Trading Accusations, Big Win for Crypto, Proud Boys Sentencing, AI in Law School Exams and iFixIt Takes Aim at McDonald's Shake Machines
Aug 30, 2023
Tues 8/29 - Medicare Drug Negotiations Begin, "Opportunity Transparency" Gains Traction at State Level, ABA Announces AI Task Force, and US Judge to Decertify Google Play Class Action
Aug 29, 2023
Mon 8/28 - ADHD Medication Generic Approved, 3M Settles Earplug Lawsuit, Tesla Readies for Autopilot Death Case, WSJ Reporter in Russian Jail Updates, and GA GOP to Retaliate Against Trump Prosecutor
Aug 28, 2023
Fri 8/25 - Biden Admin Restores Medicaid to TX Individuals, JPMorgan Wins Under Howey, RFK Loses to YouTube, Starbucks Vs. NLRB and Big Don Gets His Mugshot
Aug 25, 2023
Thurs 8/24 - Dollar Tree Settles with OSHA, Trump Surrenders in Georgia, Law Schools Change Admission Essays, and Kirkland & Ellis Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Continues
Aug 24, 2023
Weds 8/23 - Perkins Coie Sued Over DEI, JPMorgan Bigwigs Sentenced, WV Denied Cert in CFPB Case, Meta Problems in Norway and WGA Strike Updates
Aug 23, 2023
Tues 8/22 - Law Firm of the Future, NJ Needs Judges, Activision Sells Cloud Gaming to Ubi, SCOTUS May Review HS Diversity Program and Column Tuesday on Hydrogen
Aug 22, 2023
Mon 8/21 - No Copyright for AI Art, Federal Judge Rejects Settlement for Tesla Roofs, AMC Shareholder Drops Suit, California DMV Investigating GM Cruise
Aug 21, 2023
Fri 8/18 - Student Loans vs. 401(k), AMC Stock Conversion Challenge, Eastman's Disciplinary Trial, Congressional Probe into Hunter and Kroger's Big Merger
Aug 18, 2023
Thurs 8/17 - Threat Against Trump DC Judge, Allstate $90m Settlement, Youtube/Reddit Sued for Radicalizing, T-Mobile Sued for Bad Security and a Trial Date for Trump in Georgia
Aug 17, 2023
Wed 8/16 - DeSantis Popular with Lawyers, Davis Polk Bets on Back to Work, VMWare Appraisal Suit, ABA Free Speech Guidelines for Law Schools and Angel Hernandez Loses Appeal
Aug 16, 2023
Tues 8/15 - Trump Indicted (4), Youth Climate Plaintiffs in MT Win, Binance Maneuvers v. SEC, ABA Recommends Pay for Law Journal Editors and Column Tuesday on Retirement Equity
Aug 15, 2023
Mon 8/14 - Indian Nationals Sue for H-1B Denials, NLRB Hates Starbucks Civility Rule, Liability in Maui Fires, McDonalds Abandons ESG Language and SBF Jailed in Brooklyn
Aug 14, 2023
Fri 8/11 - EPA Union Says No to Back to Work, EEOC Settles AI Discrimination in Hiring Case, SCOTUS Considers Overturning Purdue Pharma Settlement and Trump Challenges Evidence Sharing Restriction
Aug 11, 2023
Thurs 8/10 - Religious Accommodations and Pronouns, Southwest Fights Training Order, Apple Interim Win v. Epic, Special Counsel Searched Big Don's Twitter
Aug 10, 2023
Weds 8/9 - Southwest Airlines Lawyers ADF Training, ABA Looks at Mental Health in Judiciary, Google Antitrust Updates and Column Tuesday on Jewel-Box Museums
Aug 09, 2023
Tues 8/8 - 9th Circuit 2A Butterfly Knife Ruling, NJ vs. NY in Remote Work Tax Rule, Biden Admin Rule on Fraudulent Schools Blocked and More DOJ Action Coming
Aug 08, 2023
Mon 8/7 - Kirkland Partner Out, Trump Drops GA Lawsuit and Targets Federal Judge, RFK v. YouTube, Law Firm Demand is Up and X Will Pay For It (No They Won't)
Aug 07, 2023
Fri 8/4 - Trump Pleaded Not Guilty, Kagan Says SCOTUS Not Imperial, SCOTUS Ruling Imperils Waterways, and Reenactment in Parkland
Aug 04, 2023
Thurs 8/3 - State AI Regulation, Congressional Maps Decide 2024, Tesla Class Action Range Lawsuit, SocGen Reaches a Settlement
Aug 03, 2023
Weds 8/2 - Trump Indicted Again, Big Law Layoffs and Delays, X vs. India and Attorneys General Ask EPA for Controls on Plastics
Aug 02, 2023
Tues 8/1 - Bipartisan Green Card Fix, Alito Wants to Gut Disclosure Requirements, Disney and NBC Eyeing AI bill, and Column Tuesday on EV Backlog
Aug 01, 2023
Mon 7/31 - CoComelon Wins, DNC and Big Law, Prosecutors Want SBF Jailed, Trump's "Big Lie" Suit Against CNN Dismissed
Jul 31, 2023
Fri 7/28 - Taylor Swift Wins, Mastercard Says no Debit Cards for Marijuana Purchases, Mac and Cheese Class Action Lawsuit and Trump in Trouble Again Again Again
Jul 28, 2023
Thurs 7/27 - Hunter Plea Deal Delay, Teamsters Win vs. UPS, Covington Must Disclose, Lawsuits in TX Over Book Ban
Jul 27, 2023
Weds 7/26 - North Face v. IRS, Meta Australia Fine, Musk v. SEC goes to SCOTUS
Jul 26, 2023
Tues 7/25 - Lawyers on Boards, X Trademarked by Many, Quinn Emanuel Data Breach, US Sues TX Over Drowning Border, Column Tuesday on 501c3s
Jul 25, 2023
Mon 7/24 - Remote Employment Checks OK, SBF, Gagged, Claims Didn't Witness Tamper, UPS and Teamsters to Resume Negotiations, NJ Sues Biden Admin and Omegle Sued
Jul 24, 2023
Fri 7/21 - NYC Settles With Protesters, FTX Sues SBF, Twitter Subpoenas Warren, and KPMG Generative AI
Jul 21, 2023
Thurs 7/20 - Cotton v. DEI, DoorDash Hourly Wages, Gun Advocates v. MA, Trump stuck in state court and Elon's Emails
Jul 20, 2023
Weds 7/19 - Wachtell Exoduses, Universities Fight Endowment Tax, Visa and Mastercard Antitrust v. Square, Ethics for SCOTUS and Trump J6 Probe Target
Jul 19, 2023
Tues 7/18 - US Pillar 2 Reprieve, Trump's Lawyers Back in FL Court, CA Hands Uber Drivers Big Win, Column Tuesday on State Film Credits
Jul 18, 2023
Mon 7/17 - Big4 AUS Scandal, Meta Fines in Norway, Dershowitz Fines Here, MS Reports Email Leaks from Government Agencies
Jul 17, 2023
Fri 7/14 - Ripple Wins, Disney Wants a Dismissal, IRS v. The Rich Cheats and Twitter Ex-Employee Lawsuit
Jul 14, 2023
Thurs 7/13 - Lewis Brisbois Successor Firm Falters, Musk v. Wachtell Lipton, Senate Confirms Young Judge and IRS Goes After Tax Cheats in Puerto Rico
Jul 13, 2023
Weds 7/12 - MS Activision Moves Forward, Teamsters Expand, Corporate and Tax Firms Eye Energy Credits and /r/WallStreetbets Moderator Loses Suit
Jul 12, 2023
Tues 7/11 - Trump Asks for Delay, No Workplace Protection for DACA Recipients, TX Cuts Property and Franchise Taxes and AI Tax
Jul 11, 2023
Mon 7/10 - No MAGA Hats for Mail Carriers, Greenberg Traurig Moves Towards Private Credit, IRS Changes to Dirty Dozen, SVB Sues FDIC and Van Houten Release
Jul 10, 2023
Fri 7/7 - Lewis Brisbois Exodus, SCOTUS Takes Up Gun Rights for DV Perps, Nauta Pleads Not Guilty, CA Bar Fees Raised and Musk C&Ds Meta
Jul 07, 2023
Thurs 7/6 - UPS Strike Incoming, DOE Mulls Investment in Hydrogen, Biden Social Media Questions, Nauta to Enter Plea and Conservatives Sue Law School
Jul 06, 2023
Weds 7/5 - UPS Moves Towards Strike, Paul Hastings Sued, Paxton Won't Testify and Column Tuesday on Senior Property Tax Relief Being Bad Policy
Jul 05, 2023
Fri 6/30 - This Supreme Court Will Be Viewed as a Dark Mark on History
Jun 30, 2023
Thurs 6/29 - FL Sticks With Old Bar Exam, AMC Meme Shareholders Try for Class Certification, FTX Sues SBF and Lawyer, Littler Wins Big on Starbucks Anti-Union and OpenAI Sued for Scraping
Jun 29, 2023
Weds 6/28 - PA State Registration, International Tax, No Independent State Legislature "Theory," Law Prof Sues for Discrimination and SBF Trial Proceeds
Jun 28, 2023
Tues 6/27 - KPMG and Lewis Brisbois Cuts, Rite Aid Also Cuts, SCOTUS Rejects Gerrymandering Appeal and Inventor Concerned about Judicial Competence
Jun 27, 2023
Mon 6/26 - Audit the Rich, Coinbase Small Win, Special Counsel Wants to Delay Trump Docs Trial, Hunter Biden Case not Stymied and Major Fentanyl Suit
Jun 26, 2023
Fri 6/23 - ChatGPT Lawyer Wrist Slap, BDO Goes Corp, SCOTUS Rules Against Navajo, Huge Fees for Meta Privacy Suit and Titan Sub Liability
Jun 23, 2023
Thurs 6/22 - Perkins Coie Delays Start Dates, US Needs Global Minimum Tax, NY Ban on Noncompetes Coming, FTC Wants MS Activision Acquisition Paused
Jun 22, 2023
Weds 6/21 - Big Law Partner to Traffic Court Judge, Disciplinary Proceedings Against Eastman, Alito Nonsense, Coinbase Interesting Tactic
Jun 21, 2023
Tues 6/20 - Louisiana v. Tesla, Google v. Fake Review Mills, EU has Cum-Ex Solution, and Column Tuesday on New Jersey GILTI Regime
Jun 20, 2023
Fri 6/16 - SCOTUS Upholds Native American Adoption Law, Bayer Settlement for Roundup, Gov. Abbott Shutters TX DEI Offices, Carroll v. Trump II
Jun 16, 2023
Thurs 6/15 - DOJ George Floyd Murder Investigation, Reed Smith Cuts Attorneys, Twitter Sued by Music Publishers, SBF of FTX Updates, and NHTSA opposes Right to Repair
Jun 15, 2023
Weds 6/14 - Orrick Layoffs, Activision Acquisition Delays, Trump Faces Long Odds, Illinois Bans Book Bans and the EU Wants Google to Split.
Jun 14, 2023
Tues 6/13 - Trump Arraignment, JPMorgan Settles, WH Reviews Tax Regs No More, Freshfields to the US and Column Tuesday on ChatGPT
Jun 13, 2023
Mon 6/12 - Retaliation Payout in WA, NJ Corp. Tax Overhaul, AeroFarms BK, Trump is in Deep Doo-Doo and Mt. Gox News
Jun 12, 2023
Fri 6/9 - Trump Indicted Federal Boogaloo, SCOTUS Gives Jack Daniels a Hand, OpenAI Sued for Defamation, New Law School Entrance Exam for AZ
Jun 09, 2023
Thurs 6/8 - Cooley Delays, Davis Polks Demands, FL Privacy Law is Bad, Trump to be Indicted Against and Arrested Development Actor Arrested Development
Jun 08, 2023
Weds 6/7 - Michigan Court Pronouns, Trump Can't Escape, Biden Wants a Dismissal and UBS is Almost Done Chewing Credit Suisse
Jun 07, 2023
Tues 6/6 - Binance and Coinbase Sued, Lewis Brisbois Baddies, Texas Wins in Suit with Google but Loses on EV Tax
Jun 06, 2023
Mon 6/5 - Law School Admissions Normalize, SEC Dismisses Data Access Cases, Solicitor General Whoopsies and LOTR Unauthorized Sequel Lawsuit
Jun 05, 2023
Fri 6/2 - Starbucks Labor Disaster, SCOTUS Blow to Labor Strikes, AirBnb sues NYC, Gambia Retains US Firm and Scienter is a Fun Word
Jun 02, 2023
Thurs 6/1 - Debt Ceiling Deal, Oath Keepers Sentencing, SBF of FTX, Operation Fox Hunt and Chewy Chews on OSHA
Jun 01, 2023
Weds 5/31 - ChatGPT Lawyer Debacle, Debt Limit Deal, Manhattan DA Wants Trump in State Court, KPMG and Credit Suisse Sued and Death to NDAs
May 31, 2023
Tues 5/30 - IRS Gets Sold Out in Debt Limit Deal, ShotSpotter in a Tight Spot, TX AG Paxton Impeached, Trump Attacks Judges and Column Tuesday!
May 30, 2023
Fri 5/26 - BigLaw Return to Office Continues, Oath Keepers Leader Sentenced, Breaking up Large Banks and Tax Provisions in Debt Ceiling Talks
May 26, 2023
Thurs 5/25 - TD Bank Shareholder Suit, Oath Keeper Sentenced, ADA Circuit Split (?) and a New Bar Exam
May 25, 2023
Weds 5/24 - Withdrawn Federal Judge Nominee, Chief Justice Roberts Assures us he is Ethical, Simplifying Automatic Tax Extensions and Affirmative Action Targeted by SCOTUS
May 24, 2023
Tues 5/23 - DOJ Goes After Banks for COVID Frauds, Class Action Suit Against Musk is Thrown Out, TikTok Sues Montana, and Column Tuesday
May 23, 2023
Mon 5/22 - Big Law Mergers, Meta Gets Slapped with Fine, Lawyers Gotta Snitch and SCOTUS Says IRS can Summon Bank Records Without Notice
May 22, 2023
Fri 5/19 - MT TikTokers Sue, SCOTUS Clarifies Patent Enablement and Militia Collective Bargaining, FTX Wants a Refund, Federal Virtual Proceedings to End and DB Pays for Epstein
May 19, 2023
Thurs 5/18 - NYC Law Protecting Fast Food Workers Challenged, EPA Driving Green Bank Boom, Simpson Thacher Back to Office, HSA Limits Increased and TikTok is Banned in Montana
May 18, 2023
Weds 5/17 - IRS Public E-File, Judicial Fitness in the Fed Cir., Fraud Definition Narrowing, Theranos' Holmes to Jail, Proskauer Malpractice, Column Tuesday! (on Weds.)
May 17, 2023
Tues 5/16 - SVB Omitted EVE, FTC Blocking Amgen Acquisition, Dropbox Patent Infringement, Musk Tweets Remain Muzzled
May 16, 2023
Mon 5/15 - Debt Ceiling, Robocall Lawsuits, Google Deceives in Ads, Gilead Win Implications and Apparent Agency Medical Malpractice
May 15, 2023
Fri 5/12 - Title 42 Ends, Under 21 Guns are a Go, Goldman Settlement Big Win for Women, Assange Hires Squire Patton, Blockfi Customers are Screwed, MS/Activision Updates
May 12, 2023
Thurs 5/11 - USNWR Ranking, Biden Admin's Pollution Plan is Lackluster, Santos is Going Nowhere, Florida Targets Teachers (Again) and Phoenix Suns Broadcaster BK
May 11, 2023
Weds 5/10 - Apple Loses, Crow Says No, Santos in Trouble, Gilead Prevails, Powell in Ethics Hot Water and Trump Held to Account
May 10, 2023
Tues 5/9 - Senate Wants Crow, PWC Aus. CEO Steps Down, SBF Wants Case Dropped, Goldman Loses, Twitter Wins, and Column Tuesday
May 09, 2023
Mon 5/8 - Law Firm Financials Up, Jan 6 Rioter Gets 14 Years, Ron vs. Mickey, Clarence vs. Ethics, Door Hardware Antitrust and More Starbucks Labor
May 08, 2023
MaxMin - Chevron Deference
May 06, 2023
Fri 5/5 - SCOTUS looks at Whistleblower Protections, KPMG Under Scrutiny for SVB etc., Lewis Brisbois Founder is Out and Seditious Conspiracy Guilty Boys
May 05, 2023
Thurs 5/4 - SEC Real Time Hedge Fund Reporting, Indictment for Wire Fraud Ring, Starbucks Union Problems, Goldman Sued Relating to SVB, and more
May 04, 2023
Weds 5/3 - Chevron in the Crosshairs, Third Circuit Filing Deadline, Lewis Brisbois Mass Exodus, Ford Wins, and Insider Trading NFTs
May 03, 2023
Tues 5/2 - SCOTUS Ethics Panel, Gilead Sued by US Gov't in Patent Suit, Column Tuesday on "Cashports," and JPMorgan J. Epstein Trouble
May 02, 2023
Mon 5/1 - Exit First Republic, Enter JPMorgan, Energizer and Walmart Battery Antitrust, DeSantis vs. Prosecutor, Alito Knows Leaker and Trump Wants Mistrial
May 01, 2023
MaxMin - The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
Apr 30, 2023
Fri 4/28 - OH Prisoner Sues for Train Derailment, Voting Restrictions Upheld in FL, Child Labor in AL, and Mike Pence Sings for a Grand Jury
Apr 28, 2023
Thurs 4/27 - Disney v. DeSantis, OSHA In Trouble, ERA Vote, MS still wants Activision, AI in the Law and CJOTUS declines invite to be ethical.
Apr 27, 2023
Weds 4/26 - SCOTUS Seized Home Case, ChatPWC, 6th Circuit Likes Bump Stocks, EU Doesn't Like MS Activision Buy, MSG Doesn't Pay Property Tax
Apr 26, 2023
Tues 4/25 - Apple win over Epic, Coinbase has an ask of the SEC, TripAdvisor is Nevada-bound, and Trump Trial 2.0
Apr 25, 2023
Mon 4/24 - JPMorgan Handcuffs, AMC in the Chancery, Samsung Loses Big and Competence in the Federal Circuit
Apr 24, 2023
Fri 4/21 - Tesla Autopilot Crash Case, FTC Green Guides, Fox Troubles, Large Magazine Bans are Constitutional and Teen Vape Case
Apr 21, 2023
Thurs 4/20 - Old Dominion pays $500 for employee biometrics, Dominion (not old) Settlement is a win for Attorneys, SCOTUS at the Mall and AI Copyright Issues
Apr 20, 2023
Weds 4/19 - Fox News Settles, FDIC Reimbursement, More Litigation Funding Problems, Law Partner Tax Problems and Whistleblowers at SCOTUS
Apr 19, 2023
Tues 4/18 - Dominion Resumes, SCOTUS Hears Title VII Religious Rights Case, USNWR Delays Releasing Rankings, J&J Tries to Delay and Column Tuesday
Apr 18, 2023
Mon 4/17 - SCOTUS v. Administrative State, Who Can Strike for Whom, Dominion Delays, Orrick Lawsuit and a Question of Appeals Court Competence
Apr 17, 2023
Fri 4/14 - EPA Emissions Stds, Deepfakes and Right of Publicity, Google v. Sonos, a Leaker and Free Speech vs. Attorney Conduct Rules
Apr 14, 2023
Thurs 4/13 - Cali. USB-C, Apple Hometown Tax Issues, EY Updates, Racial Disparities in Bar Exam and FTX Recovers Some Money
Apr 13, 2023
Weds 4/12 - EY Staying Together, Cooley Screwing First Years, RFC for AI, More Trouble for Fox News in the Dominion Case
Apr 12, 2023
Tues 4/11 - COVID Nat'l Emergency Over, Goldman Fines, Judiciary Committee wants Thomas Investigated, Column Tuesday and Trump Tax Crimes
Apr 11, 2023
Mon 4/10 - J&J Funders, Baidu vs. Apple, Fox vs. Dominion, Tesla vs. Privacy and Law Firm Layoffs
Apr 10, 2023
Fri 4/7 - IRS $47b to Compliance, NYU Law Review Students Want to Get Paid, Thomas the Jetsetter and M&A Deals are Way Down
Apr 07, 2023
Thurs 4/6 - chipotle isn't Chipotle, eFile.com is Malware, Legal fee Disputes and Biometrics in the Labor Realm.
Apr 06, 2023
Weds 4/5 - Texas Libraries, J&J ~$9b Settlement, IRS $80b, Online LSAT and Trump Indictment
Apr 05, 2023
Tues 4/4 - Trump in Court, Apple Watch Lawsuit, BigLaw M&A, and Column Tuesday on Auditor Independence
Apr 04, 2023
Mon 4/3 - COVID-Era Bar Takers, Boy Scouts Want to Exit BK but Insurers Don't, Burford Capital Wins Big, and Musk Tweet Trouble
Apr 03, 2023
MaxMin - Mental Health Questions on Character and Fitness Applications for the Bar
Apr 02, 2023
Fri 3/31 - Trump Indicted, SEC Expands "Dealer" Definition, "Skinny Labels" on Trial and Ethics 101
Mar 31, 2023
Thurs 3/30 - FDIC Allocating Costs to Larger Banks, MDL Changes, LIBOR news, FOTUS is an Acronym and Trump Delays
Mar 30, 2023
Weds 3/29 - SBF and China, SCOTUS gifts, Adnan conviction and NJ bar mental health progress
Mar 29, 2023
Tues 3/28 - ESG Whining, Binance More Trouble, Alphabet wants Dismissal and Column Tuesday!
Mar 28, 2023
Mon 3/27 - First Citizens Buys SVB, Utah Social Media Challenges, Tesla Bias and Dominion v. Fox News
Mar 27, 2023
MaxMin - Internet Archive v. Book Publishers
Mar 26, 2023
Fri 3/24 - Trump Lies, TikTok CEO Gets Grilled, Utah Kids have a Social Media Curfew and Justin Sun in Trouble
Mar 24, 2023
Thurs 3/23 - Jack Daniels is not Bad Spaniels, FTC Click to Cancel, Amazon Labor and Beirut Bombing Case
Mar 23, 2023
Weds 3/22 - Global Lanham Act Reach, Federal Waters in Texas and Idaho, Justice Delayed for Trump and Arkansas Stinks
Mar 22, 2023
Tues 3/21 - Trump in a Cage (?), Fox and Dominion, Sysco Litigation Funding and Column Tuesday
Mar 21, 2023
Mon 3/20 - Child Labor, SVB's parent cut off from SVB bank records, and managing Trump arrest expectations
Mar 20, 2023
MaxMin - Money (How It Is Created, What It Is)
Mar 18, 2023
Fri 3/17 - IP big at SCOTUS, First Republic Ouchie, No Arb for Uber Eats and NY C&F Changes
Mar 17, 2023
Thurs 3/16 - FTX's SBF might be a bad guy, GPT-4 passes the bar, Uber and Lyft face the ABCs and MLB news
Mar 16, 2023
Weds 3/15 - FDIC Deposit Insurance Fund Primer, Florida Digital Rights, Anti-ESG and Harvey AI
Mar 15, 2023
3/14 - NC Gerrymandering, Cohen testifying against Trump, Drilling in Alaska and Class Action against SVB
Mar 14, 2023
3/13 - SVB Collapse, NY Reduce Reuse Recycle, and DoNotPay DoesNotWork
Mar 13, 2023
Fri 3/10 - Litigation funding is bad, JPMorgan Woes, SCOTUS wants bodyguards, and Column Friday!
Mar 10, 2023
Thurs 3/9 - SBF wants time, FL prosecutor wants his job back, JetSpiritBlue Airlines and JPMorgan and J. Epstein
Mar 09, 2023
Weds 3/8 - Missouri finds out, Binance shops in the BK bargain bin, Gilead patents and UVA Dean to SCOTUS
Mar 08, 2023
Tues 3/7 - SCOTUS prayer vigil appeal, Biden admin taxes to fund Medicare, trouble in cheese paradise and Column Tuesday!
Mar 07, 2023
Mon 3/6 - Hair straightener cancer litigation, NLRB v Starbucks, death of TikTok (?), Binance Troubles Continue
Mar 06, 2023
MaxMin - Major Questions Doctrine
Mar 04, 2023
Fri 3/3 - ERA goes to Washington, SCOTUS may sidestep election rulings, Google Incognito isn't a class and Murdaugh Verdict
Mar 03, 2023
Thurs 3/2 - Cybersecurity Strategies, Opioid Manufacturers Dodge Liability, ESG Heads to Veto, and Racial Bias in the NFL
Mar 02, 2023
Weds 3/1 - GOP vs. ESG, ERA hits wall in DC appeal, FTX co founder flips and call for public comment
Mar 01, 2023
Tues 2/28 - Column Tuesday!, Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act, and the Equal Rights Amendment
Feb 28, 2023
Mon 2/27 - State Solicitors General at SCOTUS, Salt Lake disaster, and the Major Questions Doctrine
Feb 27, 2023
Fri 2/24 - EPA in Ohio, Alex Jones with Guns, ESG in Investing, Sidney Powell and Alex Murdaugh
Feb 24, 2023
Thurs 2/23 - Self Reporting White Collar Crimes, Bankruptcy and Spousal Fraud, CA vs AI and NFT as Securities News
Feb 23, 2023
Weds 2/22 - NLRB Disparages nondisparagement clauses, Section 230 yet again, crime fraud exceptions and J&J must pay
Feb 22, 2023
Tues 2/21 - Cali Arb Limits, Toxic Trains, Section 230 and Column Tuesday
Feb 21, 2023
MaxMin - Section 230
Feb 18, 2023
Fri 2/17 - Tax deals in CA, SEC proposes standard segregating assets, and SCOTUS to hear Section 230 challenge
Feb 17, 2023
Thurs 2/16 - Greenwashing, Tesla Unions, India BBC Tax Raids and Disney vs DeSantis
Feb 16, 2023
Weds 2/15 - Wilson Out at FTC, Sohn Grilled at FCC, AI and Patents, and a Modernized IRS
Feb 15, 2023
Tues 2/14 - AI In Trademark Law, Labor Moves for Starbucks and Tesla, and Column Tuesday on Stock Buyback Programs
Feb 14, 2023
Mon 2/13 - Crypto Wells Notice, New Tesla GC, IP Issues for the Bored Ape NFT Creators, and Lawsuits Claim TikTok is Surveilling
Feb 13, 2023
Fri 2/10 - MetaBirkin, Florida Law School Renamed, More Neuralink Trouble, and Criminalizing Derogatory Speech about Political C
Feb 10, 2023
Thurs 2/9 - Trump and the Old Post Office, AI Art and Copyright, Arbitration Clauses in NJ and COVID-19 and Construction Loans
Feb 09, 2023
Weds 2/8 - Racism as Conflict of Interest, Equitable Education in Pennsylvania, and a Follow-up to the Meta FTC Story
Feb 08, 2023
Tues 2/7 - ABA says yes to LSAT/GRE rec, proposes SCOTUS ethics, 13th amendment and abortion, and SBF of FTX wants to chat with
Feb 07, 2023
Mon 2/6 - Musk dodges liability, FTC fails in Meta purchase, 3M Two-Step and Wells Fargo Fun
Feb 06, 2023
Fri 2/3 - Domestic Violence Restraining Orders and Guns, Nike patents, Baker McKenzie and Gas Stoves
Feb 03, 2023
Thurs 2/2 - Metabirkin, TikTok, the Death Penalty in GA and Celebrity Attorney Charged with Wire Fraud
Feb 02, 2023
Weds 2/1 - TX Arbitration Clauses, GA Home Inspectors, Title 42 and Baseball
Feb 01, 2023
Tues 1/31 - J&J, Hermes, Trump v. Woodward
Jan 31, 2023