A lawyer who represents themselves may have a fool for a client, but it's possible that a lawyer hired to represent another lawyer over the handling of Trump's classified documents case also has a fool for a client. Reuters
There's a lot of panic that the Supreme Court will fundamentally destroy the internet as we know it, just because they've already destroyed voting rights, reproductive rights, and the Second Amendment as we knew them. But everyone is forgetting that the Supreme Court needs to refill its Mana meter before it can obliterate another cornerstone of society. CBS
NBA team hires Weil partner to head up in-house efforts. Bloomberg
Another Republican governor pushing to get the data period-tracking apps into the hands of law enforcement because unlike periods, the fascism train is never late. Washington Post
Jeremy Clarkson tells a lawyer with dyslexia to "learn to spell," because Jeremy Clarkson is a dick. Legal Cheek
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Allen & Overy becomes first firm to go all in on ChatGPT style tech announcing that it's working with Harvey. Legal Futures
NBA great George Gervin sues Ralph Lauren for releasing a retro-styled shoe called the "Gervin Mid." So... apparently Ralph Lauren thought George Gervin was dead. Law360
New York Governor Kathy Hochul fought hard for her right to be publicly humiliated, and officially succeeded as the NY Senate that attempted to offer her basic political dignity caved and officially rejected Hector LaSalle nomination to serve as chief judge. Crackerjack politicking! Politico
Litigation financing spent $3.2B last year. It would be nice if justice didn't need speculators to function, but if this is the system we're sticking with, it's nice that they're there. Reuters
Kari Lake's lawyers get slapped with bar complaints because... obviously. NBC
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