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  • DOJ Adds Another No Bill To Its Trophy Case
    by Liz Dye on December 5, 2025 at 5:47 pm

    Tish James is happy to oblige. The post DOJ Adds Another No Bill To Its Trophy Case appeared first on Above the Law.

  • The Hidden Costs Of ‘Good Enough’ Legal Case Management
    by wlim on December 5, 2025 at 5:14 pm

    [Sponsored] Read more to see how top firms are future-proofing their business. The post The Hidden Costs Of ‘Good Enough’ Legal Case Management appeared first on Above the Law.

  • Holiday Spirit Check: Have You Submitted Your Firm’s Card For ATL’s Holiday Card Contest Yet?
    by Staci Zaretsky on December 5, 2025 at 4:36 pm

    We look forward to seeing your firm’s creativity. Thank you, and happy holidays! The post Holiday Spirit Check: Have You Submitted Your Firm’s Card For ATL’s Holiday Card Contest Yet? appeared first on Above the Law.

  • How Appealing Weekly Roundup
    by Above the Law on December 5, 2025 at 3:47 pm

    The week in appellate news. The post How Appealing Weekly Roundup appeared first on Above the Law.

  • Our Founders Would Abhor What The USPTO Is Doing With The Patent System
    by Techdirt on December 5, 2025 at 3:02 pm

    From the make-patent-trolls-great-again? dept. The post Our Founders Would Abhor What The USPTO Is Doing With The Patent System appeared first on Above the Law.

  • Morning Docket: 12.05.25
    by Above the Law on December 5, 2025 at 1:51 pm

    * Supreme Court majority — without justification — allows Texas to gerrymander its maps. Now the work begins for the justices to figure out some way to simultaneously claim California’s maps aren’t legal. [NBC News] * Justice Department’s attempt to re-indict NY AG Letitia James fails as grand jury looks at evidence and says what all the career prosecutors did: “nah.” [Law360] * First court appearance today for man accused of planting pipe bombs before January 6 riot. How long until Trump pardons him? [Reuters] * Apple poaches Meta’s top lawyer. [Bloomberg] * Netflix announces bid to buy Warner and HBO. From an antitrust perspective, this is troubling. From an entertainment perspective, it’s exciting that Netflix might put the worst managed media company in history out of its current leadership misery. [CNN] * Barrister who wrote novel about shady, rule-breaking lawyer… disbarred. [Roll on Friday] * Ghislaine Maxwell says releasing the Epstein files could jeopardize her appeal. There’s a lot of chatter about Trump pardoning Maxwell, but keeping her locked up in appeals might be the only thing protecting him at this point. [Sky News] * AI begins to reshape Biglaw training. [American Lawyer] The post Morning Docket: 12.05.25 appeared first on Above the Law.

  • Keeping Out The Kardashians — See Also
    by Chris Williams on December 5, 2025 at 12:30 am

    Defending The Bar Exam Points To An Unexpected Icon: You can acknowledge the bar exam sucks AND that Kim Kardashian isn’t ready to be a lawyer. $200k Super Bonus?!: Cahill goes above and beyond for some of their 2018-2021 associates! Even More Bonuses!: Check out Orrick and Katten! Could You Stop Doing This One?: Sabrina Carpenter tells the White House to stop using her music. Looking For The Best Online Law Programs?: These are the schools you should apply to! The post Keeping Out The Kardashians — See Also appeared first on Above the Law.

  • Lawyers Will Now Have To Pinky Swear Not To Be Jerks
    by Kathryn Rubino on December 5, 2025 at 12:01 am

    Will this really end the problem of obnoxious lawyers? The post Lawyers Will Now Have To Pinky Swear Not To Be Jerks appeared first on Above the Law.

  • The Post-Thanksgiving Turkey Trot: Who’s The Biggest Turkey?
    by Jill Switzer on December 4, 2025 at 11:16 pm

    Remember, if you screw up and get caught, your goose is cooked. The post The Post-Thanksgiving Turkey Trot: Who’s The Biggest Turkey? appeared first on Above the Law.

  • Fastcase Files Lawsuit Against Alexi Over Alleged Data Misuse And Trademark Infringement
    by Robert Ambrogi on December 4, 2025 at 10:27 pm

    The complaint accuses the Canadian company of transforming a limited data license into a competing commercial product. The post Fastcase Files Lawsuit Against Alexi Over Alleged Data Misuse And Trademark Infringement appeared first on Above the Law.

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