"Federal judges blame Supreme Court's shadow docket reversals with no explanation for undermining the lower courts and fostering false sense of bias, fueling sometimes violent attacks against the judiciary. Apparently the Chief Justice's strategy of responding to critics with " shut up and let us rule you like gods" hasn't really gained traction. [ NBC News] State letting students become take on criminal defense cases after only one year of law school. [ Arizona Capital Times]"
"Livestreams of one judge's courtroom become viral sensation. [ ABA Journal] Jury slaps Google with $425 million in damages over unauthorized data collection. [ Law360] Lobbyist calls Biglaw surrender deals "smart" because "it's better to be someone who can work with the government than someone who just says screw you," which is the precise definition of the swamp that was supposed to be drained. [ Bloomberg Law News]"
Federal judges warn that Supreme Court shadow-docket reversals without explanation are undermining lower-court authority, fueling perceptions of bias and contributing to threats and violent attacks against judges. A state now permits law students to handle criminal defense cases after only one year of law school. Livestreamed proceedings from one judge's courtroom have become a viral sensation. A jury awarded $425 million against Google for unauthorized data collection. A lobbyist praised BigLaw settlement strategies as pragmatic for maintaining government relationships. Texas reinstated an abortion-enforcement statute targeted at pills. A former general counsel alleges termination in retaliation for reporting sexual assaults and antitrust violations.
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